Nevada earthquakes

M2.2 earthquake 28km NE of Beatty, NV

A magnitude 2.2 earthquake struck 28km NE of Beatty, NV on Wed, May 28, 1980, 10:46 PM PDT (05:46 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.3 19km N of Beatty, NV. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.2 (mh), micro
Local time
UTC
1980-05-29 05:46:46 UTC
Depth
6.0 km (3.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
37.084° N, 116.531° W
Region
Nevada
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Did you feel it?

No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 8.2 km horizontally, 31.6 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.40
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
319°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
3

Nearest places

Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 5 in the 60 days after this one and 16 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.319km N of Beatty, NV · 16918 days ago · 6 km deep · 23 km away
  2. 2.149km NNE of Beatty, NV · 16903 days ago · 0 km deep · 23 km away
  3. 2.649km NNE of Beatty, NV · 16903 days ago · 6 km deep · 23 km away
  4. 2.949km NNE of Beatty, NV · 16903 days ago · 0 km deep · 23 km away
  5. 2.849km NNE of Beatty, NV · 16903 days ago · 0 km deep · 23 km away

Before

  1. 2.654km SSW of Tonopah, NV · 16918 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away
  2. 3.117km NNW of Beatty, NV · 16919 days ago · 6 km deep · 25 km away
  3. 2.249km SE of Beatty, NV · 16920 days ago · 6 km deep · 54 km away
  4. 2.424km NNE of Beatty, NV · 16920 days ago · 6 km deep · 14 km away
  5. 2.160km NNW of Beatty, NV · 16920 days ago · 6 km deep · 58 km away
  6. 2.472km ENE of Big Pine, CA · 16920 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away
  7. 2.268km SSW of Tonopah, NV · 16920 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away
  8. 2.169km SSW of Tonopah, NV · 16920 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away
  9. 2.434km WNW of Beatty, NV · 16928 days ago · 6 km deep · 52 km away
  10. 2.056km SSW of Tonopah, NV · 16931 days ago · 6 km deep · 100 km away
  11. 2.360km SSW of Tonopah, NV · 16931 days ago · 6 km deep · 99 km away
  12. 2.572km SSW of Tonopah, NV · 16932 days ago · 6 km deep · 94 km away
  13. 2.347km S of Tonopah, NV · 16932 days ago · 6 km deep · 84 km away
  14. 2.154km SSW of Tonopah, NV · 16932 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away
  15. 2.359km SSW of Tonopah, NV · 16932 days ago · 6 km deep · 100 km away
  16. 2.058km SSW of Tonopah, NV · 16933 days ago · 6 km deep · 94 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci12331827. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 10:25 PM UTC.