M1.8 earthquake 61 km WNW of Beatty, Nevada
A magnitude 1.8 earthquake struck 61 km WNW of Beatty, Nevada on Sun, Sep 20, 2026, 5:34 PM PDT (00:34 UTC), 8 km (5 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M2.1 52 km S of Silver Peak, Nevada. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 1.8 (ml), micro
- Local time
- UTC
- 2026-09-21 00:34:23 UTC
- Depth
- 7.6 km (4.7 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 37.164° N, 117.367° 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. If you felt it, tell the USGS: every report sharpens the shaking map.
How well it is located
Reviewed by a seismologist.
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.42
- Station coverage gap
- 103°
- Stations used
- 30
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 5 since this one and 10 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 1.635 km SSE of Goldfield, Nevada · 7 days ago · 8 km deep · 36 km away
- 1.635 km SSE of Goldfield, Nevada · 7 days ago · 12 km deep · 36 km away
- 2.051 km S of Silver Peak, Nevada · 6 days ago · 7 km deep · 25 km away
- 1.652 km S of Silver Peak, Nevada · 6 days ago · 8 km deep · 25 km away
- 2.152 km S of Silver Peak, Nevada · 6 days ago · 7 km deep · 24 km away
Before
- 1.641 km WSW of Stovepipe Wells, CA · 12 days ago · -1 km deep · 84 km away
- 1.63 km N of West Bishop, CA · 23 days ago · 13 km deep · 99 km away
- 2.021 km SSW of Silver Peak, Nevada · 25 days ago · 4 km deep · 58 km away
- 1.743 km E of Big Pine, California · 26 days ago · 0 km deep · 38 km away
- 2.22 km N of Lone Pine, CA · 26 days ago · 7 km deep · 88 km away
- 2.111 km N of Deep Springs, CA · 27 days ago · 9 km deep · 65 km away
- 2.116 km SSE of Lone Pine, CA · 30 days ago · 7 km deep · 97 km away
- 1.843 km SW of Stovepipe Wells, CA · 31 days ago · 2 km deep · 97 km away
- 2.617 km SSW of Beatty, Nevada · 31 days ago · 2 km deep · 68 km away
- 1.64 km NW of Dyer, Nevada · 37 days ago · 7 km deep · 88 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nn00924680. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 1:50 AM UTC.