Nevada earthquakes

M2.5 earthquake 24km NW of Beatty, NV

A magnitude 2.5 earthquake struck 24km NW of Beatty, NV on Wed, Oct 14, 1981, 2:15 AM PDT (09:15 UTC), 4 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.5 24 km NW of Beatty, Nevada. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.5 (mc), micro
Local time
UTC
1981-10-14 09:15:16 UTC
Depth
4.1 km (2.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
37.049° N, 116.959° 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
172°
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: 11 in the 60 days after this one and 7 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.524 km NW of Beatty, Nevada · 16413 days ago · 1 km deep · 2 km away
  2. 2.426km NW of Beatty, NV · 16403 days ago · 4 km deep · 3 km away
  3. 1.765km E of Big Pine, CA · 16398 days ago · 4 km deep · 57 km away
  4. 4.864 km ENE of Beatty, Nevada · 16385 days ago · 0 km deep · 79 km away
  5. 2.334km S of Tonopah, NV · 16380 days ago · 4 km deep · 83 km away
  6. 3.086km NNE of Beatty, NV · 16377 days ago · 4 km deep · 82 km away
  7. 3.120 km NNW of Beatty, Nevada · 16377 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away
  8. 3.044km NNW of Beatty, NV · 16377 days ago · 5 km deep · 28 km away
  9. 2.235km E of Lone Pine, CA · 16374 days ago · 4 km deep · 85 km away
  10. 1.824km NW of Beatty, NV · 16364 days ago · 5 km deep · 0 km away
  11. 2.524km E of Lone Pine, CA · 16357 days ago · 5 km deep · 93 km away

Before

  1. 1.621km NW of Beatty, NV · 16414 days ago · 4 km deep · 3 km away
  2. 3.124 km NW of Beatty, Nevada · 16414 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away
  3. 3.423 km NW of Beatty, Nevada · 16415 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
  4. 1.943km SSW of Tonopah, NV · 16429 days ago · 4 km deep · 80 km away
  5. 1.743km SSW of Tonopah, NV · 16429 days ago · 4 km deep · 80 km away
  6. 1.943km SSW of Tonopah, NV · 16429 days ago · 4 km deep · 80 km away
  7. 1.842km SSW of Tonopah, NV · 16429 days ago · 4 km deep · 83 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci525499. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 2:52 AM UTC.