Nevada earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake 60km WNW of Beatty, NV

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 60km WNW of Beatty, NV on Sun, Feb 8, 1981, 11:16 AM PST (19:16 UTC), 4 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.0 12km SE of Bishop, CA. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.5 (mh), micro
Local time
UTC
1981-02-08 19:16:04 UTC
Depth
4.0 km (2.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
37.123° N, 117.373° 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 1.2 km horizontally, 31.6 km in depth
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
271°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
5

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 20 in the 60 days after this one and 15 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.012km SE of Bishop, CA · 16661 days ago · 4 km deep · 83 km away
  2. 2.149km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CA · 16658 days ago · 17 km deep · 100 km away
  3. 1.636km ESE of Big Pine, CA · 16658 days ago · 4 km deep · 47 km away
  4. 2.411km SE of Bishop, CA · 16658 days ago · -2 km deep · 85 km away
  5. 2.313km N of Big Pine, CA · 16658 days ago · -2 km deep · 81 km away
  6. 1.812km N of Big Pine, CA · 16658 days ago · 4 km deep · 81 km away
  7. 2.336km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CA · 16653 days ago · 4 km deep · 97 km away
  8. 3.114km SE of Independence, CA · 16652 days ago · 2 km deep · 77 km away
  9. 2.064km NE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CA · 16641 days ago · 5 km deep · 99 km away
  10. 1.936km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CA · 16639 days ago · 4 km deep · 95 km away
  11. 1.763km SW of Tonopah, NV · 16639 days ago · 5 km deep · 77 km away
  12. 1.939km NE of Big Pine, CA · 16639 days ago · 4 km deep · 60 km away
  13. 1.630km ENE of Bishop, CA · 16637 days ago · 4 km deep · 72 km away
  14. 2.548km NNW of Beatty, NV · 16632 days ago · 4 km deep · 36 km away
  15. 3.64 km SSW of Bishop, California · 16632 days ago · -2 km deep · 95 km away
  16. 2.413km ESE of Lone Pine, CA · 16613 days ago · 5 km deep · 82 km away
  17. 2.310km NE of Big Pine, CA · 16609 days ago · 4 km deep · 75 km away
  18. 1.655km ENE of Bishop, CA · 16608 days ago · 4 km deep · 59 km away
  19. 2.333km N of Beatty, NV · 16604 days ago · 3 km deep · 52 km away
  20. 2.360km ENE of Big Pine, CA · 16603 days ago · 4 km deep · 38 km away

Before

  1. 1.561km WNW of Beatty, NV · 16663 days ago · 4 km deep · 2 km away
  2. 2.140km S of Tonopah, NV · 16667 days ago · 5 km deep · 66 km away
  3. 1.950km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CA · 16668 days ago · 4 km deep · 97 km away
  4. 1.742km E of Big Pine, CA · 16670 days ago · 4 km deep · 40 km away
  5. 2.350km NE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CA · 16675 days ago · 4 km deep · 91 km away
  6. 1.868km ENE of Big Pine, CA · 16676 days ago · 4 km deep · 24 km away
  7. 2.449km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CA · 16677 days ago · 4 km deep · 98 km away
  8. 3.760 km WNW of Beatty, Nevada · 16678 days ago · 9 km deep · 1 km away
  9. 2.353km SW of Tonopah, NV · 16679 days ago · 4 km deep · 71 km away
  10. 1.668km E of Big Pine, CA · 16682 days ago · 4 km deep · 20 km away
  11. 1.642km NE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CA · 16689 days ago · 4 km deep · 88 km away
  12. 1.724km ENE of Bishop, CA · 16689 days ago · 5 km deep · 75 km away
  13. 2.067km ENE of Big Pine, CA · 16690 days ago · 4 km deep · 36 km away
  14. 1.946km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CA · 16691 days ago · 4 km deep · 98 km away
  15. 1.927km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CA · 16691 days ago · 4 km deep · 100 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci3316870. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 3:55 PM UTC.