Nevada earthquakes

M3.7 earthquake 18 km ESE of Hawthorne, Nevada

A magnitude 3.7 earthquake struck 18 km ESE of Hawthorne, Nevada on Fri, Dec 19, 1980, 8:57 AM PST (16:57 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.6 30 km SSW of Mina, Nevada. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.7 (ml), minor
Local time
UTC
1980-12-19 16:57:45 UTC
Depth
5.0 km (3.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
38.483° N, 118.417° 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.

Stations used
9

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 158 in the 60 days after this one and 17 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.973km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CA · 16704 days ago · 6 km deep · 63 km away
  2. 2.750km SSE of Hawthorne, NV · 16704 days ago · 6 km deep · 40 km away
  3. 2.755km SSE of Hawthorne, NV · 16704 days ago · 6 km deep · 46 km away
  4. 2.951km SSE of Hawthorne, NV · 16704 days ago · 6 km deep · 45 km away
  5. 4.630 km SSW of Mina, Nevada · 16704 days ago · 23 km deep · 40 km away
  6. 4.329 km SW of Mina, Nevada · 16704 days ago · 5 km deep · 30 km away
  7. 2.869km SE of Hawthorne, NV · 16704 days ago · 6 km deep · 54 km away
  8. 4.033 km SW of Mina, Nevada · 16704 days ago · 5 km deep · 35 km away
  9. 3.034km SSE of Hawthorne, NV · 16704 days ago · 3 km deep · 28 km away
  10. 3.637 km SW of Mina, Nevada · 16703 days ago · 5 km deep · 35 km away
  11. 3.111km ESE of Hawthorne, NV · 16703 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away
  12. 3.256km NE of Hawthorne, NV · 16703 days ago · 6 km deep · 46 km away
  13. 2.735km SSE of Hawthorne, NV · 16703 days ago · 6 km deep · 28 km away
  14. 2.964km W of Tonopah, NV · 16703 days ago · 6 km deep · 67 km away
  15. 2.866km WSW of Tonopah, NV · 16702 days ago · 6 km deep · 74 km away
  16. 3.159km ESE of Hawthorne, NV · 16701 days ago · 6 km deep · 42 km away
  17. 2.323km SSE of Hawthorne, NV · 16701 days ago · 4 km deep · 22 km away
  18. 2.838km SSE of Hawthorne, NV · 16701 days ago · 4 km deep · 30 km away
  19. 4.227 km NNW of Benton, California · 16700 days ago · 5 km deep · 50 km away
  20. 2.657km SSE of Hawthorne, NV · 16700 days ago · 4 km deep · 49 km away
  21. 2.260km SSE of Hawthorne, NV · 16700 days ago · 4 km deep · 52 km away
  22. 2.420km SSE of Hawthorne, NV · 16700 days ago · 4 km deep · 17 km away
  23. 2.236km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CA · 16700 days ago · 4 km deep · 92 km away
  24. 2.233km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CA · 16700 days ago · 4 km deep · 89 km away
  25. 2.443km S of Hawthorne, NV · 16699 days ago · 4 km deep · 42 km away
  26. 2.337km SSE of Hawthorne, NV · 16699 days ago · 4 km deep · 28 km away
  27. 2.547km SE of Hawthorne, NV · 16699 days ago · 4 km deep · 35 km away
  28. 2.243km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CA · 16699 days ago · 4 km deep · 81 km away
  29. 2.649km SSE of Hawthorne, NV · 16699 days ago · 4 km deep · 40 km away
  30. 1.941km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CA · 16699 days ago · 4 km deep · 84 km away
  31. 2.247km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CA · 16698 days ago · 4 km deep · 77 km away
  32. 2.346km S of Hawthorne, NV · 16697 days ago · 4 km deep · 43 km away
  33. 2.538km SE of Hawthorne, NV · 16697 days ago · 4 km deep · 27 km away
  34. 1.827km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CA · 16696 days ago · 4 km deep · 95 km away
  35. 2.58km SSW of Hawthorne, NV · 16696 days ago · 4 km deep · 22 km away
  36. 2.527km SSW of Hawthorne, NV · 16696 days ago · 4 km deep · 36 km away
  37. 2.932km SE of Hawthorne, NV · 16695 days ago · 4 km deep · 20 km away
  38. 2.232km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CA · 16695 days ago · 4 km deep · 91 km away
  39. 2.244km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CA · 16694 days ago · 4 km deep · 79 km away
  40. 2.229km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CA · 16694 days ago · 4 km deep · 93 km away
  41. 2.248km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CA · 16694 days ago · 4 km deep · 77 km away
  42. 2.428km E of Hawthorne, NV · 16694 days ago · 4 km deep · 9 km away
  43. 2.347km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CA · 16694 days ago · 4 km deep · 78 km away
  44. 2.448km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CA · 16694 days ago · 4 km deep · 75 km away
  45. 2.346km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CA · 16694 days ago · 4 km deep · 80 km away
  46. 2.148km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CA · 16694 days ago · 4 km deep · 82 km away
  47. 2.414km N of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 16694 days ago · 4 km deep · 94 km away
  48. 2.313km N of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 16694 days ago · 4 km deep · 94 km away
  49. 2.535km SE of Hawthorne, NV · 16694 days ago · 4 km deep · 22 km away
  50. 1.936km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CA · 16694 days ago · -2 km deep · 87 km away
  51. 2.150km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CA · 16694 days ago · 4 km deep · 79 km away
  52. 2.044km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CA · 16693 days ago · 4 km deep · 79 km away
  53. 2.452km SSE of Hawthorne, NV · 16693 days ago · 4 km deep · 45 km away
  54. 1.918km E of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 16693 days ago · 4 km deep · 97 km away
  55. 2.441km SSE of Hawthorne, NV · 16692 days ago · 4 km deep · 33 km away
  56. 2.747km SE of Hawthorne, NV · 16692 days ago · 4 km deep · 33 km away
  57. 1.927km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CA · 16691 days ago · 4 km deep · 97 km away
  58. 1.946km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CA · 16691 days ago · 4 km deep · 85 km away
  59. 2.39km NNW of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 16691 days ago · -2 km deep · 100 km away
  60. 2.538km SE of Hawthorne, NV · 16691 days ago · 3 km deep · 26 km away

The first 60 of 158.

Before

  1. 2.522km NE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 16717 days ago · 6 km deep · 87 km away
  2. 2.47km NNE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 16718 days ago · 6 km deep · 99 km away
  3. 3.54 km SE of Topaz Ranch Estates, Nevada · 16724 days ago · 22 km deep · 95 km away
  4. 3.82 km SE of Topaz Ranch Estates, Nevada · 16724 days ago · 4 km deep · 96 km away
  5. 2.223km NE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 16726 days ago · 6 km deep · 85 km away
  6. 2.622km ENE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 16726 days ago · 6 km deep · 89 km away
  7. 2.822km NE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 16728 days ago · 6 km deep · 86 km away
  8. 2.432km NE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 16728 days ago · 6 km deep · 77 km away
  9. 2.412km ENE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 16732 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away
  10. 2.672km SE of Hawthorne, NV · 16734 days ago · 6 km deep · 57 km away
  11. 2.226 km NW of Benton, California · 16735 days ago · 4 km deep · 59 km away
  12. 2.623km ENE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 16738 days ago · 6 km deep · 91 km away
  13. 2.010 km ENE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16738 days ago · -1 km deep · 98 km away
  14. 2.55 km SE of June Lake, California · 16739 days ago · -1 km deep · 98 km away
  15. 2.325km ENE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 16739 days ago · 6 km deep · 90 km away
  16. 2.426km E of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 16742 days ago · 6 km deep · 100 km away
  17. 2.527km ENE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 16743 days ago · 6 km deep · 85 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0001bbz (also filed as ci3301043). Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 9:43 PM UTC.