M1.8 earthquake 48km NW of Beatty, NV

Magnitude

1.8 (mc), micro

Local time

Mon, Jun 29, 1981, 12:09 AM PDT

UTC

1981-06-29 07:09:44 UTC

Depth

7.4 km (4.6 mi), shallow

Epicenter

37.247° N, 117.087° W

Region

Nevada

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Depth from

Operator assigned

Station coverage gap

216°, poorly surrounded by stations

Stations used

0

• Beatty, NevadaPopulation 1,010. Forecast48 kmNW
• Pahrump, NevadaPopulation 36,441. Forecast152 kmNW
• Spring Valley, NevadaPopulation 178,395. Forecast207 kmNW
• Los Angeles, CaliforniaPopulation 3,820,914. Forecast370 kmNNE

After

1. 1.727km NNW of Beatty, NVFri, Jul 3, 10:02 PM PDT · 16516 days ago · 4 km deep · 24 km away
2. 1.530km NNW of Beatty, NVSat, Jul 11, 7:42 PM PDT · 16508 days ago · 4 km deep · 18 km away
3. 2.526km ENE of Furnace Creek, CATue, Jul 14, 6:41 PM PDT · 16505 days ago · 4 km deep · 90 km away
4. 2.231km ENE of Furnace Creek, CATue, Jul 14, 9:37 PM PDT · 16505 days ago · 4 km deep · 90 km away
5. 2.738km NW of Beatty, NVTue, Jul 21, 9:08 PM PDT · 16498 days ago · 4 km deep · 10 km away
6. 3.058km ENE of Big Pine, CAFri, Jul 24, 5:02 AM PDT · 16496 days ago · 4 km deep · 54 km away
7. 1.560km ENE of Big Pine, CAFri, Jul 24, 10:29 AM PDT · 16496 days ago · -2 km deep · 52 km away
8. 2.547km NE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CASun, Jul 26, 2:23 PM PDT · 16493 days ago · 4 km deep · 92 km away
9. 2.542km E of Big Pine, CAMon, Jul 27, 9:36 AM PDT · 16493 days ago · 4 km deep · 65 km away
10. 1.953km NE of Beatty, NVFri, Aug 7, 2:39 AM PDT · 16482 days ago · 4 km deep · 70 km away
11. 1.565km ENE of Bishop, CASat, Aug 15, 12:47 AM PDT · 16474 days ago · 4 km deep · 59 km away
12. 1.614km ENE of Big Pine, CASun, Aug 16, 1:24 PM PDT · 16473 days ago · 4 km deep · 93 km away
13. 3.022 km NNE of Silver Peak, NevadaSat, Aug 22, 9:32 PM PDT · 16466 days ago · 6 km deep · 89 km away

Before

1. 1.635km E of Big Pine, CAThu, Jun 25, 5:27 PM PDT · 16524 days ago · 7 km deep · 72 km away
2. 1.537km SW of Tonopah, NVThu, Jun 25, 1:20 AM PDT · 16525 days ago · 4 km deep · 71 km away
3. 1.827km E of Big Pine, CAWed, Jun 24, 10:23 PM PDT · 16525 days ago · 4 km deep · 81 km away
4. 1.534km SSW of Tonopah, NVSat, Jun 20, 3:12 PM PDT · 16529 days ago · 4 km deep · 69 km away
5. 1.741km NE of Bishop, CAFri, Jun 19, 10:56 PM PDT · 16530 days ago · 4 km deep · 92 km away
6. 1.629km WSW of Tonopah, NVThu, Jun 18, 5:08 PM PDT · 16531 days ago · 4 km deep · 86 km away
7. 1.658km NNW of Beatty, NVThu, Jun 18, 8:01 AM PDT · 16532 days ago · 4 km deep · 11 km away
8. 2.262km ENE of Bishop, CAWed, Jun 17, 12:20 PM PDT · 16533 days ago · 5 km deep · 75 km away
9. 1.853km WSW of Tonopah, NVTue, Jun 16, 9:54 AM PDT · 16534 days ago · 4 km deep · 89 km away
10. 1.545km NE of Big Pine, CATue, Jun 16, 6:47 AM PDT · 16534 days ago · 4 km deep · 71 km away
11. 1.862km ENE of Independence, CAWed, Jun 10, 12:52 PM PDT · 16540 days ago · 4 km deep · 48 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci518434. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 8:03 AM UTC.