Nevada earthquakes

M2.5 earthquake 67km NNW of Beatty, NV

A magnitude 2.5 earthquake struck 67km NNW of Beatty, NV on Thu, Nov 10, 1983, 2:37 AM PST (10:37 UTC), 4 km (2 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.9 38km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CA. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.5 (mc), micro
Local time
UTC
1983-11-10 10:37:16 UTC
Depth
3.6 km (2.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
37.424° N, 117.155° W
Region
Nevada
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

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No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
0°
Stations used
0

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 3 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.867km SSE of Tonopah, NV · 15664 days ago · 5 km deep · 23 km away
  2. 2.655km WNW of Beatty, NV · 15658 days ago · 4 km deep · 37 km away
  3. 2.572km NW of Beatty, NV · 15655 days ago · 4 km deep · 12 km away
  4. 2.620km NNE of Independence, CA · 15650 days ago · 10 km deep · 99 km away
  5. 1.519 km E of Bishop, California · 15641 days ago · 3 km deep · 91 km away
  6. 2.562km E of Big Pine, CA · 15640 days ago · 5 km deep · 49 km away
  7. 2.536km NE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CA · 15621 days ago · 6 km deep · 92 km away
  8. 2.051km NNW of Stovepipe Wells, CA · 15621 days ago · 5 km deep · 54 km away
  9. 2.354km ENE of Independence, CA · 15619 days ago · 5 km deep · 67 km away
  10. 1.857km NW of Stovepipe Wells, CA · 15619 days ago · 4 km deep · 59 km away
  11. 2.253km NW of Stovepipe Wells, CA · 15618 days ago · 5 km deep · 56 km away
  12. 1.827 km ENE of Big Pine, California · 15618 days ago · 10 km deep · 78 km away
  13. 1.646km WNW of Stovepipe Wells, CA · 15616 days ago · 5 km deep · 79 km away
  14. 2.938km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CA · 15614 days ago · 4 km deep · 96 km away
  15. 1.911 km NE of Big Pine, California · 15609 days ago · 8 km deep · 94 km away
  16. 1.610 km NE of Big Pine, California · 15608 days ago · 9 km deep · 96 km away
  17. 2.011 km NNE of Big Pine, California · 15605 days ago · 11 km deep · 97 km away

Before

  1. 1.862km ENE of Independence, CA · 15675 days ago · -1 km deep · 55 km away
  2. 1.831km ESE of Big Pine, CA · 15683 days ago · 4 km deep · 84 km away
  3. 1.828km ENE of Independence, CA · 15693 days ago · 5 km deep · 88 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci24589. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 8:29 PM UTC.