Nevada earthquakes

M2.6 earthquake 72km SE of Hawthorne, NV

A magnitude 2.6 earthquake struck 72km SE of Hawthorne, NV on Sat, Nov 29, 1980, 1:51 AM PST (09:51 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.6 4km S of Mammoth Lakes, CA. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.6 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
1980-11-29 09:51:47 UTC
Depth
6.0 km (3.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
38.047° N, 118.073° 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 24.2 km horizontally, 31.6 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.10
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
353°, 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: 200 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.712 km NW of Aspen Springs, California · 16721 days ago · 0 km deep · 79 km away
  2. 1.610 km SW of Aspen Springs, California · 16720 days ago · 12 km deep · 89 km away
  3. 2.64km S of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 16718 days ago · 6 km deep · 93 km away
  4. 3.611 km SE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16718 days ago · 4 km deep · 88 km away
  5. 2.47km NNE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 16718 days ago · 6 km deep · 86 km away
  6. 2.010 km E of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16718 days ago · 4 km deep · 83 km away
  7. 2.56km WSW of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 16718 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away
  8. 3.59 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16718 days ago · 6 km deep · 85 km away
  9. 2.710km NW of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 16717 days ago · 5 km deep · 95 km away
  10. 2.49 km E of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16717 days ago · 3 km deep · 83 km away
  11. 2.517km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 16717 days ago · 6 km deep · 83 km away
  12. 3.84 km S of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16717 days ago · 5 km deep · 93 km away
  13. 3.27 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16717 days ago · 3 km deep · 87 km away
  14. 2.710km NW of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 16717 days ago · 6 km deep · 93 km away
  15. 2.522km NE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 16717 days ago · 6 km deep · 70 km away
  16. 1.811 km E of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16716 days ago · 5 km deep · 82 km away
  17. 1.910 km WSW of Aspen Springs, California · 16716 days ago · 9 km deep · 88 km away
  18. 2.37km S of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 16716 days ago · 6 km deep · 96 km away
  19. 2.110 km W of Aspen Springs, California · 16716 days ago · 4 km deep · 85 km away
  20. 2.08 km NW of Aspen Springs, California · 16716 days ago · 3 km deep · 80 km away
  21. 2.512km SE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 16715 days ago · 6 km deep · 90 km away
  22. 2.219km SE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 16715 days ago · 6 km deep · 91 km away
  23. 3.718 km ESE of Hawthorne, Nevada · 16713 days ago · 5 km deep · 57 km away
  24. 2.311km SE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 16712 days ago · 6 km deep · 91 km away
  25. 2.41km N of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 16712 days ago · 6 km deep · 91 km away
  26. 1.811 km NW of Aspen Springs, California · 16711 days ago · 4 km deep · 81 km away
  27. 2.41 km ESE of Aspen Springs, California · 16711 days ago · 7 km deep · 78 km away
  28. 2.20 km E of Aspen Springs, California · 16711 days ago · 6 km deep · 78 km away
  29. 3.315 km SW of Aspen Springs, California · 16708 days ago · 8 km deep · 94 km away
  30. 3.214 km SW of Aspen Springs, California · 16708 days ago · 7 km deep · 93 km away
  31. 4.213 km W of Aspen Springs, California · 16708 days ago · 6 km deep · 90 km away
  32. 1.812 km W of Aspen Springs, California · 16708 days ago · 4 km deep · 88 km away
  33. 2.612 km SE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16708 days ago · 5 km deep · 87 km away
  34. 4.712 km SE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16708 days ago · 5 km deep · 87 km away
  35. 2.36km WNW of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 16708 days ago · 6 km deep · 96 km away
  36. 2.66km SSW of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 16708 days ago · 5 km deep · 97 km away
  37. 2.26km WSW of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 16708 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away
  38. 2.810km E of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 16708 days ago · 6 km deep · 83 km away
  39. 2.212 km SSE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16707 days ago · 2 km deep · 92 km away
  40. 2.510km SSW of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 16707 days ago · 6 km deep · 99 km away
  41. 3.211 km SW of Aspen Springs, California · 16706 days ago · 12 km deep · 90 km away
  42. 2.88km SE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 16706 days ago · 6 km deep · 90 km away
  43. 2.99 km E of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16706 days ago · 7 km deep · 83 km away
  44. 3.29 km E of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16706 days ago · 6 km deep · 83 km away
  45. 3.411 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16704 days ago · 3 km deep · 82 km away
  46. 2.36km W of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 16704 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away
  47. 2.67km SSW of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 16704 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away
  48. 2.973km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CA · 16704 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away
  49. 2.59km SSE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 16704 days ago · 6 km deep · 92 km away
  50. 2.750km SSE of Hawthorne, NV · 16704 days ago · 6 km deep · 27 km away
  51. 2.755km SSE of Hawthorne, NV · 16704 days ago · 6 km deep · 28 km away
  52. 2.951km SSE of Hawthorne, NV · 16704 days ago · 6 km deep · 37 km away
  53. 4.630 km SSW of Mina, Nevada · 16704 days ago · 23 km deep · 20 km away
  54. 4.329 km SW of Mina, Nevada · 16704 days ago · 5 km deep · 32 km away
  55. 2.869km SE of Hawthorne, NV · 16703 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
  56. 4.033 km SW of Mina, Nevada · 16703 days ago · 5 km deep · 30 km away
  57. 3.034km SSE of Hawthorne, NV · 16703 days ago · 3 km deep · 43 km away
  58. 3.637 km SW of Mina, Nevada · 16703 days ago · 5 km deep · 34 km away
  59. 3.111km ESE of Hawthorne, NV · 16703 days ago · 6 km deep · 63 km away
  60. 1.80 km SSE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16703 days ago · 3 km deep · 91 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci9740950. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 10:31 AM UTC.