Nevada earthquakes

M4.2 earthquake 24km S of Hawthorne, NV

A magnitude 4.2 earthquake struck 24km S of Hawthorne, NV on Thu, Jan 5, 1933, 1:12 AM GMT-8 (09:12 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.5 16 km NNW of Gabbs, Nevada. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.2 (ml), light
Local time
UTC
1933-01-05 09:12:06 UTC
Depth
6.0 km (3.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
38.305° N, 118.631° 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 90.8 km horizontally, 31.6 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.06
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
360°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
2

Nearest places

Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 8 in the 60 days after this one and 20 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.116km SSW of Hawthorne, NV · 34228 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away
  2. 4.516 km NNW of Gabbs, Nevada · 34227 days ago · 95 km away
  3. 5.211 km ENE of Gabbs, Nevada · 34222 days ago · 98 km away
  4. 4.810 km SW of Gabbs, Nevada · 34217 days ago · 78 km away
  5. 5.015 km NE of Mina, Nevada · 34204 days ago · 59 km away
  6. 3.944km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CA · 34200 days ago · 6 km deep · 59 km away
  7. 5.137km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CA · 34200 days ago · 6 km deep · 68 km away
  8. 5.518 km S of Gabbs, Nevada · 34189 days ago · 77 km away

Before

  1. 4.331km S of Hawthorne, NV · 34229 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away
  2. 4.332km SSW of Hawthorne, NV · 34230 days ago · 6 km deep · 12 km away
  3. 4.710 km SW of Gabbs, Nevada · 34231 days ago · 78 km away
  4. 4.510 km SW of Gabbs, Nevada · 34231 days ago · 78 km away
  5. 4.629 km NE of Mina, Nevada · 34233 days ago · 72 km away
  6. 4.610 km SW of Gabbs, Nevada · 34234 days ago · 78 km away
  7. 4.610 km SW of Gabbs, Nevada · 34235 days ago · 78 km away
  8. 5.010 km SW of Gabbs, Nevada · 34236 days ago · 78 km away
  9. 5.010 km SW of Gabbs, Nevada · 34236 days ago · 78 km away
  10. 5.210 km SW of Gabbs, Nevada · 34236 days ago · 78 km away
  11. 4.610 km SW of Gabbs, Nevada · 34237 days ago · 78 km away
  12. 5.314 km SSW of Gabbs, Nevada · 34239 days ago · 74 km away
  13. 4.510 km SW of Gabbs, Nevada · 34239 days ago · 78 km away
  14. 5.510 km SW of Gabbs, Nevada · 34240 days ago · 78 km away
  15. 5.010 km SW of Gabbs, Nevada · 34240 days ago · 78 km away
  16. 4.514 km SSW of Gabbs, Nevada · 34241 days ago · 74 km away
  17. 4.914 km SSW of Gabbs, Nevada · 34242 days ago · 74 km away
  18. 4.514 km SSW of Gabbs, Nevada · 34243 days ago · 74 km away
  19. 6.8The 1932 Cedar Mountain, Nevada Earthquake · 34244 days ago · 10 km deep · 68 km away
  20. 2.728km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CA · 34258 days ago · 6 km deep · 77 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci3359511. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 8:57 PM UTC.