Nevada earthquakes

M1.8 earthquake 30 km N of Beatty, Nevada

A magnitude 1.8 earthquake struck 30 km N of Beatty, Nevada on Fri, Aug 23, 2019, 7:39 AM PDT (14:39 UTC), 11 km (7 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.6 35 km S of Goldfield, Nevada. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.8 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Nevada Seismological Laboratory
Local time
UTC
2019-08-23 14:39:48 UTC
Depth
11.3 km (7.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
37.186° N, 116.748° 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
±0.29
Station coverage gap
83°
Stations used
49

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 7 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.667 km ENE of Independence, California · 2588 days ago · 0 km deep · 69 km away
  2. 1.565 km ENE of Independence, California · 2588 days ago · 0 km deep · 70 km away
  3. 1.653 km S of Silver Peak, Nevada · 2580 days ago · 9 km deep · 75 km away
  4. 2.419 km S of Silver Peak, Nevada · 2578 days ago · 1 km deep · 93 km away
  5. 1.819 km S of Silver Peak, Nevada · 2578 days ago · 1 km deep · 93 km away
  6. 2.555 km ESE of Tonopah, Nevada · 2578 days ago · 2 km deep · 87 km away
  7. 1.919 km S of Silver Peak, Nevada · 2574 days ago · 1 km deep · 93 km away
  8. 1.619 km SSW of Silver Peak, Nevada · 2565 days ago · 1 km deep · 100 km away
  9. 3.635 km S of Goldfield, Nevada · 2563 days ago · 8 km deep · 50 km away
  10. 2.834 km S of Goldfield, Nevada · 2548 days ago · 7 km deep · 50 km away
  11. 1.519 km SSW of Silver Peak, Nevada · 2545 days ago · 0 km deep · 97 km away
  12. 2.330 km WNW of Indian Springs, Nevada · 2544 days ago · 11 km deep · 90 km away
  13. 1.935 km SSE of Goldfield, Nevada · 2543 days ago · 0 km deep · 39 km away
  14. 2.435 km S of Goldfield, Nevada · 2539 days ago · 6 km deep · 51 km away
  15. 2.035 km S of Goldfield, Nevada · 2539 days ago · 1 km deep · 50 km away

Before

  1. 2.358 km NNE of Keeler, California · 2598 days ago · 1 km deep · 77 km away
  2. 1.650 km ESE of Beatty, Nevada · 2598 days ago · 6 km deep · 69 km away
  3. 1.729 km NNW of Indian Springs, Nevada · 2606 days ago · 3 km deep · 93 km away
  4. 1.73km SSW of Furnace Creek, CA · 2614 days ago · 6 km deep · 85 km away
  5. 1.659 km NNE of Keeler, California · 2620 days ago · 7 km deep · 76 km away
  6. 1.760 km E of Big Pine, California · 2623 days ago · 10 km deep · 77 km away
  7. 1.562 km W of Beatty, Nevada · 2624 days ago · 5 km deep · 67 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nn00700692. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 1:42 PM UTC.