Nevada earthquakes

M2.8 earthquake 69km NW of Beatty, NV

A magnitude 2.8 earthquake struck 69km NW of Beatty, NV on Sat, Oct 1, 1983, 4:04 AM PDT (11:04 UTC), 5 km (3 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
2.8 (mh), micro
Local time
UTC
1983-10-01 11:04:24 UTC
Depth
4.8 km (3.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
37.349° N, 117.298° 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 2.6 km horizontally, 31.6 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.19
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
239°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
12

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 17 in the 60 days after this one and 4 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.971km NW of Beatty, NV · 15698 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away
  2. 2.469km NW of Beatty, NV · 15698 days ago · 4 km deep · 7 km away
  3. 2.266km NNW of Beatty, NV · 15698 days ago · 4 km deep · 13 km away
  4. 1.917 km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 15694 days ago · 4 km deep · 98 km away
  5. 1.828km ENE of Independence, CA · 15686 days ago · 5 km deep · 74 km away
  6. 1.520km ENE of Lone Pine, CA · 15683 days ago · 5 km deep · 94 km away
  7. 1.831km ESE of Big Pine, CA · 15677 days ago · 4 km deep · 69 km away
  8. 2.845km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CA · 15673 days ago · 4 km deep · 98 km away
  9. 1.722km E of Lone Pine, CA · 15673 days ago · 2 km deep · 95 km away
  10. 1.621km E of Lone Pine, CA · 15673 days ago · 5 km deep · 94 km away
  11. 1.862km ENE of Independence, CA · 15669 days ago · -1 km deep · 40 km away
  12. 1.819km E of Lone Pine, CA · 15664 days ago · 5 km deep · 97 km away
  13. 2.567km NNW of Beatty, NV · 15658 days ago · 4 km deep · 15 km away
  14. 2.867km SSE of Tonopah, NV · 15658 days ago · 5 km deep · 38 km away
  15. 2.655km WNW of Beatty, NV · 15651 days ago · 4 km deep · 26 km away
  16. 2.572km NW of Beatty, NV · 15648 days ago · 4 km deep · 6 km away
  17. 2.620km NNE of Independence, CA · 15643 days ago · 10 km deep · 84 km away

Before

  1. 2.765km NW of Beatty, NV · 15698 days ago · 4 km deep · 7 km away
  2. 3.069km NW of Beatty, NV · 15698 days ago · 5 km deep · 4 km away
  3. 2.868km NW of Beatty, NV · 15698 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  4. 2.056km NNW of Stovepipe Wells, CA · 15726 days ago · -1 km deep · 38 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci16754. Read Wed, Sep 23, 2026, 5:05 AM UTC.