Nevada earthquakes

M1.8 earthquake 63km WNW of Beatty, NV

A magnitude 1.8 earthquake struck 63km WNW of Beatty, NV on Fri, May 29, 1981, 2:13 AM PDT (09:13 UTC), 4 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M1.9 38km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CA. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.8 (mc), micro
Local time
UTC
1981-05-29 09:13:16 UTC
Depth
4.1 km (2.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
37.144° N, 117.395° 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
147°
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: 29 in the 60 days after this one and 11 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.938km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CA · 16546 days ago · 4 km deep · 98 km away
  2. 1.862km ENE of Independence, CA · 16540 days ago · 4 km deep · 19 km away
  3. 1.550km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CA · 16536 days ago · 4 km deep · 94 km away
  4. 1.545km NE of Big Pine, CA · 16534 days ago · 4 km deep · 50 km away
  5. 1.853km WSW of Tonopah, NV · 16534 days ago · 4 km deep · 84 km away
  6. 2.262km ENE of Bishop, CA · 16533 days ago · 5 km deep · 64 km away
  7. 1.658km NNW of Beatty, NV · 16532 days ago · 4 km deep · 34 km away
  8. 1.629km WSW of Tonopah, NV · 16532 days ago · 4 km deep · 89 km away
  9. 1.741km NE of Bishop, CA · 16530 days ago · 4 km deep · 75 km away
  10. 1.534km SSW of Tonopah, NV · 16530 days ago · 4 km deep · 74 km away
  11. 1.953km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CA · 16529 days ago · 4 km deep · 98 km away
  12. 1.827km E of Big Pine, CA · 16525 days ago · 4 km deep · 53 km away
  13. 1.537km SW of Tonopah, NV · 16525 days ago · 4 km deep · 74 km away
  14. 1.635km E of Big Pine, CA · 16525 days ago · 7 km deep · 44 km away
  15. 1.848km NW of Beatty, NV · 16521 days ago · 7 km deep · 30 km away
  16. 1.727km NNW of Beatty, NV · 16516 days ago · 4 km deep · 47 km away
  17. 1.919km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CA · 16515 days ago · 4 km deep · 98 km away
  18. 1.530km NNW of Beatty, NV · 16508 days ago · 4 km deep · 40 km away
  19. 2.526km ENE of Furnace Creek, CA · 16505 days ago · 4 km deep · 98 km away
  20. 2.231km ENE of Furnace Creek, CA · 16505 days ago · 4 km deep · 99 km away
  21. 1.563km NE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CA · 16505 days ago · 4 km deep · 92 km away
  22. 1.89km ESE of Bishop, CA · 16500 days ago · 4 km deep · 83 km away
  23. 2.515km SE of Lone Pine, CA · 16499 days ago · 1 km deep · 88 km away
  24. 2.738km NW of Beatty, NV · 16498 days ago · 4 km deep · 35 km away
  25. 3.058km ENE of Big Pine, CA · 16496 days ago · 4 km deep · 35 km away
  26. 1.560km ENE of Big Pine, CA · 16496 days ago · -2 km deep · 34 km away
  27. 2.26km NE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CA · 16494 days ago · 4 km deep · 91 km away
  28. 2.547km NE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CA · 16494 days ago · 4 km deep · 77 km away
  29. 2.542km E of Big Pine, CA · 16493 days ago · 4 km deep · 38 km away

Before

  1. 1.754km WNW of Beatty, NV · 16553 days ago · 4 km deep · 8 km away
  2. 3.34 km NNW of West Bishop, California · 16556 days ago · 14 km deep · 99 km away
  3. 1.811km SE of Bishop, CA · 16559 days ago · 4 km deep · 84 km away
  4. 1.861km SSW of Tonopah, NV · 16561 days ago · 4 km deep · 54 km away
  5. 3.235km E of Big Pine, CA · 16563 days ago · 0 km deep · 46 km away
  6. 1.624km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CA · 16564 days ago · 4 km deep · 92 km away
  7. 1.822km E of Big Pine, CA · 16574 days ago · 4 km deep · 58 km away
  8. 1.673km WNW of Beatty, NV · 16576 days ago · 4 km deep · 12 km away
  9. 2.169km NW of Beatty, NV · 16578 days ago · 4 km deep · 17 km away
  10. 1.868km NW of Beatty, NV · 16578 days ago · 4 km deep · 19 km away
  11. 1.970km WNW of Beatty, NV · 16578 days ago · 4 km deep · 12 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci516772. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 12:35 PM UTC.