Nevada earthquakes

M1.7 earthquake 3 km SE of Beatty, Nevada

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 3 km SE of Beatty, Nevada on Mon, Aug 13, 2018, 10:54 AM PDT (17:54 UTC), 6 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.6 39 km WNW of Indian Springs, Nevada. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.7 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Nevada Seismological Laboratory
Local time
UTC
2018-08-13 17:54:04 UTC
Depth
5.6 km (3.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.881° N, 116.735° W
Region
Nevada
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Did you feel it?

No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Magnitude uncertainty
±0.32
Station coverage gap
52°
Stations used
59

Nearest places

Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 15 in the 60 days after this one and 8 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.916 km NW of Indian Springs, Nevada · 2972 days ago · 0 km deep · 87 km away
  2. 1.658 km ENE of Beatty, Nevada · 2966 days ago · 7 km deep · 57 km away
  3. 2.639 km WNW of Indian Springs, Nevada · 2953 days ago · 6 km deep · 62 km away
  4. 2.139 km WNW of Indian Springs, Nevada · 2952 days ago · 6 km deep · 62 km away
  5. 1.636 km SSE of Goldfield, Nevada · 2949 days ago · 7 km deep · 66 km away
  6. 2.239 km SSE of Goldfield, Nevada · 2940 days ago · 3 km deep · 63 km away · felt by 1
  7. 2.148 km NNW of Indian Springs, Nevada · 2936 days ago · 4 km deep · 69 km away
  8. 1.935 km SSE of Goldfield, Nevada · 2932 days ago · 6 km deep · 68 km away
  9. 1.634 km SSE of Goldfield, Nevada · 2932 days ago · 0 km deep · 68 km away
  10. 1.730 km NNE of Beatty, Nevada · 2931 days ago · 9 km deep · 33 km away
  11. 1.943km SW of Stovepipe Wells, CA · 2928 days ago · 2 km deep · 91 km away
  12. 1.838 km SSW of Rachel, Nevada · 2925 days ago · 8 km deep · 90 km away
  13. 2.146 km SSW of Goldfield, Nevada · 2923 days ago · 1 km deep · 75 km away · felt by 1
  14. 1.639km SSW of Furnace Creek, CA · 2919 days ago · 4 km deep · 87 km away
  15. 1.534km NW of Stovepipe Wells, CA · 2916 days ago · 0 km deep · 61 km away

Before

  1. 2.153 km SSW of Rachel, Nevada · 2978 days ago · 9 km deep · 73 km away · felt by 1
  2. 1.544 km ESE of Goldfield, Nevada · 2982 days ago · 14 km deep · 71 km away
  3. 2.452 km SSW of Goldfield, Nevada · 2984 days ago · 0 km deep · 69 km away
  4. 1.751 km S of Silver Peak, Nevada · 2992 days ago · 3 km deep · 87 km away
  5. 1.7California-Nevada border region · 2995 days ago · 6 km deep · 69 km away
  6. 2.114km WSW of Furnace Creek, CA · 2997 days ago · 7 km deep · 57 km away
  7. 1.534 km NW of Indian Springs, Nevada · 2998 days ago · 6 km deep · 69 km away
  8. 2.633 km WNW of Beatty, Nevada · 3004 days ago · 8 km deep · 37 km away · felt by 1

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nn00650214. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 4:40 AM UTC.