M2.0 earthquake 69km N of Beatty, NV
A magnitude 2.0 earthquake struck 69km N of Beatty, NV on Sun, Jul 25, 1982, 2:34 AM PDT (09:34 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.5 64 km ENE of Beatty, Nevada. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 2.0 (mc), micro
- Local time
- UTC
- 1982-07-25 09:34:56 UTC
- Depth
- 4.6 km (2.8 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 37.526° N, 116.774° 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
- 318°, 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: 8 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 1.765km ENE of Bishop, CA · 16126 days ago · 4 km deep · 82 km away
- 4.564 km ENE of Beatty, Nevada · 16126 days ago · 0 km deep · 78 km away
- 2.040km ENE of Big Pine, CA · 16123 days ago · 4 km deep · 100 km away
- 1.765km N of Beatty, NV · 16100 days ago · 4 km deep · 3 km away
- 1.655km SW of Tonopah, NV · 16095 days ago · 4 km deep · 86 km away
- 1.654km SW of Tonopah, NV · 16095 days ago · 4 km deep · 87 km away
- 1.757km S of Tonopah, NV · 16095 days ago · 4 km deep · 37 km away
- 2.923km NW of Beatty, NV · 16092 days ago · 4 km deep · 54 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci505702. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 8:17 AM UTC.