Nevada earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake 30km NNW of Beatty, NV

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 30km NNW of Beatty, NV on Sat, Jul 11, 1981, 7:42 PM PDT (02:42 UTC), 4 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.5 26km ENE of Furnace Creek, CA. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.5 (mc), micro
Local time
UTC
1981-07-12 02:42:32 UTC
Depth
4.1 km (2.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
37.134° N, 116.942° 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
199°, poorly surrounded by stations
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: 8 in the 60 days after this one and 9 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.526km ENE of Furnace Creek, CA · 16505 days ago · 4 km deep · 72 km away
  2. 2.231km ENE of Furnace Creek, CA · 16505 days ago · 4 km deep · 72 km away
  3. 2.738km NW of Beatty, NV · 16498 days ago · 4 km deep · 8 km away
  4. 3.058km ENE of Big Pine, CA · 16496 days ago · 4 km deep · 70 km away
  5. 1.560km ENE of Big Pine, CA · 16496 days ago · -2 km deep · 69 km away
  6. 2.542km E of Big Pine, CA · 16493 days ago · 4 km deep · 78 km away
  7. 1.953km NE of Beatty, NV · 16482 days ago · 4 km deep · 58 km away
  8. 1.565km ENE of Bishop, CA · 16474 days ago · 4 km deep · 76 km away

Before

  1. 1.727km NNW of Beatty, NV · 16516 days ago · 4 km deep · 7 km away
  2. 1.848km NW of Beatty, NV · 16521 days ago · 7 km deep · 18 km away
  3. 1.635km E of Big Pine, CA · 16524 days ago · 7 km deep · 85 km away
  4. 1.537km SW of Tonopah, NV · 16525 days ago · 4 km deep · 88 km away
  5. 1.827km E of Big Pine, CA · 16525 days ago · 4 km deep · 93 km away
  6. 1.534km SSW of Tonopah, NV · 16529 days ago · 4 km deep · 86 km away
  7. 1.658km NNW of Beatty, NV · 16532 days ago · 4 km deep · 28 km away
  8. 2.262km ENE of Bishop, CA · 16533 days ago · 5 km deep · 92 km away
  9. 1.545km NE of Big Pine, CA · 16534 days ago · 4 km deep · 87 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci519296. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 8:43 AM UTC.