Nevada earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake 29 km NNE of Beatty, Nevada

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 29 km NNE of Beatty, Nevada on Sat, Feb 4, 2023, 10:20 AM PST (18:20 UTC), 8 km (5 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.4 52 km S of Silver Peak, 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
2023-02-04 18:20:32 UTC
Depth
8.2 km (5.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
37.146° N, 116.600° 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
±0.33
Station coverage gap
84°
Stations used
41

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 12 in the 60 days after this one and 5 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.255 km W of Beatty, Nevada · 1331 days ago · 6 km deep · 70 km away
  2. 1.829 km NE of Furnace Creek, California · 1329 days ago · 4 km deep · 57 km away
  3. 1.652 km S of Silver Peak, Nevada · 1328 days ago · 0 km deep · 89 km away
  4. 1.6California-Nevada border region · 1328 days ago · 0 km deep · 90 km away
  5. 2.452 km S of Silver Peak, Nevada · 1328 days ago · 1 km deep · 89 km away
  6. 1.736 km SSE of Goldfield, Nevada · 1307 days ago · 6 km deep · 54 km away
  7. 1.636 km SSE of Goldfield, Nevada · 1301 days ago · 7 km deep · 49 km away
  8. 1.651 km S of Silver Peak, Nevada · 1301 days ago · 0 km deep · 90 km away
  9. 1.957 km ENE of Independence, California · 1292 days ago · 9 km deep · 91 km away
  10. 1.935 km SSE of Goldfield, Nevada · 1290 days ago · 6 km deep · 50 km away
  11. 1.538 km NW of Indian Springs, Nevada · 1284 days ago · 7 km deep · 67 km away
  12. 1.738km ESE of Furnace Creek, CA · 1280 days ago · 2 km deep · 96 km away

Before

  1. 1.5California-Nevada border region · 1354 days ago · 10 km deep · 51 km away
  2. 1.642 km SSE of Goldfield, Nevada · 1354 days ago · 11 km deep · 51 km away
  3. 1.641 km SSE of Goldfield, Nevada · 1354 days ago · 11 km deep · 51 km away
  4. 2.1California-Nevada border region · 1354 days ago · 7 km deep · 51 km away
  5. 1.642 km SSE of Goldfield, Nevada · 1354 days ago · 11 km deep · 51 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nn00855697. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 6:24 AM UTC.