M1.6 earthquake 58km NNW of Beatty, NV

Magnitude

1.6 (mc), micro

Local time

Thu, Jun 18, 1981, 8:01 AM PDT

UTC

1981-06-18 15:01:19 UTC

Depth

4.1 km (2.6 mi), shallow

Epicenter

37.347° N, 117.105° W

Region

Nevada

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Depth from

Operator assigned

Station coverage gap

288°, poorly surrounded by stations

Stations used

0

• Goldfield, NevadaPopulation 268. Forecast42 kmSSE
• Pahrump, NevadaPopulation 36,441. Forecast161 kmNW
• Spring Valley, NevadaPopulation 178,395. Forecast216 kmNW
• Los Angeles, CaliforniaPopulation 3,820,914. Forecast381 kmNNE

After

1. 1.629km WSW of Tonopah, NVThu, Jun 18, 5:08 PM PDT · 16537 days ago · 4 km deep · 75 km away
2. 1.741km NE of Bishop, CAFri, Jun 19, 10:56 PM PDT · 16535 days ago · 4 km deep · 86 km away
3. 1.534km SSW of Tonopah, NVSat, Jun 20, 3:12 PM PDT · 16535 days ago · 4 km deep · 58 km away
4. 1.827km E of Big Pine, CAWed, Jun 24, 10:23 PM PDT · 16531 days ago · 4 km deep · 81 km away
5. 1.537km SW of Tonopah, NVThu, Jun 25, 1:20 AM PDT · 16530 days ago · 4 km deep · 61 km away
6. 1.635km E of Big Pine, CAThu, Jun 25, 5:27 PM PDT · 16530 days ago · 7 km deep · 73 km away
7. 1.848km NW of Beatty, NVMon, Jun 29, 12:09 AM PDT · 16526 days ago · 7 km deep · 11 km away
8. 1.727km NNW of Beatty, NVFri, Jul 3, 10:02 PM PDT · 16522 days ago · 4 km deep · 32 km away
9. 1.530km NNW of Beatty, NVSat, Jul 11, 7:42 PM PDT · 16514 days ago · 4 km deep · 28 km away
10. 1.563km NE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CAWed, Jul 15, 4:12 AM PDT · 16510 days ago · 4 km deep · 94 km away
11. 1.637km W of Tonopah, NVThu, Jul 16, 2:50 PM PDT · 16509 days ago · 4 km deep · 95 km away
12. 2.738km NW of Beatty, NVTue, Jul 21, 9:08 PM PDT · 16504 days ago · 4 km deep · 20 km away
13. 3.058km ENE of Big Pine, CAFri, Jul 24, 5:02 AM PDT · 16501 days ago · 4 km deep · 51 km away
14. 1.560km ENE of Big Pine, CAFri, Jul 24, 10:29 AM PDT · 16501 days ago · -2 km deep · 49 km away
15. 2.547km NE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CASun, Jul 26, 2:23 PM PDT · 16499 days ago · 4 km deep · 85 km away
16. 2.542km E of Big Pine, CAMon, Jul 27, 9:36 AM PDT · 16498 days ago · 4 km deep · 66 km away
17. 1.953km NE of Beatty, NVFri, Aug 7, 2:39 AM PDT · 16487 days ago · 4 km deep · 73 km away
18. 1.565km ENE of Bishop, CASat, Aug 15, 12:47 AM PDT · 16479 days ago · 4 km deep · 53 km away
19. 1.614km ENE of Big Pine, CASun, Aug 16, 1:24 PM PDT · 16478 days ago · 4 km deep · 93 km away

Before

1. 2.262km ENE of Bishop, CAWed, Jun 17, 12:20 PM PDT · 16538 days ago · 5 km deep · 67 km away
2. 2.034km W of Tonopah, NVTue, Jun 16, 1:42 PM PDT · 16539 days ago · 4 km deep · 91 km away
3. 1.853km WSW of Tonopah, NVTue, Jun 16, 9:54 AM PDT · 16539 days ago · 4 km deep · 80 km away
4. 1.545km NE of Big Pine, CATue, Jun 16, 6:47 AM PDT · 16539 days ago · 4 km deep · 68 km away
5. 1.862km ENE of Independence, CAWed, Jun 10, 12:52 PM PDT · 16545 days ago · 4 km deep · 53 km away
6. 1.863km WNW of Beatty, NVFri, May 29, 2:13 AM PDT · 16557 days ago · 4 km deep · 34 km away
7. 1.754km WNW of Beatty, NVThu, May 28, 6:22 AM PDT · 16558 days ago · 4 km deep · 30 km away
8. 1.861km SSW of Tonopah, NVTue, May 19, 11:40 PM PDT · 16566 days ago · 4 km deep · 52 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci517924. Read Sun, Sep 27, 2026, 5:12 PM UTC.