Nevada earthquakes

M1.8 earthquake 36km NW of Beatty, NV

A magnitude 1.8 earthquake struck 36km NW of Beatty, NV on Wed, Apr 22, 1981, 6:10 PM PST (02:10 UTC), 4 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.8 72km NW of Beatty, NV. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.8 (mc), micro
Local time
UTC
1981-04-23 02:10:22 UTC
Depth
4.1 km (2.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
37.110° N, 117.076° 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
308°, 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: 26 in the 60 days after this one and 11 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.872km NW of Beatty, NV · 16588 days ago · 4 km deep · 36 km away
  2. 1.766km E of Big Pine, CA · 16588 days ago · 5 km deep · 46 km away
  3. 2.048km ENE of Independence, CA · 16588 days ago · 4 km deep · 57 km away
  4. 2.168km E of Beatty, NV · 16588 days ago · 4 km deep · 96 km away
  5. 2.363km NW of Beatty, NV · 16587 days ago · 4 km deep · 27 km away
  6. 1.954km ENE of Independence, CA · 16587 days ago · 12 km deep · 52 km away
  7. 1.966km NW of Beatty, NV · 16587 days ago · 4 km deep · 30 km away
  8. 1.762km NW of Stovepipe Wells, CA · 16587 days ago · 18 km deep · 43 km away
  9. 1.753km NNW of Pahrump, NV · 16587 days ago · 5 km deep · 97 km away
  10. 1.957km ENE of Big Pine, CA · 16585 days ago · 4 km deep · 54 km away
  11. 2.270km E of Big Pine, CA · 16584 days ago · 4 km deep · 42 km away
  12. 1.970km WNW of Beatty, NV · 16578 days ago · 4 km deep · 34 km away
  13. 1.868km NW of Beatty, NV · 16578 days ago · 4 km deep · 31 km away
  14. 2.169km NW of Beatty, NV · 16578 days ago · 4 km deep · 33 km away
  15. 1.673km WNW of Beatty, NV · 16576 days ago · 4 km deep · 37 km away
  16. 1.822km E of Big Pine, CA · 16573 days ago · 4 km deep · 86 km away
  17. 3.235km E of Big Pine, CA · 16562 days ago · 0 km deep · 74 km away
  18. 1.861km SSW of Tonopah, NV · 16561 days ago · 4 km deep · 72 km away
  19. 1.754km WNW of Beatty, NV · 16553 days ago · 4 km deep · 20 km away
  20. 1.863km WNW of Beatty, NV · 16552 days ago · 4 km deep · 29 km away
  21. 1.862km ENE of Independence, CA · 16539 days ago · 4 km deep · 45 km away
  22. 1.545km NE of Big Pine, CA · 16534 days ago · 4 km deep · 77 km away
  23. 2.262km ENE of Bishop, CA · 16532 days ago · 5 km deep · 85 km away
  24. 1.658km NNW of Beatty, NV · 16532 days ago · 4 km deep · 26 km away
  25. 1.741km NE of Bishop, CA · 16530 days ago · 4 km deep · 100 km away
  26. 1.534km SSW of Tonopah, NV · 16529 days ago · 4 km deep · 83 km away

Before

  1. 2.559km NNW of Stovepipe Wells, CA · 16589 days ago · 4 km deep · 29 km away
  2. 1.663km WNW of Beatty, NV · 16591 days ago · 4 km deep · 29 km away
  3. 1.921km SE of Tonopah, NV · 16594 days ago · -2 km deep · 90 km away
  4. 1.647km ENE of Bishop, CA · 16595 days ago · 4 km deep · 94 km away
  5. 1.958km SSW of Tonopah, NV · 16597 days ago · 4 km deep · 60 km away
  6. 2.157km NNW of Pahrump, NV · 16599 days ago · 1 km deep · 94 km away
  7. 2.368km E of Beatty, NV · 16599 days ago · -1 km deep · 96 km away
  8. 2.360km ENE of Big Pine, CA · 16603 days ago · 4 km deep · 59 km away
  9. 2.333km N of Beatty, NV · 16603 days ago · 3 km deep · 27 km away
  10. 1.655km ENE of Bishop, CA · 16608 days ago · 4 km deep · 80 km away
  11. 2.413km ESE of Lone Pine, CA · 16613 days ago · 5 km deep · 99 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci514856. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 4:48 AM UTC.