Nevada earthquakes

M1.7 earthquake 10 km SSE of Beatty, Nevada

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 10 km SSE of Beatty, Nevada on Fri, Dec 10, 2021, 7:24 AM PST (15:24 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.9 49 km SSW of Rachel, Nevada. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.7 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Nevada Seismological Laboratory
Local time
UTC
2021-12-10 15:24:46 UTC
Depth
10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.820° N, 116.709° 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
±0.87
Station coverage gap
64°
Stations used
26

Nearest places

Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 14 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.660km NNW of Stovepipe Wells, CA · 1759 days ago · 3 km deep · 68 km away
  2. 1.620 km N of Furnace Creek, California · 1755 days ago · 7 km deep · 24 km away
  3. 1.836 km SSE of Goldfield, Nevada · 1749 days ago · 4 km deep · 73 km away
  4. 2.637 km SSE of Goldfield, Nevada · 1749 days ago · 0 km deep · 72 km away
  5. 1.636 km SSE of Goldfield, Nevada · 1733 days ago · 0 km deep · 73 km away
  6. 2.237 km S of Goldfield, Nevada · 1733 days ago · 10 km deep · 74 km away
  7. 1.936 km SSE of Goldfield, Nevada · 1724 days ago · 0 km deep · 73 km away
  8. 1.636 km SSE of Goldfield, Nevada · 1723 days ago · 7 km deep · 73 km away
  9. 1.636 km SSE of Goldfield, Nevada · 1723 days ago · 0 km deep · 73 km away
  10. 1.551 km ESE of Beatty, Nevada · 1705 days ago · 6 km deep · 43 km away
  11. 2.949 km SSW of Rachel, Nevada · 1701 days ago · 8 km deep · 82 km away · felt by 2
  12. 1.648 km SSW of Rachel, Nevada · 1701 days ago · 7 km deep · 83 km away
  13. 2.049 km SSW of Rachel, Nevada · 1701 days ago · 8 km deep · 82 km away
  14. 2.250 km SSW of Rachel, Nevada · 1701 days ago · 7 km deep · 81 km away

Before

  1. 1.855 km SSW of Goldfield, Nevada · 1769 days ago · 0 km deep · 86 km away
  2. 1.68 km N of Beatty, Nevada · 1772 days ago · 4 km deep · 19 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nn00829768. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 10:06 PM UTC.