Nevada earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake 52 km ESE of Beatty, Nevada

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 52 km ESE of Beatty, Nevada on Tue, Nov 10, 2020, 10:45 AM PST (18:45 UTC), 7 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.5 47 km ENE of Beatty, Nevada. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.5 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Nevada Seismological Laboratory
Local time
UTC
2020-11-10 18:45:54 UTC
Depth
6.7 km (4.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.677° N, 116.250° W
Region
Nevada
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

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
±0.38
Station coverage gap
86°
Stations used
37

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 3 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.76 km WNW of Summerlin South, Nevada · 2150 days ago · 5 km deep · 97 km away
  2. 1.837 km WNW of Beatty, Nevada · 2148 days ago · 16 km deep · 88 km away
  3. 1.538 km NW of Furnace Creek, California · 2134 days ago · 7 km deep · 78 km away
  4. 1.518 km N of Indian Springs, Nevada · 2132 days ago · 5 km deep · 50 km away
  5. 2.318 km N of Indian Springs, Nevada · 2132 days ago · 13 km deep · 53 km away · felt by 1
  6. 1.518 km N of Indian Springs, Nevada · 2132 days ago · 0 km deep · 53 km away
  7. 2.352 km NE of Beatty, Nevada · 2123 days ago · 9 km deep · 69 km away
  8. 2.547 km ENE of Beatty, Nevada · 2106 days ago · 10 km deep · 51 km away · felt by 1
  9. 1.716 km NNW of Summerlin South, Nevada · 2096 days ago · 1 km deep · 91 km away · felt by 3
  10. 1.557 km WSW of Rachel, Nevada · 2096 days ago · 7 km deep · 89 km away

Before

  1. 1.641 km NNW of Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada · 2153 days ago · 12 km deep · 98 km away
  2. 1.954 km NW of Furnace Creek, California · 2157 days ago · 14 km deep · 97 km away
  3. 2.027 km NE of Indian Springs, Nevada · 2167 days ago · 6 km deep · 72 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nn00782595. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 1:28 AM UTC.