M2.9 earthquake 71km NW of Beatty, NV

Magnitude

2.9 (mh), micro

Local time

Sat, Oct 1, 1983, 4:21 AM PDT

UTC

1983-10-01 11:21:20 UTC

Depth

4.8 km (3.0 mi), shallow

Epicenter

37.377° N, 117.297° W

Region

Nevada

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 2.5 km horizontally, 31.6 km in depth

Magnitude uncertainty

±0.11

Depth from

Operator assigned

Station coverage gap

237°, poorly surrounded by stations

Stations used

11

• Goldfield, NevadaPopulation 268. Forecast37 kmS
• Pahrump, NevadaPopulation 36,441. Forecast175 kmNW
• Visalia, CaliforniaPopulation 130,104. Forecast212 kmNE
• Los Angeles, CaliforniaPopulation 3,820,914. Forecast380 kmNNE

After

1. 2.469km NW of Beatty, NVSat, Oct 1, 6:24 AM PDT · 15703 days ago · 4 km deep · 5 km away
2. 2.266km NNW of Beatty, NVSat, Oct 1, 6:25 AM PDT · 15703 days ago · 4 km deep · 12 km away
3. 1.917 km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CaliforniaTue, Oct 4, 11:41 PM PDT · 15699 days ago · 4 km deep · 97 km away
4. 1.828km ENE of Independence, CAThu, Oct 13, 1:34 AM PDT · 15691 days ago · 5 km deep · 76 km away
5. 1.520km ENE of Lone Pine, CASun, Oct 16, 2:02 AM PDT · 15688 days ago · 5 km deep · 97 km away
6. 1.831km ESE of Big Pine, CASat, Oct 22, 2:05 AM PDT · 15682 days ago · 4 km deep · 71 km away
7. 2.845km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CATue, Oct 25, 12:38 PM PDT · 15678 days ago · 4 km deep · 96 km away
8. 1.722km E of Lone Pine, CATue, Oct 25, 2:50 PM PDT · 15678 days ago · 2 km deep · 98 km away
9. 1.621km E of Lone Pine, CATue, Oct 25, 11:18 PM PDT · 15678 days ago · 5 km deep · 97 km away
10. 1.862km ENE of Independence, CASun, Oct 30, 5:39 AM PST · 15674 days ago · -1 km deep · 43 km away
11. 1.819km E of Lone Pine, CAThu, Nov 3, 11:46 AM PST · 15669 days ago · 5 km deep · 99 km away
12. 2.567km NNW of Beatty, NVThu, Nov 10, 2:37 AM PST · 15663 days ago · 4 km deep · 14 km away
13. 2.867km SSE of Tonopah, NVThu, Nov 10, 4:22 AM PST · 15663 days ago · 5 km deep · 37 km away
14. 2.655km WNW of Beatty, NVWed, Nov 16, 2:02 PM PST · 15656 days ago · 4 km deep · 29 km away
15. 2.572km NW of Beatty, NVSat, Nov 19, 11:10 PM PST · 15653 days ago · 4 km deep · 3 km away
16. 2.620km NNE of Independence, CAThu, Nov 24, 3:22 PM PST · 15648 days ago · 10 km deep · 85 km away

Before

1. 2.869km NW of Beatty, NVSat, Oct 1, 4:04 AM PDT · 15703 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away
2. 2.765km NW of Beatty, NVSat, Oct 1, 3:56 AM PDT · 15703 days ago · 4 km deep · 7 km away
3. 3.069km NW of Beatty, NVSat, Oct 1, 3:47 AM PDT · 15703 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away
4. 2.868km NW of Beatty, NVSat, Oct 1, 3:33 AM PDT · 15703 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away
5. 2.056km NNW of Stovepipe Wells, CAFri, Sep 2, 6:06 PM PDT · 15731 days ago · -1 km deep · 41 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci16880. Read Mon, Sep 28, 2026, 1:21 AM UTC.