California earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake 62 km W of Beatty, Nevada

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 62 km W of Beatty, Nevada on Sat, Jul 27, 2019, 11:46 AM PDT (18:46 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.1 14km SE of Olancha, CA. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.5 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Nevada Seismological Laboratory
Local time
UTC
2019-07-27 18:46:06 UTC
Depth
5.2 km (3.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.965° N, 117.452° W
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
±0.52
Station coverage gap
191°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
8

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 129 in the 60 days after this one and at least 200 in the 30 days before it.

After

The first 60 of 129.

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nn00698174. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 1:05 AM UTC.