M2.3 earthquake 63km NW of Beatty, NV

Magnitude

2.3 (mc), micro

Local time

Thu, Apr 23, 1981, 12:32 PM PST

UTC

1981-04-23 20:32:48 UTC

Depth

4.1 km (2.6 mi), shallow

Epicenter

37.275° N, 117.299° W

Region

Nevada

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Depth from

Operator assigned

Station coverage gap

271°, poorly surrounded by stations

Stations used

0

• Goldfield, NevadaPopulation 268. Forecast49 kmS
• Pahrump, NevadaPopulation 36,441. Forecast167 kmNW
• Visalia, CaliforniaPopulation 130,104. Forecast206 kmENE
• Los Angeles, CaliforniaPopulation 3,820,914. Forecast368 kmNNE

After

1. 1.954km ENE of Independence, CAThu, Apr 23, 3:05 PM PST · 16587 days ago · 12 km deep · 44 km away
2. 1.966km NW of Beatty, NVThu, Apr 23, 3:52 PM PST · 16587 days ago · 4 km deep · 3 km away
3. 1.762km NW of Stovepipe Wells, CAThu, Apr 23, 4:24 PM PST · 16587 days ago · 18 km deep · 33 km away
4. 1.554km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CAFri, Apr 24, 2:08 PM PST · 16587 days ago · 0 km deep · 91 km away
5. 1.957km ENE of Big Pine, CASat, Apr 25, 1:23 PM PST · 16586 days ago · 4 km deep · 32 km away
6. 2.270km E of Big Pine, CAMon, Apr 27, 8:45 AM PDT · 16584 days ago · 4 km deep · 18 km away
7. 1.730km W of Tonopah, NVSat, May 2, 9:18 PM PDT · 16578 days ago · 4 km deep · 89 km away
8. 1.970km WNW of Beatty, NVSun, May 3, 7:47 AM PDT · 16578 days ago · 4 km deep · 11 km away
9. 1.868km NW of Beatty, NVSun, May 3, 9:56 AM PDT · 16578 days ago · 4 km deep · 5 km away
10. 2.169km NW of Beatty, NVSun, May 3, 10:06 AM PDT · 16578 days ago · 4 km deep · 6 km away
11. 1.673km WNW of Beatty, NVTue, May 5, 12:52 AM PDT · 16576 days ago · 4 km deep · 15 km away
12. 1.822km E of Big Pine, CAThu, May 7, 10:41 AM PDT · 16574 days ago · 4 km deep · 67 km away
13. 1.624km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CASun, May 17, 5:07 PM PDT · 16563 days ago · 4 km deep · 93 km away
14. 3.235km E of Big Pine, CAMon, May 18, 2:32 PM PDT · 16563 days ago · 0 km deep · 54 km away
15. 1.861km SSW of Tonopah, NVTue, May 19, 11:40 PM PDT · 16561 days ago · 4 km deep · 45 km away
16. 1.811km SE of Bishop, CAThu, May 21, 6:29 PM PDT · 16559 days ago · 4 km deep · 91 km away
17. 1.754km WNW of Beatty, NVThu, May 28, 6:22 AM PDT · 16553 days ago · 4 km deep · 16 km away
18. 1.863km WNW of Beatty, NVFri, May 29, 2:13 AM PDT · 16552 days ago · 4 km deep · 17 km away
19. 1.938km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CAThu, Jun 4, 2:16 PM PDT · 16546 days ago · 4 km deep · 97 km away
20. 1.862km ENE of Independence, CAWed, Jun 10, 12:52 PM PDT · 16540 days ago · 4 km deep · 35 km away
21. 1.550km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CASun, Jun 14, 3:11 PM PDT · 16536 days ago · 4 km deep · 91 km away
22. 1.954km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CATue, Jun 16, 6:15 AM PDT · 16534 days ago · 4 km deep · 98 km away
23. 1.545km NE of Big Pine, CATue, Jun 16, 6:47 AM PDT · 16534 days ago · 4 km deep · 52 km away
24. 1.853km WSW of Tonopah, NVTue, Jun 16, 9:54 AM PDT · 16534 days ago · 4 km deep · 75 km away
25. 2.034km W of Tonopah, NVTue, Jun 16, 1:42 PM PDT · 16534 days ago · 4 km deep · 91 km away
26. 2.262km ENE of Bishop, CAWed, Jun 17, 12:20 PM PDT · 16533 days ago · 5 km deep · 58 km away
27. 1.658km NNW of Beatty, NVThu, Jun 18, 8:01 AM PDT · 16532 days ago · 4 km deep · 19 km away
28. 1.629km WSW of Tonopah, NVThu, Jun 18, 5:08 PM PDT · 16531 days ago · 4 km deep · 77 km away
29. 1.741km NE of Bishop, CAFri, Jun 19, 10:56 PM PDT · 16530 days ago · 4 km deep · 74 km away
30. 1.534km SSW of Tonopah, NVSat, Jun 20, 3:12 PM PDT · 16530 days ago · 4 km deep · 60 km away
31. 1.953km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CASat, Jun 20, 10:01 PM PDT · 16529 days ago · 4 km deep · 94 km away

Before

1. 2.048km ENE of Independence, CAWed, Apr 22, 9:39 PM PST · 16588 days ago · 4 km deep · 51 km away
2. 1.766km E of Big Pine, CAWed, Apr 22, 9:34 PM PST · 16588 days ago · 5 km deep · 23 km away
3. 2.872km NW of Beatty, NVWed, Apr 22, 9:01 PM PST · 16588 days ago · 4 km deep · 9 km away
4. 1.836km NW of Beatty, NVWed, Apr 22, 6:10 PM PST · 16588 days ago · 4 km deep · 27 km away
5. 2.559km NNW of Stovepipe Wells, CAWed, Apr 22, 8:02 AM PST · 16589 days ago · 4 km deep · 22 km away
6. 1.733km W of Tonopah, NVTue, Apr 21, 10:29 AM PST · 16590 days ago · 4 km deep · 94 km away
7. 1.663km WNW of Beatty, NVMon, Apr 20, 4:29 AM PST · 16591 days ago · 4 km deep · 17 km away
8. 1.921km SE of Tonopah, NVFri, Apr 17, 9:00 AM PST · 16594 days ago · -2 km deep · 75 km away
9. 1.647km ENE of Bishop, CAWed, Apr 15, 10:40 PM PST · 16595 days ago · 4 km deep · 67 km away
10. 1.958km SSW of Tonopah, NVTue, Apr 14, 2:55 AM PST · 16597 days ago · 4 km deep · 35 km away
11. 2.117km S of Big Pine, CATue, Apr 14, 12:42 AM PST · 16597 days ago · 5 km deep · 90 km away
12. 2.045km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CAWed, Apr 8, 6:29 PM PST · 16602 days ago · 4 km deep · 98 km away
13. 2.360km ENE of Big Pine, CATue, Apr 7, 8:45 PM PST · 16603 days ago · 4 km deep · 34 km away
14. 2.333km N of Beatty, NVTue, Apr 7, 3:03 PM PST · 16603 days ago · 3 km deep · 45 km away
15. 1.668km WSW of Tonopah, NVTue, Apr 7, 4:14 AM PST · 16604 days ago · 4 km deep · 96 km away
16. 1.655km ENE of Bishop, CAFri, Apr 3, 12:53 AM PST · 16608 days ago · 4 km deep · 53 km away
17. 2.310km NE of Big Pine, CAWed, Apr 1, 11:49 PM PST · 16609 days ago · 4 km deep · 80 km away
18. 2.413km ESE of Lone Pine, CASun, Mar 29, 3:19 AM PST · 16613 days ago · 5 km deep · 99 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci516799. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 10:11 AM UTC.