Nevada earthquakes

M2.3 earthquake 34km S of Tonopah, NV

A magnitude 2.3 earthquake struck 34km S of Tonopah, NV on Mon, Nov 16, 1981, 8:32 AM PST (16:32 UTC), 4 km (2 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.1 20 km NNW of Beatty, Nevada. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.3 (Mh), micro
Magnitude from
Southern California Seismic Network
Local time
UTC
1981-11-16 16:32:44 UTC
Depth
3.6 km (2.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
37.764° N, 117.213° 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

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Magnitude uncertainty
±0.59
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
229°, 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: 15 in the 60 days after this one and 4 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.533km WSW of Tonopah, NV · 16393 days ago · 4 km deep · 37 km away
  2. 1.742km WSW of Tonopah, NV · 16392 days ago · 4 km deep · 40 km away
  3. 2.664km NE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CA · 16391 days ago · 5 km deep · 61 km away
  4. 3.086km NNE of Beatty, NV · 16390 days ago · 4 km deep · 76 km away
  5. 3.120 km NNW of Beatty, Nevada · 16390 days ago · 6 km deep · 83 km away
  6. 3.044km NNW of Beatty, NV · 16390 days ago · 5 km deep · 61 km away
  7. 1.925km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CA · 16390 days ago · 4 km deep · 95 km away
  8. 1.558km SW of Tonopah, NV · 16385 days ago · 4 km deep · 47 km away
  9. 2.466km SSE of Hawthorne, NV · 16378 days ago · 4 km deep · 93 km away
  10. 1.824km NW of Beatty, NV · 16377 days ago · 5 km deep · 82 km away
  11. 1.655km NE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CA · 16370 days ago · 4 km deep · 62 km away
  12. 1.755km SW of Tonopah, NV · 16369 days ago · 4 km deep · 44 km away
  13. 1.646km NE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CA · 16368 days ago · 4 km deep · 71 km away
  14. 1.941km SW of Tonopah, NV · 16368 days ago · 4 km deep · 36 km away
  15. 2.125km SW of Tonopah, NV · 16354 days ago · 4 km deep · 24 km away

Before

  1. 1.629km NE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CA · 16397 days ago · 4 km deep · 89 km away
  2. 1.842km NE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CA · 16400 days ago · 4 km deep · 75 km away
  3. 1.765km E of Big Pine, CA · 16411 days ago · 4 km deep · 66 km away
  4. 2.426km NW of Beatty, NV · 16416 days ago · 4 km deep · 81 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci151956. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 8:16 AM UTC.