M4.2 earthquake 48 km NW of Beatty, Nevada

Magnitude

4.2 (ml), light

Local time

Tue, Dec 25, 1979, 6:17 AM PST

UTC

1979-12-25 14:17:10 UTC

Depth

5.0 km (3.1 mi), shallow

Epicenter

37.270° N, 117.061° W

Region

Nevada

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Depth from

OPERATOR_ASSIGNED

Stations used

22

• Beatty, NevadaPopulation 1,010. Forecast48 kmNNW
• Pahrump, NevadaPopulation 36,441. Forecast152 kmNW
• Spring Valley, NevadaPopulation 178,395. Forecast207 kmNW
• Los Angeles, CaliforniaPopulation 3,820,914. Forecast373 kmNNE

After

1. 2.851km NW of Beatty, NVTue, Dec 25, 6:24 AM PST · 17073 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
2. 2.532km ENE of Bishop, CAMon, Dec 31, 7:59 PM PST · 17067 days ago · 6 km deep · 90 km away
3. 2.067km SSW of Tonopah, NVWed, Jan 2, 2:51 PM PST · 17065 days ago · 6 km deep · 49 km away
4. 2.361km NE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CATue, Jan 15, 8:53 AM PST · 17052 days ago · 10 km deep · 95 km away
5. 2.268km SSW of Tonopah, NVWed, Jan 16, 10:52 PM PST · 17050 days ago · 6 km deep · 46 km away
6. 1.956km SSW of Tonopah, NVThu, Jan 17, 3:01 PM PST · 17050 days ago · 6 km deep · 47 km away
7. 2.359km SSW of Tonopah, NVThu, Jan 17, 7:05 PM PST · 17050 days ago · 6 km deep · 50 km away
8. 2.764km WSW of Tonopah, NVThu, Jan 17, 8:46 PM PST · 17049 days ago · 6 km deep · 91 km away
9. 2.953km WSW of Tonopah, NVThu, Jan 17, 10:07 PM PST · 17049 days ago · 6 km deep · 87 km away
10. 2.457km WSW of Tonopah, NVFri, Jan 18, 12:41 AM PST · 17049 days ago · 6 km deep · 86 km away
11. 2.764km WSW of Tonopah, NVFri, Jan 18, 2:32 AM PST · 17049 days ago · 10 km deep · 95 km away
12. 2.653km S of Tonopah, NVFri, Jan 18, 4:14 PM PST · 17049 days ago · 6 km deep · 38 km away
13. 1.951km SSW of Tonopah, NVTue, Jan 22, 1:43 AM PST · 17045 days ago · 6 km deep · 63 km away
14. 2.364km SSW of Tonopah, NVTue, Jan 22, 2:36 PM PST · 17045 days ago · 6 km deep · 50 km away
15. 1.959km SSW of Tonopah, NVWed, Jan 23, 12:47 AM PST · 17044 days ago · 6 km deep · 46 km away
16. 2.151km SSW of Tonopah, NVWed, Jan 23, 1:01 AM PST · 17044 days ago · 6 km deep · 50 km away
17. 1.870km SSW of Tonopah, NVThu, Jan 24, 12:56 AM PST · 17043 days ago · 6 km deep · 50 km away
18. 1.961km SW of Tonopah, NVFri, Jan 25, 3:30 PM PST · 17042 days ago · 6 km deep · 76 km away
19. 2.358km SW of Tonopah, NVSun, Jan 27, 8:28 PM PST · 17039 days ago · 6 km deep · 83 km away
20. 1.861km NE of Bishop, CATue, Feb 5, 8:17 PM PST · 17030 days ago · 6 km deep · 85 km away
21. 2.248km SW of Tonopah, NVTue, Feb 5, 9:24 PM PST · 17030 days ago · 6 km deep · 71 km away
22. 2.349km NE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CAWed, Feb 6, 10:25 AM PST · 17030 days ago · 6 km deep · 99 km away
23. 2.058km SW of Tonopah, NVSat, Feb 9, 10:34 AM PST · 17027 days ago · 6 km deep · 77 km away
24. 2.638km SSW of Tonopah, NVTue, Feb 12, 11:04 AM PST · 17024 days ago · 6 km deep · 58 km away
25. 2.250km SSW of Tonopah, NVThu, Feb 14, 6:42 AM PST · 17022 days ago · 6 km deep · 50 km away
26. 2.065km NE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CAThu, Feb 14, 7:35 AM PST · 17022 days ago · 6 km deep · 96 km away
27. 2.351km SW of Tonopah, NVThu, Feb 14, 11:40 PM PST · 17021 days ago · 6 km deep · 73 km away
28. 2.248km SSW of Tonopah, NVSat, Feb 16, 4:10 AM PST · 17020 days ago · 6 km deep · 51 km away
29. 2.964km WSW of Tonopah, NVSat, Feb 16, 4:38 PM PST · 17020 days ago · 6 km deep · 93 km away
30. 2.249km NE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CATue, Feb 19, 3:59 AM PST · 17017 days ago · 6 km deep · 95 km away
31. 2.621km NE of Big Pine, CATue, Feb 19, 10:03 AM PST · 17017 days ago · 6 km deep · 94 km away
32. 2.545km ENE of Bishop, CAThu, Feb 21, 9:44 PM PST · 17014 days ago · 6 km deep · 84 km away
33. 2.167km ENE of Big Pine, CAFri, Feb 22, 8:45 AM PST · 17014 days ago · 6 km deep · 49 km away
34. 2.230km NE of Big Pine, CAFri, Feb 22, 7:18 PM PST · 17014 days ago · 0 km deep · 88 km away

Before

1. 3.057km SW of Tonopah, NVWed, Dec 19, 6:27 PM PST · 17079 days ago · 6 km deep · 80 km away
2. 2.362km ENE of Bishop, CASat, Dec 8, 7:44 AM PST · 17090 days ago · 6 km deep · 76 km away
3. 2.561km NE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CAThu, Nov 29, 10:05 AM PST · 17099 days ago · 6 km deep · 89 km away
4. 2.558km SW of Tonopah, NVMon, Nov 26, 2:53 PM PST · 17102 days ago · 6 km deep · 79 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp00014ps (also filed as ci10068114). Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 3:31 PM UTC.