California earthquakes

M1.7 earthquake 61 km WNW of Beatty, Nevada

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 61 km WNW of Beatty, Nevada on Wed, Dec 4, 2019, 2:43 AM PST (10:43 UTC), 8 km (5 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.0 53 km S of Silver Peak, 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
2019-12-04 10:43:39 UTC
Depth
8.3 km (5.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
37.064° N, 117.426° 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
±0.24
Station coverage gap
98°
Stations used
29

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 38 in the 60 days after this one and 15 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.613km NNE of Olancha, CA · 2494 days ago · 0 km deep · 89 km away
  2. 2.84km NW of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CA · 2493 days ago · 9 km deep · 98 km away · felt by 2
  3. 1.610km ESE of Olancha, CA · 2492 days ago · 1 km deep · 99 km away
  4. 1.817 km S of Goldfield, Nevada · 2489 days ago · 0 km deep · 57 km away
  5. 1.526 km E of Big Pine, California · 2488 days ago · 0 km deep · 52 km away
  6. 1.952 km WNW of Beatty, Nevada · 2487 days ago · 10 km deep · 19 km away
  7. 1.552 km S of Silver Peak, Nevada · 2481 days ago · 3 km deep · 32 km away
  8. 1.740km W of Stovepipe Wells, CA · 2481 days ago · 2 km deep · 59 km away
  9. 2.04km WNW of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CA · 2480 days ago · 1 km deep · 98 km away
  10. 3.053 km S of Silver Peak, Nevada · 2478 days ago · 5 km deep · 29 km away · felt by 1
  11. 1.750 km S of Silver Peak, Nevada · 2478 days ago · 6 km deep · 31 km away
  12. 1.751 km S of Silver Peak, Nevada · 2478 days ago · 7 km deep · 30 km away
  13. 1.548 km S of Silver Peak, Nevada · 2476 days ago · 4 km deep · 32 km away
  14. 1.88km SSW of Wilkerson, CA · 2475 days ago · 14 km deep · 88 km away
  15. 2.011km SSW of Wilkerson, CA · 2475 days ago · 3 km deep · 91 km away
  16. 2.48km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CA · 2475 days ago · 9 km deep · 95 km away · felt by 1
  17. 1.660 km SSW of Goldfield, Nevada · 2474 days ago · 6 km deep · 13 km away
  18. 1.651 km S of Silver Peak, Nevada · 2473 days ago · 6 km deep · 29 km away
  19. 1.658 km S of Goldfield, Nevada · 2471 days ago · 5 km deep · 15 km away
  20. 1.655 km S of Silver Peak, Nevada · 2470 days ago · 2 km deep · 27 km away
  21. 1.513 km NNE of Olancha, CA · 2469 days ago · 1 km deep · 88 km away
  22. 1.513 km NNE of Olancha, CA · 2469 days ago · 2 km deep · 89 km away
  23. 1.939 km S of Silver Peak, Nevada · 2468 days ago · 3 km deep · 40 km away
  24. 2.435 km S of Goldfield, Nevada · 2468 days ago · 6 km deep · 40 km away
  25. 2.134 km S of Goldfield, Nevada · 2468 days ago · 5 km deep · 41 km away
  26. 1.73km NW of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CA · 2467 days ago · 10 km deep · 97 km away
  27. 1.541 km ENE of Independence, California · 2466 days ago · 11 km deep · 33 km away
  28. 1.91km NNE of Wilkerson, CA · 2465 days ago · 7 km deep · 88 km away
  29. 1.720 km SW of Silver Peak, Nevada · 2459 days ago · 2 km deep · 71 km away
  30. 1.88km S of Wilkerson, CA · 2448 days ago · 18 km deep · 87 km away
  31. 1.617 km SSE of Lone Pine, CA · 2445 days ago · 5 km deep · 84 km away
  32. 1.739 km ENE of Beatty, Nevada · 2444 days ago · 9 km deep · 93 km away
  33. 2.255km WNW of Beatty, NV · 2443 days ago · 2 km deep · 9 km away
  34. 2.350 km S of Silver Peak, Nevada · 2440 days ago · 6 km deep · 30 km away
  35. 1.852 km SSW of Goldfield, Nevada · 2440 days ago · 4 km deep · 25 km away
  36. 1.54km NNW of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CA · 2439 days ago · 10 km deep · 98 km away
  37. 1.72km SSW of Lone Pine, CA · 2437 days ago · 9 km deep · 80 km away
  38. 1.82 km S of Lone Pine, CA · 2437 days ago · 9 km deep · 80 km away

Before

  1. 1.613km NNE of Olancha, CA · 2494 days ago · 1 km deep · 89 km away
  2. 1.94km SSW of Big Pine, CA · 2495 days ago · 14 km deep · 79 km away
  3. 1.663 km SSW of Goldfield, Nevada · 2499 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away
  4. 1.760km ENE of Big Pine, CA · 2505 days ago · 8 km deep · 32 km away
  5. 2.04km NNE of Big Pine, CA · 2510 days ago · 12 km deep · 77 km away
  6. 1.826km SW of Big Pine, CA · 2512 days ago · 7 km deep · 97 km away
  7. 1.825km SW of Big Pine, CA · 2512 days ago · 10 km deep · 96 km away
  8. 1.62km SSE of West Bishop, CA · 2515 days ago · 12 km deep · 96 km away
  9. 1.553 km SE of Goldfield, Nevada · 2519 days ago · 15 km deep · 74 km away
  10. 1.86 km ESE of Lone Pine, CA · 2520 days ago · 8 km deep · 75 km away
  11. 1.640 km E of Big Pine, California · 2520 days ago · 7 km deep · 41 km away
  12. 2.16 km ESE of Lone Pine, CA · 2520 days ago · 8 km deep · 76 km away
  13. 1.64 km ESE of Lone Pine, CA · 2520 days ago · 8 km deep · 76 km away
  14. 2.06km ESE of Lone Pine, CA · 2520 days ago · 9 km deep · 76 km away
  15. 1.635 km S of Goldfield, Nevada · 2523 days ago · 8 km deep · 39 km away · felt by 1

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nn00712302. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 11:46 AM UTC.