Nevada earthquakes

M2.8 earthquake 72km NW of Beatty, NV

A magnitude 2.8 earthquake struck 72km NW of Beatty, NV on Wed, Apr 22, 1981, 9:01 PM PST (05:01 UTC), 4 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.2 35km E of Big Pine, CA. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.8 (mh), micro
Local time
UTC
1981-04-23 05:01:38 UTC
Depth
4.3 km (2.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
37.327° N, 117.374° 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 1.5 km horizontally, 31.6 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.23
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
168°
Stations used
13

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 43 in the 60 days after this one and 17 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.766km E of Big Pine, CA · 16588 days ago · 5 km deep · 18 km away
  2. 2.048km ENE of Independence, CA · 16588 days ago · 4 km deep · 52 km away
  3. 1.742km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CA · 16587 days ago · 2 km deep · 97 km away
  4. 2.363km NW of Beatty, NV · 16587 days ago · 4 km deep · 9 km away
  5. 1.954km ENE of Independence, CA · 16587 days ago · 12 km deep · 44 km away
  6. 1.966km NW of Beatty, NV · 16587 days ago · 4 km deep · 6 km away
  7. 1.762km NW of Stovepipe Wells, CA · 16587 days ago · 18 km deep · 34 km away
  8. 1.554km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CA · 16586 days ago · 0 km deep · 82 km away
  9. 1.957km ENE of Big Pine, CA · 16585 days ago · 4 km deep · 26 km away
  10. 1.838km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CA · 16585 days ago · 4 km deep · 100 km away
  11. 2.270km E of Big Pine, CA · 16583 days ago · 4 km deep · 13 km away
  12. 1.730km W of Tonopah, NV · 16578 days ago · 4 km deep · 81 km away
  13. 1.970km WNW of Beatty, NV · 16577 days ago · 4 km deep · 10 km away
  14. 1.868km NW of Beatty, NV · 16577 days ago · 4 km deep · 5 km away
  15. 2.169km NW of Beatty, NV · 16577 days ago · 4 km deep · 3 km away
  16. 1.673km WNW of Beatty, NV · 16576 days ago · 4 km deep · 13 km away
  17. 1.822km E of Big Pine, CA · 16573 days ago · 4 km deep · 62 km away
  18. 2.138km WNW of Tonopah, NV · 16571 days ago · 4 km deep · 95 km away
  19. 1.654km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CA · 16569 days ago · 4 km deep · 92 km away
  20. 1.624km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CA · 16563 days ago · 4 km deep · 85 km away
  21. 3.235km E of Big Pine, CA · 16562 days ago · 0 km deep · 48 km away
  22. 1.861km SSW of Tonopah, NV · 16561 days ago · 4 km deep · 37 km away
  23. 1.811km SE of Bishop, CA · 16559 days ago · 4 km deep · 84 km away
  24. 3.34 km NNW of West Bishop, California · 16555 days ago · 14 km deep · 97 km away
  25. 2.07km NW of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CA · 16555 days ago · 4 km deep · 98 km away
  26. 1.754km WNW of Beatty, NV · 16552 days ago · 4 km deep · 23 km away
  27. 1.863km WNW of Beatty, NV · 16551 days ago · 4 km deep · 20 km away
  28. 1.955km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CA · 16549 days ago · 4 km deep · 91 km away
  29. 1.938km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CA · 16545 days ago · 4 km deep · 88 km away
  30. 1.634km WNW of Tonopah, NV · 16543 days ago · 4 km deep · 95 km away
  31. 1.862km ENE of Independence, CA · 16539 days ago · 4 km deep · 35 km away
  32. 1.550km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CA · 16535 days ago · 4 km deep · 82 km away
  33. 1.745km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CA · 16534 days ago · 4 km deep · 95 km away
  34. 1.954km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CA · 16533 days ago · 4 km deep · 90 km away
  35. 1.545km NE of Big Pine, CA · 16533 days ago · 4 km deep · 45 km away
  36. 1.853km WSW of Tonopah, NV · 16533 days ago · 4 km deep · 67 km away
  37. 2.034km W of Tonopah, NV · 16533 days ago · 4 km deep · 84 km away
  38. 2.262km ENE of Bishop, CA · 16532 days ago · 5 km deep · 49 km away
  39. 1.658km NNW of Beatty, NV · 16531 days ago · 4 km deep · 24 km away
  40. 1.629km WSW of Tonopah, NV · 16531 days ago · 4 km deep · 69 km away
  41. 1.741km NE of Bishop, CA · 16530 days ago · 4 km deep · 65 km away
  42. 1.534km SSW of Tonopah, NV · 16529 days ago · 4 km deep · 53 km away
  43. 1.953km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CA · 16529 days ago · 4 km deep · 85 km away

Before

  1. 2.043km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CA · 16588 days ago · 4 km deep · 93 km away
  2. 1.836km NW of Beatty, NV · 16588 days ago · 4 km deep · 36 km away
  3. 2.559km NNW of Stovepipe Wells, CA · 16588 days ago · 4 km deep · 26 km away
  4. 2.158km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CA · 16589 days ago · 4 km deep · 98 km away
  5. 1.733km W of Tonopah, NV · 16589 days ago · 4 km deep · 87 km away
  6. 1.663km WNW of Beatty, NV · 16590 days ago · 4 km deep · 20 km away
  7. 1.921km SE of Tonopah, NV · 16593 days ago · -2 km deep · 71 km away
  8. 1.647km ENE of Bishop, CA · 16595 days ago · 4 km deep · 58 km away
  9. 1.958km SSW of Tonopah, NV · 16596 days ago · 4 km deep · 27 km away
  10. 2.117km S of Big Pine, CA · 16597 days ago · 5 km deep · 86 km away
  11. 2.045km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CA · 16602 days ago · 4 km deep · 90 km away
  12. 2.360km ENE of Big Pine, CA · 16603 days ago · 4 km deep · 26 km away
  13. 2.333km N of Beatty, NV · 16603 days ago · 3 km deep · 53 km away
  14. 1.668km WSW of Tonopah, NV · 16603 days ago · 4 km deep · 87 km away
  15. 1.655km ENE of Bishop, CA · 16608 days ago · 4 km deep · 44 km away
  16. 2.310km NE of Big Pine, CA · 16609 days ago · 4 km deep · 75 km away
  17. 1.935km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CA · 16613 days ago · 4 km deep · 97 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci514862. Read Mon, Sep 21, 2026, 8:26 PM UTC.