Nevada earthquakes

M2.6 earthquake 46 km NW of Beatty, Nevada

A magnitude 2.6 earthquake struck 46 km NW of Beatty, Nevada on Fri, Aug 21, 2026, 2:53 PM PDT (21:53 UTC), 8 km (5 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.6 17 km SSW of Beatty, Nevada. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.6 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2026-08-21 21:53:51 UTC
Depth
8.3 km (5.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
37.214° N, 117.120° 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
61°
Stations used
53

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 13 since this one and 8 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.617 km SSW of Beatty, Nevada · 32 days ago · 2 km deep · 58 km away
  2. 1.652 km ESE of Beatty, Nevada · 29 days ago · 7 km deep · 98 km away
  3. 1.652 km SE of Beatty, Nevada · 29 days ago · 7 km deep · 98 km away
  4. 2.111 km N of Deep Springs, CA · 27 days ago · 9 km deep · 82 km away
  5. 1.743 km E of Big Pine, California · 26 days ago · 0 km deep · 61 km away
  6. 2.021 km SSW of Silver Peak, Nevada · 26 days ago · 4 km deep · 70 km away
  7. 1.641 km WSW of Stovepipe Wells, CA · 12 days ago · -1 km deep · 96 km away
  8. 1.861 km WNW of Beatty, Nevada · 8 days ago · 8 km deep · 23 km away
  9. 1.635 km SSE of Goldfield, Nevada · 7 days ago · 8 km deep · 22 km away
  10. 1.635 km SSE of Goldfield, Nevada · 7 days ago · 12 km deep · 22 km away
  11. 2.051 km S of Silver Peak, Nevada · 7 days ago · 7 km deep · 43 km away
  12. 1.652 km S of Silver Peak, Nevada · 6 days ago · 8 km deep · 43 km away
  13. 2.152 km S of Silver Peak, Nevada · 6 days ago · 7 km deep · 43 km away

Before

  1. 2.720 km SSW of Silver Peak, Nevada · 55 days ago · 6 km deep · 68 km away
  2. 2.138 km WSW of Stovepipe Wells, CA · 59 days ago · 0 km deep · 94 km away
  3. 1.76 km NW of Goldfield, Nevada · 60 days ago · 16 km deep · 61 km away
  4. 1.563 km ENE of Independence, California · 61 days ago · 4 km deep · 44 km away
  5. 1.825 km SSW of Silver Peak, Nevada · 64 days ago · 4 km deep · 67 km away
  6. 1.646 km SSW of Goldfield, Nevada · 64 days ago · 2 km deep · 30 km away
  7. 2.424 km SSW of Silver Peak, Nevada · 65 days ago · 6 km deep · 67 km away
  8. 1.657 km SSW of Goldfield, Nevada · 67 days ago · 10 km deep · 26 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nn00923660 (also filed as us6000tmnu). Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 9:58 AM UTC.