The March 26, 1983 earthquake

M5.1near Beatty, Nevada

A magnitude 5.1 earthquake 0.0 miles deep, centred in Nye County. The 78th strongest in Nevada’s record since 1900, and the strongest within 50 miles since a magnitude 5.7 on February 28, 1975.

The earthquake

Magnitude: 5.1; body-wave magnitude (mb)
Depth: 0.0 mi; 0.0 km below the surface
Local time: Saturday, March 26, 1983; 12:20 PST; 20:20 UTC
Epicentre: 37.30°N, 116.46°W; In Nye County
In Nevada’s record: 78th; strongest of 8,110 since 1900
Within 50 miles: 5; counties; more on this date

USGS ANSS Comprehensive Earthquake Catalog, event usp0001tzq (“51 km NNE of Beatty, Nevada”). The USGS event page carries the ShakeMap, felt reports and the official summary.

Counties and cities within 50 miles

Distance from the epicentre to each county boundary (zero when inside) and to each city centre.

Counties

Nye CountyNV · inside
Inyo CountyCA · 43.2 mi
Clark CountyNV · 44.4 mi
Lincoln CountyNV · 44.4 mi
Esmeralda CountyNV · 45.1 mi

Earthquakes around the epicentre

326 earthquakes of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles of this epicentre since 1973.

Earlier earthquakes of magnitude 5 or more within 50 miles, strongest first

February 28, 1975M5.7
November 7, 1910M5.5

USGS ANSS Comprehensive Earthquake Catalog. Local time is the time zone of the county nearest the epicentre. Magnitudes are as the catalogue reports them.