M2.3 earthquake 68km E of Beatty, NV
A magnitude 2.3 earthquake struck 68km E of Beatty, NV on Sat, Apr 11, 1981, 12:17 PM PST (20:17 UTC), -1 km (-1 mi) below the surface.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 2.3 (mc), micro
- Local time
- UTC
- 1981-04-11 20:17:07 UTC
- Depth
- -1.4 km (-0.9 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 37.000° N, 116.000° 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.
- Depth from
- Operator assigned
- Station coverage gap
- 323°, 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 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 2.157km NNW of Pahrump, NV · 16599 days ago · 1 km deep · 35 km away
- 1.836km NW of Beatty, NV · 16589 days ago · 4 km deep · 96 km away
- 2.168km E of Beatty, NV · 16588 days ago · 4 km deep · 0 km away
- 1.753km NNW of Pahrump, NV · 16587 days ago · 5 km deep · 38 km away
- 1.964km N of Pahrump, NV · 16586 days ago · 5 km deep · 24 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci514132. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 3:50 PM UTC.