M2.9 earthquake 53 km ENE of Beatty, Nevada

A magnitude 2.9 earthquake struck 53 km ENE of Beatty, Nevada on Tue, Mar 29, 2022, 3:27 PM PDT (22:27 UTC), 7 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
2.9	ML, local (Richter)	Nevada Seismological Laboratory	Preferred · Reviewed · ±0.33 · 23 stations
2.9	ML, local (Richter)	USGS National Earthquake Information Center	Reviewed · ±0.033 · 120 stations

2 people reported to the USGS what they felt; the strongest reported shaking was II, 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: 20 in the 60 days after this one and 14 in the 30 days before it.

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nn00836262 (also filed as us7000gy8n). Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 7:05 PM UTC.