M3.1 earthquake 32km SSW of Hawthorne, NV
A magnitude 3.1 earthquake struck 32km SSW of Hawthorne, NV on Tue, May 30, 1967, 11:28 AM GMT-7 (18:28 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 3.1 (ml), minor
- Local time
- UTC
- 1967-05-30 18:28:15 UTC
- Depth
- 6.0 km (3.7 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 38.255° N, 118.744° 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 19.7 km horizontally, 31.6 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.06
- Depth from
- Operator assigned
- Station coverage gap
- 356°, poorly surrounded by stations
- Stations used
- 3
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 0 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.
None recorded.
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci3329656. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 10:25 AM UTC.