Nevada earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 48 km WNW of Beatty, Nevada

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 48 km WNW of Beatty, Nevada on Thu, Aug 20, 2020, 11:39 AM PDT (18:39 UTC), 15 km (9 mi) below the surface.

Automatic solution: the magnitude and location may still be revised.

A larger quake followed: M4.2 18km SSE of Lone Pine, 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
2020-08-20 18:39:59 UTC
Depth
14.5 km (9.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
37.090° N, 117.254° W
Region
Nevada
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Automatic solution, may be revised

Did you feel it?

No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

How well it is located

An automatic solution; a seismologist may revise it.

Station coverage gap
224°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
10

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 65 in the 60 days after this one and 100 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.236km WSW of Stovepipe Wells, CA · 2234 days ago · -1 km deep · 73 km away
  2. 1.936km WSW of Stovepipe Wells, CA · 2234 days ago · -1 km deep · 72 km away
  3. 1.815km SE of Lone Pine, CA · 2234 days ago · 8 km deep · 93 km away
  4. 2.236km WSW of Stovepipe Wells, CA · 2233 days ago · 0 km deep · 73 km away
  5. 1.86km ESE of Lone Pine, CA · 2232 days ago · 6 km deep · 89 km away
  6. 1.535km WSW of Stovepipe Wells, CA · 2232 days ago · 0 km deep · 72 km away
  7. 1.536km WSW of Stovepipe Wells, CA · 2231 days ago · 0 km deep · 73 km away
  8. 1.718km SSE of Lone Pine, CA · 2230 days ago · 9 km deep · 95 km away
  9. 2.235km WSW of Stovepipe Wells, CA · 2230 days ago · -1 km deep · 72 km away
  10. 1.616km SSE of Lone Pine, CA · 2230 days ago · 7 km deep · 96 km away
  11. 1.817km SSE of Lone Pine, CA · 2230 days ago · 5 km deep · 96 km away
  12. 1.656 km S of Silver Peak, Nevada · 2229 days ago · 11 km deep · 33 km away
  13. 1.718km NNE of Olancha, CA · 2227 days ago · 9 km deep · 95 km away
  14. 1.66km ESE of Lone Pine, CA · 2226 days ago · 7 km deep · 89 km away
  15. 1.619km SE of Lone Pine, CA · 2226 days ago · 8 km deep · 93 km away
  16. 1.856 km S of Silver Peak, Nevada · 2221 days ago · 7 km deep · 37 km away
  17. 3.016km SE of Lone Pine, CA · 2220 days ago · 7 km deep · 94 km away
  18. 1.557 km WNW of Beatty, Nevada · 2219 days ago · 1 km deep · 9 km away
  19. 1.818km N of Olancha, CA · 2218 days ago · 5 km deep · 97 km away
  20. 1.625 km SSW of Silver Peak, Nevada · 2217 days ago · 1 km deep · 66 km away
  21. 2.448 km NNW of Beatty, Nevada · 2217 days ago · 7 km deep · 36 km away
  22. 1.937 km ESE of Tonopah, Nevada · 2214 days ago · 5 km deep · 95 km away
  23. 4.218km SSE of Lone Pine, CA · 2213 days ago · 4 km deep · 98 km away · felt by 35
  24. 3.317km N of Olancha, CA · 2213 days ago · 2 km deep · 98 km away · felt by 3
  25. 2.017km N of Olancha, CA · 2213 days ago · 4 km deep · 98 km away
  26. 3.617km N of Olancha, CA · 2213 days ago · 4 km deep · 98 km away · felt by 5
  27. 1.635km WSW of Stovepipe Wells, CA · 2212 days ago · 0 km deep · 72 km away
  28. 2.316km N of Olancha, CA · 2212 days ago · 4 km deep · 99 km away
  29. 1.638 km ESE of Big Pine, California · 2212 days ago · 2 km deep · 55 km away
  30. 1.717km SSE of Lone Pine, CA · 2211 days ago · 7 km deep · 95 km away
  31. 2.718km SSE of Lone Pine, CA · 2211 days ago · 4 km deep · 98 km away · felt by 2
  32. 1.517km SSE of Lone Pine, CA · 2211 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away
  33. 1.617km SE of Lone Pine, CA · 2211 days ago · 7 km deep · 93 km away
  34. 1.518km SSE of Lone Pine, CA · 2210 days ago · 9 km deep · 95 km away
  35. 2.125km NW of Stovepipe Wells, CA · 2208 days ago · 2 km deep · 36 km away
  36. 1.818km NNE of Olancha, CA · 2206 days ago · 8 km deep · 95 km away
  37. 3.118km SSE of Lone Pine, CA · 2206 days ago · 4 km deep · 98 km away · felt by 4
  38. 2.518km N of Olancha, CA · 2206 days ago · 4 km deep · 98 km away
  39. 1.616km SE of Lone Pine, CA · 2206 days ago · 9 km deep · 94 km away
  40. 2.617km SSE of Lone Pine, CA · 2206 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away
  41. 2.216km SSE of Lone Pine, CA · 2205 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away
  42. 1.758 km WNW of Beatty, Nevada · 2205 days ago · 11 km deep · 10 km away
  43. 2.120km E of Lone Pine, CA · 2202 days ago · 2 km deep · 75 km away
  44. 1.916km SE of Lone Pine, CA · 2201 days ago · 9 km deep · 93 km away
  45. 1.717km SSE of Lone Pine, CA · 2201 days ago · 4 km deep · 98 km away
  46. 2.130km NNW of Deep Springs, CA · 2200 days ago · 5 km deep · 95 km away
  47. 1.535 km E of Big Pine, California · 2199 days ago · 2 km deep · 56 km away
  48. 1.618km NNE of Olancha, CA · 2198 days ago · 4 km deep · 96 km away
  49. 2.535km WSW of Stovepipe Wells, CA · 2193 days ago · -1 km deep · 73 km away
  50. 1.717km SSE of Lone Pine, CA · 2192 days ago · 8 km deep · 95 km away
  51. 1.539 km NE of Lone Pine, California · 2192 days ago · 0 km deep · 51 km away
  52. 2.017km SE of Lone Pine, CA · 2192 days ago · 8 km deep · 94 km away
  53. 1.916km SE of Lone Pine, CA · 2190 days ago · 8 km deep · 90 km away
  54. 2.218km SE of Lone Pine, CA · 2190 days ago · 5 km deep · 91 km away
  55. 1.718km SSE of Lone Pine, CA · 2188 days ago · 7 km deep · 98 km away
  56. 1.518km NNE of Olancha, CA · 2185 days ago · 2 km deep · 94 km away
  57. 1.610 km N of Keeler, California · 2185 days ago · 0 km deep · 79 km away
  58. 1.762 km WNW of Beatty, Nevada · 2181 days ago · 16 km deep · 14 km away
  59. 2.218km NNE of Olancha, CA · 2180 days ago · 1 km deep · 94 km away
  60. 1.918km SE of Lone Pine, CA · 2179 days ago · 9 km deep · 94 km away

The first 60 of 65.

Before

  1. 1.835km WSW of Stovepipe Wells, CA · 2234 days ago · -1 km deep · 72 km away
  2. 2.135km WSW of Stovepipe Wells, CA · 2234 days ago · -1 km deep · 72 km away
  3. 1.619km SE of Lone Pine, CA · 2235 days ago · 9 km deep · 94 km away
  4. 2.335km WSW of Stovepipe Wells, CA · 2235 days ago · -1 km deep · 73 km away
  5. 2.936km WSW of Stovepipe Wells, CA · 2235 days ago · -1 km deep · 73 km away
  6. 2.436km WSW of Stovepipe Wells, CA · 2235 days ago · -1 km deep · 72 km away
  7. 2.436km WSW of Stovepipe Wells, CA · 2235 days ago · -1 km deep · 73 km away
  8. 1.836km WSW of Stovepipe Wells, CA · 2235 days ago · 0 km deep · 72 km away
  9. 1.736km WSW of Stovepipe Wells, CA · 2235 days ago · -1 km deep · 72 km away
  10. 2.836km WSW of Stovepipe Wells, CA · 2235 days ago · 0 km deep · 73 km away
  11. 1.935km WSW of Stovepipe Wells, CA · 2235 days ago · 0 km deep · 73 km away
  12. 2.436km WSW of Stovepipe Wells, CA · 2235 days ago · 0 km deep · 72 km away
  13. 2.136km WSW of Stovepipe Wells, CA · 2235 days ago · 4 km deep · 72 km away
  14. 4.736km WSW of Stovepipe Wells, CA · 2235 days ago · -1 km deep · 72 km away · felt by 98
  15. 1.517km SE of Lone Pine, CA · 2236 days ago · 9 km deep · 94 km away
  16. 1.547 km ENE of Independence, California · 2237 days ago · 0 km deep · 43 km away
  17. 2.556 km NW of Beatty, Nevada · 2239 days ago · 8 km deep · 12 km away
  18. 2.355 km WNW of Beatty, Nevada · 2239 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away
  19. 1.715km SE of Lone Pine, CA · 2239 days ago · 10 km deep · 93 km away
  20. 1.529 km ESE of Big Pine, California · 2239 days ago · 8 km deep · 63 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nn00768929. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 12:09 AM UTC.