Nevada earthquakes

M2.8 earthquake 38km E of Beatty, NV

A magnitude 2.8 earthquake struck 38km E of Beatty, NV on Wed, Apr 23, 1980, 3:37 AM PST (11:37 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.1 17km NNW of Beatty, NV. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.8 (mh), micro
Local time
UTC
1980-04-23 11:37:38 UTC
Depth
6.0 km (3.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.933° N, 116.329° 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
±0.20
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
287°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
7

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 13 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.616km SW of Pahrump, NV · 16952 days ago · 6 km deep · 95 km away
  2. 2.798km ESE of Tonopah, NV · 16951 days ago · 6 km deep · 88 km away
  3. 2.434km WNW of Beatty, NV · 16928 days ago · 6 km deep · 70 km away
  4. 2.160km NNW of Beatty, NV · 16920 days ago · 6 km deep · 83 km away
  5. 2.424km NNE of Beatty, NV · 16920 days ago · 6 km deep · 37 km away
  6. 2.249km SE of Beatty, NV · 16919 days ago · 6 km deep · 35 km away
  7. 3.117km NNW of Beatty, NV · 16919 days ago · 6 km deep · 45 km away
  8. 2.228km NE of Beatty, NV · 16918 days ago · 6 km deep · 25 km away
  9. 2.319km N of Beatty, NV · 16918 days ago · 6 km deep · 44 km away
  10. 2.149km NNE of Beatty, NV · 16903 days ago · 0 km deep · 40 km away
  11. 2.649km NNE of Beatty, NV · 16903 days ago · 6 km deep · 40 km away
  12. 2.949km NNE of Beatty, NV · 16903 days ago · 0 km deep · 40 km away
  13. 2.849km NNE of Beatty, NV · 16903 days ago · 0 km deep · 40 km away

Before

  1. 3.068km E of Beatty, NV · 16960 days ago · 6 km deep · 30 km away
  2. 3.238 km NW of Indian Springs, Nevada · 16974 days ago · 5 km deep · 38 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci3357333. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 9:34 PM UTC.