Nevada earthquakes

M1.8 earthquake 13 km N of Beatty, Nevada

A magnitude 1.8 earthquake struck 13 km N of Beatty, Nevada on Thu, Aug 31, 2023, 12:28 AM PDT (07:28 UTC), 7 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.2 18 km W of Furnace Creek, CA. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.8 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Nevada Seismological Laboratory
Local time
UTC
2023-08-31 07:28:02 UTC
Depth
7.0 km (4.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
37.030° N, 116.731° 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
±0.34
Station coverage gap
46°
Stations used
46

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 15 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.713 km N of Beatty, Nevada · 1131 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  2. 2.218 km W of Furnace Creek, CA · 1122 days ago · 2 km deep · 71 km away
  3. 1.757 km S of Silver Peak, Nevada · 1122 days ago · 10 km deep · 77 km away
  4. 2.250 km ENE of Beatty, Nevada · 1121 days ago · 8 km deep · 43 km away
  5. 1.547 km ESE of Beatty, Nevada · 1120 days ago · 10 km deep · 52 km away
  6. 1.626 km S of Silver Peak, Nevada · 1114 days ago · 3 km deep · 93 km away
  7. 1.539 km S of Goldfield, Nevada · 1098 days ago · 2 km deep · 54 km away
  8. 2.057 km S of Goldfield, Nevada · 1095 days ago · 12 km deep · 56 km away
  9. 1.558 km S of Goldfield, Nevada · 1094 days ago · 13 km deep · 56 km away
  10. 1.5California-Nevada border region · 1091 days ago · 9 km deep · 81 km away
  11. 1.6California-Nevada border region · 1084 days ago · 7 km deep · 48 km away
  12. 1.6California-Nevada border region · 1083 days ago · 7 km deep · 62 km away
  13. 2.051 km S of Silver Peak, Nevada · 1077 days ago · 7 km deep · 82 km away
  14. 2.250 km S of Silver Peak, Nevada · 1077 days ago · 7 km deep · 82 km away
  15. 1.533 km W of Furnace Creek, California · 1072 days ago · 0 km deep · 80 km away

Before

  1. 1.959 km SSW of Goldfield, Nevada · 1142 days ago · 7 km deep · 59 km away
  2. 1.651 km S of Silver Peak, Nevada · 1149 days ago · 7 km deep · 81 km away
  3. 1.950 km S of Silver Peak, Nevada · 1154 days ago · 7 km deep · 83 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nn00865297. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 1:26 PM UTC.