Nevada earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake 51 km ESE of Beatty, Nevada

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 51 km ESE of Beatty, Nevada on Thu, Apr 22, 2021, 10:03 AM PDT (17:03 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.5 19 km NNW of Indian Springs, Nevada. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.5 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Nevada Seismological Laboratory
Local time
UTC
2021-04-22 17:03:14 UTC
Depth
6.3 km (3.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.656° N, 116.280° 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
±0.36
Station coverage gap
115°
Stations used
24

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 5 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.552 km ESE of Goldfield, Nevada · 1982 days ago · 2 km deep · 99 km away
  2. 1.751 km WNW of Indian Springs, Nevada · 1980 days ago · 0 km deep · 14 km away
  3. 2.517km ENE of Shoshone, CA · 1974 days ago · 3 km deep · 72 km away
  4. 1.915 km SW of Indian Springs, Nevada · 1972 days ago · 16 km deep · 47 km away
  5. 2.151 km ESE of Beatty, Nevada · 1966 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
  6. 1.648 km NW of Beatty, Nevada · 1957 days ago · 7 km deep · 99 km away
  7. 1.851 km ESE of Beatty, Nevada · 1952 days ago · 0 km deep · 2 km away
  8. 1.719 km NNW of Indian Springs, Nevada · 1950 days ago · 10 km deep · 50 km away
  9. 1.919 km NNW of Indian Springs, Nevada · 1949 days ago · 13 km deep · 50 km away
  10. 2.519 km NNW of Indian Springs, Nevada · 1949 days ago · 12 km deep · 50 km away · felt by 1
  11. 2.119 km NNW of Indian Springs, Nevada · 1948 days ago · 14 km deep · 49 km away
  12. 2.520 km NNW of Indian Springs, Nevada · 1946 days ago · 16 km deep · 45 km away · felt by 2
  13. 1.724 km W of Indian Springs, Nevada · 1937 days ago · 12 km deep · 31 km away

Before

  1. 1.814 km SSW of Indian Springs, Nevada · 1994 days ago · 9 km deep · 54 km away
  2. 2.651 km ESE of Beatty, Nevada · 1994 days ago · 10 km deep · 1 km away
  3. 2.452 km ESE of Beatty, Nevada · 1995 days ago · 10 km deep · 1 km away
  4. 1.852 km ESE of Beatty, Nevada · 1995 days ago · 11 km deep · 1 km away
  5. 3.552 km ESE of Beatty, Nevada · 1995 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away · felt by 2

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nn00805543. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 3:01 AM UTC.