Nevada earthquakes

M2.5 earthquake 20km NW of Beatty, NV

A magnitude 2.5 earthquake struck 20km NW of Beatty, NV on Tue, Jul 30, 1985, 8:12 AM PDT (15:12 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.0 10 km SSW of Goldfield, Nevada. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.5 (mh), micro
Local time
UTC
1985-07-30 15:12:01 UTC
Depth
4.8 km (3.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
37.014° N, 116.940° 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
291°, 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: 15 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.716km ESE of Lone Pine, CA · 15027 days ago · 4 km deep · 99 km away
  2. 2.316km NNW of Beatty, NV · 15026 days ago · 5 km deep · 8 km away
  3. 3.010 km SSW of Goldfield, Nevada · 15007 days ago · 5 km deep · 73 km away
  4. 2.548km S of Tonopah, NV · 15007 days ago · 4 km deep · 74 km away
  5. 4.019 km SW of Goldfield, Nevada · 15007 days ago · 5 km deep · 75 km away
  6. 2.651km SSW of Tonopah, NV · 15007 days ago · 4 km deep · 76 km away
  7. 2.848km SSW of Tonopah, NV · 15007 days ago · 4 km deep · 79 km away
  8. 3.251km SSW of Tonopah, NV · 15007 days ago · 5 km deep · 81 km away
  9. 2.461km E of Big Pine, CA · 15004 days ago · 5 km deep · 64 km away
  10. 2.561km E of Big Pine, CA · 15004 days ago · 5 km deep · 63 km away
  11. 3.722 km E of Big Pine, California · 14995 days ago · 9 km deep · 100 km away
  12. 2.417km NNW of Stovepipe Wells, CA · 14990 days ago · 5 km deep · 39 km away
  13. 3.039km E of Olancha, CA · 14989 days ago · 5 km deep · 98 km away
  14. 2.139km E of Olancha, CA · 14987 days ago · 5 km deep · 99 km away
  15. 2.126km ESE of Lone Pine, CA · 14974 days ago · 4 km deep · 98 km away

Before

  1. 3.227 km NNW of Beatty, Nevada · 15029 days ago · 5 km deep · 15 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci107954. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 5:16 PM UTC.