Nevada earthquakes

M4.1 earthquake 16km SSW of Hawthorne, NV

A magnitude 4.1 earthquake struck 16km SSW of Hawthorne, NV on Thu, Jan 5, 1933, 2:05 AM GMT-8 (10:05 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.5 18 km S of Gabbs, Nevada. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.1 (ml), light
Local time
UTC
1933-01-05 10:05:07 UTC
Depth
6.0 km (3.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
38.390° N, 118.687° 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
360°, 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: 7 in the 60 days after this one and 21 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.516 km NNW of Gabbs, Nevada · 34234 days ago · 90 km away
  2. 5.211 km ENE of Gabbs, Nevada · 34229 days ago · 96 km away
  3. 4.810 km SW of Gabbs, Nevada · 34224 days ago · 75 km away
  4. 5.015 km NE of Mina, Nevada · 34211 days ago · 61 km away
  5. 3.944km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CA · 34206 days ago · 6 km deep · 70 km away
  6. 5.137km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CA · 34206 days ago · 6 km deep · 79 km away
  7. 5.518 km S of Gabbs, Nevada · 34196 days ago · 77 km away

Before

  1. 4.224km S of Hawthorne, NV · 34235 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away
  2. 4.331km S of Hawthorne, NV · 34235 days ago · 6 km deep · 17 km away
  3. 4.332km SSW of Hawthorne, NV · 34237 days ago · 6 km deep · 17 km away
  4. 4.710 km SW of Gabbs, Nevada · 34238 days ago · 75 km away
  5. 4.510 km SW of Gabbs, Nevada · 34238 days ago · 75 km away
  6. 4.629 km NE of Mina, Nevada · 34240 days ago · 72 km away
  7. 4.610 km SW of Gabbs, Nevada · 34241 days ago · 75 km away
  8. 4.610 km SW of Gabbs, Nevada · 34241 days ago · 75 km away
  9. 5.010 km SW of Gabbs, Nevada · 34242 days ago · 75 km away
  10. 5.010 km SW of Gabbs, Nevada · 34242 days ago · 75 km away
  11. 5.210 km SW of Gabbs, Nevada · 34242 days ago · 75 km away
  12. 4.610 km SW of Gabbs, Nevada · 34243 days ago · 75 km away
  13. 5.314 km SSW of Gabbs, Nevada · 34245 days ago · 72 km away
  14. 4.510 km SW of Gabbs, Nevada · 34246 days ago · 75 km away
  15. 5.510 km SW of Gabbs, Nevada · 34246 days ago · 75 km away
  16. 5.010 km SW of Gabbs, Nevada · 34247 days ago · 75 km away
  17. 4.514 km SSW of Gabbs, Nevada · 34248 days ago · 72 km away
  18. 4.914 km SSW of Gabbs, Nevada · 34249 days ago · 72 km away
  19. 4.514 km SSW of Gabbs, Nevada · 34249 days ago · 72 km away
  20. 6.8The 1932 Cedar Mountain, Nevada Earthquake · 34250 days ago · 10 km deep · 68 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci3359513. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 12:41 PM UTC.