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Location:
49 km NW of Beatty, Nevada
Period:
26 May 2006 00:09:12 - 30 May 2006 17:52:12 (4 days 17 hours 43 minutes)
Volcanoes in 100km radius:
Ubehebe Craters(49km)
Earthquakes:
173
20 swarms found nearby.
2000
6 Jun
7 days 22 hours
86 earthquakes
2001
8 Jul
1 day 15 hours
29 earthquakes
2002
2 Dec
1 day 23 hours
37 earthquakes
2007
24 Jan
2 days 15 hours
85 earthquakes
4 Jul
2 days 20 hours
47 earthquakes
2010
3 Jul
1 day 3 hours
38 earthquakes
2011
17 Apr
2 days 12 hours
62 earthquakes
17 Jul
1 day 18 hours
35 earthquakes
2012
17 Dec
7 days 12 hours
440 earthquakes
2015
S20150214.1(27.5km)
14 Feb
9 days 9 hours
434 earthquakes
3 Jun
2 days 10 hours
48 earthquakes
2016
S20160402.2(29.2km)
1 Apr
1 day 18 hours
30 earthquakes
2017
S20170612.1(28.3km)
11 Jun
3 days 12 hours
77 earthquakes
23 Nov
1 day 13 hours
34 earthquakes
2021
4 Oct
4 days 10 hours
69 earthquakes
2024
S20240619.1(12.0km)
18 Jun
7 days 14 hours
102 earthquakes
S20241215.1(11.2km)
15 Dec
1 day 15 hours
28 earthquakes
22 Dec
2 days 7 hours
49 earthquakes
31 Dec
3 days 8 hours
65 earthquakes
2025
S20250420.2(11.7km)
19 Apr
2 days 13 hours
49 earthquakes
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Seismic Activity: The May 2006 Earthquake Swarm Northwest of Beatty, Nevada

The earthquake swarm designated S20060526.1 was recorded 49 km northwest of Beatty, Nevada. It began at 00:09 on 26 May 2006 and concluded at 17:52 on 30 May 2006. Over a period of 113 hours and 43 minutes, the swarm comprised 173 earthquakes. Analysis of the first 100 events reveals predominantly low-magnitude activity. Magnitudes ranged from 0.2 to 2.1, with the majority falling between 0.6 and 1.1. Depths were consistently shallow, concentrated between 0 and 8 km. The sequence initiated with several events near magnitude 1.0 at depths of 4–5 km on 26 May, followed by a gradual increase in frequency and occasional peaks reaching 1.9 and 2.1 later that day and into 27 May. Activity remained focused in the upper crust, consistent with typical swarm behavior driven by fluid migration or minor fault slip rather than a single large rupture. This swarm represents the fourth such episode in the region since 2000. Earlier swarms occurred in 2000, 2001, and 2002, each limited to a single event cluster. The 2006 sequence was markedly more prolific, indicating episodic unrest along local structures. The Beatty area lies in the southern Great Basin portion of the Basin and Range Province. This tectonic setting features active crustal extension accommodated by normal faults and distributed shear. Regional seismicity is influenced by proximity to the Walker Lane belt and structures associated with the Nevada National Security Site. Shallow earthquake swarms are recurrent here due to the interplay of extensional stresses and hydrothermal fluid movement within fractured volcanic and sedimentary rocks. Overall, the May 2006 swarm highlights the persistent low-level seismic hazard in this portion of Nevada, where small-magnitude clusters can occur without leading to larger mainshock-aftershock sequences.

References

SeismoSight internal classification data for swarm S20060526.1.
USGS Earthquake Hazards Program regional tectonic summaries for the southern Great Basin.