Nevada earthquakes

M3.1 earthquake 45km ENE of Hawthorne, NV

A magnitude 3.1 earthquake struck 45km ENE of Hawthorne, NV on Tue, Dec 1, 1981, 8:28 AM PST (16:28 UTC), 4 km (2 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.5 California-Nevada border region. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.1 (mc), minor
Local time
UTC
1981-12-01 16:28:20 UTC
Depth
3.6 km (2.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
38.669° N, 118.143° 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.

Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
259°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
0

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 20 in the 60 days after this one and 7 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.641km ENE of Hawthorne, NV · 16373 days ago · 4 km deep · 4 km away
  2. 2.466km SSE of Hawthorne, NV · 16372 days ago · 4 km deep · 72 km away
  3. 2.436km E of Hawthorne, NV · 16371 days ago · 4 km deep · 15 km away
  4. 4.132 km NNW of Mina, Nevada · 16367 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away
  5. 2.440km ENE of Hawthorne, NV · 16367 days ago · 4 km deep · 5 km away
  6. 2.336km ENE of Hawthorne, NV · 16367 days ago · 4 km deep · 10 km away
  7. 3.732 km NNW of Mina, Nevada · 16361 days ago · 5 km deep · 8 km away
  8. 4.428 km NNW of Mina, Nevada · 16355 days ago · 17 km deep · 7 km away
  9. 2.029 km NW of Benton, California · 16335 days ago · 4 km deep · 90 km away
  10. 1.814 km NNW of Benton, California · 16334 days ago · -2 km deep · 90 km away
  11. 2.929 km NW of Benton, California · 16328 days ago · 6 km deep · 86 km away
  12. 3.029 km NW of Benton, California · 16322 days ago · 6 km deep · 86 km away
  13. 1.828 km NNW of Benton, California · 16320 days ago · 11 km deep · 84 km away
  14. 1.829 km NW of Benton, California · 16320 days ago · 7 km deep · 85 km away
  15. 1.629 km NW of Benton, California · 16320 days ago · 6 km deep · 85 km away
  16. 2.29 km NW of Benton, California · 16319 days ago · -1 km deep · 93 km away
  17. 3.826 km NNW of Mina, Nevada · 16314 days ago · 5 km deep · 8 km away
  18. 4.325 km N of Mina, Nevada · 16314 days ago · 5 km deep · 7 km away
  19. 4.5California-Nevada border region · 16314 days ago · 5 km deep · 16 km away
  20. 3.725 km NNW of Mina, Nevada · 16314 days ago · 5 km deep · 7 km away

Before

  1. 2.236km E of Hawthorne, NV · 16373 days ago · 4 km deep · 14 km away
  2. 4.526 km NNW of Mina, Nevada · 16373 days ago · 11 km deep · 7 km away
  3. 2.651km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CA · 16382 days ago · 5 km deep · 94 km away
  4. 2.664km NE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CA · 16385 days ago · 5 km deep · 99 km away
  5. 1.742km WSW of Tonopah, NV · 16386 days ago · 4 km deep · 97 km away
  6. 1.533km WSW of Tonopah, NV · 16387 days ago · 4 km deep · 95 km away
  7. 1.933 km ENE of Lee Vining, California · 16402 days ago · 1 km deep · 89 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci102460. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 9:00 AM UTC.