Nevada earthquakes

M3.1 earthquake 62km NW of Beatty, NV

A magnitude 3.1 earthquake struck 62km NW of Beatty, NV on Thu, Mar 18, 1982, 7:04 PM PST (03:04 UTC), 4 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.6 7 km NNW of Big Pine, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.1 (md), minor
Local time
UTC
1982-03-19 03:04:22 UTC
Depth
4.2 km (2.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
37.327° N, 117.212° 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: 11 in the 60 days after this one and 6 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.729km NE of Bishop, CA · 16259 days ago · 6 km deep · 85 km away
  2. 2.316km WNW of Stovepipe Wells, CA · 16258 days ago · 4 km deep · 74 km away
  3. 1.830km NW of Beatty, NV · 16257 days ago · 4 km deep · 32 km away
  4. 1.729km NW of Beatty, NV · 16257 days ago · 4 km deep · 32 km away
  5. 1.560km ENE of Bishop, CA · 16251 days ago · 4 km deep · 52 km away
  6. 2.636km NE of Lone Pine, CA · 16248 days ago · 4 km deep · 77 km away
  7. 3.67 km NNW of Big Pine, California · 16245 days ago · 47 km deep · 99 km away
  8. 2.939km E of Big Pine, CA · 16244 days ago · 4 km deep · 59 km away
  9. 1.846km WSW of Tonopah, NV · 16227 days ago · 4 km deep · 86 km away
  10. 4.360 km ENE of Beatty, Nevada · 16211 days ago · 0 km deep · 99 km away
  11. 1.660km NE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CA · 16202 days ago · 4 km deep · 82 km away

Before

  1. 1.561km NE of Bishop, CA · 16262 days ago · 4 km deep · 70 km away
  2. 3.610km E of Stovepipe Wells, CA · 16263 days ago · 5 km deep · 82 km away
  3. 3.19km E of Stovepipe Wells, CA · 16263 days ago · 5 km deep · 82 km away
  4. 1.861km ENE of Independence, CA · 16263 days ago · 0 km deep · 45 km away
  5. 2.79km E of Stovepipe Wells, CA · 16263 days ago · 5 km deep · 83 km away
  6. 2.718 km SSW of Dyer, Nevada · 16276 days ago · 3 km deep · 87 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci107564. Read Wed, Sep 23, 2026, 10:09 PM UTC.