M3.1 earthquake 20 km NNW of Beatty, Nevada
A magnitude 3.1 earthquake struck 20 km NNW of Beatty, Nevada on Thu, Nov 19, 1981, 1:40 PM PST (21:40 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 3.1 (ml), minor
- Local time
- UTC
- 1981-11-19 21:40:53 UTC
- Depth
- 6.0 km (3.7 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 37.067° N, 116.883° 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.
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 4 in the 60 days after this one and 5 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 3.044km NNW of Beatty, NV · 16377 days ago · 5 km deep · 25 km away
- 2.235km E of Lone Pine, CA · 16374 days ago · 4 km deep · 92 km away
- 1.824km NW of Beatty, NV · 16364 days ago · 5 km deep · 7 km away
- 2.524km E of Lone Pine, CA · 16358 days ago · 5 km deep · 99 km away
Before
- 3.086km NNE of Beatty, NV · 16377 days ago · 4 km deep · 77 km away
- 2.334km S of Tonopah, NV · 16381 days ago · 4 km deep · 83 km away
- 4.864 km ENE of Beatty, Nevada · 16385 days ago · 0 km deep · 72 km away
- 1.765km E of Big Pine, CA · 16398 days ago · 4 km deep · 63 km away
- 2.426km NW of Beatty, NV · 16403 days ago · 4 km deep · 9 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0001h1w (also filed as ci527233). Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 7:04 AM UTC.