Nevada earthquakes

M1.7 earthquake 47 km ESE of Beatty, Nevada

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 47 km ESE of Beatty, Nevada on Fri, Jan 31, 2025, 12:32 PM PST (20:32 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.0 16 km NNW of Shoshone, CA. 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
2025-01-31 20:32:50 UTC
Depth
9.5 km (5.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.771° N, 116.254° 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
±0.26
Station coverage gap
38°
Stations used
42

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 4 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.523 km NE of Indian Springs, Nevada · 606 days ago · 11 km deep · 65 km away
  2. 1.835 km NW of Furnace Creek, California · 605 days ago · 1 km deep · 84 km away
  3. 2.152 km ESE of Beatty, Nevada · 601 days ago · 7 km deep · 13 km away
  4. 2.752 km SE of Beatty, Nevada · 600 days ago · 9 km deep · 14 km away
  5. 2.052 km ESE of Beatty, Nevada · 599 days ago · 8 km deep · 14 km away
  6. 2.647 km NW of Beatty, Nevada · 567 days ago · 9 km deep · 92 km away
  7. 2.136 km NE of Indian Springs, Nevada · 566 days ago · 0 km deep · 78 km away
  8. 2.042 km NE of Indian Springs, Nevada · 566 days ago · 0 km deep · 82 km away
  9. 1.626 km ENE of Furnace Creek, California · 564 days ago · 5 km deep · 39 km away
  10. 2.010 km SW of Furnace Creek, California · 552 days ago · 5 km deep · 74 km away
  11. 1.510 km SW of Furnace Creek, California · 552 days ago · 12 km deep · 74 km away
  12. 3.016 km NNW of Shoshone, CA · 550 days ago · 1 km deep · 73 km away · felt by 2

Before

  1. 1.826 km SE of Rachel, Nevada · 614 days ago · 11 km deep · 98 km away
  2. 1.633 km WSW of Alamo, Nevada · 633 days ago · 0 km deep · 86 km away
  3. 1.544 km ESE of Beatty, Nevada · 637 days ago · 9 km deep · 6 km away
  4. 1.955 km N of Indian Springs, Nevada · 639 days ago · 12 km deep · 62 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nn00892817. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 5:03 PM UTC.