Nevada earthquakes

M3.5 earthquake 24 km NW of Beatty, Nevada

A magnitude 3.5 earthquake struck 24 km NW of Beatty, Nevada on Wed, Oct 14, 1981, 9:21 PM PDT (04:21 UTC), 1 km (1 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
3.5 (ml), minor
Local time
UTC
1981-10-15 04:21:10 UTC
Depth
1.0 km (0.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
37.067° N, 116.950° 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.

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 10 in the 60 days after this one and 8 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.426km NW of Beatty, NV · 16403 days ago · 4 km deep · 4 km away
  2. 1.765km E of Big Pine, CA · 16398 days ago · 4 km deep · 57 km away
  3. 4.864 km ENE of Beatty, Nevada · 16385 days ago · 0 km deep · 78 km away
  4. 2.334km S of Tonopah, NV · 16380 days ago · 4 km deep · 81 km away
  5. 3.086km NNE of Beatty, NV · 16377 days ago · 4 km deep · 80 km away
  6. 3.120 km NNW of Beatty, Nevada · 16377 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
  7. 3.044km NNW of Beatty, NV · 16377 days ago · 5 km deep · 26 km away
  8. 2.235km E of Lone Pine, CA · 16374 days ago · 4 km deep · 87 km away
  9. 1.824km NW of Beatty, NV · 16364 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away
  10. 2.524km E of Lone Pine, CA · 16357 days ago · 5 km deep · 95 km away

Before

  1. 2.524km NW of Beatty, NV · 16414 days ago · 4 km deep · 2 km away
  2. 1.621km NW of Beatty, NV · 16414 days ago · 4 km deep · 3 km away
  3. 3.124 km NW of Beatty, Nevada · 16414 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away
  4. 3.423 km NW of Beatty, Nevada · 16415 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  5. 1.943km SSW of Tonopah, NV · 16429 days ago · 4 km deep · 79 km away
  6. 1.743km SSW of Tonopah, NV · 16429 days ago · 4 km deep · 78 km away
  7. 1.943km SSW of Tonopah, NV · 16429 days ago · 4 km deep · 79 km away
  8. 1.842km SSW of Tonopah, NV · 16429 days ago · 4 km deep · 82 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0001gfk (also filed as ci525543). Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 3:09 AM UTC.