M2.4 earthquake 64km WNW of Beatty, NV

Magnitude

2.4 (ml), micro

Local time

Sat, Nov 3, 1979, 8:48 AM PST

UTC

1979-11-03 16:48:46 UTC

Depth

6.0 km (3.7 mi), shallow

Epicenter

37.143° N, 117.412° W

Region

Nevada

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 1.5 km horizontally, 31.6 km in depth

Magnitude uncertainty

±0.07

Depth from

Operator assigned

Station coverage gap

284°, poorly surrounded by stations

Stations used

3

• Beatty, NevadaPopulation 1,010. Forecast64 kmWNW
• Pahrump, NevadaPopulation 36,441. Forecast164 kmNW
• Visalia, CaliforniaPopulation 130,104. Forecast190 kmENE
• Los Angeles, CaliforniaPopulation 3,820,914. Forecast352 kmNNE

After

1. 2.167km NNW of Stovepipe Wells, CASat, Nov 3, 9:44 AM PST · 17125 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
2. 2.661km WSW of Tonopah, NVWed, Nov 7, 12:17 AM PST · 17121 days ago · 6 km deep · 82 km away
3. 2.363km WSW of Tonopah, NVFri, Nov 9, 3:17 AM PST · 17119 days ago · 6 km deep · 82 km away
4. 2.247km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CASun, Nov 11, 1:31 AM PST · 17117 days ago · 6 km deep · 100 km away
5. 2.463km NE of Bishop, CASun, Nov 11, 6:47 PM PST · 17116 days ago · 6 km deep · 72 km away
6. 2.263km WSW of Tonopah, NVMon, Nov 12, 5:57 AM PST · 17116 days ago · 6 km deep · 84 km away
7. 2.259km WSW of Tonopah, NVMon, Nov 12, 8:30 AM PST · 17116 days ago · 6 km deep · 80 km away
8. 2.357km SW of Tonopah, NVMon, Nov 12, 9:27 AM PST · 17116 days ago · 6 km deep · 72 km away
9. 2.245km SSW of Tonopah, NVMon, Nov 12, 12:16 PM PST · 17116 days ago · 11 km deep · 62 km away
10. 2.660km SW of Tonopah, NVTue, Nov 13, 8:22 AM PST · 17115 days ago · 6 km deep · 76 km away
11. 2.550km SSW of Tonopah, NVFri, Nov 16, 1:56 PM PST · 17111 days ago · 6 km deep · 55 km away
12. 2.242km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CAFri, Nov 16, 5:44 PM PST · 17111 days ago · 6 km deep · 100 km away
13. 1.949km NNW of Stovepipe Wells, CASat, Nov 17, 8:38 PM PST · 17110 days ago · 6 km deep · 18 km away
14. 2.811km N of Stovepipe Wells, CASun, Nov 18, 10:22 AM PST · 17110 days ago · 6 km deep · 54 km away
15. 2.559km SW of Tonopah, NVMon, Nov 19, 8:42 PM PST · 17108 days ago · 6 km deep · 64 km away
16. 2.338km ENE of Lone Pine, CATue, Nov 20, 11:13 PM PST · 17107 days ago · 6 km deep · 50 km away
17. 2.349km NE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CAWed, Nov 21, 7:14 AM PST · 17107 days ago · 6 km deep · 88 km away
18. 2.360km SW of Tonopah, NVThu, Nov 22, 12:15 AM PST · 17106 days ago · 6 km deep · 77 km away
19. 3.123km NE of Olancha, CAFri, Nov 23, 3:09 AM PST · 17105 days ago · 2 km deep · 87 km away
20. 2.320km NNE of Olancha, CAFri, Nov 23, 3:44 AM PST · 17105 days ago · 5 km deep · 90 km away
21. 2.359km WSW of Tonopah, NVSun, Nov 25, 5:17 AM PST · 17103 days ago · 6 km deep · 82 km away
22. 2.558km SW of Tonopah, NVMon, Nov 26, 2:53 PM PST · 17101 days ago · 6 km deep · 72 km away
23. 2.145km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CAMon, Nov 26, 7:51 PM PST · 17101 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away
24. 2.561km NE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CAThu, Nov 29, 10:05 AM PST · 17099 days ago · 6 km deep · 78 km away
25. 2.362km ENE of Bishop, CASat, Dec 8, 7:44 AM PST · 17090 days ago · 6 km deep · 64 km away
26. 3.057km SW of Tonopah, NVWed, Dec 19, 6:27 PM PST · 17078 days ago · 6 km deep · 74 km away
27. 2.548km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CATue, Dec 25, 2:34 AM PST · 17073 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away
28. 4.248 km NW of Beatty, NevadaTue, Dec 25, 6:17 AM PST · 17073 days ago · 5 km deep · 34 km away
29. 2.851km NW of Beatty, NVTue, Dec 25, 6:24 AM PST · 17073 days ago · 6 km deep · 28 km away
30. 1.819km SE of Lone Pine, CAMon, Dec 31, 6:29 PM PST · 17066 days ago · 6 km deep · 90 km away
31. 2.532km ENE of Bishop, CAMon, Dec 31, 7:59 PM PST · 17066 days ago · 6 km deep · 67 km away

Before

1. 1.640km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CAWed, Oct 31, 8:14 PM PST · 17127 days ago · 6 km deep · 94 km away
2. 2.240km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CATue, Oct 30, 8:20 AM PST · 17129 days ago · 6 km deep · 94 km away
3. 2.046km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CAMon, Oct 29, 4:15 PM PST · 17129 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away
4. 2.856km SW of Tonopah, NVMon, Oct 29, 1:01 PM PST · 17129 days ago · 6 km deep · 73 km away
5. 2.451km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CASun, Oct 28, 9:52 AM PST · 17131 days ago · 6 km deep · 99 km away
6. 1.644km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CATue, Oct 23, 1:30 AM PDT · 17136 days ago · 6 km deep · 94 km away
7. 1.847km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CAMon, Oct 22, 9:15 AM PDT · 17137 days ago · 6 km deep · 94 km away
8. 2.448km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CAMon, Oct 22, 4:40 AM PDT · 17137 days ago · 6 km deep · 95 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci12334995. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 8:07 AM UTC.