Nevada earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 47 km ESE of Beatty, Nevada

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 47 km ESE of Beatty, Nevada on Tue, Apr 23, 2019, 12:16 PM PDT (19:16 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.1 54 km ESE of Goldfield, Nevada. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.6 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Nevada Seismological Laboratory
Local time
UTC
2019-04-23 19:16:31 UTC
Depth
6.1 km (3.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.826° N, 116.241° 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
29°
Stations used
41

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 10 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.146 km ESE of Beatty, Nevada · 2718 days ago · 7 km deep · 0 km away
  2. 1.639 km SSE of Goldfield, Nevada · 2707 days ago · 3 km deep · 98 km away
  3. 1.649 km WSW of Alamo, Nevada · 2696 days ago · 7 km deep · 64 km away
  4. 1.540 km S of Alamo, Nevada · 2690 days ago · 0 km deep · 91 km away
  5. 1.641 km S of Alamo, Nevada · 2690 days ago · 12 km deep · 91 km away
  6. 1.632 km SSW of Alamo, Nevada · 2690 days ago · 1 km deep · 89 km away
  7. 1.836 km SSW of Alamo, Nevada · 2690 days ago · 3 km deep · 88 km away
  8. 1.624 km NNE of Beatty, Nevada · 2689 days ago · 11 km deep · 50 km away
  9. 1.649 km WSW of Alamo, Nevada · 2687 days ago · 13 km deep · 64 km away
  10. 1.535 km SSW of Alamo, Nevada · 2684 days ago · 14 km deep · 89 km away
  11. 1.945 km ESE of Beatty, Nevada · 2678 days ago · 9 km deep · 12 km away
  12. 4.154 km ESE of Goldfield, Nevada · 2672 days ago · 16 km deep · 82 km away · felt by 6
  13. 2.853 km ESE of Goldfield, Nevada · 2672 days ago · 15 km deep · 84 km away · felt by 1
  14. 2.954 km ESE of Goldfield, Nevada · 2671 days ago · 16 km deep · 83 km away · felt by 2
  15. 2.738 km NNW of Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada · 2667 days ago · 8 km deep · 95 km away · felt by 1

Before

  1. 1.547 km ESE of Beatty, Nevada · 2721 days ago · 6 km deep · 0 km away
  2. 2.246 km ESE of Beatty, Nevada · 2721 days ago · 7 km deep · 0 km away
  3. 1.510 km SW of Indian Springs, Nevada · 2723 days ago · 12 km deep · 55 km away
  4. 1.729 km SSW of Alamo, Nevada · 2723 days ago · 14 km deep · 89 km away
  5. 2.749 km WSW of Alamo, Nevada · 2731 days ago · 10 km deep · 63 km away · felt by 1
  6. 1.643 km SE of Goldfield, Nevada · 2734 days ago · 14 km deep · 90 km away
  7. 1.624 km SW of Alamo, Nevada · 2734 days ago · 0 km deep · 88 km away
  8. 2.526 km SW of Alamo, Nevada · 2735 days ago · 8 km deep · 87 km away
  9. 1.548 km WSW of Alamo, Nevada · 2739 days ago · 9 km deep · 65 km away
  10. 1.647 km WSW of Alamo, Nevada · 2739 days ago · 4 km deep · 66 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nn00682983. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 11:04 PM UTC.