M2.5 earthquake 22km SSW of Hawthorne, NV

Magnitude

2.5 (mh), micro

Local time

Fri, Feb 13, 1981, 10:30 PM PST

UTC

1981-02-14 06:30:31 UTC

Depth

4.2 km (2.6 mi), shallow

Epicenter

38.331° N, 118.676° W

Region

Nevada

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 9.2 km horizontally, 31.6 km in depth

Magnitude uncertainty

±0.20

Depth from

Operator assigned

Station coverage gap

347°, poorly surrounded by stations

Stations used

4

• Hawthorne, NevadaPopulation 3,269. Forecast22 kmSSW
• Gardnerville Ranchos, NevadaPopulation 11,312. Forecast111 kmESE
• Reno, NevadaPopulation 264,165. Forecast166 kmSE
• Los Angeles, CaliforniaPopulation 3,820,914. Forecast477 kmN

After

1. 2.444km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CATue, Feb 17, 2:56 AM PST · 16653 days ago · 4 km deep · 71 km away
2. 2.336km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CATue, Feb 17, 4:57 AM PST · 16653 days ago · 4 km deep · 83 km away
3. 2.541km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CATue, Feb 17, 2:52 PM PST · 16653 days ago · 4 km deep · 67 km away
4. 1.89 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, CaliforniaTue, Feb 17, 8:07 PM PST · 16652 days ago · 5 km deep · 81 km away
5. 2.126km E of Mammoth Lakes, CATue, Feb 17, 11:54 PM PST · 16652 days ago · 5 km deep · 77 km away
6. 2.331km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CAWed, Feb 18, 1:09 AM PST · 16652 days ago · 4 km deep · 78 km away
7. 2.42km NNE of Mammoth Lakes, CAWed, Feb 18, 6:01 AM PST · 16652 days ago · 5 km deep · 80 km away
8. 3.12 km E of Mammoth Lakes, CaliforniaWed, Feb 18, 6:02 AM PST · 16652 days ago · 3 km deep · 80 km away
9. 1.861km SE of Hawthorne, NVWed, Feb 18, 3:45 PM PST · 16651 days ago · 4 km deep · 55 km away
10. 2.343km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CAWed, Feb 18, 4:11 PM PST · 16651 days ago · 4 km deep · 72 km away
11. 1.841km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CAWed, Feb 18, 9:30 PM PST · 16651 days ago · 4 km deep · 73 km away
12. 2.350km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CAWed, Feb 18, 10:19 PM PST · 16651 days ago · 4 km deep · 75 km away
13. 2.121km NNW of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CAThu, Feb 19, 8:46 AM PST · 16651 days ago · 4 km deep · 87 km away
14. 2.127km NW of West Bishop, CAThu, Feb 19, 4:18 PM PST · 16650 days ago · 4 km deep · 91 km away
15. 2.86km ENE of Mammoth Lakes, CAFri, Feb 20, 8:57 AM PST · 16650 days ago · 4 km deep · 79 km away
16. 2.120km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, CAFri, Feb 20, 12:53 PM PST · 16650 days ago · -2 km deep · 87 km away
17. 1.625km SE of Mammoth Lakes, CASat, Feb 21, 2:15 PM PST · 16649 days ago · 4 km deep · 94 km away
18. 2.326km SE of Mammoth Lakes, CASat, Feb 21, 10:56 PM PST · 16648 days ago · 5 km deep · 95 km away
19. 2.219km E of Mammoth Lakes, CASun, Feb 22, 9:47 PM PST · 16647 days ago · 5 km deep · 80 km away
20. 2.336km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CAMon, Feb 23, 2:40 AM PST · 16647 days ago · 4 km deep · 78 km away
21. 3.2California-Nevada border regionMon, Feb 23, 3:48 PM PST · 16646 days ago · 4 km deep · 89 km away
22. 3.411 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, CaliforniaTue, Feb 24, 12:29 PM PST · 16646 days ago · 4 km deep · 83 km away
23. 3.112 km WSW of Aspen Springs, CaliforniaTue, Feb 24, 5:59 PM PST · 16645 days ago · 8 km deep · 94 km away
24. 2.315km SE of Mammoth Lakes, CAWed, Feb 25, 3:36 AM PST · 16645 days ago · 6 km deep · 90 km away
25. 2.144km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CAWed, Feb 25, 4:40 AM PST · 16645 days ago · 4 km deep · 69 km away
26. 2.217km E of Mammoth Lakes, CAWed, Feb 25, 8:40 AM PST · 16645 days ago · -1 km deep · 79 km away
27. 2.544km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CAWed, Feb 25, 6:53 PM PST · 16644 days ago · 4 km deep · 66 km away
28. 2.243km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CAThu, Feb 26, 3:29 AM PST · 16644 days ago · 4 km deep · 65 km away
29. 1.915km E of Mammoth Lakes, CAThu, Feb 26, 8:21 AM PST · 16644 days ago · 4 km deep · 77 km away
30. 1.949km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CAThu, Feb 26, 2:33 PM PST · 16644 days ago · 4 km deep · 59 km away
31. 2.020km ESE of Hawthorne, NVThu, Feb 26, 3:43 PM PST · 16643 days ago · 4 km deep · 28 km away
32. 1.818km NNW of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CAThu, Feb 26, 4:38 PM PST · 16643 days ago · 4 km deep · 90 km away
33. 3.010 km W of Aspen Springs, CaliforniaFri, Feb 27, 7:29 AM PST · 16643 days ago · 2 km deep · 87 km away
34. 1.843km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CAFri, Feb 27, 10:47 PM PST · 16642 days ago · 4 km deep · 66 km away
35. 3.411 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, CaliforniaFri, Feb 27, 11:46 PM PST · 16642 days ago · 5 km deep · 83 km away
36. 2.064km NE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CASat, Feb 28, 8:39 PM PST · 16641 days ago · 5 km deep · 79 km away
37. 2.344km SSE of Hawthorne, NVSun, Mar 1, 11:35 AM PST · 16641 days ago · 4 km deep · 25 km away
38. 2.347km E of Hawthorne, NVMon, Mar 2, 2:11 PM PST · 16640 days ago · -2 km deep · 55 km away
39. 1.936km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CATue, Mar 3, 6:35 AM PST · 16639 days ago · 4 km deep · 85 km away
40. 3.05 km SW of Aspen Springs, CaliforniaTue, Mar 3, 7:02 AM PST · 16639 days ago · 4 km deep · 91 km away
41. 2.433km S of Hawthorne, NVTue, Mar 3, 12:18 PM PST · 16639 days ago · 4 km deep · 14 km away
42. 2.339km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CATue, Mar 3, 6:53 PM PST · 16638 days ago · 4 km deep · 74 km away
43. 3.012 km SW of Aspen Springs, CaliforniaTue, Mar 3, 7:42 PM PST · 16638 days ago · 11 km deep · 96 km away
44. 2.810 km SE of Mammoth Lakes, CaliforniaWed, Mar 4, 7:19 PM PST · 16637 days ago · 3 km deep · 84 km away
45. 4.214 km W of Aspen Springs, CaliforniaWed, Mar 4, 9:28 PM PST · 16637 days ago · 10 km deep · 89 km away
46. 3.018km SW of Hawthorne, NVWed, Mar 4, 10:19 PM PST · 16637 days ago · -2 km deep · 12 km away
47. 3.66 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, CaliforniaThu, Mar 5, 7:07 AM PST · 16637 days ago · 6 km deep · 81 km away
48. 2.442km E of Hawthorne, NVThu, Mar 5, 12:04 PM PST · 16637 days ago · 4 km deep · 51 km away
49. 1.728km ENE of Mammoth Lakes, CAFri, Mar 6, 2:03 PM PST · 16636 days ago · 5 km deep · 64 km away
50. 2.026km E of Mammoth Lakes, CAFri, Mar 6, 2:12 PM PST · 16636 days ago · 5 km deep · 82 km away
51. 1.947km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CASun, Mar 8, 3:36 PM PST · 16633 days ago · 4 km deep · 67 km away
52. 2.111km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, CAMon, Mar 9, 1:15 PM PST · 16633 days ago · 4 km deep · 82 km away
53. 2.913 km W of Aspen Springs, CaliforniaWed, Mar 11, 4:21 PM PST · 16630 days ago · 11 km deep · 90 km away
54. 2.712 km E of Mammoth Lakes, CaliforniaWed, Mar 11, 7:19 PM PST · 16630 days ago · 6 km deep · 78 km away
55. 2.144km ESE of Hawthorne, NVThu, Mar 12, 12:04 PM PST · 16630 days ago · 4 km deep · 47 km away
56. 2.324km NW of West Bishop, CAFri, Mar 13, 1:08 AM PST · 16629 days ago · 4 km deep · 94 km away
57. 1.916km SE of Mammoth Lakes, CAFri, Mar 13, 1:00 PM PST · 16629 days ago · 5 km deep · 90 km away
58. 2.244km E of Hawthorne, NVFri, Mar 13, 4:24 PM PST · 16628 days ago · 4 km deep · 55 km away
59. 2.223km SE of Mammoth Lakes, CASat, Mar 14, 6:04 AM PST · 16628 days ago · 5 km deep · 96 km away
60. 2.42km NE of Mammoth Lakes, CASat, Mar 14, 9:42 AM PST · 16628 days ago · 5 km deep · 80 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci12254803. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 10:55 AM UTC.