M3.7 earthquake 28km ESE of Hawthorne, NV
A magnitude 3.7 earthquake struck 28km ESE of Hawthorne, NV on Tue, Dec 7, 1971, 11:52 AM PST (19:52 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.3 22km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow 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
- 3.7 (ml), minor
- Local time
- UTC
- 1971-12-07 19:52:04 UTC
- Depth
- 6.0 km (3.7 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 38.411° N, 118.332° 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 12.5 km horizontally, 31.6 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.15
- Depth from
- Operator assigned
- Station coverage gap
- 278°, poorly surrounded by stations
- Stations used
- 4
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 2 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.
After
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci3321749. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 9:34 PM UTC.