M2.3 earthquake 19km N of Beatty, NV

Magnitude

2.3 (mh), micro

Local time

Thu, May 29, 1980, 2:37 AM PDT

UTC

1980-05-29 09:37:56 UTC

Depth

6.0 km (3.7 mi), shallow

Epicenter

37.075° N, 116.796° W

Region

Nevada

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 3.9 km horizontally, 31.6 km in depth

Magnitude uncertainty

±0.04

Depth from

Operator assigned

Station coverage gap

346°, poorly surrounded by stations

Stations used

2

• Beatty, NevadaPopulation 1,010. Forecast19 kmN
• Pahrump, NevadaPopulation 36,441. Forecast121 kmNW
• Spring Valley, NevadaPopulation 178,395. Forecast175 kmNW
• Los Angeles, CaliforniaPopulation 3,820,914. Forecast361 kmNNE

After

1. 3.062km ENE of Bishop, CASat, May 31, 11:30 AM PDT · 16915 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away
2. 3.145km SSW of Tonopah, NVSat, May 31, 12:50 PM PDT · 16915 days ago · 6 km deep · 87 km away
3. 2.568km SSW of Tonopah, NVSun, Jun 1, 5:25 AM PDT · 16914 days ago · 6 km deep · 87 km away
4. 3.256km SSW of Tonopah, NVWed, Jun 4, 9:59 AM PDT · 16911 days ago · 6 km deep · 89 km away
5. 2.259km SW of Tonopah, NVThu, Jun 5, 5:04 AM PDT · 16910 days ago · 6 km deep · 99 km away
6. 2.349km SSW of Tonopah, NVSat, Jun 7, 10:10 PM PDT · 16908 days ago · 6 km deep · 96 km away
7. 2.266km ENE of Bishop, CATue, Jun 10, 1:11 AM PDT · 16906 days ago · 6 km deep · 99 km away
8. 2.149km NNE of Beatty, NVThu, Jun 12, 10:35 AM PDT · 16903 days ago · 0 km deep · 38 km away
9. 2.649km NNE of Beatty, NVThu, Jun 12, 10:41 AM PDT · 16903 days ago · 6 km deep · 38 km away
10. 2.949km NNE of Beatty, NVThu, Jun 12, 10:43 AM PDT · 16903 days ago · 0 km deep · 38 km away
11. 2.849km NNE of Beatty, NVThu, Jun 12, 10:50 AM PDT · 16903 days ago · 0 km deep · 38 km away

Before

1. 2.228km NE of Beatty, NVWed, May 28, 10:46 PM PDT · 16918 days ago · 6 km deep · 23 km away
2. 2.654km SSW of Tonopah, NVWed, May 28, 4:10 PM PDT · 16918 days ago · 6 km deep · 80 km away
3. 3.117km NNW of Beatty, NVTue, May 27, 10:31 AM PDT · 16919 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
4. 2.563km ENE of Bishop, CATue, May 27, 9:06 AM PDT · 16919 days ago · 6 km deep · 92 km away
5. 2.252km E of Big Pine, CATue, May 27, 8:23 AM PDT · 16919 days ago · 6 km deep · 81 km away
6. 2.156km ENE of Bishop, CATue, May 27, 4:51 AM PDT · 16919 days ago · 6 km deep · 99 km away
7. 2.446km SSW of Tonopah, NVTue, May 27, 4:07 AM PDT · 16919 days ago · 6 km deep · 90 km away
8. 2.249km SE of Beatty, NVTue, May 27, 3:35 AM PDT · 16920 days ago · 6 km deep · 65 km away
9. 2.058km SW of Tonopah, NVTue, May 27, 2:45 AM PDT · 16920 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away
10. 2.424km NNE of Beatty, NVMon, May 26, 9:14 PM PDT · 16920 days ago · 6 km deep · 12 km away
11. 2.160km NNW of Beatty, NVMon, May 26, 3:25 PM PDT · 16920 days ago · 6 km deep · 42 km away
12. 2.472km ENE of Big Pine, CAMon, May 26, 12:27 PM PDT · 16920 days ago · 6 km deep · 77 km away
13. 2.268km SSW of Tonopah, NVMon, May 26, 11:27 AM PDT · 16920 days ago · 6 km deep · 79 km away
14. 2.354km SSW of Tonopah, NVMon, May 26, 10:44 AM PDT · 16920 days ago · 6 km deep · 86 km away
15. 2.560km SSW of Tonopah, NVMon, May 26, 7:44 AM PDT · 16920 days ago · 6 km deep · 83 km away
16. 2.169km SSW of Tonopah, NVMon, May 26, 7:28 AM PDT · 16920 days ago · 6 km deep · 78 km away
17. 3.358km SW of Tonopah, NVSun, May 25, 2:54 PM PDT · 16921 days ago · 6 km deep · 95 km away
18. 2.570km SSW of Tonopah, NVSun, May 25, 2:42 PM PDT · 16921 days ago · 6 km deep · 84 km away
19. 2.434km WNW of Beatty, NVSun, May 18, 9:16 PM PDT · 16928 days ago · 6 km deep · 28 km away
20. 2.056km SSW of Tonopah, NVThu, May 15, 6:55 PM PDT · 16931 days ago · 6 km deep · 83 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci12331867. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 10:29 PM UTC.