M2.0 earthquake 53 km WNW of Beatty, Nevada

Magnitude

2.0 (ML, local (Richter)), micro

Magnitude from

Nevada Seismological Laboratory

Local time

Sat, May 15, 2021, 7:04 AM PDT

UTC

2021-05-15 14:04:53 UTC

Depth

13.2 km (8.2 mi), shallow

Epicenter

37.100° N, 117.306° W

Region

Nevada

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Automatic solution, may be revised

Magnitude uncertainty

±0.70

Station coverage gap

245°, poorly surrounded by stations

Stations used

9

• Beatty, NevadaPopulation 1,010. Forecast53 kmWNW
• Pahrump, NevadaPopulation 36,441. Forecast154 kmNW
• Visalia, CaliforniaPopulation 130,104. Forecast197 kmENE
• Los Angeles, CaliforniaPopulation 3,820,914. Forecast349 kmNNE

After

1. 1.637 km SSE of Goldfield, NevadaSun, May 16, 1:53 AM PDT · 1966 days ago · 5 km deep · 34 km away
2. 2.08 km WNW of Goldfield, NevadaSun, May 16, 6:37 AM PDT · 1966 days ago · 0 km deep · 70 km away
3. 1.917km SE of Lone Pine, CASun, May 16, 7:17 AM PDT · 1966 days ago · 8 km deep · 92 km away
4. 2.410km WSW of Lone Pine, CATue, May 18, 1:30 PM PDT · 1964 days ago · 9 km deep · 99 km away · felt by 1
5. 1.627 km SSE of Silver Peak, NevadaFri, May 21, 5:13 PM PDT · 1961 days ago · 4 km deep · 51 km away
6. 1.654 km S of Silver Peak, NevadaSun, May 23, 12:38 PM PDT · 1959 days ago · 4 km deep · 30 km away
7. 1.631 km SSE of Silver Peak, NevadaMon, May 24, 6:36 AM PDT · 1958 days ago · 5 km deep · 47 km away
8. 1.518km SE of Lone Pine, CAMon, May 24, 10:43 AM PDT · 1958 days ago · 9 km deep · 91 km away
9. 1.648 km NW of Beatty, NevadaMon, May 24, 5:02 PM PDT · 1958 days ago · 7 km deep · 22 km away
10. 2.635km WSW of Stovepipe Wells, CATue, May 25, 3:06 PM PDT · 1957 days ago · 3 km deep · 73 km away · felt by 1
11. 2.636km WSW of Stovepipe Wells, CATue, May 25, 3:42 PM PDT · 1957 days ago · 3 km deep · 73 km away · felt by 1
12. 2.061 km S of Silver Peak, NevadaFri, May 28, 1:18 AM PDT · 1954 days ago · 5 km deep · 26 km away
13. 2.836km WSW of Stovepipe Wells, CAFri, May 28, 7:52 AM PDT · 1954 days ago · -1 km deep · 72 km away · felt by 1
14. 1.935km WSW of Stovepipe Wells, CAMon, May 31, 9:14 AM PDT · 1951 days ago · 3 km deep · 72 km away
15. 1.912km WSW of Big Pine, CASun, Jun 6, 9:27 AM PDT · 1945 days ago · 15 km deep · 98 km away
16. 2.216km N of Olancha, CAThu, Jun 10, 11:15 PM PDT · 1940 days ago · 8 km deep · 96 km away
17. 1.87km NW of Big Pine, CAFri, Jun 11, 8:56 PM PDT · 1940 days ago · 15 km deep · 92 km away
18. 3.421km NNE of Olancha, CAWed, Jun 16, 10:44 AM PDT · 1935 days ago · 1 km deep · 90 km away · felt by 9
19. 2.621km NNE of Olancha, CAWed, Jun 16, 11:17 AM PDT · 1935 days ago · 1 km deep · 90 km away · felt by 1
20. 2.020km NNE of Olancha, CAThu, Jun 17, 8:33 AM PDT · 1934 days ago · 1 km deep · 90 km away
21. 3.220km NNE of Olancha, CAThu, Jun 17, 10:13 AM PDT · 1934 days ago · 1 km deep · 90 km away · felt by 4
22. 1.620km NNE of Olancha, CAThu, Jun 17, 1:23 PM PDT · 1934 days ago · -1 km deep · 91 km away
23. 1.750 km E of Big Pine, CaliforniaSat, Jun 19, 5:20 AM PDT · 1932 days ago · 1 km deep · 37 km away
24. 1.736km NE of Independence, CATue, Jun 22, 2:16 AM PDT · 1929 days ago · 1 km deep · 54 km away
25. 1.753 km S of Silver Peak, NevadaWed, Jun 23, 11:20 PM PDT · 1927 days ago · 7 km deep · 33 km away
26. 1.62km SSE of Bishop, CAThu, Jun 24, 11:04 AM PDT · 1927 days ago · 10 km deep · 99 km away
27. 1.850 km SSW of Goldfield, NevadaFri, Jul 9, 2:45 AM PDT · 1912 days ago · 4 km deep · 22 km away
28. 1.923 km S of Dyer, NevadaSat, Jul 10, 5:23 AM PDT · 1911 days ago · 9 km deep · 79 km away
29. 1.618 km SW of Silver Peak, NevadaSat, Jul 10, 7:09 AM PDT · 1911 days ago · 1 km deep · 76 km away
30. 2.457 km ESE of Goldfield, NevadaSat, Jul 10, 8:03 PM PDT · 1911 days ago · 16 km deep · 72 km away
31. 2.015km SE of Lone Pine, CASat, Jul 10, 8:37 PM PDT · 1911 days ago · 8 km deep · 91 km away

Before

1. 1.56km SE of Lone Pine, CASat, May 15, 4:28 AM PDT · 1967 days ago · 7 km deep · 87 km away
2. 1.851 km S of Silver Peak, NevadaTue, May 11, 12:42 AM PDT · 1971 days ago · 1 km deep · 31 km away
3. 1.516km SE of Lone Pine, CASun, May 9, 10:58 AM PDT · 1973 days ago · 10 km deep · 91 km away
4. 2.136km WSW of Stovepipe Wells, CAFri, May 7, 11:13 AM PDT · 1975 days ago · -2 km deep · 73 km away
5. 2.47km ESE of Lone Pine, CAWed, May 5, 6:58 AM PDT · 1977 days ago · 7 km deep · 86 km away · felt by 1
6. 1.67km ESE of Lone Pine, CAWed, May 5, 4:32 AM PDT · 1977 days ago · 9 km deep · 86 km away
7. 2.17km ESE of Lone Pine, CAWed, May 5, 4:32 AM PDT · 1977 days ago · 7 km deep · 86 km away
8. 2.87km ESE of Lone Pine, CAWed, May 5, 2:55 AM PDT · 1977 days ago · 7 km deep · 86 km away · felt by 8
9. 1.917km SE of Lone Pine, CAMon, May 3, 3:28 PM PDT · 1979 days ago · 9 km deep · 91 km away
10. 1.728km NNW of Deep Springs, CASun, May 2, 6:50 PM PDT · 1980 days ago · 6 km deep · 91 km away
11. 1.552 km ESE of Goldfield, NevadaFri, Apr 30, 7:28 AM PDT · 1982 days ago · 2 km deep · 68 km away
12. 1.65km NNE of Wilkerson, CAThu, Apr 29, 10:01 AM PDT · 1983 days ago · 9 km deep · 96 km away
13. 1.76km ENE of Big Pine, CAWed, Apr 28, 10:43 AM PDT · 1984 days ago · 8 km deep · 82 km away
14. 2.119km SE of Lone Pine, CAMon, Apr 26, 5:42 PM PDT · 1986 days ago · 8 km deep · 92 km away
15. 2.46km ESE of Lone Pine, CAMon, Apr 26, 2:40 PM PDT · 1986 days ago · 6 km deep · 87 km away
16. 2.151 km ENE of Independence, CaliforniaSat, Apr 24, 5:48 PM PDT · 1988 days ago · 14 km deep · 35 km away
17. 2.46km ENE of Deep Springs, CASat, Apr 24, 8:03 AM PDT · 1988 days ago · 11 km deep · 64 km away
18. 2.03km NNE of Wilkerson, CAFri, Apr 23, 1:56 PM PDT · 1989 days ago · 7 km deep · 97 km away
19. 1.561 km NNE of Keeler, CaliforniaFri, Apr 23, 12:55 AM PDT · 1989 days ago · 0 km deep · 24 km away
20. 1.716km SE of Lone Pine, CAMon, Apr 19, 11:07 PM PDT · 1992 days ago · 8 km deep · 92 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nn00807288. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 4:52 PM UTC.