M2.7 earthquake 64km NNE of Beatty, NV
A magnitude 2.7 earthquake struck 64km NNE of Beatty, NV on Fri, Nov 23, 1984, 10:29 AM PST (18:29 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M2.7 35km ENE of Furnace Creek, CA. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 2.7 (Mh), micro
- Magnitude from
- Southern California Seismic Network
- Local time
- UTC
- 1984-11-23 18:29:38 UTC
- Depth
- 4.8 km (3.0 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 37.467° N, 116.583° 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
- 314°, poorly surrounded by stations
- 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 0 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 2.374km SW of Alamo, NV · 15276 days ago · 5 km deep · 94 km away
- 2.663km NW of Beatty, NV · 15252 days ago · 5 km deep · 53 km away
- 2.262km NW of Beatty, NV · 15235 days ago · 4 km deep · 54 km away
- 2.735km ENE of Furnace Creek, CA · 15230 days ago · 5 km deep · 94 km away
- 2.737km SE of Beatty, NV · 15230 days ago · 5 km deep · 91 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci513245. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 7:18 PM UTC.