M1.7 earthquake 65km N of Beatty, NV
A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 65km N of Beatty, NV on Tue, Aug 24, 1982, 8:17 AM PDT (15:17 UTC), 4 km (3 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M2.2 40km E of Big Pine, CA. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 1.7 (mc), micro
- Local time
- UTC
- 1982-08-24 15:17:41 UTC
- Depth
- 4.1 km (2.6 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 37.497° N, 116.784° 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
- 226°, 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: 5 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 2.240km E of Big Pine, CA · 16099 days ago · 3 km deep · 98 km away
- 1.655km SW of Tonopah, NV · 16096 days ago · 4 km deep · 86 km away
- 1.654km SW of Tonopah, NV · 16096 days ago · 4 km deep · 87 km away
- 1.757km S of Tonopah, NV · 16095 days ago · 4 km deep · 36 km away
- 2.923km NW of Beatty, NV · 16093 days ago · 4 km deep · 50 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci506885. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 8:07 PM UTC.