M2.2 earthquake 62km NW of Beatty, NV
A magnitude 2.2 earthquake struck 62km NW of Beatty, NV on Tue, Jan 15, 1985, 1:23 PM PST (21:23 UTC), 4 km (2 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
- 2.2 (mh), micro
- Local time
- UTC
- 1985-01-15 21:23:57 UTC
- Depth
- 3.6 km (2.2 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 37.352° 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.
- Location uncertainty
- About 5.4 km horizontally, 31.6 km in depth
- Depth from
- Operator assigned
- Station coverage gap
- 340°, poorly surrounded by stations
- Stations used
- 5
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 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 2.053km ENE of Big Pine, CA · 15225 days ago · 4 km deep · 49 km away
- 2.735km ENE of Furnace Creek, CA · 15224 days ago · 5 km deep · 100 km away
- 2.737km SE of Beatty, NV · 15224 days ago · 5 km deep · 99 km away
- 1.57 km E of Big Pine, California · 15206 days ago · 5 km deep · 93 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci58577. Read Sat, Sep 26, 2026, 8:46 PM UTC.