M2.5 earthquake 72km NW of Beatty, NV

Magnitude

2.5 (mh), micro

Local time

Sat, Nov 19, 1983, 11:10 PM PST

UTC

1983-11-20 07:10:16 UTC

Depth

3.6 km (2.2 mi), shallow

Epicenter

37.401° N, 117.290° W

Region

Nevada

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Depth from

Operator assigned

Station coverage gap

249°, poorly surrounded by stations

Stations used

0

• Goldfield, NevadaPopulation 268. Forecast35 kmS
• Pahrump, NevadaPopulation 36,441. Forecast176 kmNW
• Visalia, CaliforniaPopulation 130,104. Forecast214 kmNE
• Los Angeles, CaliforniaPopulation 3,820,914. Forecast382 kmNNE

After

1. 2.620km NNE of Independence, CAThu, Nov 24, 3:22 PM PST · 15643 days ago · 10 km deep · 87 km away
2. 1.519 km E of Bishop, CaliforniaSat, Dec 3, 5:50 AM PST · 15634 days ago · 3 km deep · 79 km away
3. 2.562km E of Big Pine, CASun, Dec 4, 8:48 PM PST · 15632 days ago · 5 km deep · 39 km away
4. 2.536km NE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CAFri, Dec 23, 5:26 PM PST · 15614 days ago · 6 km deep · 82 km away
5. 2.051km NNW of Stovepipe Wells, CAFri, Dec 23, 10:09 PM PST · 15613 days ago · 5 km deep · 47 km away
6. 2.354km ENE of Independence, CASun, Dec 25, 2:29 AM PST · 15612 days ago · 5 km deep · 59 km away
7. 1.857km NW of Stovepipe Wells, CAMon, Dec 26, 12:39 AM PST · 15611 days ago · 4 km deep · 50 km away
8. 2.253km NW of Stovepipe Wells, CAMon, Dec 26, 2:00 AM PST · 15611 days ago · 5 km deep · 48 km away
9. 1.827 km ENE of Big Pine, CaliforniaMon, Dec 26, 11:56 AM PST · 15611 days ago · 10 km deep · 65 km away
10. 1.646km WNW of Stovepipe Wells, CAWed, Dec 28, 4:27 PM PST · 15609 days ago · 5 km deep · 71 km away
11. 2.938km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CAFri, Dec 30, 5:59 PM PST · 15607 days ago · 4 km deep · 85 km away
12. 1.911 km NE of Big Pine, CaliforniaWed, Jan 4, 10:03 AM PST · 15602 days ago · 8 km deep · 82 km away
13. 1.610 km NE of Big Pine, CaliforniaThu, Jan 5, 3:06 AM PST · 15601 days ago · 9 km deep · 83 km away
14. 2.011 km NNE of Big Pine, CaliforniaSun, Jan 8, 11:23 AM PST · 15598 days ago · 11 km deep · 85 km away
15. 2.160km NNW of Beatty, NVTue, Jan 10, 7:44 PM PST · 15596 days ago · 4 km deep · 32 km away
16. 2.567km NW of Beatty, NVMon, Jan 16, 8:02 AM PST · 15590 days ago · 4 km deep · 9 km away

Before

1. 2.655km WNW of Beatty, NVWed, Nov 16, 2:02 PM PST · 15651 days ago · 4 km deep · 32 km away
2. 2.867km SSE of Tonopah, NVThu, Nov 10, 4:22 AM PST · 15657 days ago · 5 km deep · 35 km away
3. 2.567km NNW of Beatty, NVThu, Nov 10, 2:37 AM PST · 15657 days ago · 4 km deep · 12 km away
4. 1.862km ENE of Independence, CASun, Oct 30, 5:39 AM PST · 15668 days ago · -1 km deep · 45 km away
5. 1.621km E of Lone Pine, CATue, Oct 25, 11:18 PM PDT · 15672 days ago · 5 km deep · 99 km away
6. 2.845km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CATue, Oct 25, 12:38 PM PDT · 15673 days ago · 4 km deep · 96 km away
7. 1.831km ESE of Big Pine, CASat, Oct 22, 2:05 AM PDT · 15676 days ago · 4 km deep · 73 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci22996. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 3:25 PM UTC.