Nevada earthquakes

M2.7 earthquake 38km NW of Beatty, NV

A magnitude 2.7 earthquake struck 38km NW of Beatty, NV on Tue, Jul 21, 1981, 9:08 PM PDT (04:08 UTC), 4 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.0 22 km NNE of Silver Peak, Nevada. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.7 (mc), micro
Local time
UTC
1981-07-22 04:08:00 UTC
Depth
4.1 km (2.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
37.188° N, 117.002° 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
196°, 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: 6 in the 60 days after this one and 8 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.058km ENE of Big Pine, CA · 16498 days ago · 4 km deep · 63 km away
  2. 1.560km ENE of Big Pine, CA · 16498 days ago · -2 km deep · 61 km away
  3. 2.542km E of Big Pine, CA · 16495 days ago · 4 km deep · 73 km away
  4. 1.953km NE of Beatty, NV · 16484 days ago · 4 km deep · 62 km away
  5. 1.565km ENE of Bishop, CA · 16476 days ago · 4 km deep · 68 km away
  6. 3.022 km NNE of Silver Peak, Nevada · 16468 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away

Before

  1. 2.231km ENE of Furnace Creek, CA · 16507 days ago · 4 km deep · 80 km away
  2. 2.526km ENE of Furnace Creek, CA · 16507 days ago · 4 km deep · 80 km away
  3. 1.530km NNW of Beatty, NV · 16510 days ago · 4 km deep · 8 km away
  4. 1.727km NNW of Beatty, NV · 16518 days ago · 4 km deep · 14 km away
  5. 1.848km NW of Beatty, NV · 16523 days ago · 7 km deep · 10 km away
  6. 1.635km E of Big Pine, CA · 16526 days ago · 7 km deep · 79 km away
  7. 1.537km SW of Tonopah, NV · 16527 days ago · 4 km deep · 80 km away
  8. 1.827km E of Big Pine, CA · 16527 days ago · 4 km deep · 88 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci519737. Read Thu, Sep 24, 2026, 10:59 AM UTC.