Nevada earthquakes

M1.7 earthquake 39 km ENE of Beatty, Nevada

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 39 km ENE of Beatty, Nevada on Thu, Jan 23, 2020, 2:31 AM PST (10:31 UTC), 9 km (5 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.8 31 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
2020-01-23 10:31:49 UTC
Depth
8.5 km (5.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
37.092° N, 116.382° 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
±0.36
Station coverage gap
104°
Stations used
30

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 24 in the 60 days after this one and 5 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.255km WNW of Beatty, NV · 2443 days ago · 2 km deep · 84 km away
  2. 1.749 km WSW of Alamo, Nevada · 2442 days ago · 0 km deep · 66 km away
  3. 2.831 km SW of Hiko, Nevada · 2441 days ago · 3 km deep · 86 km away
  4. 1.530 km SE of Rachel, Nevada · 2441 days ago · 12 km deep · 86 km away
  5. 2.730 km SE of Rachel, Nevada · 2440 days ago · 14 km deep · 86 km away · felt by 1
  6. 2.128 km SE of Rachel, Nevada · 2440 days ago · 17 km deep · 87 km away
  7. 2.328 km WNW of Alamo, Nevada · 2439 days ago · 0 km deep · 88 km away
  8. 2.131 km SE of Rachel, Nevada · 2439 days ago · 3 km deep · 86 km away
  9. 2.030 km SE of Rachel, Nevada · 2439 days ago · 11 km deep · 86 km away
  10. 1.729 km SE of Rachel, Nevada · 2436 days ago · 0 km deep · 87 km away
  11. 1.728 km SE of Rachel, Nevada · 2430 days ago · 14 km deep · 86 km away
  12. 1.639 km S of Goldfield, Nevada · 2428 days ago · 14 km deep · 84 km away
  13. 1.851 km ESE of Beatty, Nevada · 2418 days ago · 8 km deep · 49 km away
  14. 1.523 km NW of Indian Springs, Nevada · 2418 days ago · 4 km deep · 63 km away
  15. 1.829 km SE of Rachel, Nevada · 2415 days ago · 3 km deep · 85 km away
  16. 1.625 km WSW of Alamo, Nevada · 2412 days ago · 2 km deep · 88 km away
  17. 1.738 km WNW of Rachel, Nevada · 2411 days ago · 0 km deep · 84 km away
  18. 2.028 km ENE of Beatty, Nevada · 2406 days ago · 14 km deep · 13 km away
  19. 1.636 km SSE of Goldfield, Nevada · 2403 days ago · 7 km deep · 71 km away
  20. 1.916 km NW of Indian Springs, Nevada · 2395 days ago · 0 km deep · 70 km away
  21. 1.929 km SE of Rachel, Nevada · 2395 days ago · 13 km deep · 85 km away
  22. 1.535 km SSE of Goldfield, Nevada · 2394 days ago · 0 km deep · 71 km away
  23. 1.541 km SSE of Goldfield, Nevada · 2394 days ago · 5 km deep · 72 km away
  24. 1.635 km W of Indian Springs, Nevada · 2390 days ago · 6 km deep · 59 km away

Before

  1. 2.830 km SW of Hiko, Nevada · 2453 days ago · 0 km deep · 86 km away
  2. 2.230 km SW of Hiko, Nevada · 2458 days ago · 12 km deep · 87 km away
  3. 2.134 km S of Goldfield, Nevada · 2468 days ago · 5 km deep · 83 km away
  4. 2.435 km S of Goldfield, Nevada · 2468 days ago · 6 km deep · 82 km away
  5. 1.658 km S of Goldfield, Nevada · 2470 days ago · 5 km deep · 88 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nn00715715. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 1:47 AM UTC.