Nevada earthquakes

M2.4 earthquake 48 km NNW of Beatty, Nevada

A magnitude 2.4 earthquake struck 48 km NNW of Beatty, Nevada on Sun, Sep 6, 2020, 7:49 PM PDT (02:49 UTC), 7 km (4 mi) below the surface.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.4 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Nevada Seismological Laboratory
Local time
UTC
2020-09-07 02:49:53 UTC
Depth
7.0 km (4.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
37.317° N, 116.959° W
Region
Nevada
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Magnitude estimates

Different scales measure different things and differ by a few tenths. The USGS marks one as preferred, and it is the one this page uses.

Mag.ScaleComputed byNotes
2.4ML, local (Richter)Nevada Seismological LaboratoryPreferred · Reviewed · ±0.39 · 7 stations
2.5ML, local (Richter)USGS National Earthquake Information CenterReviewed · ±0.035 · 106 stations

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
±0.39
Station coverage gap
87°
Stations used
12

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 10 in the 60 days after this one and 14 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.937 km ESE of Tonopah, Nevada · 2214 days ago · 5 km deep · 64 km away
  2. 1.638 km ESE of Big Pine, California · 2212 days ago · 2 km deep · 86 km away
  3. 2.125km NW of Stovepipe Wells, CA · 2208 days ago · 2 km deep · 69 km away
  4. 1.758 km WNW of Beatty, Nevada · 2205 days ago · 11 km deep · 42 km away
  5. 2.356 km NW of Rachel, Nevada · 2203 days ago · 3 km deep · 98 km away
  6. 1.535 km E of Big Pine, California · 2199 days ago · 2 km deep · 85 km away
  7. 1.557 km NW of Rachel, Nevada · 2197 days ago · 0 km deep · 94 km away
  8. 1.539 km NE of Lone Pine, California · 2192 days ago · 0 km deep · 87 km away
  9. 1.762 km WNW of Beatty, Nevada · 2181 days ago · 16 km deep · 44 km away
  10. 1.620 km ESE of Dyer, Nevada · 2175 days ago · 19 km deep · 85 km away

Before

  1. 1.839 km WSW of Rachel, Nevada · 2217 days ago · 16 km deep · 74 km away
  2. 1.625 km SSW of Silver Peak, Nevada · 2217 days ago · 1 km deep · 74 km away
  3. 1.557 km WNW of Beatty, Nevada · 2219 days ago · 1 km deep · 39 km away
  4. 1.856 km S of Silver Peak, Nevada · 2221 days ago · 7 km deep · 59 km away
  5. 1.656 km S of Silver Peak, Nevada · 2229 days ago · 11 km deep · 54 km away
  6. 1.648 km WNW of Beatty, Nevada · 2234 days ago · 15 km deep · 36 km away
  7. 1.547 km ENE of Independence, California · 2237 days ago · 0 km deep · 77 km away
  8. 1.523 km W of Tonopah, Nevada · 2238 days ago · 2 km deep · 92 km away
  9. 2.556 km NW of Beatty, Nevada · 2238 days ago · 8 km deep · 31 km away
  10. 2.355 km WNW of Beatty, Nevada · 2238 days ago · 6 km deep · 33 km away
  11. 1.529 km ESE of Big Pine, California · 2239 days ago · 8 km deep · 92 km away
  12. 1.5California-Nevada border region · 2245 days ago · 1 km deep · 48 km away
  13. 1.951 km ESE of Goldfield, Nevada · 2245 days ago · 16 km deep · 29 km away
  14. 1.821 km SSW of Silver Peak, Nevada · 2245 days ago · 2 km deep · 71 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nn00772334 (also filed as us7000bj4x). Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 10:21 PM UTC.