Nevada earthquakes

M2.7 earthquake 65km NW of Beatty, NV

A magnitude 2.7 earthquake struck 65km NW of Beatty, NV on Sat, Oct 1, 1983, 3:56 AM PDT (10:56 UTC), 4 km (2 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.9 71km NW of Beatty, NV. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.7 (mc), micro
Local time
UTC
1983-10-01 10:56:00 UTC
Depth
3.6 km (2.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
37.358° N, 117.223° 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.

Location uncertainty
About 4.4 km horizontally, 31.6 km in depth
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
241°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
9

Nearest places

Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 15 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.869km NW of Beatty, NV · 15701 days ago · 5 km deep · 7 km away
  2. 2.971km NW of Beatty, NV · 15701 days ago · 5 km deep · 7 km away
  3. 2.469km NW of Beatty, NV · 15701 days ago · 4 km deep · 4 km away
  4. 2.266km NNW of Beatty, NV · 15701 days ago · 4 km deep · 7 km away
  5. 1.828km ENE of Independence, CA · 15690 days ago · 5 km deep · 79 km away
  6. 1.520km ENE of Lone Pine, CA · 15686 days ago · 5 km deep · 99 km away
  7. 1.831km ESE of Big Pine, CA · 15680 days ago · 4 km deep · 75 km away
  8. 1.722km E of Lone Pine, CA · 15677 days ago · 2 km deep · 99 km away
  9. 1.621km E of Lone Pine, CA · 15677 days ago · 5 km deep · 98 km away
  10. 1.862km ENE of Independence, CA · 15672 days ago · -1 km deep · 46 km away
  11. 2.567km NNW of Beatty, NV · 15661 days ago · 4 km deep · 9 km away
  12. 2.867km SSE of Tonopah, NV · 15661 days ago · 5 km deep · 32 km away
  13. 2.655km WNW of Beatty, NV · 15655 days ago · 4 km deep · 28 km away
  14. 2.572km NW of Beatty, NV · 15652 days ago · 4 km deep · 8 km away
  15. 2.620km NNE of Independence, CA · 15647 days ago · 10 km deep · 90 km away

Before

  1. 3.069km NW of Beatty, NV · 15701 days ago · 5 km deep · 5 km away
  2. 2.868km NW of Beatty, NV · 15701 days ago · 7 km deep · 5 km away
  3. 2.056km NNW of Stovepipe Wells, CA · 15730 days ago · -1 km deep · 42 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci16752. Read Sat, Sep 26, 2026, 8:12 PM UTC.