Nevada earthquakes

M1.8 earthquake 51 km ESE of Beatty, Nevada

A magnitude 1.8 earthquake struck 51 km ESE of Beatty, Nevada on Mon, Feb 17, 2020, 6:51 AM PST (14:51 UTC), 8 km (5 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.7 40km SSW of Stovepipe Wells, CA. 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
2020-02-17 14:51:22 UTC
Depth
8.1 km (5.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.657° N, 116.273° 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
99°
Stations used
41

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 11 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.523 km NW of Indian Springs, Nevada · 2418 days ago · 4 km deep · 41 km away
  2. 2.028 km ENE of Beatty, Nevada · 2406 days ago · 14 km deep · 40 km away
  3. 1.940km SSW of Stovepipe Wells, CA · 2397 days ago · 5 km deep · 99 km away
  4. 2.740km SSW of Stovepipe Wells, CA · 2395 days ago · 3 km deep · 99 km away
  5. 1.916 km NW of Indian Springs, Nevada · 2395 days ago · 0 km deep · 44 km away
  6. 1.635 km W of Indian Springs, Nevada · 2390 days ago · 6 km deep · 19 km away
  7. 1.946 km W of Shoshone, California · 2371 days ago · 6 km deep · 87 km away
  8. 1.640km SSW of Stovepipe Wells, CA · 2368 days ago · 5 km deep · 98 km away
  9. 2.142 km W of Shoshone, California · 2364 days ago · 1 km deep · 88 km away
  10. 2.440km SSW of Stovepipe Wells, CA · 2363 days ago · 3 km deep · 98 km away
  11. 1.636 km NW of Beatty, Nevada · 2362 days ago · 0 km deep · 87 km away

Before

  1. 3.234km W of Tecopa, CA · 2423 days ago · 1 km deep · 97 km away · felt by 2
  2. 1.749 km WSW of Alamo, Nevada · 2442 days ago · 0 km deep · 78 km away
  3. 1.739 km ENE of Beatty, Nevada · 2444 days ago · 9 km deep · 49 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nn00717261. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 6:45 AM UTC.