M1.9 earthquake 64km N of Pahrump, NV
A magnitude 1.9 earthquake struck 64km N of Pahrump, NV on Sat, Apr 25, 1981, 7:28 AM PST (15:28 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.
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Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 1.9 (mc), micro
- Local time
- UTC
- 1981-04-25 15:28:49 UTC
- Depth
- 5.0 km (3.1 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 36.786° N, 116.015° 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
- 239°, poorly surrounded by stations
- 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: 0 in the 60 days after this one and 6 in the 30 days before it.
Before
- 1.533km SSE of Pahrump, NV · 16594 days ago · 1 km deep · 95 km away
- 1.753km NNW of Pahrump, NV · 16595 days ago · 5 km deep · 16 km away
- 2.168km E of Beatty, NV · 16596 days ago · 4 km deep · 24 km away
- 2.157km NNW of Pahrump, NV · 16607 days ago · 1 km deep · 14 km away
- 2.368km E of Beatty, NV · 16607 days ago · -1 km deep · 24 km away
- 2.333km N of Beatty, NV · 16611 days ago · 3 km deep · 83 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci519787. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 4:55 AM UTC.