M3.3 earthquake 64km SE of Hawthorne, NV

Magnitude

3.3 (mh), minor

Local time

Sat, Aug 11, 1979, 11:22 AM PDT

UTC

1979-08-11 18:22:35 UTC

Depth

6.0 km (3.7 mi), shallow

Epicenter

38.187° N, 118.027° W

Region

Nevada

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 52.2 km horizontally, 31.6 km in depth

Magnitude uncertainty

±0.38

Depth from

Operator assigned

Station coverage gap

353°, poorly surrounded by stations

Stations used

4

• Hawthorne, NevadaPopulation 3,269. Forecast64 kmSE
• Gardnerville Ranchos, NevadaPopulation 11,312. Forecast168 kmESE
• Clovis, CaliforniaPopulation 104,180. Forecast212 kmNE
• Los Angeles, CaliforniaPopulation 3,820,914. Forecast460 kmN

After

1. 2.638km ENE of Mammoth Lakes, CASun, Aug 12, 1:26 AM PDT · 17209 days ago · 6 km deep · 65 km away
2. 2.045km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CASun, Aug 12, 1:30 AM PDT · 17209 days ago · 6 km deep · 51 km away
3. 2.129km NNE of Mammoth Lakes, CASun, Aug 12, 1:56 AM PDT · 17209 days ago · 6 km deep · 78 km away
4. 2.541km N of Mammoth Lakes, CASun, Aug 12, 8:50 AM PDT · 17208 days ago · 6 km deep · 87 km away
5. 2.139km ENE of Mammoth Lakes, CASun, Aug 12, 3:11 PM PDT · 17208 days ago · 6 km deep · 66 km away
6. 2.333km ENE of Mammoth Lakes, CAMon, Aug 13, 5:34 PM PDT · 17207 days ago · 6 km deep · 71 km away
7. 2.724km ENE of Mammoth Lakes, CAWed, Aug 15, 9:33 AM PDT · 17205 days ago · 6 km deep · 80 km away
8. 2.011 km ENE of Mono City, CaliforniaSat, Aug 18, 2:33 PM PDT · 17202 days ago · 16 km deep · 87 km away
9. 1.634 km E of Mono City, CaliforniaMon, Aug 20, 6:06 PM PDT · 17200 days ago · 1 km deep · 65 km away
10. 2.610 km WNW of Aspen Springs, CaliforniaSat, Aug 25, 11:33 AM PDT · 17195 days ago · 2 km deep · 96 km away
11. 1.617 km ENE of Mammoth Lakes, CaliforniaMon, Aug 27, 11:13 PM PDT · 17193 days ago · 3 km deep · 85 km away
12. 1.518 km ENE of Mono City, CaliforniaWed, Aug 29, 5:17 PM PDT · 17191 days ago · 8 km deep · 81 km away
13. 2.511 km NW of Aspen Springs, CaliforniaThu, Aug 30, 11:01 AM PDT · 17190 days ago · 2 km deep · 93 km away
14. 2.411 km NW of Aspen Springs, CaliforniaThu, Aug 30, 11:07 AM PDT · 17190 days ago · 2 km deep · 91 km away
15. 2.542km NNW of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CAThu, Aug 30, 2:42 PM PDT · 17190 days ago · 6 km deep · 64 km away
16. 2.33 km E of Mammoth Lakes, CaliforniaThu, Aug 30, 7:16 PM PDT · 17190 days ago · 3 km deep · 100 km away
17. 2.652km NE of Mammoth Lakes, CAThu, Aug 30, 7:17 PM PDT · 17190 days ago · 6 km deep · 52 km away
18. 1.910 km NNW of Aspen Springs, CaliforniaWed, Sep 5, 1:07 PM PDT · 17184 days ago · 0 km deep · 90 km away
19. 2.365km SW of Tonopah, NVWed, Sep 5, 1:08 PM PDT · 17184 days ago · 6 km deep · 71 km away
20. 4.16 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, CaliforniaFri, Sep 7, 2:43 AM PDT · 17182 days ago · 3 km deep · 99 km away
21. 2.530km ENE of Mammoth Lakes, CAFri, Sep 7, 3:01 AM PDT · 17182 days ago · 6 km deep · 73 km away
22. 2.47 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, CaliforniaMon, Sep 10, 12:26 PM PDT · 17179 days ago · -2 km deep · 99 km away
23. 2.651km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CAThu, Sep 13, 6:06 PM PDT · 17176 days ago · 6 km deep · 45 km away
24. 2.212 km NE of Swall Meadows, CaliforniaFri, Sep 14, 12:41 AM PDT · 17176 days ago · 3 km deep · 81 km away
25. 3.09 km WNW of Aspen Springs, CaliforniaTue, Sep 18, 6:47 AM PDT · 17171 days ago · 3 km deep · 97 km away
26. 2.342km NE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CAWed, Sep 19, 11:07 PM PDT · 17170 days ago · 6 km deep · 56 km away
27. 2.647km ENE of Mammoth Lakes, CAThu, Sep 20, 5:18 PM PDT · 17169 days ago · 6 km deep · 58 km away
28. 2.611 km ENE of Mammoth Lakes, CaliforniaFri, Sep 21, 2:27 AM PDT · 17169 days ago · 5 km deep · 91 km away
29. 4.17 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, CaliforniaMon, Sep 24, 6:05 AM PDT · 17165 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away
30. 2.632km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CAMon, Sep 24, 6:13 AM PDT · 17165 days ago · 6 km deep · 63 km away
31. 2.320 km WNW of Benton, CaliforniaMon, Sep 24, 7:22 AM PDT · 17165 days ago · 10 km deep · 68 km away
32. 3.66 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, CaliforniaMon, Sep 24, 7:26 AM PDT · 17165 days ago · 5 km deep · 99 km away
33. 3.06 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, CaliforniaMon, Sep 24, 8:01 AM PDT · 17165 days ago · 5 km deep · 98 km away
34. 2.342km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CAMon, Sep 24, 8:24 AM PDT · 17165 days ago · 6 km deep · 55 km away
35. 1.915 km ENE of Mammoth Lakes, CaliforniaTue, Sep 25, 12:03 PM PDT · 17164 days ago · 3 km deep · 87 km away
36. 3.46 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, CaliforniaWed, Sep 26, 2:45 PM PDT · 17163 days ago · 9 km deep · 99 km away
37. 3.211 km WNW of Aspen Springs, CaliforniaMon, Oct 1, 4:51 AM PDT · 17158 days ago · 3 km deep · 96 km away
38. 3.063km SW of Tonopah, NVMon, Oct 1, 4:52 AM PDT · 17158 days ago · 6 km deep · 63 km away
39. 3.011 km WNW of Aspen Springs, CaliforniaMon, Oct 1, 5:37 AM PDT · 17158 days ago · 1 km deep · 96 km away
40. 2.24km NNW of West Bishop, CAMon, Oct 1, 11:01 AM PDT · 17158 days ago · 6 km deep · 96 km away
41. 1.812 km NNW of Aspen Springs, CaliforniaTue, Oct 2, 6:38 AM PDT · 17157 days ago · -1 km deep · 90 km away
42. 1.938km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CATue, Oct 2, 10:44 AM PDT · 17157 days ago · 6 km deep · 59 km away
43. 1.838km NNW of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CATue, Oct 2, 10:42 PM PDT · 17157 days ago · 6 km deep · 67 km away
44. 3.08 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, CaliforniaWed, Oct 3, 1:54 AM PDT · 17157 days ago · 4 km deep · 98 km away
45. 3.19 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, CaliforniaWed, Oct 3, 1:58 AM PDT · 17157 days ago · 3 km deep · 98 km away
46. 2.122km ENE of Mammoth Lakes, CAThu, Oct 4, 7:36 PM PDT · 17155 days ago · 6 km deep · 82 km away
47. 1.721 km W of Benton, CaliforniaThu, Oct 4, 7:49 PM PDT · 17155 days ago · 3 km deep · 73 km away
48. 3.08 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, CaliforniaThu, Oct 4, 9:51 PM PDT · 17155 days ago · 7 km deep · 98 km away
49. 4.019km NNW of Hawthorne, NVSun, Oct 7, 5:27 PM PDT · 17152 days ago · 6 km deep · 81 km away
50. 2.818km WNW of Hawthorne, NVSun, Oct 7, 6:06 PM PDT · 17152 days ago · 6 km deep · 81 km away
51. 2.633km WNW of Hawthorne, NVSun, Oct 7, 8:20 PM PDT · 17152 days ago · 6 km deep · 96 km away
52. 3.133km W of Hawthorne, NVSun, Oct 7, 8:43 PM PDT · 17152 days ago · 6 km deep · 92 km away
53. 2.933km W of Hawthorne, NVSun, Oct 7, 8:56 PM PDT · 17152 days ago · 6 km deep · 92 km away
54. 2.625km W of Hawthorne, NVSun, Oct 7, 10:40 PM PDT · 17152 days ago · 6 km deep · 87 km away
55. 2.927km WNW of Hawthorne, NVMon, Oct 8, 2:35 AM PDT · 17151 days ago · 6 km deep · 90 km away
56. 3.132km W of Hawthorne, NVMon, Oct 8, 2:48 AM PDT · 17151 days ago · 6 km deep · 93 km away

Before

1. 3.03 km SW of Swall Meadows, CaliforniaThu, Aug 9, 7:39 AM PDT · 17211 days ago · 5 km deep · 97 km away
2. 2.19 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, CaliforniaTue, Aug 7, 10:08 PM PDT · 17213 days ago · 3 km deep · 96 km away
3. 2.110 km E of Mammoth Lakes, CaliforniaSun, Aug 5, 10:41 PM PDT · 17215 days ago · 3 km deep · 95 km away
4. 2.011 km NW of Aspen Springs, CaliforniaSun, Aug 5, 7:12 PM PDT · 17215 days ago · 28 km deep · 92 km away
5. 1.725 km W of Benton, CaliforniaFri, Aug 3, 5:51 PM PDT · 17217 days ago · 1 km deep · 75 km away
6. 3.36 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, CaliforniaThu, Aug 2, 9:32 PM PDT · 17218 days ago · 3 km deep · 98 km away
7. 3.16 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, CaliforniaThu, Aug 2, 9:31 PM PDT · 17218 days ago · 9 km deep · 98 km away
8. 3.16 km E of Mammoth Lakes, CaliforniaThu, Aug 2, 9:30 PM PDT · 17218 days ago · 3 km deep · 98 km away
9. 2.765km WSW of Tonopah, NVWed, Aug 1, 8:23 AM PDT · 17219 days ago · 5 km deep · 45 km away
10. 2.345km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CATue, Jul 31, 10:17 PM PDT · 17220 days ago · 6 km deep · 53 km away
11. 1.847km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CATue, Jul 31, 8:50 AM PDT · 17220 days ago · 6 km deep · 53 km away
12. 2.046km ENE of Mammoth Lakes, CATue, Jul 31, 5:28 AM PDT · 17220 days ago · 6 km deep · 59 km away
13. 2.019 km WNW of Benton, CaliforniaSun, Jul 29, 4:14 PM PDT · 17222 days ago · 3 km deep · 64 km away
14. 2.228km ENE of Mammoth Lakes, CASun, Jul 29, 3:55 PM PDT · 17222 days ago · 6 km deep · 75 km away
15. 3.18 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, CaliforniaSat, Jul 28, 1:09 PM PDT · 17223 days ago · -2 km deep · 99 km away
16. 2.353km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CAFri, Jul 27, 4:28 PM PDT · 17224 days ago · 6 km deep · 51 km away
17. 3.013 km ENE of Mammoth Lakes, CaliforniaFri, Jul 27, 4:23 PM PDT · 17224 days ago · 3 km deep · 90 km away
18. 3.27 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, CaliforniaFri, Jul 27, 4:23 PM PDT · 17224 days ago · 3 km deep · 99 km away
19. 2.544km ENE of Mammoth Lakes, CAFri, Jul 27, 2:39 PM PDT · 17224 days ago · 6 km deep · 61 km away
20. 2.514 km ENE of Mammoth Lakes, CaliforniaFri, Jul 27, 1:10 PM PDT · 17224 days ago · 3 km deep · 88 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci3350810. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 8:58 PM UTC.