M2.2 earthquake 49km SE of Beatty, NV
A magnitude 2.2 earthquake struck 49km SE of Beatty, NV on Tue, May 27, 1980, 3:35 AM PDT (10:35 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M3.1 17km NNW of Beatty, NV. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 2.2 (mh), micro
- Local time
- UTC
- 1980-05-27 10:35:39 UTC
- Depth
- 6.0 km (3.7 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 36.623° N, 116.336° 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 6.5 km horizontally, 31.6 km in depth
- Depth from
- Operator assigned
- Station coverage gap
- 351°, poorly surrounded by stations
- Stations used
- 2
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 8 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 3.117km NNW of Beatty, NV · 16926 days ago · 6 km deep · 64 km away
- 2.228km NE of Beatty, NV · 16925 days ago · 6 km deep · 54 km away
- 2.319km N of Beatty, NV · 16924 days ago · 6 km deep · 65 km away
- 2.149km NNE of Beatty, NV · 16910 days ago · 0 km deep · 74 km away
- 2.649km NNE of Beatty, NV · 16910 days ago · 6 km deep · 74 km away
- 2.949km NNE of Beatty, NV · 16910 days ago · 0 km deep · 74 km away
- 2.849km NNE of Beatty, NV · 16910 days ago · 0 km deep · 74 km away
- 2.839km WSW of Tecopa, CA · 16877 days ago · 6 km deep · 99 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci3308441. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 7:45 PM UTC.