M2.9 earthquake 23km NW of Beatty, NV
A magnitude 2.9 earthquake struck 23km NW of Beatty, NV on Tue, Aug 31, 1982, 1:56 PM PDT (20:56 UTC), 4 km (3 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M3.5 54km NNW of Pahrump, NV. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 2.9 (mc), micro
- Local time
- UTC
- 1982-08-31 20:56:36 UTC
- Depth
- 4.1 km (2.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 37.059° N, 116.931° 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
- 175°
- 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: 4 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 1.838km E of Big Pine, CA · 16077 days ago · 4 km deep · 84 km away
- 3.554km NNW of Pahrump, NV · 16070 days ago · 5 km deep · 82 km away
- 2.43km WNW of Furnace Creek, CA · 16064 days ago · 5 km deep · 67 km away
- 2.161km ENE of Beatty, NV · 16039 days ago · 5 km deep · 75 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci507192. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 11:08 AM UTC.