M3.2 earthquake 56km NE of Hawthorne, NV

Magnitude

3.2 (ml), minor

Local time

Mon, Dec 29, 1980, 3:13 PM PST

UTC

1980-12-29 23:13:24 UTC

Depth

6.0 km (3.7 mi), shallow

Epicenter

38.806° N, 118.084° W

Region

Nevada

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 31.5 km horizontally, 31.6 km in depth

Magnitude uncertainty

±0.13

Depth from

Operator assigned

Station coverage gap

345°, poorly surrounded by stations

Stations used

5

• Hawthorne, NevadaPopulation 3,269. Forecast56 kmNE
• Fernley, NevadaPopulation 19,418. Forecast134 kmSE
• Reno, NevadaPopulation 264,165. Forecast170 kmESE
• Los Angeles, CaliforniaPopulation 3,820,914. Forecast529 kmN

After

1. 2.735km SSE of Hawthorne, NVMon, Dec 29, 8:14 PM PST · 16703 days ago · 6 km deep · 72 km away
2. 2.964km W of Tonopah, NVTue, Dec 30, 1:39 AM PST · 16702 days ago · 6 km deep · 91 km away
3. 2.866km WSW of Tonopah, NVTue, Dec 30, 4:40 AM PST · 16702 days ago · 6 km deep · 99 km away
4. 3.159km ESE of Hawthorne, NVWed, Dec 31, 4:29 AM PST · 16701 days ago · 6 km deep · 64 km away
5. 2.323km SSE of Hawthorne, NVWed, Dec 31, 7:29 PM PST · 16701 days ago · 4 km deep · 68 km away
6. 2.838km SSE of Hawthorne, NVWed, Dec 31, 11:18 PM PST · 16701 days ago · 4 km deep · 72 km away
7. 4.227 km NNW of Benton, CaliforniaThu, Jan 1, 10:22 AM PST · 16700 days ago · 5 km deep · 94 km away
8. 2.657km SSE of Hawthorne, NVThu, Jan 1, 10:46 AM PST · 16700 days ago · 4 km deep · 90 km away
9. 2.260km SSE of Hawthorne, NVThu, Jan 1, 1:47 PM PST · 16700 days ago · 4 km deep · 91 km away
10. 2.420km SSE of Hawthorne, NVThu, Jan 1, 8:37 PM PST · 16700 days ago · 4 km deep · 63 km away
11. 2.443km S of Hawthorne, NVFri, Jan 2, 2:35 AM PST · 16699 days ago · 4 km deep · 88 km away
12. 2.337km SSE of Hawthorne, NVFri, Jan 2, 4:38 AM PST · 16699 days ago · 4 km deep · 71 km away
13. 2.547km SE of Hawthorne, NVFri, Jan 2, 10:05 AM PST · 16699 days ago · 4 km deep · 72 km away
14. 2.649km SSE of Hawthorne, NVFri, Jan 2, 7:29 PM PST · 16699 days ago · 4 km deep · 81 km away
15. 2.346km S of Hawthorne, NVSun, Jan 4, 3:59 AM PST · 16697 days ago · 4 km deep · 87 km away
16. 2.538km SE of Hawthorne, NVSun, Jan 4, 10:23 AM PST · 16697 days ago · 4 km deep · 68 km away
17. 2.58km SSW of Hawthorne, NVMon, Jan 5, 3:39 PM PST · 16696 days ago · 4 km deep · 63 km away
18. 2.527km SSW of Hawthorne, NVMon, Jan 5, 10:07 PM PST · 16696 days ago · 4 km deep · 81 km away
19. 2.932km SE of Hawthorne, NVTue, Jan 6, 11:10 AM PST · 16695 days ago · 4 km deep · 61 km away
20. 2.428km E of Hawthorne, NVWed, Jan 7, 12:48 PM PST · 16694 days ago · 4 km deep · 40 km away
21. 2.535km SE of Hawthorne, NVWed, Jan 7, 5:37 PM PST · 16694 days ago · 4 km deep · 62 km away
22. 2.452km SSE of Hawthorne, NVThu, Jan 8, 3:11 PM PST · 16693 days ago · 4 km deep · 87 km away
23. 2.441km SSE of Hawthorne, NVFri, Jan 9, 11:30 AM PST · 16692 days ago · 4 km deep · 76 km away
24. 2.747km SE of Hawthorne, NVFri, Jan 9, 9:29 PM PST · 16692 days ago · 4 km deep · 69 km away
25. 2.538km SE of Hawthorne, NVSat, Jan 10, 9:23 AM PST · 16691 days ago · 3 km deep · 65 km away
26. 2.713km SE of Hawthorne, NVSat, Jan 10, 4:06 PM PST · 16691 days ago · 4 km deep · 55 km away
27. 2.632km SSE of Hawthorne, NVSun, Jan 11, 9:57 AM PST · 16690 days ago · 3 km deep · 71 km away
28. 3.433 km SW of Mina, NevadaSun, Jan 11, 10:25 AM PST · 16690 days ago · 5 km deep · 76 km away
29. 3.021km SSE of Hawthorne, NVMon, Jan 12, 3:40 AM PST · 16689 days ago · 4 km deep · 66 km away
30. 2.634km SE of Hawthorne, NVMon, Jan 12, 3:44 AM PST · 16689 days ago · 4 km deep · 61 km away
31. 2.535km SE of Hawthorne, NVMon, Jan 12, 5:25 AM PST · 16689 days ago · 4 km deep · 64 km away
32. 2.541km E of Hawthorne, NVMon, Jan 12, 2:54 PM PST · 16689 days ago · 4 km deep · 28 km away
33. 2.632km SE of Hawthorne, NVWed, Jan 14, 4:57 PM PST · 16687 days ago · 4 km deep · 60 km away
34. 2.724km SSE of Hawthorne, NVWed, Jan 14, 10:34 PM PST · 16687 days ago · 4 km deep · 69 km away
35. 2.272km SE of Hawthorne, NVThu, Jan 15, 2:53 AM PST · 16686 days ago · 4 km deep · 90 km away
36. 3.128km SSE of Hawthorne, NVThu, Jan 15, 4:25 AM PST · 16686 days ago · 4 km deep · 65 km away
37. 2.481km NE of Hawthorne, NVThu, Jan 15, 3:25 PM PST · 16686 days ago · 4 km deep · 26 km away
38. 2.629km E of Hawthorne, NVThu, Jan 15, 11:46 PM PST · 16686 days ago · 4 km deep · 38 km away
39. 2.256km SSE of Hawthorne, NVFri, Jan 16, 6:15 AM PST · 16685 days ago · 4 km deep · 89 km away
40. 2.939km SE of Hawthorne, NVFri, Jan 16, 9:30 AM PST · 16685 days ago · 4 km deep · 68 km away
41. 2.352km NNW of Tonopah, NVSat, Jan 17, 12:44 PM PST · 16684 days ago · 4 km deep · 66 km away
42. 2.466km S of Austin, NVMon, Jan 19, 3:56 PM PST · 16682 days ago · 4 km deep · 92 km away
43. 2.841km SSE of Hawthorne, NVWed, Jan 21, 9:14 PM PST · 16680 days ago · 4 km deep · 71 km away
44. 2.442km SSE of Hawthorne, NVThu, Jan 22, 6:09 AM PST · 16679 days ago · 4 km deep · 78 km away
45. 3.039km SE of Hawthorne, NVThu, Jan 22, 6:32 PM PST · 16679 days ago · 4 km deep · 63 km away
46. 3.033 km WSW of Mina, NevadaSat, Jan 24, 8:14 AM PST · 16677 days ago · 5 km deep · 71 km away
47. 2.533km SSE of Hawthorne, NVSun, Jan 25, 6:11 AM PST · 16676 days ago · 3 km deep · 68 km away
48. 2.445km SE of Hawthorne, NVSun, Jan 25, 6:56 AM PST · 16676 days ago · 4 km deep · 64 km away
49. 2.035km ESE of Hawthorne, NVMon, Jan 26, 3:43 PM PST · 16675 days ago · 4 km deep · 45 km away
50. 2.035km N of Tonopah, NVMon, Jan 26, 4:29 PM PST · 16675 days ago · 4 km deep · 91 km away
51. 2.233km ESE of Hawthorne, NVTue, Jan 27, 12:26 PM PST · 16674 days ago · 4 km deep · 50 km away
52. 3.038km SE of Hawthorne, NVWed, Jan 28, 12:06 PM PST · 16673 days ago · 4 km deep · 66 km away
53. 4.532 km SW of Mina, NevadaWed, Jan 28, 12:08 PM PST · 16673 days ago · 18 km deep · 75 km away
54. 2.439km SSE of Hawthorne, NVWed, Jan 28, 12:18 PM PST · 16673 days ago · 4 km deep · 72 km away
55. 2.536km SSE of Hawthorne, NVWed, Jan 28, 12:35 PM PST · 16673 days ago · 4 km deep · 68 km away
56. 2.442km SSE of Hawthorne, NVWed, Jan 28, 1:35 PM PST · 16673 days ago · 4 km deep · 78 km away
57. 2.833km SE of Hawthorne, NVWed, Jan 28, 11:23 PM PST · 16673 days ago · 4 km deep · 64 km away
58. 2.520km SSE of Hawthorne, NVFri, Jan 30, 6:24 PM PST · 16671 days ago · 4 km deep · 64 km away
59. 2.972km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CASat, Jan 31, 3:14 AM PST · 16670 days ago · 4 km deep · 93 km away
60. 2.973km W of Tonopah, NVSat, Jan 31, 4:05 AM PST · 16670 days ago · 4 km deep · 92 km away

The first 60 of 87.

Before

1. 3.111km ESE of Hawthorne, NVMon, Dec 29, 6:07 AM PST · 16703 days ago · 6 km deep · 50 km away
2. 3.637 km SW of Mina, NevadaMon, Dec 29, 4:24 AM PST · 16703 days ago · 5 km deep · 77 km away
3. 3.034km SSE of Hawthorne, NVSun, Dec 28, 4:11 PM PST · 16704 days ago · 3 km deep · 72 km away
4. 4.033 km SW of Mina, NevadaSun, Dec 28, 3:05 PM PST · 16704 days ago · 5 km deep · 75 km away
5. 2.869km SE of Hawthorne, NVSun, Dec 28, 3:03 PM PST · 16704 days ago · 6 km deep · 83 km away
6. 4.329 km SW of Mina, NevadaSun, Dec 28, 3:00 PM PST · 16704 days ago · 5 km deep · 70 km away
7. 4.630 km SSW of Mina, NevadaSun, Dec 28, 2:58 PM PST · 16704 days ago · 23 km deep · 76 km away
8. 2.951km SSE of Hawthorne, NVSun, Dec 28, 12:55 PM PST · 16704 days ago · 6 km deep · 88 km away
9. 2.755km SSE of Hawthorne, NVSun, Dec 28, 12:29 PM PST · 16704 days ago · 6 km deep · 86 km away
10. 2.750km SSE of Hawthorne, NVSun, Dec 28, 11:44 AM PST · 16704 days ago · 6 km deep · 80 km away
11. 2.973km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CASun, Dec 28, 10:41 AM PST · 16704 days ago · 6 km deep · 92 km away
12. 3.718 km ESE of Hawthorne, NevadaFri, Dec 19, 8:57 AM PST · 16713 days ago · 5 km deep · 46 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci3301447. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 8:55 PM UTC.