Nevada earthquakes

M1.9 earthquake 59 km WNW of Beatty, Nevada

A magnitude 1.9 earthquake struck 59 km WNW of Beatty, Nevada on Sat, Feb 13, 2021, 10:38 PM PST (06:38 UTC), 8 km (5 mi) below the surface.

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

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.9 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Nevada Seismological Laboratory
Local time
UTC
2021-02-14 06:38:42 UTC
Depth
7.6 km (4.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
37.153° N, 117.354° 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
±0.67
Station coverage gap
144°
Stations used
22

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Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 58 in the 60 days after this one and 15 in the 30 days before it.

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nn00800346. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 10:11 AM UTC.