Nevada earthquakes

M1.7 earthquake 48 km E of Beatty, Nevada

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 48 km E of Beatty, Nevada on Sat, Dec 21, 2019, 11:40 PM PST (07:40 UTC), 4 km (2 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.8 30 km SW of Hiko, 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
2019-12-22 07:40:30 UTC
Depth
3.9 km (2.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.956° N, 116.221° 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
±0.28
Station coverage gap
37°
Stations used
32

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 20 in the 60 days after this one and 31 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.948 km E of Beatty, Nevada · 2476 days ago · 1 km deep · 1 km away
  2. 2.514 km S of Rachel, Nevada · 2475 days ago · 1 km deep · 74 km away
  3. 1.629 km WNW of Rachel, Nevada · 2475 days ago · 0 km deep · 88 km away
  4. 1.515 km SW of Alamo, Nevada · 2474 days ago · 0 km deep · 91 km away
  5. 2.230 km SW of Hiko, Nevada · 2458 days ago · 12 km deep · 83 km away
  6. 2.830 km SW of Hiko, Nevada · 2453 days ago · 0 km deep · 82 km away
  7. 1.739 km ENE of Beatty, Nevada · 2444 days ago · 9 km deep · 21 km away
  8. 2.255km WNW of Beatty, NV · 2443 days ago · 2 km deep · 100 km away
  9. 1.749 km WSW of Alamo, Nevada · 2442 days ago · 0 km deep · 55 km away
  10. 2.831 km SW of Hiko, Nevada · 2441 days ago · 3 km deep · 82 km away
  11. 1.530 km SE of Rachel, Nevada · 2441 days ago · 12 km deep · 82 km away
  12. 2.730 km SE of Rachel, Nevada · 2440 days ago · 14 km deep · 83 km away · felt by 1
  13. 2.128 km SE of Rachel, Nevada · 2440 days ago · 17 km deep · 84 km away
  14. 2.328 km WNW of Alamo, Nevada · 2439 days ago · 0 km deep · 84 km away
  15. 2.131 km SE of Rachel, Nevada · 2439 days ago · 3 km deep · 82 km away
  16. 2.030 km SE of Rachel, Nevada · 2439 days ago · 11 km deep · 82 km away
  17. 1.729 km SE of Rachel, Nevada · 2436 days ago · 0 km deep · 84 km away
  18. 1.728 km SE of Rachel, Nevada · 2430 days ago · 14 km deep · 83 km away
  19. 1.851 km ESE of Beatty, Nevada · 2418 days ago · 8 km deep · 34 km away
  20. 1.523 km NW of Indian Springs, Nevada · 2418 days ago · 4 km deep · 42 km away

Before

  1. 2.012 km SSW of Rachel, Nevada · 2476 days ago · 9 km deep · 74 km away
  2. 2.031 km SSW of Alamo, Nevada · 2480 days ago · 11 km deep · 85 km away
  3. 2.016 km NW of Indian Springs, Nevada · 2483 days ago · 0 km deep · 49 km away
  4. 1.722 km WNW of Rachel, Nevada · 2485 days ago · 9 km deep · 87 km away
  5. 2.231 km NW of Indian Springs, Nevada · 2486 days ago · 3 km deep · 33 km away
  6. 1.952 km WNW of Beatty, Nevada · 2487 days ago · 10 km deep · 94 km away
  7. 1.723 km NW of Indian Springs, Nevada · 2491 days ago · 0 km deep · 41 km away
  8. 1.524 km WNW of Rachel, Nevada · 2496 days ago · 6 km deep · 85 km away
  9. 1.921 km WNW of Rachel, Nevada · 2496 days ago · 6 km deep · 85 km away
  10. 1.822 km WNW of Rachel, Nevada · 2496 days ago · 12 km deep · 85 km away
  11. 1.524 km WNW of Rachel, Nevada · 2496 days ago · 0 km deep · 85 km away
  12. 1.623 km WNW of Rachel, Nevada · 2496 days ago · 12 km deep · 86 km away
  13. 2.626 km WNW of Rachel, Nevada · 2499 days ago · 4 km deep · 87 km away
  14. 2.224 km WNW of Rachel, Nevada · 2500 days ago · 9 km deep · 88 km away
  15. 1.624 km WNW of Rachel, Nevada · 2500 days ago · 8 km deep · 86 km away
  16. 2.821 km WNW of Rachel, Nevada · 2500 days ago · 14 km deep · 85 km away
  17. 1.624 km WNW of Rachel, Nevada · 2501 days ago · 10 km deep · 87 km away
  18. 1.624 km WNW of Rachel, Nevada · 2501 days ago · 0 km deep · 85 km away
  19. 2.123 km WNW of Rachel, Nevada · 2501 days ago · 10 km deep · 86 km away
  20. 2.826 km WNW of Rachel, Nevada · 2501 days ago · 8 km deep · 88 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nn00713662. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 1:48 AM UTC.