Nevada earthquakes

M1.8 earthquake 42 km WNW of Beatty, Nevada

A magnitude 1.8 earthquake struck 42 km WNW of Beatty, Nevada on Tue, Apr 28, 2020, 10:20 AM PDT (17:20 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
1.8 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Nevada Seismological Laboratory
Local time
UTC
2020-04-28 17:20:40 UTC
Depth
0.0 km (0.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
37.121° N, 117.162° 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
±1.35
Station coverage gap
178°
Stations used
5

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 38 in the 60 days after this one and 6 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.86 km ENE of Independence, California · 2347 days ago · 12 km deep · 92 km away
  2. 1.638 km SSE of Goldfield, Nevada · 2345 days ago · 6 km deep · 35 km away
  3. 1.918km S of Big Pine, CA · 2338 days ago · 7 km deep · 100 km away
  4. 2.218km S of Big Pine, CA · 2338 days ago · 12 km deep · 100 km away
  5. 3.510km NNW of Deep Springs, CA · 2333 days ago · 13 km deep · 85 km away · felt by 22
  6. 1.948 km WNW of Indian Springs, Nevada · 2333 days ago · 5 km deep · 98 km away
  7. 1.656 km NE of Beatty, Nevada · 2330 days ago · 0 km deep · 81 km away
  8. 1.861 km SSW of Rachel, Nevada · 2330 days ago · 8 km deep · 97 km away
  9. 1.558 km ENE of Beatty, Nevada · 2330 days ago · 0 km deep · 89 km away
  10. 1.845 km E of Goldfield, Nevada · 2330 days ago · 2 km deep · 83 km away
  11. 1.656 km WSW of Rachel, Nevada · 2330 days ago · 5 km deep · 82 km away
  12. 1.610 km SE of Tonopah, Nevada · 2330 days ago · 7 km deep · 98 km away
  13. 2.2Nevada · 2327 days ago · 1 km deep · 73 km away
  14. 1.651 km S of Silver Peak, Nevada · 2327 days ago · 3 km deep · 45 km away
  15. 2.036 km WNW of Beatty, Nevada · 2326 days ago · 0 km deep · 7 km away
  16. 1.611 km WNW of Goldfield, Nevada · 2325 days ago · 8 km deep · 73 km away
  17. 1.6California-Nevada border region · 2324 days ago · 2 km deep · 51 km away
  18. 1.545 km SE of Goldfield, Nevada · 2324 days ago · 13 km deep · 48 km away
  19. 1.53 km NNE of Goldfield, Nevada · 2324 days ago · 8 km deep · 69 km away
  20. 2.451 km ESE of Goldfield, Nevada · 2322 days ago · 3 km deep · 53 km away
  21. 1.518 km S of Goldfield, Nevada · 2321 days ago · 3 km deep · 48 km away
  22. 1.822 km NNE of Independence, California · 2321 days ago · 0 km deep · 85 km away
  23. 1.632 km SSE of Goldfield, Nevada · 2320 days ago · 16 km deep · 34 km away
  24. 1.517 km WSW of Silver Peak, Nevada · 2319 days ago · 16 km deep · 89 km away
  25. 1.93 km N of Lone Pine, California · 2319 days ago · 15 km deep · 96 km away
  26. 2.07km W of Furnace Creek, CA · 2318 days ago · 8 km deep · 78 km away
  27. 2.112km SE of Independence, CA · 2312 days ago · 5 km deep · 95 km away
  28. 1.949 km SSW of Goldfield, Nevada · 2312 days ago · 11 km deep · 29 km away
  29. 2.047 km SSW of Goldfield, Nevada · 2312 days ago · 9 km deep · 30 km away
  30. 1.730 km WNW of Furnace Creek, California · 2308 days ago · 4 km deep · 68 km away
  31. 1.844km SW of Stovepipe Wells, CA · 2299 days ago · 4 km deep · 95 km away
  32. 1.617 km SE of Lone Pine, CA · 2290 days ago · 14 km deep · 100 km away
  33. 1.7Central California · 2290 days ago · 2 km deep · 99 km away
  34. 1.619km SE of Lone Pine, CA · 2290 days ago · 5 km deep · 99 km away
  35. 1.53 km SW of Keeler, California · 2290 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away
  36. 1.719km SE of Lone Pine, CA · 2288 days ago · 6 km deep · 99 km away
  37. 2.125 km SSW of Silver Peak, Nevada · 2288 days ago · 5 km deep · 70 km away
  38. 1.818km SE of Lone Pine, CA · 2287 days ago · 8 km deep · 99 km away

Before

  1. 1.654 km ENE of Beatty, Nevada · 2355 days ago · 7 km deep · 90 km away
  2. 1.717 km SE of Lone Pine, CA · 2356 days ago · 9 km deep · 97 km away
  3. 1.714km WSW of Deep Springs, CA · 2356 days ago · 11 km deep · 89 km away
  4. 1.636 km NW of Beatty, Nevada · 2362 days ago · 0 km deep · 14 km away
  5. 2.440km SSW of Stovepipe Wells, CA · 2363 days ago · 3 km deep · 97 km away
  6. 1.640km SSW of Stovepipe Wells, CA · 2368 days ago · 5 km deep · 97 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nn00723911. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 3:18 AM UTC.