M2.5 earthquake 48km NNW of Beatty, NV

Magnitude

2.5 (mh), micro

Local time

Tue, Mar 10, 1981, 3:27 PM PST

UTC

1981-03-10 23:27:58 UTC

Depth

4.0 km (2.5 mi), shallow

Epicenter

37.285° N, 117.019° W

Region

Nevada

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 4.7 km horizontally, 31.6 km in depth

Magnitude uncertainty

±0.30

Depth from

Operator assigned

Station coverage gap

251°, poorly surrounded by stations

Stations used

8

• Beatty, NevadaPopulation 1,010. Forecast48 kmNNW
• Pahrump, NevadaPopulation 36,441. Forecast151 kmNW
• Spring Valley, NevadaPopulation 178,395. Forecast205 kmNW
• Los Angeles, CaliforniaPopulation 3,820,914. Forecast376 kmNNE

After

1. 1.655km ENE of Bishop, CAFri, Apr 3, 12:53 AM PST · 16608 days ago · 4 km deep · 75 km away
2. 2.333km N of Beatty, NVTue, Apr 7, 3:03 PM PST · 16604 days ago · 3 km deep · 22 km away
3. 2.360km ENE of Big Pine, CATue, Apr 7, 8:45 PM PST · 16603 days ago · 4 km deep · 57 km away
4. 2.368km E of Beatty, NVSat, Apr 11, 12:17 PM PST · 16600 days ago · -1 km deep · 96 km away
5. 1.958km SSW of Tonopah, NVTue, Apr 14, 2:55 AM PST · 16597 days ago · 4 km deep · 48 km away
6. 1.647km ENE of Bishop, CAWed, Apr 15, 10:40 PM PST · 16595 days ago · 4 km deep · 89 km away
7. 1.921km SE of Tonopah, NVFri, Apr 17, 9:00 AM PST · 16594 days ago · -2 km deep · 71 km away
8. 1.663km WNW of Beatty, NVMon, Apr 20, 4:29 AM PST · 16591 days ago · 4 km deep · 37 km away
9. 2.559km NNW of Stovepipe Wells, CAWed, Apr 22, 8:02 AM PST · 16589 days ago · 4 km deep · 40 km away
10. 1.836km NW of Beatty, NVWed, Apr 22, 6:10 PM PST · 16588 days ago · 4 km deep · 20 km away
11. 2.872km NW of Beatty, NVWed, Apr 22, 9:01 PM PST · 16588 days ago · 4 km deep · 32 km away
12. 1.766km E of Big Pine, CAWed, Apr 22, 9:34 PM PST · 16588 days ago · 5 km deep · 48 km away
13. 2.048km ENE of Independence, CAWed, Apr 22, 9:39 PM PST · 16588 days ago · 4 km deep · 71 km away
14. 2.168km E of Beatty, NVThu, Apr 23, 12:05 AM PST · 16588 days ago · 4 km deep · 96 km away
15. 2.363km NW of Beatty, NVThu, Apr 23, 12:32 PM PST · 16588 days ago · 4 km deep · 25 km away
16. 1.954km ENE of Independence, CAThu, Apr 23, 3:05 PM PST · 16588 days ago · 12 km deep · 64 km away
17. 1.966km NW of Beatty, NVThu, Apr 23, 3:52 PM PST · 16587 days ago · 4 km deep · 27 km away
18. 1.762km NW of Stovepipe Wells, CAThu, Apr 23, 4:24 PM PST · 16587 days ago · 18 km deep · 54 km away
19. 1.957km ENE of Big Pine, CASat, Apr 25, 1:23 PM PST · 16586 days ago · 4 km deep · 56 km away
20. 2.270km E of Big Pine, CAMon, Apr 27, 8:45 AM PDT · 16584 days ago · 4 km deep · 43 km away
21. 1.730km W of Tonopah, NVSat, May 2, 9:18 PM PDT · 16578 days ago · 4 km deep · 97 km away
22. 1.970km WNW of Beatty, NVSun, May 3, 7:47 AM PDT · 16578 days ago · 4 km deep · 36 km away
23. 1.868km NW of Beatty, NVSun, May 3, 9:56 AM PDT · 16578 days ago · 4 km deep · 27 km away
24. 2.169km NW of Beatty, NVSun, May 3, 10:06 AM PDT · 16578 days ago · 4 km deep · 31 km away
25. 1.673km WNW of Beatty, NVTue, May 5, 12:52 AM PDT · 16576 days ago · 4 km deep · 40 km away
26. 1.822km E of Big Pine, CAThu, May 7, 10:41 AM PDT · 16574 days ago · 4 km deep · 92 km away

Before

1. 1.630km ENE of Bishop, CAThu, Mar 5, 5:06 PM PST · 16636 days ago · 4 km deep · 95 km away
2. 1.939km NE of Big Pine, CATue, Mar 3, 8:45 AM PST · 16639 days ago · 4 km deep · 84 km away
3. 1.763km SW of Tonopah, NVTue, Mar 3, 7:13 AM PST · 16639 days ago · 5 km deep · 85 km away
4. 2.725km W of Tonopah, NVThu, Feb 12, 2:33 PM PST · 16658 days ago · 4 km deep · 99 km away
5. 1.636km ESE of Big Pine, CAThu, Feb 12, 12:45 PM PST · 16658 days ago · 4 km deep · 82 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci531042. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 10:46 AM UTC.