Nevada earthquakes

M1.9 earthquake 53km WNW of Beatty, NV

A magnitude 1.9 earthquake struck 53km WNW of Beatty, NV on Fri, Nov 19, 1982, 8:19 AM PST (16:19 UTC), 4 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.4 30km ESE of Lone Pine, CA. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.9 (mc), micro
Local time
UTC
1982-11-19 16:19:22 UTC
Depth
4.1 km (2.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
37.147° N, 117.270° 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
147°
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: 20 in the 60 days after this one and 9 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.538km ESE of Big Pine, CA · 16010 days ago · 4 km deep · 56 km away
  2. 2.430km ESE of Lone Pine, CA · 16008 days ago · 4 km deep · 84 km away
  3. 2.55 km E of Wilkerson, California · 15994 days ago · 22 km deep · 95 km away
  4. 2.340km WSW of Stovepipe Wells, CA · 15993 days ago · 5 km deep · 86 km away
  5. 4.124 km SSE of Dyer, Nevada · 15992 days ago · 6 km deep · 70 km away
  6. 2.415km ESE of Lone Pine, CA · 15983 days ago · 5 km deep · 88 km away
  7. 1.83 km NNE of Wilkerson, California · 15983 days ago · 9 km deep · 99 km away
  8. 2.512km SE of Bishop, CA · 15981 days ago · 4 km deep · 93 km away
  9. 1.818km NNE of Olancha, CA · 15977 days ago · 5 km deep · 99 km away
  10. 2.123km ENE of Independence, CA · 15969 days ago · 5 km deep · 68 km away
  11. 3.124km ENE of Furnace Creek, CA · 15969 days ago · 5 km deep · 95 km away
  12. 3.323 km ENE of Furnace Creek, California · 15968 days ago · 5 km deep · 93 km away
  13. 3.224 km SW of Silver Peak, Nevada · 15967 days ago · 6 km deep · 67 km away
  14. 2.527km ENE of Bishop, CA · 15967 days ago · 4 km deep · 86 km away
  15. 2.252km SSW of Tonopah, NV · 15964 days ago · 4 km deep · 58 km away
  16. 2.064km ENE of Bishop, CA · 15964 days ago · 4 km deep · 56 km away
  17. 2.162km SW of Tonopah, NV · 15964 days ago · 4 km deep · 71 km away
  18. 1.756km ENE of Big Pine, CA · 15964 days ago · 4 km deep · 45 km away
  19. 1.520km NE of Olancha, CA · 15958 days ago · 5 km deep · 97 km away
  20. 2.515km WNW of Furnace Creek, CA · 15957 days ago · 5 km deep · 76 km away

Before

  1. 2.417km SE of Lone Pine, CA · 16015 days ago · 5 km deep · 93 km away
  2. 1.717km N of Independence, CA · 16025 days ago · 4 km deep · 86 km away
  3. 1.828km SSW of Tonopah, NV · 16026 days ago · 4 km deep · 78 km away
  4. 1.75km NE of Bishop, CA · 16027 days ago · 4 km deep · 100 km away
  5. 1.837km E of Big Pine, CA · 16031 days ago · 4 km deep · 55 km away
  6. 1.619km NNE of Olancha, CA · 16032 days ago · 5 km deep · 98 km away
  7. 1.722km NE of Olancha, CA · 16037 days ago · 5 km deep · 95 km away
  8. 1.817km NE of Olancha, CA · 16040 days ago · 5 km deep · 100 km away
  9. 2.317km NE of Olancha, CA · 16040 days ago · 5 km deep · 100 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci510584. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 9:28 PM UTC.