Nevada earthquakes

M2.6 earthquake 4 km SSE of Floriston, California

A magnitude 2.6 earthquake struck 4 km SSE of Floriston, California on Sat, Sep 12, 1981, 11:09 AM PDT (18:09 UTC), 14 km (9 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.1 8 km E of Markleeville, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.6 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1981-09-12 18:09:03 UTC
Depth
14.4 km (8.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
39.354° N, 120.006° 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

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Location uncertainty
About 1.2 km horizontally, 2.5 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.09
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
267°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
17

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Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 10 in the 60 days after this one and 5 in the 30 days before it.

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc1067556. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 11:16 AM UTC.