M2.0 earthquake 36 km WNW of Beatty, Nevada

Magnitude

2.0 (ML, local (Richter)), micro

Magnitude from

Nevada Seismological Laboratory

Local time

Wed, May 20, 2020, 12:03 AM PDT

UTC

2020-05-20 07:03:28 UTC

Depth

0.0 km (0.0 mi), shallow

Epicenter

37.076° N, 117.113° W

Region

Nevada

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Magnitude uncertainty

±0.00

Station coverage gap

234°, poorly surrounded by stations

Stations used

8

• Beatty, NevadaPopulation 1,010. Forecast36 kmWNW
• Pahrump, NevadaPopulation 36,441. Forecast139 kmNW
• Spring Valley, NevadaPopulation 178,395. Forecast198 kmWNW
• Los Angeles, CaliforniaPopulation 3,820,914. Forecast351 kmNNE

After

1. 1.611 km WNW of Goldfield, NevadaWed, May 20, 6:52 PM PDT · 2325 days ago · 8 km deep · 79 km away
2. 1.6California-Nevada border regionThu, May 21, 6:31 PM PDT · 2324 days ago · 2 km deep · 56 km away
3. 1.545 km SE of Goldfield, NevadaThu, May 21, 11:27 PM PDT · 2324 days ago · 13 km deep · 49 km away
4. 1.53 km NNE of Goldfield, NevadaFri, May 22, 5:40 AM PDT · 2324 days ago · 8 km deep · 75 km away
5. 2.451 km ESE of Goldfield, NevadaSat, May 23, 11:08 PM PDT · 2322 days ago · 3 km deep · 54 km away
6. 1.518 km S of Goldfield, NevadaSun, May 24, 9:01 AM PDT · 2322 days ago · 3 km deep · 54 km away
7. 1.822 km NNE of Independence, CaliforniaMon, May 25, 3:16 AM PDT · 2321 days ago · 0 km deep · 89 km away
8. 1.632 km SSE of Goldfield, NevadaMon, May 25, 11:07 PM PDT · 2320 days ago · 16 km deep · 39 km away
9. 1.517 km WSW of Silver Peak, NevadaTue, May 26, 2:21 PM PDT · 2320 days ago · 16 km deep · 96 km away
10. 1.93 km N of Lone Pine, CaliforniaTue, May 26, 8:22 PM PDT · 2319 days ago · 15 km deep · 98 km away
11. 2.07km W of Furnace Creek, CAWed, May 27, 8:35 PM PDT · 2318 days ago · 8 km deep · 72 km away
12. 2.112km SE of Independence, CATue, Jun 2, 11:51 AM PDT · 2313 days ago · 5 km deep · 96 km away
13. 1.949 km SSW of Goldfield, NevadaWed, Jun 3, 6:36 AM PDT · 2312 days ago · 11 km deep · 36 km away
14. 2.047 km SSW of Goldfield, NevadaWed, Jun 3, 6:37 AM PDT · 2312 days ago · 9 km deep · 37 km away
15. 1.730 km WNW of Furnace Creek, CaliforniaSat, Jun 6, 6:51 PM PDT · 2308 days ago · 4 km deep · 64 km away
16. 1.844km SW of Stovepipe Wells, CATue, Jun 16, 4:16 AM PDT · 2299 days ago · 4 km deep · 91 km away
17. 1.617 km SE of Lone Pine, CAWed, Jun 24, 11:06 AM PDT · 2291 days ago · 14 km deep · 99 km away
18. 1.7Central CaliforniaWed, Jun 24, 5:23 PM PDT · 2290 days ago · 2 km deep · 98 km away
19. 1.619km SE of Lone Pine, CAWed, Jun 24, 6:22 PM PDT · 2290 days ago · 5 km deep · 99 km away
20. 1.53 km SW of Keeler, CaliforniaThu, Jun 25, 3:45 AM PDT · 2290 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away
21. 1.719km SE of Lone Pine, CAFri, Jun 26, 2:56 PM PDT · 2288 days ago · 6 km deep · 99 km away
22. 2.125 km SSW of Silver Peak, NevadaSat, Jun 27, 5:06 AM PDT · 2288 days ago · 5 km deep · 76 km away
23. 1.818km SE of Lone Pine, CASat, Jun 27, 10:11 AM PDT · 2288 days ago · 8 km deep · 98 km away
24. 1.819km SE of Lone Pine, CASat, Jun 27, 11:33 PM PDT · 2287 days ago · 5 km deep · 99 km away
25. 1.957 km NE of Keeler, CaliforniaMon, Jun 29, 6:32 PM PDT · 2285 days ago · 0 km deep · 37 km away
26. 3.28 km SW of Silver Peak, NevadaTue, Jun 30, 8:23 AM PDT · 2285 days ago · 7 km deep · 87 km away · felt by 1
27. 1.626 km SW of Goldfield, NevadaWed, Jul 1, 11:09 AM PDT · 2284 days ago · 7 km deep · 58 km away
28. 2.026 km SW of Goldfield, NevadaWed, Jul 1, 11:13 AM PDT · 2284 days ago · 5 km deep · 58 km away
29. 2.927 km SW of Goldfield, NevadaWed, Jul 1, 3:48 PM PDT · 2283 days ago · 7 km deep · 58 km away · felt by 1
30. 2.926 km SW of Goldfield, NevadaWed, Jul 1, 11:10 PM PDT · 2283 days ago · 7 km deep · 58 km away
31. 2.927 km SW of Goldfield, NevadaWed, Jul 1, 11:10 PM PDT · 2283 days ago · 4 km deep · 58 km away
32. 2.226 km SW of Goldfield, NevadaWed, Jul 1, 11:30 PM PDT · 2283 days ago · 6 km deep · 58 km away
33. 2.027 km SW of Goldfield, NevadaThu, Jul 2, 1:16 AM PDT · 2283 days ago · 7 km deep · 58 km away
34. 2.526 km SW of Goldfield, NevadaThu, Jul 2, 1:17 AM PDT · 2283 days ago · 8 km deep · 58 km away
35. 2.726 km SW of Goldfield, NevadaThu, Jul 2, 4:52 PM PDT · 2282 days ago · 7 km deep · 58 km away
36. 3.426 km SW of Goldfield, NevadaFri, Jul 3, 11:43 AM PDT · 2282 days ago · 6 km deep · 58 km away · felt by 3
37. 2.227 km SW of Goldfield, NevadaFri, Jul 3, 11:53 AM PDT · 2282 days ago · 6 km deep · 58 km away
38. 2.027 km SW of Goldfield, NevadaFri, Jul 3, 12:08 PM PDT · 2282 days ago · 7 km deep · 57 km away
39. 2.527 km SW of Goldfield, NevadaFri, Jul 3, 12:09 PM PDT · 2282 days ago · 6 km deep · 58 km away
40. 3.327 km SW of Goldfield, NevadaSat, Jul 4, 5:58 AM PDT · 2281 days ago · 10 km deep · 57 km away · felt by 2
41. 1.518km SE of Lone Pine, CASun, Jul 5, 3:15 AM PDT · 2280 days ago · 5 km deep · 99 km away
42. 3.227 km SW of Goldfield, NevadaMon, Jul 6, 6:05 PM PDT · 2278 days ago · 7 km deep · 58 km away
43. 3.026 km SW of Goldfield, NevadaMon, Jul 6, 8:39 PM PDT · 2278 days ago · 7 km deep · 58 km away
44. 1.927 km SW of Goldfield, NevadaTue, Jul 7, 5:41 PM PDT · 2277 days ago · 5 km deep · 57 km away
45. 3.026 km SW of Goldfield, NevadaWed, Jul 8, 2:23 PM PDT · 2277 days ago · 6 km deep · 58 km away
46. 3.726 km SW of Goldfield, NevadaWed, Jul 8, 2:27 PM PDT · 2276 days ago · 9 km deep · 58 km away · felt by 5
47. 1.724 km SW of Goldfield, NevadaWed, Jul 8, 2:30 PM PDT · 2276 days ago · 0 km deep · 58 km away
48. 2.226 km SW of Goldfield, NevadaWed, Jul 8, 2:32 PM PDT · 2276 days ago · 8 km deep · 58 km away
49. 2.626 km SW of Goldfield, NevadaWed, Jul 8, 2:34 PM PDT · 2276 days ago · 6 km deep · 58 km away
50. 2.626 km SW of Goldfield, NevadaWed, Jul 8, 2:39 PM PDT · 2276 days ago · 8 km deep · 58 km away
51. 1.828 km SW of Goldfield, NevadaWed, Jul 8, 2:48 PM PDT · 2276 days ago · 16 km deep · 57 km away
52. 1.927 km SW of Goldfield, NevadaWed, Jul 8, 3:13 PM PDT · 2276 days ago · 6 km deep · 58 km away
53. 1.826 km SW of Goldfield, NevadaWed, Jul 8, 6:06 PM PDT · 2276 days ago · 9 km deep · 58 km away
54. 2.126 km SW of Goldfield, NevadaWed, Jul 8, 7:22 PM PDT · 2276 days ago · 8 km deep · 58 km away
55. 2.626 km SW of Goldfield, NevadaThu, Jul 9, 1:27 AM PDT · 2276 days ago · 6 km deep · 58 km away
56. 1.853km NW of Stovepipe Wells, CAThu, Jul 9, 3:29 AM PDT · 2276 days ago · 1 km deep · 42 km away
57. 2.327 km SW of Goldfield, NevadaThu, Jul 9, 4:19 PM PDT · 2275 days ago · 7 km deep · 58 km away
58. 1.753km NW of Stovepipe Wells, CAThu, Jul 9, 5:09 PM PDT · 2275 days ago · 7 km deep · 42 km away
59. 1.527 km SW of Goldfield, NevadaFri, Jul 10, 8:39 AM PDT · 2275 days ago · 7 km deep · 58 km away
60. 1.727 km SW of Goldfield, NevadaFri, Jul 10, 8:40 AM PDT · 2275 days ago · 8 km deep · 58 km away

The first 60 of 78.

Before

1. 1.651 km S of Silver Peak, NevadaTue, May 19, 1:33 AM PDT · 2327 days ago · 3 km deep · 51 km away
2. 2.2NevadaMon, May 18, 10:31 AM PDT · 2328 days ago · 1 km deep · 76 km away
3. 1.656 km WSW of Rachel, NevadaSat, May 16, 12:31 AM PDT · 2330 days ago · 5 km deep · 80 km away
4. 1.845 km E of Goldfield, NevadaFri, May 15, 9:11 PM PDT · 2330 days ago · 2 km deep · 86 km away
5. 1.558 km ENE of Beatty, NevadaFri, May 15, 4:41 PM PDT · 2330 days ago · 0 km deep · 85 km away
6. 1.861 km SSW of Rachel, NevadaFri, May 15, 1:57 PM PDT · 2331 days ago · 8 km deep · 93 km away
7. 1.656 km NE of Beatty, NevadaFri, May 15, 10:33 AM PDT · 2331 days ago · 0 km deep · 78 km away
8. 1.948 km WNW of Indian Springs, NevadaTue, May 12, 6:57 PM PDT · 2333 days ago · 5 km deep · 92 km away
9. 3.510km NNW of Deep Springs, CATue, May 12, 11:15 AM PDT · 2334 days ago · 13 km deep · 91 km away · felt by 22
10. 1.638 km SSE of Goldfield, NevadaThu, Apr 30, 3:15 PM PDT · 2345 days ago · 6 km deep · 38 km away
11. 1.86 km ENE of Independence, CaliforniaTue, Apr 28, 9:57 PM PDT · 2347 days ago · 12 km deep · 95 km away
12. 1.842 km WNW of Beatty, NevadaTue, Apr 28, 10:20 AM PDT · 2348 days ago · 0 km deep · 7 km away
13. 1.654 km ENE of Beatty, NevadaMon, Apr 20, 7:47 PM PDT · 2355 days ago · 7 km deep · 85 km away
14. 1.717 km SE of Lone Pine, CAMon, Apr 20, 3:52 AM PDT · 2356 days ago · 9 km deep · 97 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nn00729116. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 8:55 AM UTC.