Nevada earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 21km NW of Beatty, NV

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 21km NW of Beatty, NV on Tue, Oct 13, 1981, 4:34 PM PDT (23:34 UTC), 4 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.8 64 km ENE of Beatty, Nevada. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.6 (mc), micro
Local time
UTC
1981-10-13 23:34:02 UTC
Depth
4.1 km (2.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
37.043° N, 116.927° 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
174°
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: 12 in the 60 days after this one and 6 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.524km NW of Beatty, NV · 16416 days ago · 4 km deep · 3 km away
  2. 3.524 km NW of Beatty, Nevada · 16415 days ago · 1 km deep · 3 km away
  3. 2.426km NW of Beatty, NV · 16406 days ago · 4 km deep · 6 km away
  4. 1.765km E of Big Pine, CA · 16400 days ago · 4 km deep · 60 km away
  5. 4.864 km ENE of Beatty, Nevada · 16388 days ago · 0 km deep · 76 km away
  6. 2.334km S of Tonopah, NV · 16383 days ago · 4 km deep · 84 km away
  7. 3.086km NNE of Beatty, NV · 16380 days ago · 4 km deep · 81 km away
  8. 3.120 km NNW of Beatty, Nevada · 16380 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
  9. 3.044km NNW of Beatty, NV · 16380 days ago · 5 km deep · 28 km away
  10. 2.235km E of Lone Pine, CA · 16376 days ago · 4 km deep · 87 km away
  11. 1.824km NW of Beatty, NV · 16367 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away
  12. 2.524km E of Lone Pine, CA · 16360 days ago · 5 km deep · 95 km away

Before

  1. 3.124 km NW of Beatty, Nevada · 16417 days ago · 5 km deep · 4 km away
  2. 3.423 km NW of Beatty, Nevada · 16417 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
  3. 1.943km SSW of Tonopah, NV · 16432 days ago · 4 km deep · 82 km away
  4. 1.743km SSW of Tonopah, NV · 16432 days ago · 4 km deep · 81 km away
  5. 1.943km SSW of Tonopah, NV · 16432 days ago · 4 km deep · 82 km away
  6. 1.842km SSW of Tonopah, NV · 16432 days ago · 4 km deep · 85 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci525484. Read Thu, Sep 24, 2026, 1:49 PM UTC.