Nevada earthquakes

M3.0 earthquake 44km NNW of Beatty, NV

A magnitude 3.0 earthquake struck 44km NNW of Beatty, NV on Thu, Nov 19, 1981, 1:41 PM PST (21:41 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.0 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
1981-11-19 21:41:32 UTC
Depth
5.0 km (3.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
37.289° N, 116.872° 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
±0.06
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
319°, 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: 5 in the 60 days after this one and 8 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.558km SW of Tonopah, NV · 16372 days ago · 4 km deep · 92 km away
  2. 1.824km NW of Beatty, NV · 16364 days ago · 5 km deep · 28 km away
  3. 1.755km SW of Tonopah, NV · 16356 days ago · 4 km deep · 90 km away
  4. 1.941km SW of Tonopah, NV · 16355 days ago · 4 km deep · 90 km away
  5. 2.125km SW of Tonopah, NV · 16341 days ago · 4 km deep · 84 km away

Before

  1. 3.120 km NNW of Beatty, Nevada · 16377 days ago · 6 km deep · 25 km away
  2. 3.086km NNE of Beatty, NV · 16377 days ago · 4 km deep · 58 km away
  3. 1.742km WSW of Tonopah, NV · 16379 days ago · 4 km deep · 95 km away
  4. 1.533km WSW of Tonopah, NV · 16380 days ago · 4 km deep · 95 km away
  5. 2.334km S of Tonopah, NV · 16381 days ago · 4 km deep · 61 km away
  6. 4.864 km ENE of Beatty, Nevada · 16385 days ago · 0 km deep · 75 km away
  7. 1.765km E of Big Pine, CA · 16398 days ago · 4 km deep · 61 km away
  8. 2.426km NW of Beatty, NV · 16403 days ago · 4 km deep · 28 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci151890. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 6:57 AM UTC.