M3.0 earthquake 86km NNE of Beatty, NV
A magnitude 3.0 earthquake struck 86km NNE of Beatty, NV on Thu, Nov 19, 1981, 1:40 PM PST (21:40 UTC), 4 km (3 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M3.1 20 km NNW of Beatty, Nevada. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 3.0 (ml), micro
- Local time
- UTC
- 1981-11-19 21:40:43 UTC
- Depth
- 4.4 km (2.7 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 37.619° N, 116.366° 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.
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.19
- Depth from
- Operator assigned
- Station coverage gap
- 316°, poorly surrounded by stations
- Stations used
- 0
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 4 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 3.120 km NNW of Beatty, Nevada · 16377 days ago · 6 km deep · 77 km away
- 3.044km NNW of Beatty, NV · 16377 days ago · 5 km deep · 58 km away
- 1.824km NW of Beatty, NV · 16364 days ago · 5 km deep · 82 km away
- 2.125km SW of Tonopah, NV · 16341 days ago · 4 km deep · 98 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci151889. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 4:50 AM UTC.