M1.6 earthquake 48 km NW of Beatty, Nevada

Magnitude

1.6 (ML, local (Richter)), micro

Magnitude from

Nevada Seismological Laboratory

Local time

Mon, May 24, 2021, 5:02 PM PDT

UTC

2021-05-25 00:02:26 UTC

Depth

6.7 km (4.2 mi), shallow

Epicenter

37.237° N, 117.119° W

Region

Nevada

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Magnitude uncertainty

±0.43

Station coverage gap

108°

Stations used

28

• Beatty, NevadaPopulation 1,010. Forecast48 kmNW
• Pahrump, NevadaPopulation 36,441. Forecast153 kmNW
• Spring Valley, NevadaPopulation 178,395. Forecast209 kmNW
• Los Angeles, CaliforniaPopulation 3,820,914. Forecast368 kmNNE

After

1. 2.635km WSW of Stovepipe Wells, CATue, May 25, 3:06 PM PDT · 1958 days ago · 3 km deep · 92 km away · felt by 1
2. 2.636km WSW of Stovepipe Wells, CATue, May 25, 3:42 PM PDT · 1958 days ago · 3 km deep · 93 km away · felt by 1
3. 2.061 km S of Silver Peak, NevadaFri, May 28, 1:18 AM PDT · 1956 days ago · 5 km deep · 40 km away
4. 2.836km WSW of Stovepipe Wells, CAFri, May 28, 7:52 AM PDT · 1955 days ago · -1 km deep · 92 km away · felt by 1
5. 1.851 km ESE of Beatty, NevadaSat, May 29, 9:49 PM PDT · 1954 days ago · 0 km deep · 98 km away
6. 1.935km WSW of Stovepipe Wells, CAMon, May 31, 9:14 AM PDT · 1952 days ago · 3 km deep · 92 km away
7. 1.750 km E of Big Pine, CaliforniaSat, Jun 19, 5:20 AM PDT · 1933 days ago · 1 km deep · 55 km away
8. 1.736km NE of Independence, CATue, Jun 22, 2:16 AM PDT · 1931 days ago · 1 km deep · 74 km away
9. 1.753 km S of Silver Peak, NevadaWed, Jun 23, 11:20 PM PDT · 1929 days ago · 7 km deep · 44 km away
10. 1.850 km SSW of Goldfield, NevadaFri, Jul 9, 2:45 AM PDT · 1914 days ago · 4 km deep · 27 km away
11. 1.923 km S of Dyer, NevadaSat, Jul 10, 5:23 AM PDT · 1912 days ago · 9 km deep · 88 km away
12. 1.618 km SW of Silver Peak, NevadaSat, Jul 10, 7:09 AM PDT · 1912 days ago · 1 km deep · 76 km away
13. 2.457 km ESE of Goldfield, NevadaSat, Jul 10, 8:03 PM PDT · 1912 days ago · 16 km deep · 50 km away
14. 1.641 km SSE of Goldfield, NevadaWed, Jul 14, 10:52 PM PDT · 1908 days ago · 1 km deep · 12 km away
15. 2.867 km ENE of Independence, CaliforniaSat, Jul 17, 1:59 PM PDT · 1905 days ago · 16 km deep · 40 km away · felt by 3
16. 1.542 km NW of Beatty, NevadaSun, Jul 18, 2:50 PM PDT · 1904 days ago · 4 km deep · 11 km away
17. 1.630 km SSW of Silver Peak, NevadaSun, Jul 18, 8:41 PM PDT · 1904 days ago · 16 km deep · 61 km away
18. 2.836km NW of Stovepipe Wells, CAMon, Jul 19, 10:12 PM PDT · 1903 days ago · 1 km deep · 52 km away · felt by 2
19. 1.853 km NE of Keeler, CaliforniaTue, Jul 20, 1:14 AM PDT · 1903 days ago · 0 km deep · 55 km away
20. 1.620 km S of Dyer, NevadaWed, Jul 21, 6:52 AM PDT · 1901 days ago · 16 km deep · 89 km away

Before

1. 1.631 km SSE of Silver Peak, NevadaMon, May 24, 6:36 AM PDT · 1959 days ago · 5 km deep · 44 km away
2. 1.654 km S of Silver Peak, NevadaSun, May 23, 12:38 PM PDT · 1960 days ago · 4 km deep · 40 km away
3. 1.627 km SSE of Silver Peak, NevadaFri, May 21, 5:13 PM PDT · 1962 days ago · 4 km deep · 48 km away
4. 2.08 km WNW of Goldfield, NevadaSun, May 16, 6:37 AM PDT · 1967 days ago · 0 km deep · 58 km away
5. 1.637 km SSE of Goldfield, NevadaSun, May 16, 1:53 AM PDT · 1968 days ago · 5 km deep · 16 km away
6. 2.151 km ESE of Beatty, NevadaSun, May 16, 12:44 AM PDT · 1968 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away
7. 2.053 km WNW of Beatty, NevadaSat, May 15, 7:04 AM PDT · 1968 days ago · 13 km deep · 22 km away
8. 1.851 km S of Silver Peak, NevadaTue, May 11, 12:42 AM PDT · 1973 days ago · 1 km deep · 39 km away
9. 2.136km WSW of Stovepipe Wells, CAFri, May 7, 11:13 AM PDT · 1976 days ago · -2 km deep · 92 km away
10. 1.728km NNW of Deep Springs, CASun, May 2, 6:50 PM PDT · 1981 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away
11. 1.751 km WNW of Indian Springs, NevadaSun, May 2, 3:52 AM PDT · 1982 days ago · 0 km deep · 98 km away
12. 1.552 km ESE of Goldfield, NevadaFri, Apr 30, 7:28 AM PDT · 1983 days ago · 2 km deep · 45 km away
13. 1.76km ENE of Big Pine, CAWed, Apr 28, 10:43 AM PDT · 1985 days ago · 8 km deep · 98 km away
14. 2.151 km ENE of Independence, CaliforniaSat, Apr 24, 5:48 PM PDT · 1989 days ago · 14 km deep · 56 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nn00808091. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 10:46 PM UTC.