Nevada earthquakes

M1.7 earthquake 55 km WNW of Beatty, Nevada

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 55 km WNW of Beatty, Nevada on Fri, May 16, 2025, 9:06 PM PDT (04:06 UTC), 9 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.5 8 km SSE of Deep Springs, 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
2025-05-17 04:06:51 UTC
Depth
9.1 km (5.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
37.121° N, 117.326° 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
±0.31
Station coverage gap
101°
Stations used
32

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 39 in the 60 days after this one and 27 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.624 km NW of Furnace Creek, California · 501 days ago · 6 km deep · 64 km away
  2. 1.64 km S of Bishop, CA · 500 days ago · 13 km deep · 97 km away
  3. 1.828 km S of Goldfield, Nevada · 500 days ago · 6 km deep · 39 km away
  4. 2.68 km ESE of Stovepipe Wells, CA · 499 days ago · 1 km deep · 66 km away · felt by 3
  5. 1.84 km SE of Bishop, CA · 498 days ago · 7 km deep · 94 km away
  6. 2.52 km E of Bishop, CA · 498 days ago · 7 km deep · 97 km away · felt by 1
  7. 1.641 km ENE of Independence, California · 496 days ago · 3 km deep · 45 km away
  8. 1.714 km W of Deep Springs, CA · 495 days ago · 10 km deep · 76 km away
  9. 2.21 km NNE of Wilkerson, CA · 494 days ago · 5 km deep · 95 km away · felt by 1
  10. 1.51 km N of Wilkerson, CA · 494 days ago · 7 km deep · 96 km away
  11. 2.41 km ENE of Wilkerson, CA · 494 days ago · 7 km deep · 95 km away
  12. 2.258 km SSW of Goldfield, Nevada · 492 days ago · 10 km deep · 10 km away
  13. 1.620 km NE of Olancha, CA · 490 days ago · 1 km deep · 92 km away
  14. 1.89 km SSE of Big Pine, CA · 489 days ago · 13 km deep · 80 km away
  15. 2.138 km SSE of Goldfield, Nevada · 470 days ago · 7 km deep · 36 km away
  16. 2.319 km SSW of Silver Peak, Nevada · 468 days ago · 3 km deep · 64 km away
  17. 1.619 km SSW of Silver Peak, Nevada · 468 days ago · 3 km deep · 65 km away
  18. 1.720 km SSW of Silver Peak, Nevada · 468 days ago · 5 km deep · 64 km away
  19. 1.720 km SSW of Silver Peak, Nevada · 466 days ago · 4 km deep · 64 km away
  20. 3.419 km SSW of Silver Peak, Nevada · 466 days ago · 6 km deep · 63 km away · felt by 3
  21. 1.815 km WNW of Deep Springs, CA · 465 days ago · 2 km deep · 79 km away
  22. 4.58 km SSE of Deep Springs, CA · 459 days ago · 12 km deep · 57 km away · felt by 139
  23. 1.738 km ENE of Big Pine, California · 459 days ago · 8 km deep · 57 km away · felt by 1
  24. 2.28 km SSE of Deep Springs, CA · 459 days ago · 11 km deep · 57 km away
  25. 1.88 km SSE of Deep Springs, CA · 459 days ago · 8 km deep · 57 km away · felt by 1
  26. 1.719 km SSW of Silver Peak, Nevada · 459 days ago · 4 km deep · 64 km away
  27. 3.98 km SE of Deep Springs, CA · 459 days ago · 12 km deep · 57 km away · felt by 27
  28. 1.539 km SSE of Dyer, Nevada · 459 days ago · 7 km deep · 56 km away
  29. 1.638 km ENE of Big Pine, California · 459 days ago · 8 km deep · 57 km away
  30. 1.87 km SE of Deep Springs, CA · 459 days ago · 6 km deep · 58 km away
  31. 1.538 km ENE of Big Pine, California · 456 days ago · 8 km deep · 57 km away
  32. 1.620 km SSW of Silver Peak, Nevada · 454 days ago · 4 km deep · 64 km away
  33. 2.78 km SE of Deep Springs, CA · 453 days ago · 10 km deep · 57 km away
  34. 1.539 km ENE of Big Pine, California · 450 days ago · 6 km deep · 56 km away
  35. 1.638 km SSE of Goldfield, Nevada · 450 days ago · 6 km deep · 35 km away
  36. 2.210 km SSW of Wilkerson, CA · 444 days ago · 14 km deep · 98 km away
  37. 1.953 km E of Big Pine, California · 443 days ago · 11 km deep · 35 km away
  38. 2.217 km SSE of Lone Pine, CA · 443 days ago · 9 km deep · 93 km away
  39. 2.139 km ENE of Olancha, CA · 443 days ago · -1 km deep · 78 km away

Before

  1. 1.551 km S of Silver Peak, Nevada · 506 days ago · 8 km deep · 30 km away
  2. 1.846 km NW of Beatty, Nevada · 506 days ago · 7 km deep · 21 km away
  3. 2.746 km NW of Beatty, Nevada · 506 days ago · 7 km deep · 21 km away
  4. 1.935 km E of Independence, California · 507 days ago · 0 km deep · 51 km away
  5. 2.43 km E of Big Pine, CA · 507 days ago · 3 km deep · 83 km away
  6. 1.938 km ENE of Independence, California · 508 days ago · 1 km deep · 48 km away
  7. 2.242 km ENE of Independence, California · 508 days ago · 8 km deep · 44 km away
  8. 1.62 km WSW of Bishop, CA · 514 days ago · 15 km deep · 100 km away
  9. 1.835 km ENE of Independence, California · 514 days ago · 2 km deep · 51 km away
  10. 1.547 km S of Silver Peak, Nevada · 520 days ago · 5 km deep · 39 km away
  11. 2.58 km SSW of Furnace Creek, CA · 525 days ago · 2 km deep · 92 km away
  12. 1.541 km NNE of Beatty, Nevada · 526 days ago · 10 km deep · 74 km away
  13. 1.638 km S of Goldfield, Nevada · 527 days ago · 5 km deep · 30 km away
  14. 2.338 km S of Goldfield, Nevada · 528 days ago · 6 km deep · 30 km away
  15. 1.538 km S of Goldfield, Nevada · 528 days ago · 3 km deep · 30 km away
  16. 1.538 km S of Goldfield, Nevada · 528 days ago · 4 km deep · 30 km away
  17. 1.938 km S of Goldfield, Nevada · 528 days ago · 6 km deep · 29 km away
  18. 2.038 km S of Goldfield, Nevada · 529 days ago · 4 km deep · 30 km away
  19. 2.038 km S of Goldfield, Nevada · 529 days ago · 6 km deep · 29 km away
  20. 1.837 km S of Goldfield, Nevada · 529 days ago · 4 km deep · 30 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nn00897701. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 1:49 PM UTC.