Nevada earthquakes

M2.4 earthquake 40km ENE of Hawthorne, NV

A magnitude 2.4 earthquake struck 40km ENE of Hawthorne, NV on Mon, Dec 7, 1981, 8:14 AM PST (16:14 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
2.4 (mc), micro
Local time
UTC
1981-12-07 16:14:48 UTC
Depth
3.6 km (2.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
38.642° N, 118.194° 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
256°, 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: 15 in the 60 days after this one and 11 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.336km ENE of Hawthorne, NV · 16368 days ago · 4 km deep · 5 km away
  2. 3.732 km NNW of Mina, Nevada · 16363 days ago · 5 km deep · 5 km away
  3. 4.428 km NNW of Mina, Nevada · 16356 days ago · 17 km deep · 2 km away
  4. 2.029 km NW of Benton, California · 16336 days ago · 4 km deep · 85 km away
  5. 1.814 km NNW of Benton, California · 16336 days ago · -2 km deep · 86 km away
  6. 2.929 km NW of Benton, California · 16329 days ago · 6 km deep · 81 km away
  7. 3.029 km NW of Benton, California · 16323 days ago · 6 km deep · 81 km away
  8. 1.828 km NNW of Benton, California · 16322 days ago · 11 km deep · 79 km away
  9. 1.829 km NW of Benton, California · 16321 days ago · 7 km deep · 80 km away
  10. 1.629 km NW of Benton, California · 16321 days ago · 6 km deep · 81 km away
  11. 2.29 km NW of Benton, California · 16320 days ago · -1 km deep · 89 km away
  12. 3.826 km NNW of Mina, Nevada · 16316 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away
  13. 4.325 km N of Mina, Nevada · 16316 days ago · 5 km deep · 9 km away
  14. 4.5California-Nevada border region · 16316 days ago · 5 km deep · 16 km away
  15. 3.725 km NNW of Mina, Nevada · 16316 days ago · 5 km deep · 4 km away

Before

  1. 4.132 km NNW of Mina, Nevada · 16368 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
  2. 2.436km E of Hawthorne, NV · 16372 days ago · 4 km deep · 11 km away
  3. 2.466km SSE of Hawthorne, NV · 16373 days ago · 4 km deep · 69 km away
  4. 2.641km ENE of Hawthorne, NV · 16374 days ago · 4 km deep · 2 km away
  5. 3.145km ENE of Hawthorne, NV · 16374 days ago · 4 km deep · 5 km away
  6. 2.236km E of Hawthorne, NV · 16374 days ago · 4 km deep · 10 km away
  7. 4.526 km NNW of Mina, Nevada · 16374 days ago · 11 km deep · 3 km away
  8. 2.651km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CA · 16383 days ago · 5 km deep · 90 km away
  9. 2.664km NE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CA · 16387 days ago · 5 km deep · 97 km away
  10. 1.742km WSW of Tonopah, NV · 16388 days ago · 4 km deep · 97 km away
  11. 1.533km WSW of Tonopah, NV · 16389 days ago · 4 km deep · 95 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci102724. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 6:24 PM UTC.