M1.6 earthquake 56 km NE of Beatty, Nevada

Magnitude

1.6 (ML, local (Richter)), micro

Magnitude from

Nevada Seismological Laboratory

Local time

Fri, May 15, 2020, 10:33 AM PDT

UTC

2020-05-15 17:33:36 UTC

Depth

0.0 km (0.0 mi), shallow

Epicenter

37.217° N, 116.251° W

Region

Nevada

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Magnitude uncertainty

±0.04

Station coverage gap

288°, poorly surrounded by stations

Stations used

11

• Beatty, NevadaPopulation 1,010. Forecast57 kmNE
• Pahrump, NevadaPopulation 36,441. Forecast115 kmNNW
• North Las Vegas, NevadaPopulation 234,807. Forecast152 kmNW
• Los Angeles, CaliforniaPopulation 3,820,914. Forecast395 kmNNE

After

1. 1.861 km SSW of Rachel, NevadaFri, May 15, 1:57 PM PDT · 2330 days ago · 8 km deep · 17 km away
2. 1.558 km ENE of Beatty, NevadaFri, May 15, 4:41 PM PDT · 2330 days ago · 0 km deep · 15 km away
3. 1.845 km E of Goldfield, NevadaFri, May 15, 9:11 PM PDT · 2330 days ago · 2 km deep · 76 km away
4. 1.656 km WSW of Rachel, NevadaSat, May 16, 12:31 AM PDT · 2330 days ago · 5 km deep · 24 km away
5. 2.2NevadaMon, May 18, 10:31 AM PDT · 2328 days ago · 1 km deep · 70 km away
6. 2.036 km WNW of Beatty, NevadaWed, May 20, 12:03 AM PDT · 2326 days ago · 0 km deep · 78 km away
7. 1.6California-Nevada border regionThu, May 21, 6:31 PM PDT · 2324 days ago · 2 km deep · 88 km away
8. 1.545 km SE of Goldfield, NevadaThu, May 21, 11:27 PM PDT · 2324 days ago · 13 km deep · 57 km away
9. 2.451 km ESE of Goldfield, NevadaSat, May 23, 11:08 PM PDT · 2322 days ago · 3 km deep · 51 km away
10. 1.518 km S of Goldfield, NevadaSun, May 24, 9:01 AM PDT · 2322 days ago · 3 km deep · 98 km away
11. 1.632 km SSE of Goldfield, NevadaMon, May 25, 11:07 PM PDT · 2320 days ago · 16 km deep · 83 km away
12. 1.836 km WNW of Indian Springs, NevadaThu, May 28, 12:44 PM PDT · 2317 days ago · 1 km deep · 57 km away
13. 1.928 km SE of Rachel, NevadaTue, Jun 2, 5:35 AM PDT · 2313 days ago · 1 km deep · 66 km away
14. 1.530 km SE of Rachel, NevadaWed, Jun 3, 12:06 AM PDT · 2312 days ago · 13 km deep · 70 km away
15. 1.930 km SSW of Alamo, NevadaSat, Jun 20, 3:28 AM PDT · 2295 days ago · 9 km deep · 87 km away
16. 1.739 km WNW of Indian Springs, NevadaTue, Jun 23, 8:54 AM PDT · 2292 days ago · 5 km deep · 58 km away
17. 1.827 km SSW of Alamo, NevadaThu, Jul 2, 6:32 AM PDT · 2283 days ago · 13 km deep · 84 km away

Before

1. 1.948 km WNW of Indian Springs, NevadaTue, May 12, 6:57 PM PDT · 2333 days ago · 5 km deep · 52 km away
2. 1.527 km SW of Hiko, NevadaTue, May 12, 2:08 AM PDT · 2334 days ago · 9 km deep · 74 km away
3. 1.625 km WSW of Alamo, NevadaMon, May 11, 11:27 PM PDT · 2334 days ago · 0 km deep · 73 km away
4. 2.423 km W of Alamo, NevadaMon, May 11, 10:29 PM PDT · 2334 days ago · 12 km deep · 74 km away
5. 2.331 km SE of Rachel, NevadaMon, May 11, 7:26 PM PDT · 2334 days ago · 3 km deep · 70 km away
6. 2.830 km SW of Hiko, NevadaMon, May 11, 6:39 PM PDT · 2334 days ago · 14 km deep · 70 km away
7. 1.926 km WNW of Alamo, NevadaSun, May 10, 1:03 PM PDT · 2335 days ago · 2 km deep · 75 km away
8. 1.740 km WNW of Indian Springs, NevadaFri, May 8, 9:55 AM PDT · 2338 days ago · 10 km deep · 64 km away
9. 1.524 km NE of Indian Springs, NevadaMon, May 4, 5:51 AM PDT · 2342 days ago · 6 km deep · 88 km away
10. 1.527 km NE of Indian Springs, NevadaSat, May 2, 4:03 PM PDT · 2343 days ago · 1 km deep · 88 km away
11. 2.744 km NW of Rachel, NevadaFri, May 1, 10:02 AM PDT · 2345 days ago · 12 km deep · 74 km away
12. 1.638 km SSE of Goldfield, NevadaThu, Apr 30, 3:15 PM PDT · 2345 days ago · 6 km deep · 71 km away
13. 1.842 km WNW of Beatty, NevadaTue, Apr 28, 10:20 AM PDT · 2348 days ago · 0 km deep · 81 km away
14. 1.654 km ENE of Beatty, NevadaMon, Apr 20, 7:47 PM PDT · 2355 days ago · 7 km deep · 24 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nn00725532. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 5:54 AM UTC.