Nevada earthquakes

M2.1 earthquake 49km NNE of Beatty, NV

A magnitude 2.1 earthquake struck 49km NNE of Beatty, NV on Thu, Jun 12, 1980, 10:35 AM PDT (17:35 UTC), 0 km (0 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.9 49km NNE of Beatty, NV. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.1 (Mh), micro
Magnitude from
Southern California Seismic Network
Local time
UTC
1980-06-12 17:35:16 UTC
Depth
0.0 km (0.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
37.280° N, 116.450° 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 99.0 km horizontally, 31.6 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.02
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
323°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
4

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 3 in the 60 days after this one and 22 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.649km NNE of Beatty, NV · 16912 days ago · 6 km deep · 0 km away
  2. 2.949km NNE of Beatty, NV · 16912 days ago · 0 km deep · 0 km away
  3. 2.849km NNE of Beatty, NV · 16912 days ago · 0 km deep · 0 km away

Before

  1. 3.145km SSW of Tonopah, NV · 16924 days ago · 6 km deep · 96 km away
  2. 2.319km N of Beatty, NV · 16927 days ago · 6 km deep · 38 km away
  3. 2.228km NE of Beatty, NV · 16927 days ago · 6 km deep · 23 km away
  4. 2.654km SSW of Tonopah, NV · 16927 days ago · 6 km deep · 93 km away
  5. 3.117km NNW of Beatty, NV · 16928 days ago · 6 km deep · 40 km away
  6. 2.446km SSW of Tonopah, NV · 16929 days ago · 6 km deep · 100 km away
  7. 2.249km SE of Beatty, NV · 16929 days ago · 6 km deep · 74 km away
  8. 2.424km NNE of Beatty, NV · 16929 days ago · 6 km deep · 27 km away
  9. 2.160km NNW of Beatty, NV · 16929 days ago · 6 km deep · 56 km away
  10. 2.472km ENE of Big Pine, CA · 16929 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away
  11. 2.268km SSW of Tonopah, NV · 16929 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away
  12. 2.354km SSW of Tonopah, NV · 16929 days ago · 6 km deep · 99 km away
  13. 2.560km SSW of Tonopah, NV · 16930 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away
  14. 2.169km SSW of Tonopah, NV · 16930 days ago · 6 km deep · 96 km away
  15. 2.434km WNW of Beatty, NV · 16937 days ago · 6 km deep · 65 km away
  16. 2.056km SSW of Tonopah, NV · 16940 days ago · 6 km deep · 95 km away
  17. 2.360km SSW of Tonopah, NV · 16941 days ago · 6 km deep · 95 km away
  18. 2.572km SSW of Tonopah, NV · 16941 days ago · 6 km deep · 94 km away
  19. 2.347km S of Tonopah, NV · 16941 days ago · 6 km deep · 74 km away
  20. 2.154km SSW of Tonopah, NV · 16942 days ago · 6 km deep · 93 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci12334947. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 4:32 AM UTC.