California earthquakes

M2.0 earthquake 65 km WNW of Beatty, Nevada

A magnitude 2.0 earthquake struck 65 km WNW of Beatty, Nevada on Mon, Jul 31, 2023, 11:54 AM PDT (18:54 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.4 6 km NW of West Bishop, CA. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.0 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Nevada Seismological Laboratory
Local time
UTC
2023-07-31 18:54:52 UTC
Depth
5.7 km (3.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
37.058° N, 117.476° W
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
±0.31
Station coverage gap
180°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
11

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 17 in the 60 days after this one and 6 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.817 km NE of Olancha, CA · 1157 days ago · 2 km deep · 82 km away
  2. 1.78 km WSW of West Bishop, CA · 1157 days ago · 11 km deep · 98 km away
  3. 1.950 km S of Silver Peak, Nevada · 1154 days ago · 7 km deep · 30 km away
  4. 1.619 km SSE of Dyer, Nevada · 1154 days ago · 0 km deep · 67 km away
  5. 1.651 km S of Silver Peak, Nevada · 1149 days ago · 7 km deep · 28 km away
  6. 1.817 km SSE of Lone Pine, CA · 1148 days ago · 5 km deep · 80 km away
  7. 1.959 km SSW of Goldfield, Nevada · 1142 days ago · 7 km deep · 17 km away
  8. 1.916 km SE of Lone Pine, CA · 1138 days ago · 8 km deep · 79 km away
  9. 1.813 km N of Beatty, Nevada · 1131 days ago · 7 km deep · 66 km away
  10. 1.713 km N of Beatty, Nevada · 1131 days ago · 6 km deep · 66 km away
  11. 2.218 km W of Furnace Creek, CA · 1122 days ago · 2 km deep · 78 km away
  12. 1.757 km S of Silver Peak, Nevada · 1121 days ago · 10 km deep · 22 km away
  13. 2.46 km NW of West Bishop, CA · 1118 days ago · 12 km deep · 99 km away
  14. 1.626 km S of Silver Peak, Nevada · 1114 days ago · 3 km deep · 52 km away
  15. 2.012 km NE of Big Pine, CA · 1104 days ago · 11 km deep · 69 km away
  16. 1.718 km SSE of Dyer, Nevada · 1102 days ago · 0 km deep · 67 km away
  17. 1.80 km NW of Bishop, CA · 1102 days ago · 7 km deep · 88 km away

Before

  1. 1.661km ENE of Big Pine, CA · 1168 days ago · 7 km deep · 28 km away
  2. 2.237 km SSE of Goldfield, Nevada · 1170 days ago · 0 km deep · 51 km away
  3. 2.614 km NE of Deep Springs, CA · 1181 days ago · 7 km deep · 57 km away
  4. 1.816 km SSE of Lone Pine, CA · 1187 days ago · 2 km deep · 83 km away
  5. 2.210 km N of Independence, CA · 1189 days ago · 12 km deep · 67 km away
  6. 1.6California-Nevada border region · 1190 days ago · 7 km deep · 29 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nn00863769. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 7:41 AM UTC.