Nevada earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 52 km ESE of Beatty, Nevada

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 52 km ESE of Beatty, Nevada on Sun, Mar 15, 2026, 11:39 PM PDT (06:39 UTC), 0 km (0 mi) below the surface.

Automatic solution: the magnitude and location may still be revised.

A larger quake followed: M3.6 33 km SSW of Alamo, Nevada. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.6 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2026-03-16 06:39:21 UTC
Depth
0.0 km (0.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.650° N, 116.267° W
Region
Nevada
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Automatic solution, may be revised

Did you feel it?

No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

How well it is located

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Magnitude uncertainty
±0.23
Station coverage gap
55°
Stations used
32

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Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 42 in the 60 days after this one and 34 in the 30 days before it.

After

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nn00912754. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 9:15 AM UTC.