Nevada earthquakes

M2.0 earthquake 28 km ENE of Beatty, Nevada

A magnitude 2.0 earthquake struck 28 km ENE of Beatty, Nevada on Sat, Feb 29, 2020, 8:46 PM PST (04:46 UTC), 14 km (9 mi) below the surface.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.0 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Nevada Seismological Laboratory
Local time
UTC
2020-03-01 04:46:16 UTC
Depth
13.8 km (8.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.989° N, 116.454° 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
±0.26
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 7 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.636 km SSE of Goldfield, Nevada · 2403 days ago · 7 km deep · 72 km away
  2. 1.916 km NW of Indian Springs, Nevada · 2395 days ago · 0 km deep · 69 km away
  3. 1.929 km SE of Rachel, Nevada · 2395 days ago · 13 km deep · 96 km away
  4. 1.535 km SSE of Goldfield, Nevada · 2395 days ago · 0 km deep · 72 km away
  5. 1.541 km SSE of Goldfield, Nevada · 2394 days ago · 5 km deep · 72 km away
  6. 1.635 km W of Indian Springs, Nevada · 2390 days ago · 6 km deep · 54 km away
  7. 1.919 km S of Goldfield, Nevada · 2383 days ago · 9 km deep · 90 km away
  8. 1.836 km SSE of Goldfield, Nevada · 2382 days ago · 7 km deep · 72 km away
  9. 1.636 km NW of Beatty, Nevada · 2361 days ago · 0 km deep · 53 km away
  10. 1.654 km ENE of Beatty, Nevada · 2355 days ago · 7 km deep · 26 km away
  11. 1.842 km WNW of Beatty, Nevada · 2347 days ago · 0 km deep · 65 km away

Before

  1. 1.738 km WNW of Rachel, Nevada · 2411 days ago · 0 km deep · 97 km away
  2. 1.625 km WSW of Alamo, Nevada · 2412 days ago · 2 km deep · 97 km away
  3. 1.829 km SE of Rachel, Nevada · 2415 days ago · 3 km deep · 96 km away
  4. 1.523 km NW of Indian Springs, Nevada · 2418 days ago · 4 km deep · 62 km away
  5. 1.851 km ESE of Beatty, Nevada · 2419 days ago · 8 km deep · 40 km away
  6. 1.639 km S of Goldfield, Nevada · 2428 days ago · 14 km deep · 83 km away
  7. 1.728 km SE of Rachel, Nevada · 2430 days ago · 14 km deep · 97 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nn00718088. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 2:41 AM UTC.