Nevada earthquakes

M3.1 earthquake 17km NNW of Beatty, NV

A magnitude 3.1 earthquake struck 17km NNW of Beatty, NV on Tue, May 27, 1980, 10:31 AM PDT (17:31 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.2 56km SSW of Tonopah, NV. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.1 (ml), minor
Local time
UTC
1980-05-27 17:31:52 UTC
Depth
6.0 km (3.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
37.057° N, 116.808° 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 1.6 km horizontally, 31.6 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.02
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
328°, 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: 14 in the 60 days after this one and 23 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.654km SSW of Tonopah, NV · 16926 days ago · 6 km deep · 81 km away
  2. 2.228km NE of Beatty, NV · 16926 days ago · 6 km deep · 25 km away
  3. 2.319km N of Beatty, NV · 16926 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  4. 3.062km ENE of Bishop, CA · 16923 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away
  5. 3.145km SSW of Tonopah, NV · 16923 days ago · 6 km deep · 88 km away
  6. 2.568km SSW of Tonopah, NV · 16923 days ago · 6 km deep · 87 km away
  7. 3.256km SSW of Tonopah, NV · 16919 days ago · 6 km deep · 90 km away
  8. 2.259km SW of Tonopah, NV · 16919 days ago · 6 km deep · 99 km away
  9. 2.349km SSW of Tonopah, NV · 16916 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away
  10. 2.266km ENE of Bishop, CA · 16914 days ago · 6 km deep · 99 km away
  11. 2.149km NNE of Beatty, NV · 16911 days ago · 0 km deep · 40 km away
  12. 2.649km NNE of Beatty, NV · 16911 days ago · 6 km deep · 40 km away
  13. 2.949km NNE of Beatty, NV · 16911 days ago · 0 km deep · 40 km away
  14. 2.849km NNE of Beatty, NV · 16911 days ago · 0 km deep · 40 km away

Before

  1. 2.563km ENE of Bishop, CA · 16927 days ago · 6 km deep · 92 km away
  2. 2.252km E of Big Pine, CA · 16927 days ago · 6 km deep · 80 km away
  3. 2.156km ENE of Bishop, CA · 16928 days ago · 6 km deep · 99 km away
  4. 2.446km SSW of Tonopah, NV · 16928 days ago · 6 km deep · 91 km away
  5. 2.249km SE of Beatty, NV · 16928 days ago · 6 km deep · 64 km away
  6. 2.058km SW of Tonopah, NV · 16928 days ago · 6 km deep · 99 km away
  7. 2.424km NNE of Beatty, NV · 16928 days ago · 6 km deep · 13 km away
  8. 2.160km NNW of Beatty, NV · 16928 days ago · 6 km deep · 43 km away
  9. 2.472km ENE of Big Pine, CA · 16928 days ago · 6 km deep · 77 km away
  10. 2.268km SSW of Tonopah, NV · 16928 days ago · 6 km deep · 79 km away
  11. 2.354km SSW of Tonopah, NV · 16928 days ago · 6 km deep · 87 km away
  12. 2.560km SSW of Tonopah, NV · 16928 days ago · 6 km deep · 84 km away
  13. 2.169km SSW of Tonopah, NV · 16929 days ago · 6 km deep · 78 km away
  14. 3.358km SW of Tonopah, NV · 16929 days ago · 6 km deep · 95 km away
  15. 2.570km SSW of Tonopah, NV · 16929 days ago · 6 km deep · 84 km away
  16. 2.434km WNW of Beatty, NV · 16936 days ago · 6 km deep · 27 km away
  17. 2.056km SSW of Tonopah, NV · 16939 days ago · 6 km deep · 83 km away
  18. 2.360km SSW of Tonopah, NV · 16939 days ago · 6 km deep · 81 km away
  19. 2.572km SSW of Tonopah, NV · 16940 days ago · 6 km deep · 75 km away
  20. 2.347km S of Tonopah, NV · 16940 days ago · 6 km deep · 73 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci3308300. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 2:07 AM UTC.