Nevada earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 63km WNW of Beatty, NV

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 63km WNW of Beatty, NV on Mon, Apr 20, 1981, 4:29 AM PST (12:29 UTC), 4 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.5 59km NNW of Stovepipe Wells, CA. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.6 (mc), micro
Local time
UTC
1981-04-20 12:29:51 UTC
Depth
4.2 km (2.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
37.146° N, 117.399° 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 2.7 km horizontally, 31.6 km in depth
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
174°
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: 32 in the 60 days after this one and 9 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.559km NNW of Stovepipe Wells, CA · 16589 days ago · 4 km deep · 6 km away
  2. 1.836km NW of Beatty, NV · 16589 days ago · 4 km deep · 29 km away
  3. 2.872km NW of Beatty, NV · 16589 days ago · 4 km deep · 20 km away
  4. 1.766km E of Big Pine, CA · 16589 days ago · 5 km deep · 20 km away
  5. 2.048km ENE of Independence, CA · 16589 days ago · 4 km deep · 34 km away
  6. 2.363km NW of Beatty, NV · 16588 days ago · 4 km deep · 17 km away
  7. 1.954km ENE of Independence, CA · 16588 days ago · 12 km deep · 27 km away
  8. 1.966km NW of Beatty, NV · 16588 days ago · 4 km deep · 17 km away
  9. 1.762km NW of Stovepipe Wells, CA · 16588 days ago · 18 km deep · 17 km away
  10. 1.554km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CA · 16587 days ago · 0 km deep · 95 km away
  11. 1.957km ENE of Big Pine, CA · 16586 days ago · 4 km deep · 26 km away
  12. 2.270km E of Big Pine, CA · 16584 days ago · 4 km deep · 16 km away
  13. 1.970km WNW of Beatty, NV · 16578 days ago · 4 km deep · 11 km away
  14. 1.868km NW of Beatty, NV · 16578 days ago · 4 km deep · 19 km away
  15. 2.169km NW of Beatty, NV · 16578 days ago · 4 km deep · 17 km away
  16. 1.673km WNW of Beatty, NV · 16577 days ago · 4 km deep · 12 km away
  17. 1.822km E of Big Pine, CA · 16574 days ago · 4 km deep · 57 km away
  18. 1.624km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CA · 16564 days ago · 4 km deep · 91 km away
  19. 3.235km E of Big Pine, CA · 16563 days ago · 0 km deep · 46 km away
  20. 1.861km SSW of Tonopah, NV · 16562 days ago · 4 km deep · 54 km away
  21. 1.811km SE of Bishop, CA · 16560 days ago · 4 km deep · 83 km away
  22. 3.34 km NNW of West Bishop, California · 16556 days ago · 14 km deep · 99 km away
  23. 1.754km WNW of Beatty, NV · 16553 days ago · 4 km deep · 9 km away
  24. 1.863km WNW of Beatty, NV · 16553 days ago · 4 km deep · 0 km away
  25. 1.938km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CA · 16546 days ago · 4 km deep · 97 km away
  26. 1.862km ENE of Independence, CA · 16540 days ago · 4 km deep · 19 km away
  27. 1.550km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CA · 16536 days ago · 4 km deep · 94 km away
  28. 1.545km NE of Big Pine, CA · 16534 days ago · 4 km deep · 50 km away
  29. 1.853km WSW of Tonopah, NV · 16534 days ago · 4 km deep · 84 km away
  30. 2.262km ENE of Bishop, CA · 16533 days ago · 5 km deep · 64 km away
  31. 1.658km NNW of Beatty, NV · 16532 days ago · 4 km deep · 34 km away
  32. 1.629km WSW of Tonopah, NV · 16532 days ago · 4 km deep · 89 km away

Before

  1. 1.921km SE of Tonopah, NV · 16594 days ago · -2 km deep · 91 km away
  2. 1.647km ENE of Bishop, CA · 16596 days ago · 4 km deep · 69 km away
  3. 1.958km SSW of Tonopah, NV · 16598 days ago · 4 km deep · 47 km away
  4. 2.117km S of Big Pine, CA · 16598 days ago · 5 km deep · 78 km away
  5. 2.360km ENE of Big Pine, CA · 16604 days ago · 4 km deep · 34 km away
  6. 2.333km N of Beatty, NV · 16604 days ago · 3 km deep · 54 km away
  7. 1.655km ENE of Bishop, CA · 16609 days ago · 4 km deep · 56 km away
  8. 2.310km NE of Big Pine, CA · 16610 days ago · 4 km deep · 72 km away
  9. 2.413km ESE of Lone Pine, CA · 16614 days ago · 5 km deep · 82 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci514647. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 11:24 PM UTC.