The map shows quakes of M1.5 and up from the last 90 days, the 8 biggest on record, and always the very latest quake — even if it was smaller than M1.5. The list below can include smaller ones the map leaves out. Tap any dot for details.
In the last 30 days, 7 earthquakes of M1.5 or bigger were recorded within 100 km of Beatty, the biggest of them M1.9. Over the past year, M3.0+ quakes near Beatty came at 2.4× the usual pace — busier than normal for this area. The biggest quake on record near Beatty — records go back to 1980 — was the M6.1 of May 17, 1993, 23:20 UTC: 46km E of Big Pine, California.
How we figure this: 9 quakes of M3.0 or bigger within 100 km in the last 12 months (Nov 03, 2025 – Nov 03, 2026), compared with an average of 3.8 a year across the full calendar years 2016–2025, counted the same way. This compares how often quakes happened in two past periods. It is not a forecast, and it does not mean a big earthquake is on its way — nobody can predict earthquakes.
Does a busier spell mean a bigger earthquake is coming?
Short answer: nobody can tell — and a busier spell by itself is not a warning sign. Bunches of small quakes are common around Beatty, and most settle down on their own. Small quakes also do not “let off steam” that would prevent a big one: a single M7 releases roughly as much energy as 32,000 M4 quakes added together. Earthquakes cannot be predicted. What can be measured is the long-term pattern — the biggest quakes on record near Beatty are listed further down this page.
Latest earthquakes near Beatty
| Mag | Location | Local time | Depth | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| M1.6 | 43 km NNE of Beatty, Nevada | Oct 23, 2026, 04:03 PM | 0 km | 43 km NNE |
| M1.9 | 50 km S of Silver Peak, Nevada | Oct 20, 2026, 08:38 PM | 0 km | 88 km WNW |
| M1.5 | 48 km SSE of Silver Peak, Nevada | Oct 17, 2026, 05:46 AM | 5 km | 82 km NW |
| M1.5 | 52 km S of Silver Peak, Nevada | Oct 11, 2026, 09:11 AM | 0 km | 93 km WNW |
| M1.9 | 54 km S of Silver Peak, Nevada | Oct 09, 2026, 11:33 AM | 6 km | 79 km WNW |
| M1.6 | 49 km E of Big Pine, California | Oct 09, 2026, 10:36 AM | 10 km | 95 km WNW |
| M1.5 | 51 km S of Silver Peak, Nevada | Oct 06, 2026, 12:18 PM | 8 km | 86 km WNW |
| M2.1 | 52 km S of Silver Peak, Nevada | Sep 22, 2026, 09:50 PM | 7 km | 85 km WNW |
| M1.6 | 52 km S of Silver Peak, Nevada | Sep 22, 2026, 09:19 PM | 8 km | 85 km WNW |
| M2.0 | 51 km S of Silver Peak, Nevada | Sep 22, 2026, 10:30 AM | 7 km | 86 km WNW |
Earthquakes per year near Beatty (M3.0 and up, within 100 km)
M3.0–3.9 M4.0+
Each bar is one year; taller means more quakes (M3.0 and up). The dark red part is the bigger ones (M4.0+), counted inside the number above each bar — not added on top. These may be felt, depending on how far away and how deep they are. 2026 is not a full year yet — it only counts up to today. Source: USGS Earthquake Catalog.
What the last year looked like near Beatty
Every quake of M1.5 or bigger within 100 km over the last year — 203 in total. A quake of exactly M2.0 counts in the M2.0–3.0 group.
The 8 biggest earthquakes on record near Beatty (M4.0 and up, since 1980)
| Mag | Location | Date (UTC) | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| M6.1 | 46km E of Big Pine, California | May 17, 1993, 23:20 UTC | 94 km |
| M5.8 | 47 km ESE of Beatty, Nevada | Jun 29, 1992, 10:14 UTC | 47 km |
| M5.7 | 37 km SSE of Goldfield, Nevada | Aug 01, 1999, 16:06 UTC | 61 km |
| M5.7 | 66 km SSW of Rachel, Nevada | Apr 02, 1985, 20:00 UTC | 68 km |
| M5.5 | 45 km NNE of Beatty, Nevada | Jun 25, 1986, 20:27 UTC | 46 km |
| M5.2 | 63 km NNW of Indian Springs, Nevada | Feb 10, 1989, 20:06 UTC | 70 km |
| M5.1 | 39 km SSE of Goldfield, Nevada | Aug 02, 1999, 06:05 UTC | 59 km |
| M5.1 | 51 km NNE of Beatty, Nevada | Mar 26, 1983, 20:20 UTC | 51 km |
Nearby places
Death Valley, CA (75 km) · Goldfield, NV (98 km) · Pahrump, NV (104 km)
USGS data fetched Nov 03, 2026, 18:45 UTC · page built Nov 03, 2026, 18:45 UTC. How to read this page: recent-window counts cover M1.5+ events within 100 km; the 10-year layer is based on M3.0+ and the history layer on M4.0+ since 1980. Recording completeness varies by era and region — small quakes from early decades are under-recorded, so “no record” does not prove “never happened”. Depths are relative to sea level and can be slightly negative for shallow events in elevated terrain. Method: data & methodology.