Nevada earthquakes

M2.4 earthquake 33km S of Hawthorne, NV

A magnitude 2.4 earthquake struck 33km S of Hawthorne, NV on Tue, Mar 3, 1981, 12:18 PM PST (20:18 UTC), 4 km (2 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.6 42km SE of Hawthorne, NV. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.4 (mh), micro
Local time
UTC
1981-03-03 20:18:48 UTC
Depth
3.9 km (2.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
38.234° N, 118.571° 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.

Location uncertainty
About 25.4 km horizontally, 31.6 km in depth
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
348°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
3

Nearest places

Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 200 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.017km SE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 16620 days ago · 5 km deep · 80 km away
  2. 2.642km SE of Hawthorne, NV · 16620 days ago · 4 km deep · 19 km away
  3. 2.339km SSE of Hawthorne, NV · 16620 days ago · 4 km deep · 13 km away
  4. 2.341km SE of Hawthorne, NV · 16620 days ago · -2 km deep · 19 km away
  5. 3.531 km SW of Mina, Nevada · 16619 days ago · 5 km deep · 18 km away
  6. 2.938km SSE of Hawthorne, NV · 16619 days ago · 4 km deep · 15 km away
  7. 2.539km SSE of Hawthorne, NV · 16619 days ago · 4 km deep · 16 km away
  8. 2.634km SSE of Hawthorne, NV · 16619 days ago · 4 km deep · 12 km away
  9. 2.011km E of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 16619 days ago · 4 km deep · 72 km away
  10. 3.56 km SW of Aspen Springs, California · 16619 days ago · 7 km deep · 82 km away
  11. 3.211 km SE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16618 days ago · 3 km deep · 77 km away
  12. 2.439km ESE of Hawthorne, NV · 16618 days ago · 4 km deep · 34 km away
  13. 2.011 km SE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16618 days ago · 7 km deep · 78 km away
  14. 3.713 km SE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16618 days ago · 8 km deep · 80 km away
  15. 2.419km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 16617 days ago · 4 km deep · 73 km away
  16. 2.225km SSE of Hawthorne, NV · 16617 days ago · 4 km deep · 14 km away
  17. 3.013 km WSW of Aspen Springs, California · 16616 days ago · 17 km deep · 84 km away
  18. 2.09km ENE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 16616 days ago · 4 km deep · 68 km away
  19. 2.018km SSE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 16615 days ago · 6 km deep · 86 km away
  20. 3.010 km WNW of Bridgeport, California · 16614 days ago · 3 km deep · 68 km away
  21. 3.06 km SSW of Swall Meadows, California · 16614 days ago · 4 km deep · 87 km away
  22. 1.935km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CA · 16613 days ago · 4 km deep · 62 km away
  23. 3.315 km WSW of Aspen Springs, California · 16613 days ago · 14 km deep · 85 km away
  24. 2.511 km NW of Aspen Springs, California · 16613 days ago · -1 km deep · 69 km away
  25. 3.314 km SW of Aspen Springs, California · 16612 days ago · 10 km deep · 89 km away
  26. 2.743km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CA · 16612 days ago · 4 km deep · 54 km away
  27. 2.68 km WNW of Aspen Springs, California · 16612 days ago · 4 km deep · 76 km away
  28. 2.245km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CA · 16612 days ago · 4 km deep · 51 km away
  29. 3.08 km SW of Aspen Springs, California · 16611 days ago · 9 km deep · 83 km away
  30. 2.012km SE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 16610 days ago · 5 km deep · 78 km away
  31. 2.311km SE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 16610 days ago · 5 km deep · 78 km away
  32. 2.413km SE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 16610 days ago · 5 km deep · 82 km away
  33. 2.643km SSE of Hawthorne, NV · 16608 days ago · 4 km deep · 17 km away
  34. 2.059km SSE of Hawthorne, NV · 16608 days ago · 4 km deep · 30 km away
  35. 1.840km S of Hawthorne, NV · 16608 days ago · -2 km deep · 7 km away
  36. 1.811km NE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 16607 days ago · 4 km deep · 65 km away
  37. 2.011km NE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 16607 days ago · 4 km deep · 65 km away
  38. 1.924km WNW of West Bishop, CA · 16607 days ago · 4 km deep · 85 km away
  39. 2.111km NE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 16607 days ago · 3 km deep · 65 km away
  40. 1.820km SE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 16607 days ago · 4 km deep · 81 km away
  41. 1.928km NE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 16607 days ago · 4 km deep · 48 km away
  42. 1.910km NE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 16607 days ago · 4 km deep · 66 km away
  43. 2.410km E of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 16607 days ago · 4 km deep · 72 km away
  44. 2.311km NE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 16607 days ago · 4 km deep · 66 km away
  45. 1.99 km ENE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16607 days ago · 6 km deep · 68 km away
  46. 1.911km NE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 16607 days ago · 4 km deep · 65 km away
  47. 1.79 km ENE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16607 days ago · 6 km deep · 67 km away
  48. 2.314km E of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 16606 days ago · 4 km deep · 70 km away
  49. 1.610 km ENE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16606 days ago · 5 km deep · 67 km away
  50. 2.010km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 16605 days ago · 5 km deep · 76 km away
  51. 3.012 km WSW of Aspen Springs, California · 16605 days ago · 11 km deep · 82 km away
  52. 2.17 km W of Aspen Springs, California · 16605 days ago · 2 km deep · 77 km away
  53. 1.851km SE of Hawthorne, NV · 16605 days ago · 14 km deep · 35 km away
  54. 2.017km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 16605 days ago · 4 km deep · 77 km away
  55. 2.026km S of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 16604 days ago · 4 km deep · 97 km away
  56. 1.668km WSW of Tonopah, NV · 16604 days ago · 4 km deep · 61 km away
  57. 2.39km ENE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 16604 days ago · 4 km deep · 70 km away
  58. 1.919km NE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 16604 days ago · 4 km deep · 58 km away
  59. 1.98km E of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 16604 days ago · 4 km deep · 71 km away
  60. 2.212km ENE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 16603 days ago · 6 km deep · 65 km away

The first 60 of 200.

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci12261759. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 4:53 PM UTC.