M2.1 earthquake 55km SW of Tonopah, NV

Magnitude

2.1 (mh), micro

Local time

Thu, Mar 20, 1980, 11:11 AM PST

UTC

1980-03-20 19:11:21 UTC

Depth

6.0 km (3.7 mi), shallow

Epicenter

37.720° N, 117.674° W

Region

Nevada

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 30.9 km horizontally, 31.6 km in depth

Magnitude uncertainty

±0.11

Depth from

Operator assigned

Station coverage gap

357°, poorly surrounded by stations

Stations used

2

• Goldfield, NevadaPopulation 268. Forecast39 kmW
• Dinuba, CaliforniaPopulation 23,702. Forecast200 kmNE
• Clovis, CaliforniaPopulation 104,180. Forecast205 kmENE
• Los Angeles, CaliforniaPopulation 3,820,914. Forecast411 kmN

After

1. 1.941km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CAThu, Mar 20, 11:40 AM PST · 16987 days ago · 6 km deep · 59 km away
2. 2.052km S of Hawthorne, NVThu, Mar 20, 4:59 PM PST · 16986 days ago · 6 km deep · 86 km away
3. 1.715km NNW of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CAThu, Mar 20, 8:40 PM PST · 16986 days ago · 5 km deep · 77 km away
4. 2.640km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CAThu, Mar 20, 11:16 PM PST · 16986 days ago · 5 km deep · 52 km away
5. 2.060km NE of Mammoth Lakes, CAFri, Mar 21, 12:36 AM PST · 16986 days ago · 6 km deep · 75 km away
6. 2.345km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CAFri, Mar 21, 6:39 AM PST · 16986 days ago · 6 km deep · 51 km away
7. 2.743km ENE of Mammoth Lakes, CAFri, Mar 21, 11:42 AM PST · 16986 days ago · 6 km deep · 74 km away
8. 1.815km NNW of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CAFri, Mar 21, 11:42 AM PST · 16986 days ago · 6 km deep · 77 km away
9. 2.667km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CASat, Mar 22, 3:38 AM PST · 16985 days ago · 6 km deep · 45 km away
10. 2.562km SW of Tonopah, NVSat, Mar 22, 11:23 AM PST · 16985 days ago · 6 km deep · 12 km away
11. 2.155km SSW of Tonopah, NVSat, Mar 22, 6:21 PM PST · 16984 days ago · 6 km deep · 26 km away
12. 2.216km NNE of Big Pine, CASat, Mar 22, 7:45 PM PST · 16984 days ago · 6 km deep · 66 km away
13. 2.019km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, CASat, Mar 22, 10:33 PM PST · 16984 days ago · 6 km deep · 99 km away
14. 2.436km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CASun, Mar 23, 1:34 AM PST · 16984 days ago · 5 km deep · 59 km away
15. 2.643km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CASun, Mar 23, 6:08 AM PST · 16984 days ago · 5 km deep · 61 km away
16. 1.61 km ESE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CaliforniaSun, Mar 23, 7:45 PM PST · 16983 days ago · 11 km deep · 74 km away
17. 2.428km NE of Mammoth Lakes, CAThu, Mar 27, 7:21 PM PST · 16979 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away
18. 2.445km ENE of Mammoth Lakes, CAFri, Mar 28, 10:45 PM PST · 16978 days ago · 6 km deep · 76 km away
19. 2.248km S of Hawthorne, NVFri, Mar 28, 11:43 PM PST · 16978 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away
20. 1.643km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CASat, Mar 29, 1:03 AM PST · 16978 days ago · 6 km deep · 52 km away
21. 1.61 km NW of Bishop, CaliforniaSun, Mar 30, 5:16 PM PST · 16976 days ago · 8 km deep · 75 km away
22. 2.561km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CAMon, Mar 31, 3:05 AM PST · 16976 days ago · 6 km deep · 48 km away
23. 2.343km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CAMon, Mar 31, 10:04 AM PST · 16976 days ago · 6 km deep · 59 km away
24. 2.054km SW of Tonopah, NVMon, Mar 31, 8:30 PM PST · 16975 days ago · 0 km deep · 3 km away
25. 3.61 km SSW of Swall Meadows, CaliforniaWed, Apr 2, 7:00 PM PST · 16973 days ago · 10 km deep · 89 km away
26. 2.245km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CAWed, Apr 2, 7:48 PM PST · 16973 days ago · 6 km deep · 50 km away
27. 2.443km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CAWed, Apr 2, 7:50 PM PST · 16973 days ago · 5 km deep · 69 km away
28. 3.18 km SSW of Aspen Springs, CaliforniaThu, Apr 3, 7:00 PM PST · 16972 days ago · 5 km deep · 99 km away
29. 1.836km E of Mammoth Lakes, CAFri, Apr 4, 8:30 PM PST · 16971 days ago · 5 km deep · 79 km away
30. 2.94 km WSW of Aspen Springs, CaliforniaSat, Apr 5, 6:02 AM PST · 16971 days ago · 3 km deep · 98 km away
31. 1.635km NNW of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CASat, Apr 5, 7:00 AM PST · 16971 days ago · 3 km deep · 75 km away
32. 1.64 km W of Aspen Springs, CaliforniaSat, Apr 5, 10:08 AM PST · 16971 days ago · 2 km deep · 97 km away
33. 2.04 km WNW of Aspen Springs, CaliforniaSat, Apr 5, 4:38 PM PST · 16970 days ago · 0 km deep · 97 km away
34. 1.88 km NNW of Aspen Springs, CaliforniaSun, Apr 6, 4:43 AM PST · 16970 days ago · 3 km deep · 96 km away
35. 1.959km SSW of Tonopah, NVSun, Apr 6, 8:28 AM PST · 16970 days ago · 6 km deep · 27 km away
36. 2.058km NE of Bishop, CAMon, Apr 7, 5:49 AM PST · 16969 days ago · 17 km deep · 17 km away
37. 2.643km SSW of Tonopah, NVMon, Apr 7, 9:29 PM PST · 16968 days ago · 16 km deep · 28 km away
38. 2.265km WSW of Tonopah, NVTue, Apr 8, 12:10 AM PST · 16968 days ago · 3 km deep · 27 km away
39. 2.440km NE of Mammoth Lakes, CATue, Apr 8, 2:15 AM PST · 16968 days ago · 6 km deep · 89 km away
40. 3.031km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CAWed, Apr 9, 3:50 PM PST · 16967 days ago · 6 km deep · 66 km away
41. 2.646km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CAThu, Apr 10, 8:06 PM PST · 16965 days ago · 6 km deep · 62 km away
42. 2.144km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CASat, Apr 12, 1:38 AM PST · 16964 days ago · 6 km deep · 58 km away
43. 2.135km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CASat, Apr 12, 7:36 AM PST · 16964 days ago · 6 km deep · 66 km away
44. 2.040km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CAMon, Apr 14, 11:11 PM PST · 16961 days ago · 6 km deep · 66 km away
45. 2.359km NE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CATue, Apr 15, 9:17 AM PST · 16961 days ago · 11 km deep · 33 km away
46. 2.42 km SE of Swall Meadows, CaliforniaTue, Apr 15, 7:14 PM PST · 16960 days ago · 13 km deep · 87 km away
47. 2.241km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CAFri, Apr 18, 1:49 AM PST · 16958 days ago · 6 km deep · 55 km away
48. 2.356km SW of Tonopah, NVFri, Apr 18, 2:08 AM PST · 16958 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away
49. 3.040km SSW of Tonopah, NVFri, Apr 18, 2:34 AM PST · 16958 days ago · 6 km deep · 23 km away
50. 1.961km SSW of Tonopah, NVFri, Apr 18, 2:44 AM PST · 16958 days ago · 6 km deep · 24 km away
51. 1.841km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CAFri, Apr 18, 2:47 AM PST · 16958 days ago · 6 km deep · 49 km away
52. 2.245km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CAFri, Apr 18, 3:45 AM PST · 16958 days ago · 6 km deep · 56 km away
53. 2.140km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CAFri, Apr 18, 4:02 AM PST · 16958 days ago · 6 km deep · 54 km away
54. 2.355km SSW of Tonopah, NVFri, Apr 18, 5:11 AM PST · 16958 days ago · 6 km deep · 26 km away
55. 2.158km NE of Bishop, CAFri, Apr 18, 11:40 AM PST · 16958 days ago · 6 km deep · 18 km away
56. 2.525km E of Mammoth Lakes, CAFri, Apr 18, 1:57 PM PST · 16958 days ago · 6 km deep · 91 km away
57. 2.248km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CASat, Apr 19, 1:24 AM PST · 16957 days ago · 6 km deep · 71 km away
58. 2.153km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CASat, Apr 19, 5:43 AM PST · 16957 days ago · 6 km deep · 42 km away
59. 2.355km WSW of Tonopah, NVSat, Apr 19, 9:32 AM PST · 16957 days ago · 6 km deep · 12 km away
60. 2.044km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CASat, Apr 19, 5:06 PM PST · 16956 days ago · 6 km deep · 48 km away

The first 60 of 168.

Before

1. 2.337km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CAThu, Mar 20, 8:59 AM PST · 16987 days ago · 5 km deep · 55 km away
2. 2.160km SSW of Tonopah, NVThu, Mar 20, 3:37 AM PST · 16987 days ago · 6 km deep · 24 km away
3. 2.942km N of Beatty, NVThu, Mar 20, 3:07 AM PST · 16987 days ago · 6 km deep · 92 km away
4. 1.73 km E of Sunny Slopes, CaliforniaTue, Mar 18, 8:02 AM PST · 16989 days ago · 7 km deep · 87 km away
5. 2.260km SSW of Tonopah, NVMon, Mar 17, 11:56 AM PST · 16990 days ago · 6 km deep · 28 km away
6. 1.638km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CASat, Mar 15, 10:27 AM PST · 16992 days ago · 6 km deep · 51 km away
7. 1.69 km NW of Aspen Springs, CaliforniaSat, Mar 15, 9:34 AM PST · 16992 days ago · 3 km deep · 99 km away
8. 3.87 km WNW of Aspen Springs, CaliforniaSat, Mar 15, 7:30 AM PST · 16992 days ago · 8 km deep · 100 km away
9. 1.911km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CAThu, Mar 6, 11:12 AM PST · 17001 days ago · 6 km deep · 65 km away
10. 2.057km SW of Tonopah, NVMon, Mar 3, 5:28 AM PST · 17004 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away
11. 2.32 km ESE of West Bishop, CaliforniaSun, Mar 2, 8:06 AM PST · 17005 days ago · 5 km deep · 78 km away
12. 2.12 km WNW of Swall Meadows, CaliforniaFri, Feb 29, 12:54 AM PST · 17007 days ago · 8 km deep · 91 km away
13. 2.657km SSW of Tonopah, NVTue, Feb 26, 2:52 AM PST · 17010 days ago · 6 km deep · 27 km away
14. 2.631km ENE of Mammoth Lakes, CAFri, Feb 22, 11:12 PM PST · 17013 days ago · 6 km deep · 85 km away
15. 2.230km NE of Big Pine, CAFri, Feb 22, 7:18 PM PST · 17013 days ago · 0 km deep · 52 km away
16. 2.540km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CAFri, Feb 22, 10:46 AM PST · 17014 days ago · 6 km deep · 44 km away
17. 2.167km ENE of Big Pine, CAFri, Feb 22, 8:45 AM PST · 17014 days ago · 6 km deep · 37 km away
18. 2.545km ENE of Bishop, CAThu, Feb 21, 9:44 PM PST · 17014 days ago · 6 km deep · 30 km away
19. 2.240km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CAThu, Feb 21, 2:42 AM PST · 17015 days ago · 6 km deep · 67 km away
20. 1.941km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CAThu, Feb 21, 12:14 AM PST · 17015 days ago · 6 km deep · 64 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci12332003. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 11:24 AM UTC.