M3.6 earthquake 72km ESE of Fallon, NV
A magnitude 3.6 earthquake struck 72km ESE of Fallon, NV on Tue, Mar 10, 1981, 9:19 AM PST (17:19 UTC), 4 km (2 mi) below the surface.
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Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 3.6 (mh), minor
- Local time
- UTC
- 1981-03-10 17:19:13 UTC
- Depth
- 3.6 km (2.2 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 39.332° N, 117.960° 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 5.6 km horizontally, 31.6 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.32
- Depth from
- Operator assigned
- Station coverage gap
- 288°, poorly surrounded by stations
- 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: 9 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 2.244km E of Hawthorne, NV · 16628 days ago · 4 km deep · 86 km away
- 2.542km ENE of Hawthorne, NV · 16601 days ago · 4 km deep · 83 km away
- 2.070km NE of Hawthorne, NV · 16601 days ago · 4 km deep · 43 km away
- 2.566km NE of Hawthorne, NV · 16599 days ago · 8 km deep · 47 km away
- 2.967km WNW of Austin, NV · 16595 days ago · -2 km deep · 38 km away
- 1.678km ESE of Fallon, NV · 16590 days ago · 4 km deep · 27 km away
- 2.669km NE of Hawthorne, NV · 16586 days ago · 4 km deep · 41 km away
- 2.481km NE of Hawthorne, NV · 16586 days ago · 4 km deep · 34 km away
- 2.234km E of Hawthorne, NV · 16572 days ago · 4 km deep · 89 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci531061. Read Mon, Sep 21, 2026, 8:25 PM UTC.