M2.4 earthquake 32km NW of Hawthorne, NV

Magnitude

2.4 (mh), micro

Local time

Wed, Feb 11, 1981, 10:05 AM PST

UTC

1981-02-11 18:05:40 UTC

Depth

3.6 km (2.2 mi), shallow

Epicenter

38.755° N, 118.840° W

Region

Nevada

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 9.9 km horizontally, 31.6 km in depth

Magnitude uncertainty

±0.61

Depth from

Operator assigned

Station coverage gap

262°, poorly surrounded by stations

Stations used

4

• Schurz, NevadaPopulation 658. Forecast22 kmS
• Gardnerville Ranchos, NevadaPopulation 11,312. Forecast79 kmE
• Reno, NevadaPopulation 264,165. Forecast120 kmSE
• Los Angeles, CaliforniaPopulation 3,820,914. Forecast526 kmN

After

1. 2.646km SE of Hawthorne, NVFri, Feb 13, 1:11 PM PST · 16657 days ago · 4 km deep · 78 km away
2. 2.534km SE of Hawthorne, NVFri, Feb 13, 1:25 PM PST · 16656 days ago · 4 km deep · 66 km away
3. 2.166km SE of Hawthorne, NVFri, Feb 13, 3:06 PM PST · 16656 days ago · 4 km deep · 97 km away
4. 2.522km SSW of Hawthorne, NVFri, Feb 13, 10:30 PM PST · 16656 days ago · 4 km deep · 49 km away
5. 2.418km SE of Hawthorne, NVSun, Feb 15, 8:27 PM PST · 16654 days ago · 4 km deep · 49 km away
6. 2.90 km W of Mesa Vista, CaliforniaTue, Feb 17, 5:35 PM PST · 16652 days ago · 2 km deep · 84 km away
7. 1.861km SE of Hawthorne, NVWed, Feb 18, 3:45 PM PST · 16651 days ago · 4 km deep · 92 km away
8. 2.29 km WSW of Markleeville, CaliforniaThu, Feb 19, 9:25 AM PST · 16651 days ago · 3 km deep · 91 km away
9. 2.020km ESE of Hawthorne, NVThu, Feb 26, 3:43 PM PST · 16643 days ago · 4 km deep · 49 km away
10. 2.344km SSE of Hawthorne, NVSun, Mar 1, 11:35 AM PST · 16641 days ago · 4 km deep · 74 km away
11. 2.347km E of Hawthorne, NVMon, Mar 2, 2:11 PM PST · 16639 days ago · -2 km deep · 71 km away
12. 2.433km S of Hawthorne, NVTue, Mar 3, 12:18 PM PST · 16639 days ago · 4 km deep · 62 km away
13. 1.59 km WSW of Markleeville, CaliforniaWed, Mar 4, 10:06 PM PST · 16637 days ago · 2 km deep · 91 km away
14. 3.018km SW of Hawthorne, NVWed, Mar 4, 10:19 PM PST · 16637 days ago · -2 km deep · 38 km away
15. 2.442km E of Hawthorne, NVThu, Mar 5, 12:04 PM PST · 16637 days ago · 4 km deep · 67 km away
16. 3.672km ESE of Fallon, NVTue, Mar 10, 9:19 AM PST · 16632 days ago · 4 km deep · 99 km away
17. 2.144km ESE of Hawthorne, NVThu, Mar 12, 12:04 PM PST · 16630 days ago · 4 km deep · 72 km away
18. 1.94 km WNW of Alpine Village, CaliforniaFri, Mar 13, 6:07 AM PST · 16629 days ago · 11 km deep · 89 km away
19. 2.244km E of Hawthorne, NVFri, Mar 13, 4:24 PM PST · 16628 days ago · 4 km deep · 66 km away
20. 2.449km S of Hawthorne, NVSun, Mar 15, 7:34 PM PST · 16626 days ago · 4 km deep · 78 km away
21. 2.642km SE of Hawthorne, NVSun, Mar 22, 7:31 AM PST · 16620 days ago · 4 km deep · 73 km away
22. 2.339km SSE of Hawthorne, NVSun, Mar 22, 1:41 PM PST · 16619 days ago · 4 km deep · 70 km away
23. 2.341km SE of Hawthorne, NVSun, Mar 22, 5:05 PM PST · 16619 days ago · -2 km deep · 73 km away
24. 3.531 km SW of Mina, NevadaMon, Mar 23, 12:52 AM PST · 16619 days ago · 5 km deep · 75 km away
25. 2.938km SSE of Hawthorne, NVMon, Mar 23, 3:40 AM PST · 16619 days ago · 4 km deep · 70 km away
26. 2.539km SSE of Hawthorne, NVMon, Mar 23, 7:18 AM PST · 16619 days ago · 4 km deep · 71 km away
27. 2.634km SSE of Hawthorne, NVMon, Mar 23, 11:06 AM PST · 16619 days ago · 4 km deep · 65 km away
28. 2.439km ESE of Hawthorne, NVTue, Mar 24, 4:19 PM PST · 16617 days ago · 4 km deep · 68 km away
29. 2.225km SSE of Hawthorne, NVWed, Mar 25, 8:59 PM PST · 16616 days ago · 4 km deep · 56 km away
30. 3.010 km WNW of Bridgeport, CaliforniaSat, Mar 28, 9:30 AM PST · 16614 days ago · 3 km deep · 69 km away
31. 2.643km SSE of Hawthorne, NVFri, Apr 3, 10:39 AM PST · 16608 days ago · 4 km deep · 75 km away
32. 2.059km SSE of Hawthorne, NVFri, Apr 3, 10:50 AM PST · 16608 days ago · 4 km deep · 90 km away
33. 1.840km S of Hawthorne, NVFri, Apr 3, 11:55 AM PST · 16608 days ago · -2 km deep · 69 km away
34. 1.851km SE of Hawthorne, NVMon, Apr 6, 12:10 PM PST · 16605 days ago · 14 km deep · 82 km away
35. 2.542km ENE of Hawthorne, NVThu, Apr 9, 10:30 AM PST · 16602 days ago · 4 km deep · 62 km away
36. 2.070km NE of Hawthorne, NVThu, Apr 9, 2:54 PM PST · 16601 days ago · 4 km deep · 74 km away
37. 1.953km NNE of Yosemite Valley, CAThu, Apr 9, 6:55 PM PST · 16601 days ago · 5 km deep · 79 km away
38. 2.249km NNE of Mammoth Lakes, CAFri, Apr 10, 3:47 PM PST · 16600 days ago · 4 km deep · 79 km away
39. 3.728 km NNW of Benton, CaliforniaFri, Apr 10, 8:13 PM PST · 16600 days ago · 5 km deep · 81 km away
40. 2.151km S of Hawthorne, NVSat, Apr 11, 2:27 AM PST · 16600 days ago · 4 km deep · 80 km away
41. 2.566km NE of Hawthorne, NVSat, Apr 11, 10:14 AM PST · 16600 days ago · 8 km deep · 71 km away
42. 3.311 km N of Benton, CaliforniaSat, Apr 11, 1:21 PM PST · 16600 days ago · 1 km deep · 98 km away
43. 2.550km S of Hawthorne, NVSat, Apr 11, 1:38 PM PST · 16599 days ago · 6 km deep · 79 km away
44. 1.933km NNE of Mammoth Lakes, CASat, Apr 11, 10:37 PM PST · 16599 days ago · -2 km deep · 97 km away
45. 1.964km NE of Mammoth Lakes, CASun, Apr 12, 4:23 AM PST · 16599 days ago · 4 km deep · 96 km away
46. 1.858km NE of Mammoth Lakes, CASun, Apr 12, 4:44 AM PST · 16599 days ago · 1 km deep · 94 km away

Before

1. 2.918km W of Hawthorne, NVWed, Feb 11, 6:23 AM PST · 16659 days ago · 4 km deep · 28 km away
2. 1.810 km WSW of Alpine Village, CaliforniaMon, Feb 9, 12:28 AM PST · 16661 days ago · 0 km deep · 94 km away
3. 2.037km SSE of Hawthorne, NVSun, Feb 8, 3:02 AM PST · 16662 days ago · 4 km deep · 69 km away
4. 2.440km SSE of Hawthorne, NVSat, Feb 7, 4:21 PM PST · 16662 days ago · 4 km deep · 71 km away
5. 2.538km SSE of Hawthorne, NVSat, Feb 7, 1:00 PM PST · 16663 days ago · 4 km deep · 70 km away
6. 2.229km S of Hawthorne, NVThu, Feb 5, 7:21 PM PST · 16664 days ago · 4 km deep · 56 km away
7. 2.213 km NNW of Benton, CaliforniaThu, Feb 5, 12:18 AM PST · 16665 days ago · 8 km deep · 96 km away
8. 2.343km SSE of Hawthorne, NVTue, Feb 3, 5:18 AM PST · 16667 days ago · 4 km deep · 74 km away
9. 2.438km SSE of Hawthorne, NVTue, Feb 3, 12:28 AM PST · 16667 days ago · 4 km deep · 70 km away
10. 2.140km SSE of Hawthorne, NVTue, Feb 3, 12:22 AM PST · 16667 days ago · 4 km deep · 72 km away
11. 2.441km SSE of Hawthorne, NVMon, Feb 2, 9:41 PM PST · 16667 days ago · 4 km deep · 72 km away
12. 2.734km S of Hawthorne, NVMon, Feb 2, 6:50 PM PST · 16667 days ago · 4 km deep · 64 km away
13. 2.346km ESE of Hawthorne, NVMon, Feb 2, 3:35 PM PST · 16667 days ago · 4 km deep · 76 km away
14. 2.543km SE of Hawthorne, NVSun, Feb 1, 8:48 PM PST · 16668 days ago · 4 km deep · 75 km away
15. 2.246km S of Hawthorne, NVSat, Jan 31, 6:20 AM PST · 16670 days ago · 4 km deep · 73 km away
16. 2.520km SSE of Hawthorne, NVFri, Jan 30, 6:24 PM PST · 16670 days ago · 4 km deep · 51 km away
17. 2.833km SE of Hawthorne, NVWed, Jan 28, 11:23 PM PST · 16672 days ago · 4 km deep · 65 km away
18. 2.442km SSE of Hawthorne, NVWed, Jan 28, 1:35 PM PST · 16672 days ago · 4 km deep · 74 km away
19. 2.536km SSE of Hawthorne, NVWed, Jan 28, 12:35 PM PST · 16673 days ago · 4 km deep · 68 km away
20. 2.439km SSE of Hawthorne, NVWed, Jan 28, 12:18 PM PST · 16673 days ago · 4 km deep · 71 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci12254655. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 8:54 AM UTC.