Nevada earthquakes

M4.3 earthquake 18 km ESE of Hawthorne, Nevada

A magnitude 4.3 earthquake struck 18 km ESE of Hawthorne, Nevada on Tue, Jun 5, 1979, 6:49 PM PDT (01:49 UTC), 12 km (7 mi) below the surface.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.3 (mb), light
Local time
UTC
1979-06-06 01:49:56 UTC
Depth
12.0 km (7.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
38.491° N, 118.418° W
Region
Nevada
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

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No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Stations used
10

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 24 in the 60 days after this one and 6 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.671km NE of Hawthorne, NV · 17276 days ago · 6 km deep · 62 km away
  2. 4.024 km ENE of Mina, Nevada · 17273 days ago · 5 km deep · 47 km away
  3. 2.026km NNW of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CA · 17260 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away
  4. 3.3California-Nevada border region · 17258 days ago · 17 km deep · 92 km away
  5. 2.311 km W of Bridgeport, California · 17258 days ago · 3 km deep · 86 km away
  6. 2.725km E of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 17258 days ago · 6 km deep · 99 km away
  7. 1.79 km ENE of Sunny Slopes, California · 17256 days ago · 3 km deep · 100 km away
  8. 2.3California-Nevada border region · 17253 days ago · 6 km deep · 86 km away
  9. 3.320 km E of Mono City, California · 17253 days ago · 11 km deep · 64 km away
  10. 2.226km ENE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 17241 days ago · 6 km deep · 88 km away
  11. 2.124 km E of Mono City, California · 17238 days ago · 6 km deep · 62 km away
  12. 2.68 km ENE of Mono City, California · 17238 days ago · 4 km deep · 73 km away
  13. 1.944km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CA · 17224 days ago · 6 km deep · 80 km away
  14. 2.514 km ENE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 17224 days ago · 3 km deep · 94 km away
  15. 2.544km ENE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 17224 days ago · 6 km deep · 76 km away
  16. 3.013 km ENE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 17224 days ago · 3 km deep · 96 km away
  17. 2.353km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CA · 17224 days ago · 6 km deep · 70 km away
  18. 2.228km ENE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 17222 days ago · 6 km deep · 84 km away
  19. 2.019 km WNW of Benton, California · 17222 days ago · 3 km deep · 68 km away
  20. 2.046km ENE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 17220 days ago · 6 km deep · 76 km away
  21. 1.847km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CA · 17220 days ago · 6 km deep · 76 km away
  22. 2.345km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CA · 17220 days ago · 6 km deep · 79 km away
  23. 2.765km WSW of Tonopah, NV · 17219 days ago · 5 km deep · 90 km away
  24. 1.725 km W of Benton, California · 17217 days ago · 1 km deep · 78 km away

Before

  1. 1.610 km NNE of Sunny Slopes, California · 17282 days ago · 3 km deep · 95 km away
  2. 3.419 km ENE of Swall Meadows, California · 17283 days ago · 3 km deep · 100 km away
  3. 2.53 km S of Topaz, California · 17294 days ago · 4 km deep · 97 km away
  4. 2.26 km N of Sunny Slopes, California · 17296 days ago · 2 km deep · 99 km away
  5. 1.913 km NE of Sunny Slopes, California · 17298 days ago · 3 km deep · 95 km away
  6. 2.342km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CA · 17298 days ago · 6 km deep · 81 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0001142. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 4:50 PM UTC.