M2.1 earthquake 60km NNW of Beatty, NV
A magnitude 2.1 earthquake struck 60km NNW of Beatty, NV on Tue, Jan 10, 1984, 7:44 PM PST (03:44 UTC), 4 km (2 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M2.5 67km NW of Beatty, NV. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 2.1 (mc), micro
- Local time
- UTC
- 1984-01-11 03:44:52 UTC
- Depth
- 3.6 km (2.2 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 37.428° N, 116.932° 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.
- 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: 5 in the 60 days after this one and 6 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 2.567km NW of Beatty, NV · 15590 days ago · 4 km deep · 23 km away
- 1.713km NNW of Stovepipe Wells, CA · 15586 days ago · 5 km deep · 82 km away
- 2.559km NNW of Beatty, NV · 15565 days ago · 4 km deep · 2 km away
- 2.630km ENE of Big Pine, CA · 15557 days ago · 4 km deep · 95 km away
- 3.256 km NE of Beatty, Nevada · 15537 days ago · 7 km deep · 56 km away
Before
- 1.646km WNW of Stovepipe Wells, CA · 15608 days ago · 5 km deep · 91 km away
- 1.827 km ENE of Big Pine, California · 15610 days ago · 10 km deep · 97 km away
- 2.253km NW of Stovepipe Wells, CA · 15611 days ago · 5 km deep · 68 km away
- 1.857km NW of Stovepipe Wells, CA · 15611 days ago · 4 km deep · 72 km away
- 2.354km ENE of Independence, CA · 15612 days ago · 5 km deep · 81 km away
- 2.051km NNW of Stovepipe Wells, CA · 15613 days ago · 5 km deep · 66 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci34741. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 5:34 AM UTC.