Nevada earthquakes

M2.5 earthquake 67km NW of Beatty, NV

A magnitude 2.5 earthquake struck 67km NW of Beatty, NV on Mon, Jan 16, 1984, 8:02 AM PST (16:02 UTC), 4 km (2 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.6 30km ENE of Big Pine, CA. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.5 (mc), micro
Local time
UTC
1984-01-16 16:02:57 UTC
Depth
3.6 km (2.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
37.408° N, 117.187° 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: 7 in the 60 days after this one and 12 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.713km NNW of Stovepipe Wells, CA · 15586 days ago · 5 km deep · 77 km away
  2. 2.559km NNW of Beatty, NV · 15565 days ago · 4 km deep · 24 km away
  3. 1.611 km S of Dyer, Nevada · 15564 days ago · 4 km deep · 79 km away
  4. 2.630km ENE of Big Pine, CA · 15557 days ago · 4 km deep · 72 km away
  5. 2.014 km ENE of Big Pine, California · 15556 days ago · 11 km deep · 88 km away
  6. 3.256 km NE of Beatty, Nevada · 15536 days ago · 7 km deep · 77 km away
  7. 3.011 km WSW of Dyer, Nevada · 15536 days ago · 6 km deep · 91 km away

Before

  1. 2.160km NNW of Beatty, NV · 15595 days ago · 4 km deep · 23 km away
  2. 2.011 km NNE of Big Pine, California · 15597 days ago · 11 km deep · 94 km away
  3. 1.610 km NE of Big Pine, California · 15601 days ago · 9 km deep · 92 km away
  4. 1.911 km NE of Big Pine, California · 15601 days ago · 8 km deep · 91 km away
  5. 2.938km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CA · 15606 days ago · 4 km deep · 94 km away
  6. 1.646km WNW of Stovepipe Wells, CA · 15608 days ago · 5 km deep · 76 km away
  7. 1.827 km ENE of Big Pine, California · 15610 days ago · 10 km deep · 74 km away
  8. 2.253km NW of Stovepipe Wells, CA · 15611 days ago · 5 km deep · 53 km away
  9. 1.857km NW of Stovepipe Wells, CA · 15611 days ago · 4 km deep · 56 km away
  10. 2.354km ENE of Independence, CA · 15612 days ago · 5 km deep · 64 km away
  11. 2.051km NNW of Stovepipe Wells, CA · 15613 days ago · 5 km deep · 51 km away
  12. 2.536km NE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CA · 15613 days ago · 6 km deep · 90 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci29439. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 4:05 AM UTC.