Nevada earthquakes

M2.3 earthquake 52 km NE of Beatty, Nevada

A magnitude 2.3 earthquake struck 52 km NE of Beatty, Nevada on Wed, Dec 9, 2020, 2:26 PM PST (22:26 UTC), 9 km (6 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
2.3 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Nevada Seismological Laboratory
Local time
UTC
2020-12-09 22:26:50 UTC
Depth
8.9 km (5.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
37.285° N, 116.409° 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
±0.25
Station coverage gap
105°
Stations used
47

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 9 in the 60 days after this one and 11 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.759 km WNW of Beatty, Nevada · 2115 days ago · 13 km deep · 87 km away
  2. 2.547 km ENE of Beatty, Nevada · 2106 days ago · 10 km deep · 19 km away · felt by 1
  3. 1.757km NNW of Stovepipe Wells, CA · 2102 days ago · 4 km deep · 91 km away
  4. 1.557 km WSW of Rachel, Nevada · 2097 days ago · 7 km deep · 22 km away
  5. 1.652 km WSW of Alamo, Nevada · 2091 days ago · 6 km deep · 65 km away
  6. 2.239 km NW of Indian Springs, Nevada · 2090 days ago · 8 km deep · 64 km away
  7. 1.934 km ENE of Goldfield, Nevada · 2087 days ago · 5 km deep · 77 km away
  8. 1.724 km WNW of Rachel, Nevada · 2069 days ago · 7 km deep · 59 km away
  9. 1.623 km WNW of Rachel, Nevada · 2069 days ago · 10 km deep · 59 km away

Before

  1. 1.526 km NE of Goldfield, Nevada · 2128 days ago · 7 km deep · 84 km away
  2. 1.518 km N of Indian Springs, Nevada · 2133 days ago · 0 km deep · 90 km away
  3. 2.318 km N of Indian Springs, Nevada · 2133 days ago · 13 km deep · 90 km away · felt by 1
  4. 1.518 km N of Indian Springs, Nevada · 2133 days ago · 5 km deep · 89 km away
  5. 2.062 km NW of Rachel, Nevada · 2134 days ago · 12 km deep · 83 km away
  6. 1.538 km NW of Furnace Creek, California · 2134 days ago · 7 km deep · 90 km away
  7. 1.521 km S of Goldfield, Nevada · 2142 days ago · 2 km deep · 79 km away
  8. 1.837 km WNW of Beatty, Nevada · 2148 days ago · 16 km deep · 74 km away
  9. 1.555 km ENE of Goldfield, Nevada · 2148 days ago · 8 km deep · 69 km away
  10. 1.857 km SSW of Goldfield, Nevada · 2149 days ago · 16 km deep · 92 km away
  11. 1.552 km ESE of Beatty, Nevada · 2153 days ago · 7 km deep · 69 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nn00790937. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 3:01 PM UTC.