Nevada earthquakes

M1.7 earthquake 58 km WNW of Beatty, Nevada

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 58 km WNW of Beatty, Nevada on Sat, Sep 19, 2020, 2:46 AM PDT (09:46 UTC), 11 km (7 mi) below the surface.

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

A larger quake followed: M2.9 18km NNE of Olancha, CA. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.7 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Nevada Seismological Laboratory
Local time
UTC
2020-09-19 09:46:22 UTC
Depth
10.8 km (6.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
37.111° N, 117.364° 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
168°
Stations used
16

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Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 47 in the 60 days after this one and 44 in the 30 days before it.

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nn00774668. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 8:03 PM UTC.