Nevada earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 36 km NW of Beatty, Nevada

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 36 km NW of Beatty, Nevada on Tue, Apr 14, 2020, 8:25 AM PDT (15:25 UTC), 0 km (0 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.5 10km NNW of Deep Springs, CA. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.6 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Nevada Seismological Laboratory
Local time
UTC
2020-04-14 15:25:59 UTC
Depth
0.0 km (0.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
37.166° N, 117.014° 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
±0.38
Station coverage gap
99°
Stations used
28

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 28 in the 60 days after this one and 6 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.654 km ENE of Beatty, Nevada · 2356 days ago · 7 km deep · 77 km away
  2. 1.842 km WNW of Beatty, Nevada · 2348 days ago · 0 km deep · 14 km away
  3. 1.638 km SSE of Goldfield, Nevada · 2346 days ago · 6 km deep · 27 km away
  4. 1.740 km WNW of Indian Springs, Nevada · 2338 days ago · 10 km deep · 98 km away
  5. 3.510km NNW of Deep Springs, CA · 2334 days ago · 13 km deep · 95 km away · felt by 22
  6. 1.948 km WNW of Indian Springs, Nevada · 2334 days ago · 5 km deep · 88 km away
  7. 1.656 km NE of Beatty, Nevada · 2331 days ago · 0 km deep · 68 km away
  8. 1.861 km SSW of Rachel, Nevada · 2331 days ago · 8 km deep · 84 km away
  9. 1.558 km ENE of Beatty, Nevada · 2331 days ago · 0 km deep · 76 km away
  10. 1.845 km E of Goldfield, Nevada · 2331 days ago · 2 km deep · 73 km away
  11. 1.656 km WSW of Rachel, Nevada · 2331 days ago · 5 km deep · 68 km away
  12. 1.610 km SE of Tonopah, Nevada · 2330 days ago · 7 km deep · 94 km away
  13. 2.2Nevada · 2328 days ago · 1 km deep · 63 km away
  14. 1.651 km S of Silver Peak, Nevada · 2328 days ago · 3 km deep · 56 km away
  15. 2.036 km WNW of Beatty, Nevada · 2327 days ago · 0 km deep · 13 km away
  16. 1.611 km WNW of Goldfield, Nevada · 2326 days ago · 8 km deep · 73 km away
  17. 1.6California-Nevada border region · 2325 days ago · 2 km deep · 47 km away
  18. 1.545 km SE of Goldfield, Nevada · 2325 days ago · 13 km deep · 36 km away
  19. 1.53 km NNE of Goldfield, Nevada · 2324 days ago · 8 km deep · 67 km away
  20. 2.451 km ESE of Goldfield, Nevada · 2323 days ago · 3 km deep · 41 km away
  21. 1.518 km S of Goldfield, Nevada · 2322 days ago · 3 km deep · 48 km away
  22. 1.822 km NNE of Independence, California · 2321 days ago · 0 km deep · 99 km away
  23. 1.632 km SSE of Goldfield, Nevada · 2321 days ago · 16 km deep · 31 km away
  24. 1.517 km WSW of Silver Peak, Nevada · 2320 days ago · 16 km deep · 95 km away
  25. 2.07km W of Furnace Creek, CA · 2319 days ago · 8 km deep · 81 km away
  26. 1.949 km SSW of Goldfield, Nevada · 2312 days ago · 11 km deep · 38 km away
  27. 2.047 km SSW of Goldfield, Nevada · 2312 days ago · 9 km deep · 39 km away
  28. 1.730 km WNW of Furnace Creek, California · 2309 days ago · 4 km deep · 75 km away

Before

  1. 1.625 km SSW of Silver Peak, Nevada · 2379 days ago · 6 km deep · 77 km away
  2. 1.836 km SSE of Goldfield, Nevada · 2382 days ago · 7 km deep · 27 km away
  3. 1.919 km S of Goldfield, Nevada · 2384 days ago · 9 km deep · 45 km away
  4. 1.837 km NE of Independence, California · 2384 days ago · 8 km deep · 78 km away
  5. 1.626 km SSW of Silver Peak, Nevada · 2389 days ago · 6 km deep · 77 km away
  6. 1.625 km SSW of Silver Peak, Nevada · 2389 days ago · 4 km deep · 77 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nn00722424. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 8:24 PM UTC.