Nevada earthquakes

M2.3 earthquake 36km ENE of Hawthorne, NV

A magnitude 2.3 earthquake struck 36km ENE of Hawthorne, NV on Mon, Dec 7, 1981, 8:24 AM PST (16:24 UTC), 4 km (2 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.7 32 km NNW of Mina, Nevada. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.3 (mc), micro
Local time
UTC
1981-12-07 16:24:44 UTC
Depth
3.6 km (2.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
38.611° N, 118.228° 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
318°, 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 12 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.941km SW of Tonopah, NV · 16355 days ago · 4 km deep · 100 km away
  2. 3.732 km NNW of Mina, Nevada · 16354 days ago · 5 km deep · 6 km away
  3. 4.428 km NNW of Mina, Nevada · 16347 days ago · 17 km deep · 3 km away
  4. 2.029 km NW of Benton, California · 16328 days ago · 4 km deep · 81 km away
  5. 1.814 km NNW of Benton, California · 16327 days ago · -2 km deep · 81 km away
  6. 2.929 km NW of Benton, California · 16321 days ago · 6 km deep · 77 km away
  7. 3.029 km NW of Benton, California · 16315 days ago · 6 km deep · 76 km away
  8. 1.828 km NNW of Benton, California · 16313 days ago · 11 km deep · 74 km away
  9. 1.829 km NW of Benton, California · 16313 days ago · 7 km deep · 76 km away
  10. 1.629 km NW of Benton, California · 16313 days ago · 6 km deep · 76 km away
  11. 2.29 km NW of Benton, California · 16312 days ago · -1 km deep · 85 km away
  12. 3.826 km NNW of Mina, Nevada · 16307 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away
  13. 4.325 km N of Mina, Nevada · 16307 days ago · 5 km deep · 12 km away
  14. 4.5California-Nevada border region · 16307 days ago · 5 km deep · 16 km away
  15. 3.725 km NNW of Mina, Nevada · 16307 days ago · 5 km deep · 4 km away

Before

  1. 2.440km ENE of Hawthorne, NV · 16360 days ago · 4 km deep · 5 km away
  2. 4.132 km NNW of Mina, Nevada · 16360 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
  3. 2.436km E of Hawthorne, NV · 16364 days ago · 4 km deep · 8 km away
  4. 2.466km SSE of Hawthorne, NV · 16365 days ago · 4 km deep · 65 km away
  5. 2.641km ENE of Hawthorne, NV · 16366 days ago · 4 km deep · 6 km away
  6. 3.145km ENE of Hawthorne, NV · 16366 days ago · 4 km deep · 10 km away
  7. 2.236km E of Hawthorne, NV · 16366 days ago · 4 km deep · 7 km away
  8. 4.526 km NNW of Mina, Nevada · 16366 days ago · 11 km deep · 4 km away
  9. 2.651km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CA · 16375 days ago · 5 km deep · 86 km away
  10. 2.664km NE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CA · 16378 days ago · 5 km deep · 94 km away
  11. 1.742km WSW of Tonopah, NV · 16379 days ago · 4 km deep · 95 km away
  12. 1.533km WSW of Tonopah, NV · 16380 days ago · 4 km deep · 94 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci102726. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 7:26 AM UTC.