Nevada earthquakes

M2.3 earthquake 43 km SE of Beatty, Nevada

A magnitude 2.3 earthquake struck 43 km SE of Beatty, Nevada on Tue, Feb 23, 2021, 2:13 PM PST (22:13 UTC), 7 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.5 52 km ESE 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
2021-02-23 22:13:15 UTC
Depth
7.1 km (4.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.648° N, 116.392° W
Region
Nevada
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Magnitude estimates

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.ScaleComputed byNotes
2.3ML, local (Richter)Nevada Seismological LaboratoryPreferred · Reviewed · ±0.32 · 19 stations
2.5ML, local (Richter)USGS National Earthquake Information CenterReviewed · ±0.074 · 24 stations

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
±0.32
Station coverage gap
62°
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: 13 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.356km WNW of Beatty, NV · 2038 days ago · 0 km deep · 98 km away
  2. 2.6California-Nevada border region · 2037 days ago · 8 km deep · 11 km away
  3. 1.851 km ESE of Beatty, Nevada · 2026 days ago · 7 km deep · 11 km away
  4. 1.533 km SW of Rachel, Nevada · 2022 days ago · 3 km deep · 93 km away
  5. 2.133 km SW of Rachel, Nevada · 2022 days ago · 0 km deep · 94 km away
  6. 1.540 km SSE of Goldfield, Nevada · 2014 days ago · 8 km deep · 99 km away
  7. 2.633km NW of Stovepipe Wells, CA · 2003 days ago · 1 km deep · 94 km away
  8. 3.552 km ESE of Beatty, Nevada · 1995 days ago · 8 km deep · 11 km away · felt by 2
  9. 1.852 km ESE of Beatty, Nevada · 1995 days ago · 11 km deep · 11 km away
  10. 2.452 km ESE of Beatty, Nevada · 1995 days ago · 10 km deep · 11 km away
  11. 2.651 km ESE of Beatty, Nevada · 1994 days ago · 10 km deep · 11 km away
  12. 1.814 km SSW of Indian Springs, Nevada · 1994 days ago · 9 km deep · 63 km away
  13. 1.551 km ESE of Beatty, Nevada · 1989 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away

Before

  1. 1.745 km ESE of Beatty, Nevada · 2048 days ago · 9 km deep · 10 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nn00801085 (also filed as us6000dki6). Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 3:01 AM UTC.