Nevada earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 24 km NNE of Beatty, Nevada

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 24 km NNE of Beatty, Nevada on Fri, May 24, 2019, 5:44 PM PDT (00:44 UTC), 11 km (7 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
2019-05-25 00:44:36 UTC
Depth
11.2 km (7.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
37.115° N, 116.672° 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
±0.39
Station coverage gap
71°
Stations used
58

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 16 in the 60 days after this one and 5 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.649 km WSW of Alamo, Nevada · 2687 days ago · 13 km deep · 91 km away
  2. 1.533 km WNW of Rachel, Nevada · 2680 days ago · 19 km deep · 88 km away
  3. 1.945 km ESE of Beatty, Nevada · 2678 days ago · 9 km deep · 54 km away
  4. 2.230 km S of Goldfield, Nevada · 2676 days ago · 7 km deep · 66 km away
  5. 4.154 km ESE of Goldfield, Nevada · 2671 days ago · 16 km deep · 39 km away · felt by 6
  6. 2.853 km ESE of Goldfield, Nevada · 2671 days ago · 15 km deep · 41 km away · felt by 1
  7. 2.954 km ESE of Goldfield, Nevada · 2671 days ago · 16 km deep · 40 km away · felt by 2
  8. 1.548 km NW of Rachel, Nevada · 2666 days ago · 0 km deep · 97 km away
  9. 1.955km E of Big Pine, CA · 2655 days ago · 1 km deep · 90 km away
  10. 1.954km E of Big Pine, CA · 2650 days ago · 6 km deep · 91 km away
  11. 1.751 km SSW of Goldfield, Nevada · 2650 days ago · 8 km deep · 74 km away
  12. 2.129 km SW of Rachel, Nevada · 2649 days ago · 8 km deep · 72 km away
  13. 2.029 km SW of Rachel, Nevada · 2649 days ago · 4 km deep · 72 km away
  14. 1.836 km NNW of Indian Springs, Nevada · 2645 days ago · 15 km deep · 80 km away
  15. 2.043 km ESE of Beatty, Nevada · 2643 days ago · 8 km deep · 54 km away
  16. 1.949 km SSW of Goldfield, Nevada · 2633 days ago · 5 km deep · 75 km away

Before

  1. 1.649 km WSW of Alamo, Nevada · 2696 days ago · 7 km deep · 91 km away
  2. 1.650 km SSW of Goldfield, Nevada · 2701 days ago · 1 km deep · 76 km away
  3. 1.557km NNW of Stovepipe Wells, CA · 2701 days ago · 6 km deep · 73 km away
  4. 1.639 km SSE of Goldfield, Nevada · 2707 days ago · 3 km deep · 48 km away
  5. 2.146 km ESE of Beatty, Nevada · 2717 days ago · 7 km deep · 50 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nn00685747. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 4:10 PM UTC.