M1.7 earthquake 54km WNW of Beatty, NV

Magnitude

1.7 (mc), micro

Local time

Thu, May 28, 1981, 6:22 AM PDT

UTC

1981-05-28 13:22:54 UTC

Depth

4.1 km (2.5 mi), shallow

Epicenter

37.131° N, 117.301° W

Region

Nevada

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Depth from

Operator assigned

Station coverage gap

158°

Stations used

0

• Beatty, NevadaPopulation 1,010. Forecast54 kmWNW
• Pahrump, NevadaPopulation 36,441. Forecast156 kmNW
• Visalia, CaliforniaPopulation 130,104. Forecast199 kmENE
• Los Angeles, CaliforniaPopulation 3,820,914. Forecast353 kmNNE

After

1. 1.863km WNW of Beatty, NVFri, May 29, 2:13 AM PDT · 16553 days ago · 4 km deep · 8 km away
2. 1.862km ENE of Independence, CAWed, Jun 10, 12:52 PM PDT · 16540 days ago · 4 km deep · 26 km away
3. 1.545km NE of Big Pine, CATue, Jun 16, 6:47 AM PDT · 16535 days ago · 4 km deep · 58 km away
4. 1.853km WSW of Tonopah, NVTue, Jun 16, 9:54 AM PDT · 16534 days ago · 4 km deep · 89 km away
5. 2.262km ENE of Bishop, CAWed, Jun 17, 12:20 PM PDT · 16533 days ago · 5 km deep · 70 km away
6. 1.658km NNW of Beatty, NVThu, Jun 18, 8:01 AM PDT · 16532 days ago · 4 km deep · 30 km away
7. 1.629km WSW of Tonopah, NVThu, Jun 18, 5:08 PM PDT · 16532 days ago · 4 km deep · 92 km away
8. 1.741km NE of Bishop, CAFri, Jun 19, 10:56 PM PDT · 16531 days ago · 4 km deep · 83 km away
9. 1.534km SSW of Tonopah, NVSat, Jun 20, 3:12 PM PDT · 16530 days ago · 4 km deep · 76 km away
10. 1.827km E of Big Pine, CAWed, Jun 24, 10:23 PM PDT · 16526 days ago · 4 km deep · 61 km away
11. 1.537km SW of Tonopah, NVThu, Jun 25, 1:20 AM PDT · 16526 days ago · 4 km deep · 76 km away
12. 1.635km E of Big Pine, CAThu, Jun 25, 5:27 PM PDT · 16525 days ago · 7 km deep · 53 km away
13. 1.848km NW of Beatty, NVMon, Jun 29, 12:09 AM PDT · 16522 days ago · 7 km deep · 23 km away
14. 1.727km NNW of Beatty, NVFri, Jul 3, 10:02 PM PDT · 16517 days ago · 4 km deep · 39 km away
15. 1.530km NNW of Beatty, NVSat, Jul 11, 7:42 PM PDT · 16509 days ago · 4 km deep · 32 km away
16. 2.526km ENE of Furnace Creek, CATue, Jul 14, 6:41 PM PDT · 16506 days ago · 4 km deep · 91 km away
17. 2.231km ENE of Furnace Creek, CATue, Jul 14, 9:37 PM PDT · 16506 days ago · 4 km deep · 92 km away
18. 1.563km NE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CAWed, Jul 15, 4:12 AM PDT · 16506 days ago · 4 km deep · 98 km away
19. 1.89km ESE of Bishop, CAMon, Jul 20, 8:26 AM PDT · 16500 days ago · 4 km deep · 91 km away
20. 2.515km SE of Lone Pine, CATue, Jul 21, 10:09 AM PDT · 16499 days ago · 1 km deep · 91 km away
21. 2.738km NW of Beatty, NVTue, Jul 21, 9:08 PM PDT · 16499 days ago · 4 km deep · 27 km away
22. 3.058km ENE of Big Pine, CAFri, Jul 24, 5:02 AM PDT · 16497 days ago · 4 km deep · 42 km away
23. 1.560km ENE of Big Pine, CAFri, Jul 24, 10:29 AM PDT · 16496 days ago · -2 km deep · 41 km away
24. 2.26km NE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CASun, Jul 26, 2:20 PM PDT · 16494 days ago · 4 km deep · 99 km away
25. 2.547km NE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CASun, Jul 26, 2:23 PM PDT · 16494 days ago · 4 km deep · 84 km away

Before

1. 1.811km SE of Bishop, CAThu, May 21, 6:29 PM PDT · 16560 days ago · 4 km deep · 92 km away
2. 1.861km SSW of Tonopah, NVTue, May 19, 11:40 PM PDT · 16562 days ago · 4 km deep · 59 km away
3. 3.235km E of Big Pine, CAMon, May 18, 2:32 PM PDT · 16563 days ago · 0 km deep · 54 km away
4. 1.624km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CASun, May 17, 5:07 PM PDT · 16564 days ago · 4 km deep · 100 km away
5. 1.822km E of Big Pine, CAThu, May 7, 10:41 AM PDT · 16574 days ago · 4 km deep · 66 km away
6. 1.673km WNW of Beatty, NVTue, May 5, 12:52 AM PDT · 16577 days ago · 4 km deep · 19 km away
7. 2.169km NW of Beatty, NVSun, May 3, 10:06 AM PDT · 16578 days ago · 4 km deep · 19 km away
8. 1.868km NW of Beatty, NVSun, May 3, 9:56 AM PDT · 16578 days ago · 4 km deep · 20 km away
9. 1.970km WNW of Beatty, NVSun, May 3, 7:47 AM PDT · 16578 days ago · 4 km deep · 17 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci516736. Read Wed, Sep 23, 2026, 1:57 AM UTC.