M2.9 earthquake 18km W of Hawthorne, NV

Magnitude

2.9 (mh), micro

Local time

Wed, Feb 11, 1981, 6:23 AM PST

UTC

1981-02-11 14:23:29 UTC

Depth

3.6 km (2.2 mi), shallow

Epicenter

38.503° N, 118.826° W

Region

Nevada

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 5.0 km horizontally, 31.6 km in depth

Magnitude uncertainty

±0.32

Depth from

Operator assigned

Station coverage gap

237°, poorly surrounded by stations

Stations used

8

• Hawthorne, NevadaPopulation 3,269. Forecast18 kmW
• Gardnerville Ranchos, NevadaPopulation 11,312. Forecast90 kmESE
• Reno, NevadaPopulation 264,165. Forecast143 kmSE
• Los Angeles, CaliforniaPopulation 3,820,914. Forecast498 kmN

After

1. 1.735km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CAWed, Feb 11, 6:41 AM PST · 16659 days ago · 4 km deep · 98 km away
2. 2.432km NW of Hawthorne, NVWed, Feb 11, 10:05 AM PST · 16659 days ago · 4 km deep · 28 km away
3. 1.936km NNW of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CAThu, Feb 12, 4:51 AM PST · 16658 days ago · 5 km deep · 93 km away
4. 2.646km SE of Hawthorne, NVFri, Feb 13, 1:11 PM PST · 16657 days ago · 4 km deep · 57 km away
5. 2.534km SE of Hawthorne, NVFri, Feb 13, 1:25 PM PST · 16657 days ago · 4 km deep · 45 km away
6. 2.166km SE of Hawthorne, NVFri, Feb 13, 3:06 PM PST · 16657 days ago · 4 km deep · 77 km away
7. 2.522km SSW of Hawthorne, NVFri, Feb 13, 10:30 PM PST · 16656 days ago · 4 km deep · 23 km away
8. 2.133km E of Mammoth Lakes, CASat, Feb 14, 10:06 PM PST · 16655 days ago · 4 km deep · 92 km away
9. 2.418km SE of Hawthorne, NVSun, Feb 15, 8:27 PM PST · 16654 days ago · 4 km deep · 30 km away
10. 2.438km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CAMon, Feb 16, 3:27 AM PST · 16654 days ago · 4 km deep · 97 km away
11. 2.444km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CATue, Feb 17, 2:56 AM PST · 16653 days ago · 4 km deep · 94 km away
12. 2.541km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CATue, Feb 17, 2:52 PM PST · 16653 days ago · 4 km deep · 90 km away
13. 2.90 km W of Mesa Vista, CaliforniaTue, Feb 17, 5:35 PM PST · 16652 days ago · 2 km deep · 91 km away
14. 1.89 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, CaliforniaTue, Feb 17, 8:07 PM PST · 16652 days ago · 5 km deep · 98 km away
15. 2.126km E of Mammoth Lakes, CATue, Feb 17, 11:54 PM PST · 16652 days ago · 5 km deep · 97 km away
16. 2.42km NNE of Mammoth Lakes, CAWed, Feb 18, 6:01 AM PST · 16652 days ago · 5 km deep · 95 km away
17. 3.12 km E of Mammoth Lakes, CaliforniaWed, Feb 18, 6:02 AM PST · 16652 days ago · 3 km deep · 96 km away
18. 1.861km SE of Hawthorne, NVWed, Feb 18, 3:45 PM PST · 16652 days ago · 4 km deep · 74 km away
19. 2.343km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CAWed, Feb 18, 4:11 PM PST · 16651 days ago · 4 km deep · 95 km away
20. 1.841km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CAWed, Feb 18, 9:30 PM PST · 16651 days ago · 4 km deep · 96 km away
21. 2.350km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CAWed, Feb 18, 10:19 PM PST · 16651 days ago · 4 km deep · 98 km away
22. 2.29 km WSW of Markleeville, CaliforniaThu, Feb 19, 9:25 AM PST · 16651 days ago · 3 km deep · 94 km away
23. 2.86km ENE of Mammoth Lakes, CAFri, Feb 20, 8:57 AM PST · 16650 days ago · 4 km deep · 95 km away
24. 2.219km E of Mammoth Lakes, CASun, Feb 22, 9:47 PM PST · 16647 days ago · 5 km deep · 98 km away
25. 2.144km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CAWed, Feb 25, 4:40 AM PST · 16645 days ago · 4 km deep · 92 km away
26. 2.217km E of Mammoth Lakes, CAWed, Feb 25, 8:40 AM PST · 16645 days ago · -1 km deep · 98 km away
27. 2.544km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CAWed, Feb 25, 6:53 PM PST · 16644 days ago · 4 km deep · 89 km away
28. 2.243km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CAThu, Feb 26, 3:29 AM PST · 16644 days ago · 4 km deep · 87 km away
29. 1.915km E of Mammoth Lakes, CAThu, Feb 26, 8:21 AM PST · 16644 days ago · 4 km deep · 95 km away
30. 1.949km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CAThu, Feb 26, 2:33 PM PST · 16644 days ago · 4 km deep · 82 km away
31. 2.020km ESE of Hawthorne, NVThu, Feb 26, 3:43 PM PST · 16644 days ago · 4 km deep · 37 km away
32. 1.843km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CAFri, Feb 27, 10:47 PM PST · 16642 days ago · 4 km deep · 88 km away
33. 2.344km SSE of Hawthorne, NVSun, Mar 1, 11:35 AM PST · 16641 days ago · 4 km deep · 49 km away
34. 2.347km E of Hawthorne, NVMon, Mar 2, 2:11 PM PST · 16640 days ago · -2 km deep · 64 km away
35. 2.433km S of Hawthorne, NVTue, Mar 3, 12:18 PM PST · 16639 days ago · 4 km deep · 37 km away
36. 2.339km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CATue, Mar 3, 6:53 PM PST · 16638 days ago · 4 km deep · 97 km away
37. 1.59 km WSW of Markleeville, CaliforniaWed, Mar 4, 10:06 PM PST · 16637 days ago · 2 km deep · 93 km away
38. 3.018km SW of Hawthorne, NVWed, Mar 4, 10:19 PM PST · 16637 days ago · -2 km deep · 11 km away
39. 3.66 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, CaliforniaThu, Mar 5, 7:07 AM PST · 16637 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away
40. 2.442km E of Hawthorne, NVThu, Mar 5, 12:04 PM PST · 16637 days ago · 4 km deep · 60 km away
41. 1.728km ENE of Mammoth Lakes, CAFri, Mar 6, 2:03 PM PST · 16636 days ago · 5 km deep · 84 km away
42. 1.947km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CASun, Mar 8, 3:36 PM PST · 16634 days ago · 4 km deep · 90 km away
43. 2.111km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, CAMon, Mar 9, 1:15 PM PST · 16633 days ago · 4 km deep · 99 km away
44. 2.712 km E of Mammoth Lakes, CaliforniaWed, Mar 11, 7:19 PM PST · 16630 days ago · 6 km deep · 96 km away
45. 2.144km ESE of Hawthorne, NVThu, Mar 12, 12:04 PM PST · 16630 days ago · 4 km deep · 60 km away
46. 1.94 km WNW of Alpine Village, CaliforniaFri, Mar 13, 6:07 AM PST · 16629 days ago · 11 km deep · 96 km away
47. 2.244km E of Hawthorne, NVFri, Mar 13, 4:24 PM PST · 16628 days ago · 4 km deep · 62 km away
48. 2.42km NE of Mammoth Lakes, CASat, Mar 14, 9:42 AM PST · 16628 days ago · 5 km deep · 96 km away
49. 2.530km NNW of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CASun, Mar 15, 1:09 AM PST · 16627 days ago · 5 km deep · 99 km away
50. 2.449km S of Hawthorne, NVSun, Mar 15, 7:34 PM PST · 16626 days ago · 4 km deep · 53 km away
51. 1.632km NNW of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CAWed, Mar 18, 9:13 PM PST · 16623 days ago · 5 km deep · 99 km away
52. 3.512 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, CaliforniaSat, Mar 21, 11:05 AM PST · 16621 days ago · 7 km deep · 100 km away
53. 2.140km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CASat, Mar 21, 11:40 AM PST · 16621 days ago · 4 km deep · 95 km away
54. 2.642km SE of Hawthorne, NVSun, Mar 22, 7:31 AM PST · 16620 days ago · 4 km deep · 52 km away
55. 2.339km SSE of Hawthorne, NVSun, Mar 22, 1:41 PM PST · 16620 days ago · 4 km deep · 48 km away
56. 2.341km SE of Hawthorne, NVSun, Mar 22, 5:05 PM PST · 16619 days ago · -2 km deep · 52 km away
57. 3.531 km SW of Mina, NevadaMon, Mar 23, 12:52 AM PST · 16619 days ago · 5 km deep · 53 km away
58. 2.938km SSE of Hawthorne, NVMon, Mar 23, 3:40 AM PST · 16619 days ago · 4 km deep · 48 km away
59. 2.539km SSE of Hawthorne, NVMon, Mar 23, 7:18 AM PST · 16619 days ago · 4 km deep · 49 km away
60. 2.634km SSE of Hawthorne, NVMon, Mar 23, 11:06 AM PST · 16619 days ago · 4 km deep · 43 km away

The first 60 of 129.

Before

1. 2.434km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CATue, Feb 10, 8:12 AM PST · 16660 days ago · 4 km deep · 97 km away
2. 2.353km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CAMon, Feb 9, 9:34 AM PST · 16661 days ago · 4 km deep · 89 km away
3. 1.810 km WSW of Alpine Village, CaliforniaMon, Feb 9, 12:28 AM PST · 16661 days ago · 0 km deep · 98 km away
4. 1.942km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CASun, Feb 8, 8:44 PM PST · 16661 days ago · 4 km deep · 92 km away
5. 2.037km SSE of Hawthorne, NVSun, Feb 8, 3:02 AM PST · 16662 days ago · 4 km deep · 48 km away
6. 2.236km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CASun, Feb 8, 12:21 AM PST · 16662 days ago · 4 km deep · 99 km away
7. 2.440km SSE of Hawthorne, NVSat, Feb 7, 4:21 PM PST · 16662 days ago · 4 km deep · 48 km away
8. 2.538km SSE of Hawthorne, NVSat, Feb 7, 1:00 PM PST · 16663 days ago · 4 km deep · 49 km away
9. 2.017km ENE of Mammoth Lakes, CAFri, Feb 6, 10:41 PM PST · 16663 days ago · 4 km deep · 90 km away
10. 2.348km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CAFri, Feb 6, 12:18 PM PST · 16664 days ago · 4 km deep · 96 km away
11. 2.229km S of Hawthorne, NVThu, Feb 5, 7:21 PM PST · 16664 days ago · 4 km deep · 29 km away
12. 2.149km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CAThu, Feb 5, 5:13 PM PST · 16664 days ago · 4 km deep · 94 km away
13. 2.034km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CAThu, Feb 5, 3:21 PM PST · 16665 days ago · 4 km deep · 99 km away
14. 2.213 km NNW of Benton, CaliforniaThu, Feb 5, 12:18 AM PST · 16665 days ago · 8 km deep · 69 km away
15. 2.44km ENE of Mammoth Lakes, CATue, Feb 3, 8:34 PM PST · 16666 days ago · -2 km deep · 96 km away
16. 2.138km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CATue, Feb 3, 7:47 AM PST · 16667 days ago · 4 km deep · 96 km away
17. 2.343km SSE of Hawthorne, NVTue, Feb 3, 5:18 AM PST · 16667 days ago · 4 km deep · 50 km away
18. 2.438km SSE of Hawthorne, NVTue, Feb 3, 12:28 AM PST · 16667 days ago · 4 km deep · 48 km away
19. 2.140km SSE of Hawthorne, NVTue, Feb 3, 12:22 AM PST · 16667 days ago · 4 km deep · 50 km away
20. 2.441km SSE of Hawthorne, NVMon, Feb 2, 9:41 PM PST · 16667 days ago · 4 km deep · 49 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci12254627. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 11:19 AM UTC.