Nevada earthquakes

M1.8 earthquake 51 km ESE of Beatty, Nevada

A magnitude 1.8 earthquake struck 51 km ESE of Beatty, Nevada on Wed, Mar 17, 2021, 4:39 AM PDT (11:39 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
1.8 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Nevada Seismological Laboratory
Local time
UTC
2021-03-17 11:39:28 UTC
Depth
7.1 km (4.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.656° N, 116.272° 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
±0.42
Station coverage gap
106°
Stations used
42

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 3 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.533 km SW of Rachel, Nevada · 2022 days ago · 3 km deep · 89 km away
  2. 2.133 km SW of Rachel, Nevada · 2022 days ago · 0 km deep · 90 km away
  3. 3.552 km ESE of Beatty, Nevada · 1995 days ago · 8 km deep · 0 km away · felt by 2
  4. 1.852 km ESE of Beatty, Nevada · 1995 days ago · 11 km deep · 1 km away
  5. 2.452 km ESE of Beatty, Nevada · 1995 days ago · 10 km deep · 1 km away
  6. 2.651 km ESE of Beatty, Nevada · 1994 days ago · 10 km deep · 1 km away
  7. 1.814 km SSW of Indian Springs, Nevada · 1994 days ago · 9 km deep · 53 km away
  8. 1.551 km ESE of Beatty, Nevada · 1989 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  9. 1.552 km ESE of Goldfield, Nevada · 1982 days ago · 2 km deep · 100 km away
  10. 1.751 km WNW of Indian Springs, Nevada · 1980 days ago · 0 km deep · 14 km away
  11. 2.517km ENE of Shoshone, CA · 1974 days ago · 3 km deep · 72 km away
  12. 1.915 km SW of Indian Springs, Nevada · 1972 days ago · 16 km deep · 46 km away
  13. 2.151 km ESE of Beatty, Nevada · 1966 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away

Before

  1. 2.6California-Nevada border region · 2037 days ago · 8 km deep · 0 km away
  2. 2.343 km SE of Beatty, Nevada · 2047 days ago · 7 km deep · 11 km away
  3. 1.745 km ESE of Beatty, Nevada · 2048 days ago · 9 km deep · 7 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nn00802787. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 3:01 AM UTC.