M2.6 earthquake 63km NW of Beatty, NV
A magnitude 2.6 earthquake struck 63km NW of Beatty, NV on Sat, Dec 29, 1984, 8:10 PM PST (04:10 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M3.0 18km NE of Independence, CA. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 2.6 (mc), micro
- Local time
- UTC
- 1984-12-30 04:10:13 UTC
- Depth
- 4.8 km (3.0 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 37.365° N, 117.174° 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
- 245°, 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: 4 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 3.018km NE of Independence, CA · 15232 days ago · 4 km deep · 93 km away
- 2.262km NW of Beatty, NV · 15224 days ago · 4 km deep · 1 km away
- 2.053km ENE of Big Pine, CA · 15221 days ago · 4 km deep · 49 km away
- 1.57 km E of Big Pine, California · 15201 days ago · 5 km deep · 94 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci57652. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 8:08 AM UTC.