M1.7 earthquake 59 km WNW of Beatty, Nevada

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 59 km WNW of Beatty, Nevada on Fri, Dec 18, 2020, 4:43 PM PST (00:43 UTC), 13 km (8 mi) below the surface.

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

A larger quake followed: M3.7 6km ESE of Wilkerson, CA. This one was a foreshock.

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No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

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

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 49 in the 60 days after this one and 28 in the 30 days before it.

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nn00793452. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 6:17 PM UTC.