M2.3 earthquake 39km SSE of Hawthorne, NV

Magnitude

2.3 (mh), micro

Local time

Sun, Mar 22, 1981, 1:41 PM PST

UTC

1981-03-22 21:41:46 UTC

Depth

3.9 km (2.4 mi), shallow

Epicenter

38.210° N, 118.427° W

Region

Nevada

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 26.9 km horizontally, 31.6 km in depth

Magnitude uncertainty

±0.23

Depth from

Operator assigned

Station coverage gap

325°, poorly surrounded by stations

Stations used

6

• Hawthorne, NevadaPopulation 3,269. Forecast39 kmSSE
• Gardnerville Ranchos, NevadaPopulation 11,312. Forecast137 kmESE
• Reno, NevadaPopulation 264,165. Forecast190 kmSE
• Los Angeles, CaliforniaPopulation 3,820,914. Forecast463 kmN

After

1. 1.79 km ENE of Mammoth Lakes, CaliforniaSat, Apr 4, 8:23 PM PST · 16606 days ago · 6 km deep · 71 km away
2. 2.314km E of Mammoth Lakes, CASat, Apr 4, 10:37 PM PST · 16606 days ago · 4 km deep · 73 km away
3. 1.610 km ENE of Mammoth Lakes, CaliforniaSun, Apr 5, 5:06 PM PST · 16605 days ago · 5 km deep · 70 km away
4. 2.010km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, CAMon, Apr 6, 3:18 AM PST · 16605 days ago · 5 km deep · 79 km away
5. 3.012 km WSW of Aspen Springs, CaliforniaMon, Apr 6, 8:05 AM PST · 16605 days ago · 11 km deep · 84 km away
6. 2.17 km W of Aspen Springs, CaliforniaMon, Apr 6, 9:41 AM PST · 16605 days ago · 2 km deep · 79 km away
7. 1.851km SE of Hawthorne, NVMon, Apr 6, 12:10 PM PST · 16605 days ago · 14 km deep · 23 km away
8. 2.017km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, CAMon, Apr 6, 3:11 PM PST · 16604 days ago · 4 km deep · 79 km away
9. 2.026km S of Mammoth Lakes, CATue, Apr 7, 3:34 AM PST · 16604 days ago · 4 km deep · 100 km away
10. 1.668km WSW of Tonopah, NVTue, Apr 7, 4:14 AM PST · 16604 days ago · 4 km deep · 49 km away
11. 2.39km ENE of Mammoth Lakes, CATue, Apr 7, 7:31 AM PST · 16604 days ago · 4 km deep · 73 km away
12. 1.919km NE of Mammoth Lakes, CATue, Apr 7, 7:47 AM PST · 16604 days ago · 4 km deep · 62 km away
13. 1.98km E of Mammoth Lakes, CATue, Apr 7, 6:35 PM PST · 16603 days ago · 4 km deep · 75 km away
14. 2.212km ENE of Mammoth Lakes, CAWed, Apr 8, 3:12 AM PST · 16603 days ago · 6 km deep · 69 km away
15. 2.47km SE of Mammoth Lakes, CAWed, Apr 8, 6:27 AM PST · 16603 days ago · 5 km deep · 82 km away
16. 2.013km E of Mammoth Lakes, CAWed, Apr 8, 11:40 AM PST · 16603 days ago · 4 km deep · 74 km away
17. 2.410km ENE of Mammoth Lakes, CAWed, Apr 8, 3:30 PM PST · 16602 days ago · 4 km deep · 71 km away
18. 2.211km NE of Mammoth Lakes, CAWed, Apr 8, 3:35 PM PST · 16602 days ago · 4 km deep · 69 km away
19. 2.011 km ENE of Mammoth Lakes, CaliforniaWed, Apr 8, 3:40 PM PST · 16602 days ago · 6 km deep · 70 km away
20. 2.045km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CAWed, Apr 8, 6:29 PM PST · 16602 days ago · 4 km deep · 53 km away
21. 1.711 km ENE of Mammoth Lakes, CaliforniaThu, Apr 9, 4:05 AM PST · 16602 days ago · 6 km deep · 70 km away
22. 2.312km ENE of Mammoth Lakes, CAThu, Apr 9, 4:05 AM PST · 16602 days ago · 4 km deep · 70 km away
23. 2.010 km E of Mammoth Lakes, CaliforniaThu, Apr 9, 4:06 AM PST · 16602 days ago · 8 km deep · 72 km away
24. 2.28km ENE of Mammoth Lakes, CAThu, Apr 9, 5:42 AM PST · 16602 days ago · 4 km deep · 74 km away
25. 2.03km NE of Mammoth Lakes, CAThu, Apr 9, 8:22 AM PST · 16602 days ago · 5 km deep · 77 km away
26. 2.011 km ENE of Mammoth Lakes, CaliforniaThu, Apr 9, 9:26 AM PST · 16602 days ago · 6 km deep · 70 km away
27. 2.351km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CAThu, Apr 9, 9:26 AM PST · 16602 days ago · 5 km deep · 41 km away
28. 2.92 km SSE of Mammoth Lakes, CaliforniaThu, Apr 9, 10:21 AM PST · 16602 days ago · 6 km deep · 80 km away
29. 2.542km ENE of Hawthorne, NVThu, Apr 9, 10:30 AM PST · 16602 days ago · 4 km deep · 49 km away
30. 2.064km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CAThu, Apr 9, 10:51 AM PST · 16602 days ago · 13 km deep · 30 km away
31. 2.33km NNW of Mammoth Lakes, CAThu, Apr 9, 11:33 AM PST · 16602 days ago · 4 km deep · 79 km away
32. 2.44km NE of Mammoth Lakes, CAThu, Apr 9, 11:35 AM PST · 16602 days ago · 4 km deep · 76 km away
33. 2.24km NNE of Mammoth Lakes, CAThu, Apr 9, 11:37 AM PST · 16602 days ago · 4 km deep · 76 km away
34. 2.15km NNE of Mammoth Lakes, CAThu, Apr 9, 11:41 AM PST · 16602 days ago · 4 km deep · 75 km away
35. 2.11km NNW of Mammoth Lakes, CAThu, Apr 9, 11:47 AM PST · 16602 days ago · 5 km deep · 79 km away
36. 2.070km NE of Hawthorne, NVThu, Apr 9, 2:54 PM PST · 16601 days ago · 4 km deep · 89 km away
37. 2.120km SE of Mammoth Lakes, CAThu, Apr 9, 5:25 PM PST · 16601 days ago · 4 km deep · 88 km away
38. 1.953km NNE of Yosemite Valley, CAThu, Apr 9, 6:55 PM PST · 16601 days ago · 5 km deep · 85 km away
39. 2.610km NE of Mammoth Lakes, CAFri, Apr 10, 8:32 AM PST · 16601 days ago · 4 km deep · 71 km away
40. 2.312km ENE of Mammoth Lakes, CAFri, Apr 10, 9:43 AM PST · 16601 days ago · 4 km deep · 69 km away
41. 2.249km NNE of Mammoth Lakes, CAFri, Apr 10, 3:47 PM PST · 16600 days ago · 4 km deep · 35 km away
42. 3.728 km NNW of Benton, CaliforniaFri, Apr 10, 8:13 PM PST · 16600 days ago · 5 km deep · 23 km away
43. 2.912 km NW of Aspen Springs, CaliforniaFri, Apr 10, 11:03 PM PST · 16600 days ago · 4 km deep · 74 km away
44. 2.151km S of Hawthorne, NVSat, Apr 11, 2:27 AM PST · 16600 days ago · 4 km deep · 20 km away
45. 3.08 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, CaliforniaSat, Apr 11, 2:54 AM PST · 16600 days ago · 7 km deep · 75 km away
46. 2.422km SE of Mammoth Lakes, CASat, Apr 11, 3:08 AM PST · 16600 days ago · 5 km deep · 90 km away
47. 2.566km NE of Hawthorne, NVSat, Apr 11, 10:14 AM PST · 16600 days ago · 8 km deep · 85 km away
48. 3.311 km N of Benton, CaliforniaSat, Apr 11, 1:21 PM PST · 16600 days ago · 1 km deep · 32 km away
49. 2.550km S of Hawthorne, NVSat, Apr 11, 1:38 PM PST · 16600 days ago · 6 km deep · 20 km away
50. 2.012km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, CASat, Apr 11, 1:57 PM PST · 16600 days ago · 4 km deep · 79 km away
51. 1.920km S of Mammoth Lakes, CASat, Apr 11, 1:58 PM PST · 16600 days ago · 5 km deep · 95 km away
52. 1.812km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, CASat, Apr 11, 7:12 PM PST · 16599 days ago · 4 km deep · 77 km away
53. 1.933km NNE of Mammoth Lakes, CASat, Apr 11, 10:37 PM PST · 16599 days ago · -2 km deep · 47 km away
54. 2.113km NE of Mammoth Lakes, CASun, Apr 12, 12:30 AM PST · 16599 days ago · 4 km deep · 68 km away
55. 2.012km SSE of Mammoth Lakes, CASun, Apr 12, 12:36 AM PST · 16599 days ago · 5 km deep · 85 km away
56. 1.935km NE of Mammoth Lakes, CASun, Apr 12, 12:59 AM PST · 16599 days ago · 12 km deep · 47 km away
57. 1.511km ENE of Mammoth Lakes, CASun, Apr 12, 2:29 AM PST · 16599 days ago · 4 km deep · 71 km away
58. 1.964km NE of Mammoth Lakes, CASun, Apr 12, 4:23 AM PST · 16599 days ago · 4 km deep · 27 km away
59. 1.858km NE of Mammoth Lakes, CASun, Apr 12, 4:44 AM PST · 16599 days ago · 1 km deep · 28 km away
60. 1.921km SE of Mammoth Lakes, CASun, Apr 12, 7:33 AM PST · 16599 days ago · 4 km deep · 88 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci12262455. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 10:18 AM UTC.