Nevada earthquakes

M3.7 earthquake 60 km WNW of Beatty, Nevada

A magnitude 3.7 earthquake struck 60 km WNW of Beatty, Nevada on Thu, Jan 22, 1981, 8:41 PM PST (04:41 UTC), 9 km (6 mi) below the surface.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.7 (ml), minor
Local time
UTC
1981-01-23 04:41:12 UTC
Depth
9.0 km (5.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
37.133° N, 117.383° W
Region
Nevada
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

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No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

How well it is located

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Stations used
16

Nearest places

Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 24 in the 60 days after this one and 12 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.449km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CA · 16676 days ago · 4 km deep · 97 km away
  2. 1.868km ENE of Big Pine, CA · 16675 days ago · 4 km deep · 22 km away
  3. 2.350km NE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CA · 16675 days ago · 4 km deep · 90 km away
  4. 1.742km E of Big Pine, CA · 16670 days ago · 4 km deep · 39 km away
  5. 1.950km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CA · 16667 days ago · 4 km deep · 95 km away
  6. 2.140km S of Tonopah, NV · 16666 days ago · 5 km deep · 65 km away
  7. 1.561km WNW of Beatty, NV · 16662 days ago · 4 km deep · 1 km away
  8. 1.560km WNW of Beatty, NV · 16661 days ago · 4 km deep · 1 km away
  9. 2.012km SE of Bishop, CA · 16661 days ago · 4 km deep · 82 km away
  10. 2.149km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CA · 16657 days ago · 17 km deep · 98 km away
  11. 1.636km ESE of Big Pine, CA · 16657 days ago · 4 km deep · 47 km away
  12. 2.411km SE of Bishop, CA · 16657 days ago · -2 km deep · 84 km away
  13. 2.313km N of Big Pine, CA · 16657 days ago · -2 km deep · 80 km away
  14. 1.812km N of Big Pine, CA · 16657 days ago · 4 km deep · 80 km away
  15. 2.336km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CA · 16652 days ago · 4 km deep · 95 km away
  16. 3.114km SE of Independence, CA · 16651 days ago · 2 km deep · 76 km away
  17. 1.97km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CA · 16646 days ago · 6 km deep · 99 km away
  18. 2.064km NE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CA · 16641 days ago · 5 km deep · 97 km away
  19. 1.936km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CA · 16638 days ago · 4 km deep · 94 km away
  20. 1.763km SW of Tonopah, NV · 16638 days ago · 5 km deep · 76 km away
  21. 1.939km NE of Big Pine, CA · 16638 days ago · 4 km deep · 58 km away
  22. 1.630km ENE of Bishop, CA · 16636 days ago · 4 km deep · 71 km away
  23. 2.548km NNW of Beatty, NV · 16631 days ago · 4 km deep · 36 km away
  24. 3.64 km SSW of Bishop, California · 16631 days ago · -2 km deep · 94 km away

Before

  1. 2.353km SW of Tonopah, NV · 16678 days ago · 4 km deep · 70 km away
  2. 2.43km SW of West Bishop, CA · 16680 days ago · 4 km deep · 100 km away
  3. 1.668km E of Big Pine, CA · 16682 days ago · 4 km deep · 19 km away
  4. 1.946km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CA · 16688 days ago · 4 km deep · 99 km away
  5. 1.642km NE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CA · 16688 days ago · 4 km deep · 87 km away
  6. 1.724km ENE of Bishop, CA · 16689 days ago · 5 km deep · 74 km away
  7. 2.067km ENE of Big Pine, CA · 16689 days ago · 4 km deep · 35 km away
  8. 1.946km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CA · 16690 days ago · 4 km deep · 96 km away
  9. 1.927km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CA · 16690 days ago · 4 km deep · 99 km away
  10. 2.148km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CA · 16693 days ago · 4 km deep · 100 km away
  11. 1.914km NE of Bishop, CA · 16696 days ago · 4 km deep · 85 km away
  12. 2.236km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CA · 16699 days ago · 4 km deep · 95 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0001bv3 (also filed as ci3316182). Read Mon, Sep 21, 2026, 8:21 PM UTC.