Nevada earthquakes

M2.4 earthquake 69km NW of Beatty, NV

A magnitude 2.4 earthquake struck 69km NW of Beatty, NV on Sat, Oct 1, 1983, 6:24 AM PDT (13:24 UTC), 4 km (2 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.8 45km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CA. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.4 (mc), micro
Local time
UTC
1983-10-01 13:24:06 UTC
Depth
3.6 km (2.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
37.392° N, 117.246° 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 3.6 km horizontally, 31.6 km in depth
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
247°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
6

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 10 in the 60 days after this one and 6 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.266km NNW of Beatty, NV · 15703 days ago · 4 km deep · 8 km away
  2. 1.828km ENE of Independence, CA · 15691 days ago · 5 km deep · 80 km away
  3. 1.831km ESE of Big Pine, CA · 15682 days ago · 4 km deep · 75 km away
  4. 2.845km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CA · 15679 days ago · 4 km deep · 100 km away
  5. 1.862km ENE of Independence, CA · 15674 days ago · -1 km deep · 47 km away
  6. 2.567km NNW of Beatty, NV · 15663 days ago · 4 km deep · 9 km away
  7. 2.867km SSE of Tonopah, NV · 15663 days ago · 5 km deep · 32 km away
  8. 2.655km WNW of Beatty, NV · 15657 days ago · 4 km deep · 31 km away
  9. 2.572km NW of Beatty, NV · 15653 days ago · 4 km deep · 4 km away
  10. 2.620km NNE of Independence, CA · 15649 days ago · 10 km deep · 90 km away

Before

  1. 2.971km NW of Beatty, NV · 15703 days ago · 5 km deep · 5 km away
  2. 2.869km NW of Beatty, NV · 15703 days ago · 5 km deep · 7 km away
  3. 2.765km NW of Beatty, NV · 15703 days ago · 4 km deep · 4 km away
  4. 3.069km NW of Beatty, NV · 15703 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away
  5. 2.868km NW of Beatty, NV · 15703 days ago · 7 km deep · 5 km away
  6. 2.056km NNW of Stovepipe Wells, CA · 15731 days ago · -1 km deep · 45 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci16760. Read Mon, Sep 28, 2026, 12:17 PM UTC.