M2.5 earthquake 47 km ENE of Beatty, Nevada

A magnitude 2.5 earthquake struck 47 km ENE of Beatty, Nevada on Sat, Dec 26, 2020, 8:37 PM PST (04:37 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.

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Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.

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.	Scale	Computed by	Notes
2.5	ML, local (Richter)	Nevada Seismological Laboratory	Preferred · Reviewed · ±0.44 · 23 stations
2.5	ML, local (Richter)	USGS National Earthquake Information Center	Reviewed · ±0.041 · 80 stations

1 person reported to the USGS what they felt; the strongest reported shaking was III, weak shaking.

Reviewed by a seismologist.

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

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 17 in the 60 days after this one and 8 in the 30 days before it.

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nn00794869 (also filed as us6000d3bp). Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 2:08 AM UTC.