Nevada earthquakes

M2.4 earthquake 20km SSE of Hawthorne, NV

A magnitude 2.4 earthquake struck 20km SSE of Hawthorne, NV on Thu, Jan 1, 1981, 8:37 PM PST (04:37 UTC), 4 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.5 35km SE of Hawthorne, NV. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.4 (mh), micro
Local time
UTC
1981-01-02 04:37:39 UTC
Depth
4.2 km (2.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
38.359° N, 118.526° 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 4.6 km horizontally, 31.6 km in depth
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
333°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
4

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. 2.244km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CA · 16694 days ago · 4 km deep · 67 km away
  2. 2.123km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 16694 days ago · 4 km deep · 93 km away
  3. 2.229km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CA · 16694 days ago · 4 km deep · 80 km away
  4. 2.248km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CA · 16694 days ago · 4 km deep · 65 km away
  5. 2.428km E of Hawthorne, NV · 16694 days ago · 4 km deep · 24 km away
  6. 2.347km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CA · 16693 days ago · 4 km deep · 66 km away
  7. 2.448km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CA · 16693 days ago · 4 km deep · 63 km away
  8. 2.346km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CA · 16693 days ago · 4 km deep · 69 km away
  9. 2.148km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CA · 16693 days ago · 4 km deep · 72 km away
  10. 2.414km N of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 16693 days ago · 4 km deep · 77 km away
  11. 2.313km N of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 16693 days ago · 4 km deep · 78 km away
  12. 2.535km SE of Hawthorne, NV · 16693 days ago · 4 km deep · 17 km away
  13. 2.313km SSE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 16693 days ago · 5 km deep · 99 km away
  14. 2.97 km E of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16693 days ago · 4 km deep · 84 km away
  15. 1.936km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CA · 16693 days ago · -2 km deep · 74 km away
  16. 2.150km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CA · 16693 days ago · 4 km deep · 70 km away
  17. 2.044km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CA · 16693 days ago · 4 km deep · 67 km away
  18. 2.452km SSE of Hawthorne, NV · 16692 days ago · 4 km deep · 32 km away
  19. 1.918km E of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 16692 days ago · 4 km deep · 81 km away
  20. 2.217km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 16692 days ago · 5 km deep · 89 km away
  21. 1.98km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 16692 days ago · -1 km deep · 89 km away
  22. 2.441km SSE of Hawthorne, NV · 16692 days ago · 4 km deep · 21 km away
  23. 2.747km SE of Hawthorne, NV · 16691 days ago · 4 km deep · 28 km away
  24. 1.927km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CA · 16691 days ago · 4 km deep · 85 km away
  25. 2.912 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16691 days ago · 3 km deep · 86 km away
  26. 1.946km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CA · 16691 days ago · 4 km deep · 76 km away
  27. 2.39km NNW of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 16691 days ago · -2 km deep · 83 km away
  28. 2.538km SE of Hawthorne, NV · 16691 days ago · 3 km deep · 19 km away
  29. 2.541km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CA · 16690 days ago · 4 km deep · 73 km away
  30. 2.713km SE of Hawthorne, NV · 16690 days ago · 4 km deep · 9 km away
  31. 1.72 km SE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16690 days ago · 8 km deep · 89 km away
  32. 2.011 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16690 days ago · 2 km deep · 89 km away
  33. 2.632km SSE of Hawthorne, NV · 16690 days ago · 3 km deep · 12 km away
  34. 3.433 km SW of Mina, Nevada · 16690 days ago · 5 km deep · 28 km away
  35. 1.87 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16690 days ago · 3 km deep · 87 km away
  36. 2.529km E of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 16689 days ago · -1 km deep · 82 km away
  37. 2.73km SE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 16689 days ago · 5 km deep · 90 km away
  38. 1.642km NE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CA · 16689 days ago · 4 km deep · 85 km away
  39. 1.946km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CA · 16689 days ago · 4 km deep · 73 km away
  40. 3.021km SSE of Hawthorne, NV · 16689 days ago · 4 km deep · 4 km away
  41. 2.634km SE of Hawthorne, NV · 16689 days ago · 4 km deep · 15 km away
  42. 2.035km NNW of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CA · 16689 days ago · 5 km deep · 75 km away
  43. 2.130km E of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 16689 days ago · 5 km deep · 84 km away
  44. 2.535km SE of Hawthorne, NV · 16689 days ago · 4 km deep · 16 km away
  45. 3.110 km W of Aspen Springs, California · 16689 days ago · 7 km deep · 95 km away
  46. 2.541km E of Hawthorne, NV · 16688 days ago · 4 km deep · 40 km away
  47. 3.27 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16688 days ago · 3 km deep · 88 km away
  48. 2.228km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CA · 16688 days ago · 5 km deep · 81 km away
  49. 2.345km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CA · 16688 days ago · 4 km deep · 67 km away
  50. 2.126km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CA · 16687 days ago · 4 km deep · 83 km away
  51. 2.632km SE of Hawthorne, NV · 16686 days ago · 4 km deep · 14 km away
  52. 2.724km SSE of Hawthorne, NV · 16686 days ago · 4 km deep · 6 km away
  53. 2.272km SE of Hawthorne, NV · 16686 days ago · 4 km deep · 52 km away
  54. 3.128km SSE of Hawthorne, NV · 16686 days ago · 4 km deep · 8 km away
  55. 2.111 km E of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16686 days ago · 2 km deep · 85 km away
  56. 2.010 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16686 days ago · 3 km deep · 87 km away
  57. 1.826km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CA · 16686 days ago · 4 km deep · 83 km away
  58. 2.481km NE of Hawthorne, NV · 16685 days ago · 4 km deep · 89 km away
  59. 3.311 km SE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16685 days ago · 4 km deep · 91 km away
  60. 2.140km ENE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 16685 days ago · 5 km deep · 61 km away

The first 60 of 200.

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci3301595. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 8:44 AM UTC.