M2.1 earthquake 60km NNW of Beatty, NV

Magnitude

2.1 (mh), micro

Local time

Mon, May 26, 1980, 3:25 PM PDT

UTC

1980-05-26 22:25:12 UTC

Depth

6.0 km (3.7 mi), shallow

Epicenter

37.379° N, 117.077° W

Region

Nevada

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 18.0 km horizontally, 31.6 km in depth

Magnitude uncertainty

±0.04

Depth from

Operator assigned

Station coverage gap

323°, poorly surrounded by stations

Stations used

3

• Goldfield, NevadaPopulation 268. Forecast39 kmSSE
• Pahrump, NevadaPopulation 36,441. Forecast163 kmNW
• Spring Valley, NevadaPopulation 178,395. Forecast216 kmNW
• Los Angeles, CaliforniaPopulation 3,820,914. Forecast385 kmNNE

After

1. 2.161km SW of Tonopah, NVMon, May 26, 6:42 PM PDT · 16920 days ago · 6 km deep · 73 km away
2. 3.558km SW of Tonopah, NVMon, May 26, 7:22 PM PDT · 16920 days ago · 6 km deep · 66 km away
3. 2.424km NNE of Beatty, NVMon, May 26, 9:14 PM PDT · 16920 days ago · 6 km deep · 46 km away
4. 2.058km SW of Tonopah, NVTue, May 27, 2:45 AM PDT · 16920 days ago · 6 km deep · 58 km away
5. 2.446km SSW of Tonopah, NVTue, May 27, 4:07 AM PDT · 16919 days ago · 6 km deep · 48 km away
6. 2.156km ENE of Bishop, CATue, May 27, 4:51 AM PDT · 16919 days ago · 6 km deep · 64 km away
7. 2.461km SW of Tonopah, NVTue, May 27, 5:14 AM PDT · 16919 days ago · 6 km deep · 73 km away
8. 2.165km WSW of Tonopah, NVTue, May 27, 6:32 AM PDT · 16919 days ago · 6 km deep · 84 km away
9. 2.252km E of Big Pine, CATue, May 27, 8:23 AM PDT · 16919 days ago · 6 km deep · 61 km away
10. 2.563km ENE of Bishop, CATue, May 27, 9:06 AM PDT · 16919 days ago · 6 km deep · 56 km away
11. 3.117km NNW of Beatty, NVTue, May 27, 10:31 AM PDT · 16919 days ago · 6 km deep · 43 km away
12. 3.040km NE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CATue, May 27, 11:09 AM PDT · 16919 days ago · 6 km deep · 89 km away
13. 2.649km NE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CATue, May 27, 4:05 PM PDT · 16919 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away
14. 2.654km SSW of Tonopah, NVWed, May 28, 4:10 PM PDT · 16918 days ago · 6 km deep · 39 km away
15. 2.228km NE of Beatty, NVWed, May 28, 10:46 PM PDT · 16918 days ago · 6 km deep · 58 km away
16. 2.319km N of Beatty, NVThu, May 29, 2:37 AM PDT · 16918 days ago · 6 km deep · 42 km away
17. 2.862km SW of Tonopah, NVSat, May 31, 4:38 AM PDT · 16915 days ago · 6 km deep · 76 km away
18. 3.062km ENE of Bishop, CASat, May 31, 11:30 AM PDT · 16915 days ago · 6 km deep · 61 km away
19. 3.145km SSW of Tonopah, NVSat, May 31, 12:50 PM PDT · 16915 days ago · 6 km deep · 45 km away
20. 2.568km SSW of Tonopah, NVSun, Jun 1, 5:25 AM PDT · 16914 days ago · 6 km deep · 49 km away
21. 3.256km SSW of Tonopah, NVWed, Jun 4, 9:59 AM PDT · 16911 days ago · 6 km deep · 49 km away
22. 2.259km SW of Tonopah, NVThu, Jun 5, 5:04 AM PDT · 16910 days ago · 6 km deep · 58 km away
23. 2.349km SSW of Tonopah, NVSat, Jun 7, 10:10 PM PDT · 16908 days ago · 6 km deep · 54 km away
24. 2.266km ENE of Bishop, CATue, Jun 10, 1:11 AM PDT · 16906 days ago · 6 km deep · 60 km away
25. 2.149km NNE of Beatty, NVThu, Jun 12, 10:35 AM PDT · 16903 days ago · 0 km deep · 56 km away
26. 2.649km NNE of Beatty, NVThu, Jun 12, 10:41 AM PDT · 16903 days ago · 6 km deep · 56 km away
27. 2.949km NNE of Beatty, NVThu, Jun 12, 10:43 AM PDT · 16903 days ago · 0 km deep · 56 km away
28. 2.849km NNE of Beatty, NVThu, Jun 12, 10:50 AM PDT · 16903 days ago · 0 km deep · 56 km away
29. 2.852km SW of Tonopah, NVFri, Jun 13, 4:34 AM PDT · 16902 days ago · 6 km deep · 60 km away
30. 2.518 km SSE of Dyer, NevadaTue, Jun 17, 4:35 PM PDT · 16898 days ago · 4 km deep · 82 km away
31. 3.619 km ENE of Bishop, CaliforniaSat, Jul 5, 7:19 AM PDT · 16880 days ago · 3 km deep · 99 km away
32. 2.520 km ENE of Bishop, CaliforniaWed, Jul 9, 7:40 AM PDT · 16876 days ago · 2 km deep · 97 km away

Before

1. 2.472km ENE of Big Pine, CAMon, May 26, 12:27 PM PDT · 16920 days ago · 6 km deep · 42 km away
2. 2.268km SSW of Tonopah, NVMon, May 26, 11:27 AM PDT · 16920 days ago · 6 km deep · 41 km away
3. 2.548km NE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CAMon, May 26, 11:15 AM PDT · 16920 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away
4. 2.354km SSW of Tonopah, NVMon, May 26, 10:44 AM PDT · 16920 days ago · 6 km deep · 45 km away
5. 2.560km SSW of Tonopah, NVMon, May 26, 7:44 AM PDT · 16920 days ago · 6 km deep · 43 km away
6. 2.169km SSW of Tonopah, NVMon, May 26, 7:28 AM PDT · 16920 days ago · 6 km deep · 40 km away
7. 2.449km NE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CAMon, May 26, 7:14 AM PDT · 16920 days ago · 6 km deep · 91 km away
8. 2.230km NE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CAMon, May 26, 5:06 AM PDT · 16920 days ago · 6 km deep · 99 km away
9. 2.365km ENE of Bishop, CAMon, May 26, 1:26 AM PDT · 16921 days ago · 6 km deep · 65 km away
10. 2.962km NE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CASun, May 25, 9:17 PM PDT · 16921 days ago · 6 km deep · 87 km away
11. 2.940km NE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CASun, May 25, 4:40 PM PDT · 16921 days ago · 6 km deep · 99 km away
12. 3.358km SW of Tonopah, NVSun, May 25, 2:54 PM PDT · 16921 days ago · 6 km deep · 54 km away
13. 2.570km SSW of Tonopah, NVSun, May 25, 2:42 PM PDT · 16921 days ago · 6 km deep · 46 km away
14. 3.164km WSW of Tonopah, NVSun, May 25, 2:16 PM PDT · 16921 days ago · 6 km deep · 80 km away
15. 2.861km SW of Tonopah, NVSun, May 25, 11:54 AM PDT · 16921 days ago · 6 km deep · 71 km away
16. 3.254km WSW of Tonopah, NVSun, May 25, 11:14 AM PDT · 16921 days ago · 6 km deep · 89 km away
17. 3.764km SW of Tonopah, NVSun, May 25, 10:17 AM PDT · 16921 days ago · 6 km deep · 70 km away
18. 3.859km WSW of Tonopah, NVSun, May 25, 10:12 AM PDT · 16921 days ago · 6 km deep · 77 km away
19. 2.354km SW of Tonopah, NVWed, May 21, 8:34 PM PDT · 16925 days ago · 6 km deep · 73 km away
20. 2.160km SW of Tonopah, NVMon, May 19, 6:40 PM PDT · 16927 days ago · 6 km deep · 71 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci12331287. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 9:35 PM UTC.