M3.5 earthquake 52 km ESE of Beatty, Nevada

A magnitude 3.5 earthquake struck 52 km ESE of Beatty, Nevada on Sat, Apr 17, 2021, 4:48 AM PDT (11:48 UTC), 8 km (5 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
3.5	ML, local (Richter)	Nevada Seismological Laboratory	Preferred · Reviewed · ±0.37 · 21 stations
3.3	ML, local (Richter)	USGS National Earthquake Information Center	Reviewed · ±0.037 · 96 stations

The USGS ShakeMap: shaking estimated from seismic stations and the quake’s size, on the Modified Mercalli intensity scale.

2 people 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: 18 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nn00805234 (also filed as us6000e2cw). Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 9:11 AM UTC.