M2.3 earthquake 33km N of Beatty, NV

Magnitude

2.3 (mc), micro

Local time

Tue, Apr 7, 1981, 3:03 PM PST

UTC

1981-04-07 23:03:28 UTC

Depth

2.5 km (1.6 mi), shallow

Epicenter

37.205° N, 116.794° W

Region

Nevada

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 2.7 km horizontally, 31.6 km in depth

Depth from

Operator assigned

Station coverage gap

104°

Stations used

5

• Beatty, NevadaPopulation 1,010. Forecast33 kmN
• Pahrump, NevadaPopulation 36,441. Forecast132 kmNNW
• Spring Valley, NevadaPopulation 178,395. Forecast184 kmNW
• Los Angeles, CaliforniaPopulation 3,820,914. Forecast374 kmNNE

After

1. 2.360km ENE of Big Pine, CATue, Apr 7, 8:45 PM PST · 16603 days ago · 4 km deep · 79 km away
2. 2.368km E of Beatty, NVSat, Apr 11, 12:17 PM PST · 16599 days ago · -1 km deep · 74 km away
3. 2.157km NNW of Pahrump, NVSun, Apr 12, 12:15 AM PST · 16599 days ago · 1 km deep · 79 km away
4. 1.958km SSW of Tonopah, NVTue, Apr 14, 2:55 AM PST · 16597 days ago · 4 km deep · 69 km away
5. 1.921km SE of Tonopah, NVFri, Apr 17, 9:00 AM PST · 16594 days ago · -2 km deep · 84 km away
6. 1.663km WNW of Beatty, NVMon, Apr 20, 4:29 AM PST · 16591 days ago · 4 km deep · 54 km away
7. 2.559km NNW of Stovepipe Wells, CAWed, Apr 22, 8:02 AM PST · 16589 days ago · 4 km deep · 55 km away
8. 1.836km NW of Beatty, NVWed, Apr 22, 6:10 PM PST · 16588 days ago · 4 km deep · 27 km away
9. 2.872km NW of Beatty, NVWed, Apr 22, 9:01 PM PST · 16588 days ago · 4 km deep · 53 km away
10. 1.766km E of Big Pine, CAWed, Apr 22, 9:34 PM PST · 16588 days ago · 5 km deep · 68 km away
11. 2.048km ENE of Independence, CAWed, Apr 22, 9:39 PM PST · 16588 days ago · 4 km deep · 84 km away
12. 2.168km E of Beatty, NVThu, Apr 23, 12:05 AM PST · 16588 days ago · 4 km deep · 74 km away
13. 2.363km NW of Beatty, NVThu, Apr 23, 12:32 PM PST · 16587 days ago · 4 km deep · 45 km away
14. 1.954km ENE of Independence, CAThu, Apr 23, 3:05 PM PST · 16587 days ago · 12 km deep · 79 km away
15. 1.966km NW of Beatty, NVThu, Apr 23, 3:52 PM PST · 16587 days ago · 4 km deep · 48 km away
16. 1.762km NW of Stovepipe Wells, CAThu, Apr 23, 4:24 PM PST · 16587 days ago · 18 km deep · 69 km away
17. 1.753km NNW of Pahrump, NVFri, Apr 24, 8:39 AM PST · 16587 days ago · 5 km deep · 84 km away
18. 1.964km N of Pahrump, NVSat, Apr 25, 7:28 AM PST · 16586 days ago · 5 km deep · 83 km away
19. 1.957km ENE of Big Pine, CASat, Apr 25, 1:23 PM PST · 16585 days ago · 4 km deep · 77 km away
20. 2.270km E of Big Pine, CAMon, Apr 27, 8:45 AM PDT · 16584 days ago · 4 km deep · 63 km away
21. 1.970km WNW of Beatty, NVSun, May 3, 7:47 AM PDT · 16578 days ago · 4 km deep · 56 km away
22. 1.868km NW of Beatty, NVSun, May 3, 9:56 AM PDT · 16578 days ago · 4 km deep · 49 km away
23. 2.169km NW of Beatty, NVSun, May 3, 10:06 AM PDT · 16578 days ago · 4 km deep · 52 km away
24. 1.673km WNW of Beatty, NVTue, May 5, 12:52 AM PDT · 16576 days ago · 4 km deep · 59 km away
25. 3.235km E of Big Pine, CAMon, May 18, 2:32 PM PDT · 16562 days ago · 0 km deep · 98 km away
26. 1.861km SSW of Tonopah, NVTue, May 19, 11:40 PM PDT · 16561 days ago · 4 km deep · 84 km away
27. 1.754km WNW of Beatty, NVThu, May 28, 6:22 AM PDT · 16553 days ago · 4 km deep · 46 km away
28. 1.863km WNW of Beatty, NVFri, May 29, 2:13 AM PDT · 16552 days ago · 4 km deep · 54 km away

Before

1. 1.655km ENE of Bishop, CAFri, Apr 3, 12:53 AM PST · 16608 days ago · 4 km deep · 97 km away
2. 2.548km NNW of Beatty, NVTue, Mar 10, 3:27 PM PST · 16631 days ago · 4 km deep · 22 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci515694. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 7:40 AM UTC.