Nevada earthquakes

M2.6 earthquake 17 km SSW of Beatty, Nevada

A magnitude 2.6 earthquake struck 17 km SSW of Beatty, Nevada on Fri, Aug 28, 2026, 2:01 PM PDT (21:01 UTC), 2 km (1 mi) below the surface.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.6 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2026-08-28 21:01:02 UTC
Depth
1.5 km (1.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.757° N, 116.798° W
Region
Nevada
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

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How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Magnitude uncertainty
±0.35
Station coverage gap
63°
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: 11 since this one and 19 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.843 km SW of Stovepipe Wells, CA · 26 days ago · 2 km deep · 77 km away
  2. 1.652 km ESE of Beatty, Nevada · 24 days ago · 7 km deep · 49 km away
  3. 1.652 km SE of Beatty, Nevada · 24 days ago · 7 km deep · 49 km away
  4. 1.743 km E of Big Pine, California · 21 days ago · 0 km deep · 99 km away
  5. 1.641 km WSW of Stovepipe Wells, CA · 7 days ago · -1 km deep · 77 km away
  6. 1.861 km WNW of Beatty, Nevada · 3 days ago · 8 km deep · 68 km away
  7. 1.635 km SSE of Goldfield, Nevada · 44 hr ago · 8 km deep · 78 km away
  8. 1.635 km SSE of Goldfield, Nevada · 40 hr ago · 12 km deep · 77 km away
  9. 2.051 km S of Silver Peak, Nevada · 36 hr ago · 7 km deep · 92 km away
  10. 1.652 km S of Silver Peak, Nevada · 26 hr ago · 8 km deep · 92 km away
  11. 2.152 km S of Silver Peak, Nevada · 25 hr ago · 7 km deep · 92 km away

Before

  1. 1.639 km WNW of Indian Springs, Nevada · 32 days ago · 5 km deep · 65 km away
  2. 2.646 km NW of Beatty, Nevada · 33 days ago · 8 km deep · 58 km away
  3. 2.717 km NNW of Indian Springs, Nevada · 35 days ago · 7 km deep · 94 km away · felt by 1
  4. 2.117 km NNW of Indian Springs, Nevada · 35 days ago · 3 km deep · 93 km away
  5. 1.717 km NNW of Indian Springs, Nevada · 35 days ago · 7 km deep · 93 km away
  6. 1.617 km NNW of Indian Springs, Nevada · 35 days ago · 8 km deep · 91 km away
  7. 1.618 km NNW of Indian Springs, Nevada · 37 days ago · 4 km deep · 93 km away
  8. 2.238 km WNW of Indian Springs, Nevada · 39 days ago · 5 km deep · 66 km away
  9. 2.534 km WNW of Indian Springs, Nevada · 46 days ago · 10 km deep · 70 km away
  10. 3.035 km WNW of Indian Springs, Nevada · 46 days ago · 9 km deep · 70 km away
  11. 1.718 km NNW of Indian Springs, Nevada · 49 days ago · 5 km deep · 93 km away
  12. 2.318 km NNW of Indian Springs, Nevada · 50 days ago · 4 km deep · 93 km away · felt by 1
  13. 1.931 km N of Searles Valley, CA · 51 days ago · 2 km deep · 94 km away
  14. 2.017 km NNW of Indian Springs, Nevada · 51 days ago · 5 km deep · 93 km away
  15. 2.317 km NNW of Indian Springs, Nevada · 52 days ago · 5 km deep · 93 km away
  16. 1.817 km NNW of Indian Springs, Nevada · 52 days ago · 3 km deep · 93 km away
  17. 2.138 km WSW of Stovepipe Wells, CA · 54 days ago · 0 km deep · 73 km away
  18. 1.517 km NNW of Indian Springs, Nevada · 55 days ago · 6 km deep · 92 km away
  19. 1.563 km ENE of Independence, California · 56 days ago · 4 km deep · 72 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nn00923949 (also filed as us7000tcpn). Read Thu, Sep 24, 2026, 5:49 AM UTC.