M2.4 earthquake 28km E of Hawthorne, NV

Magnitude

2.4 (mh), micro

Local time

Wed, Jan 7, 1981, 12:48 PM PST

UTC

1981-01-07 20:48:49 UTC

Depth

3.6 km (2.3 mi), shallow

Epicenter

38.492° N, 118.309° W

Region

Nevada

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 3.5 km horizontally, 31.6 km in depth

Depth from

Operator assigned

Station coverage gap

333°, poorly surrounded by stations

Stations used

4

• Hawthorne, NevadaPopulation 3,269. Forecast28 kmE
• Gardnerville Ranchos, NevadaPopulation 11,312. Forecast132 kmESE
• Reno, NevadaPopulation 264,165. Forecast174 kmSE
• Los Angeles, CaliforniaPopulation 3,820,914. Forecast494 kmN

After

1. 2.347km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CAWed, Jan 7, 1:26 PM PST · 16700 days ago · 4 km deep · 78 km away
2. 2.448km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CAWed, Jan 7, 1:45 PM PST · 16700 days ago · 4 km deep · 76 km away
3. 2.346km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CAWed, Jan 7, 2:14 PM PST · 16700 days ago · 4 km deep · 79 km away
4. 2.148km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CAWed, Jan 7, 2:23 PM PST · 16700 days ago · 4 km deep · 81 km away
5. 2.414km N of Mammoth Lakes, CAWed, Jan 7, 2:41 PM PST · 16700 days ago · 4 km deep · 100 km away
6. 2.535km SE of Hawthorne, NVWed, Jan 7, 5:37 PM PST · 16700 days ago · 4 km deep · 22 km away
7. 1.936km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CAThu, Jan 8, 12:39 AM PST · 16699 days ago · -2 km deep · 88 km away
8. 2.150km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CAThu, Jan 8, 1:33 AM PST · 16699 days ago · 4 km deep · 78 km away
9. 2.044km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CAThu, Jan 8, 5:11 AM PST · 16699 days ago · 4 km deep · 80 km away
10. 2.452km SSE of Hawthorne, NVThu, Jan 8, 3:11 PM PST · 16699 days ago · 4 km deep · 48 km away
11. 2.441km SSE of Hawthorne, NVFri, Jan 9, 11:30 AM PST · 16698 days ago · 4 km deep · 36 km away
12. 2.747km SE of Hawthorne, NVFri, Jan 9, 9:29 PM PST · 16698 days ago · 4 km deep · 32 km away
13. 1.927km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CASat, Jan 10, 3:45 AM PST · 16697 days ago · 4 km deep · 98 km away
14. 1.946km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CASat, Jan 10, 6:33 AM PST · 16697 days ago · 4 km deep · 84 km away
15. 2.538km SE of Hawthorne, NVSat, Jan 10, 9:23 AM PST · 16697 days ago · 3 km deep · 26 km away
16. 2.541km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CASat, Jan 10, 2:01 PM PST · 16697 days ago · 4 km deep · 84 km away
17. 2.713km SE of Hawthorne, NVSat, Jan 10, 4:06 PM PST · 16697 days ago · 4 km deep · 19 km away
18. 2.632km SSE of Hawthorne, NVSun, Jan 11, 9:57 AM PST · 16696 days ago · 3 km deep · 31 km away
19. 3.433 km SW of Mina, NevadaSun, Jan 11, 10:25 AM PST · 16696 days ago · 5 km deep · 38 km away
20. 1.642km NE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CAMon, Jan 12, 1:31 AM PST · 16695 days ago · 4 km deep · 93 km away
21. 1.946km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CAMon, Jan 12, 1:52 AM PST · 16695 days ago · 4 km deep · 82 km away
22. 3.021km SSE of Hawthorne, NVMon, Jan 12, 3:40 AM PST · 16695 days ago · 4 km deep · 28 km away
23. 2.634km SE of Hawthorne, NVMon, Jan 12, 3:44 AM PST · 16695 days ago · 4 km deep · 22 km away
24. 2.035km NNW of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CAMon, Jan 12, 4:58 AM PST · 16695 days ago · 5 km deep · 91 km away
25. 2.535km SE of Hawthorne, NVMon, Jan 12, 5:25 AM PST · 16695 days ago · 4 km deep · 25 km away
26. 2.541km E of Hawthorne, NVMon, Jan 12, 2:54 PM PST · 16695 days ago · 4 km deep · 16 km away
27. 2.228km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CAMon, Jan 12, 11:35 PM PST · 16694 days ago · 5 km deep · 96 km away
28. 2.345km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CATue, Jan 13, 1:59 AM PST · 16694 days ago · 4 km deep · 79 km away
29. 2.126km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CAWed, Jan 14, 8:21 AM PST · 16693 days ago · 4 km deep · 98 km away
30. 2.632km SE of Hawthorne, NVWed, Jan 14, 4:57 PM PST · 16693 days ago · 4 km deep · 20 km away
31. 2.724km SSE of Hawthorne, NVWed, Jan 14, 10:34 PM PST · 16693 days ago · 4 km deep · 30 km away
32. 2.272km SE of Hawthorne, NVThu, Jan 15, 2:53 AM PST · 16692 days ago · 4 km deep · 57 km away
33. 3.128km SSE of Hawthorne, NVThu, Jan 15, 4:25 AM PST · 16692 days ago · 4 km deep · 25 km away
34. 1.826km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CAThu, Jan 15, 11:50 AM PST · 16692 days ago · 4 km deep · 97 km away
35. 2.481km NE of Hawthorne, NVThu, Jan 15, 3:25 PM PST · 16692 days ago · 4 km deep · 66 km away
36. 2.140km ENE of Mammoth Lakes, CAThu, Jan 15, 11:03 PM PST · 16692 days ago · 5 km deep · 80 km away
37. 2.629km E of Hawthorne, NVThu, Jan 15, 11:46 PM PST · 16691 days ago · 4 km deep · 2 km away
38. 2.256km SSE of Hawthorne, NVFri, Jan 16, 6:15 AM PST · 16691 days ago · 4 km deep · 50 km away
39. 2.939km SE of Hawthorne, NVFri, Jan 16, 9:30 AM PST · 16691 days ago · 4 km deep · 29 km away
40. 2.352km NNW of Tonopah, NVSat, Jan 17, 12:44 PM PST · 16690 days ago · 4 km deep · 77 km away
41. 1.632km ENE of Mammoth Lakes, CATue, Jan 20, 11:59 AM PST · 16687 days ago · 5 km deep · 91 km away
42. 2.841km SSE of Hawthorne, NVWed, Jan 21, 9:14 PM PST · 16686 days ago · 4 km deep · 32 km away
43. 2.442km SSE of Hawthorne, NVThu, Jan 22, 6:09 AM PST · 16685 days ago · 4 km deep · 39 km away
44. 2.350km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CAThu, Jan 22, 11:27 AM PST · 16685 days ago · 4 km deep · 74 km away
45. 2.225km ENE of Mammoth Lakes, CAThu, Jan 22, 12:57 PM PST · 16685 days ago · 4 km deep · 94 km away
46. 2.452km NE of Mammoth Lakes, CAThu, Jan 22, 1:07 PM PST · 16685 days ago · 4 km deep · 61 km away
47. 3.039km SE of Hawthorne, NVThu, Jan 22, 6:32 PM PST · 16685 days ago · 4 km deep · 25 km away
48. 2.449km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CASat, Jan 24, 1:33 AM PST · 16683 days ago · 4 km deep · 82 km away
49. 3.033 km WSW of Mina, NevadaSat, Jan 24, 8:14 AM PST · 16683 days ago · 5 km deep · 31 km away
50. 2.142km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CASat, Jan 24, 8:31 PM PST · 16683 days ago · 4 km deep · 83 km away
51. 2.236km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CASat, Jan 24, 10:17 PM PST · 16683 days ago · 4 km deep · 89 km away
52. 2.533km SSE of Hawthorne, NVSun, Jan 25, 6:11 AM PST · 16682 days ago · 3 km deep · 28 km away
53. 2.445km SE of Hawthorne, NVSun, Jan 25, 6:56 AM PST · 16682 days ago · 4 km deep · 28 km away
54. 2.350km NE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CASun, Jan 25, 10:53 PM PST · 16682 days ago · 4 km deep · 87 km away
55. 2.035km ESE of Hawthorne, NVMon, Jan 26, 3:43 PM PST · 16681 days ago · 4 km deep · 10 km away
56. 2.035km N of Tonopah, NVMon, Jan 26, 4:29 PM PST · 16681 days ago · 4 km deep · 99 km away
57. 2.233km ESE of Hawthorne, NVTue, Jan 27, 12:26 PM PST · 16680 days ago · 4 km deep · 12 km away
58. 2.426km ENE of Mammoth Lakes, CATue, Jan 27, 12:28 PM PST · 16680 days ago · 5 km deep · 89 km away
59. 2.429km NE of Mammoth Lakes, CATue, Jan 27, 12:29 PM PST · 16680 days ago · 5 km deep · 86 km away
60. 1.948km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CATue, Jan 27, 4:14 PM PST · 16680 days ago · 4 km deep · 77 km away

The first 60 of 137.

Before

1. 2.248km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CAWed, Jan 7, 12:41 PM PST · 16700 days ago · 4 km deep · 77 km away
2. 2.229km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CAWed, Jan 7, 12:29 PM PST · 16700 days ago · 4 km deep · 94 km away
3. 2.244km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CAWed, Jan 7, 11:26 AM PST · 16700 days ago · 4 km deep · 80 km away
4. 2.232km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CATue, Jan 6, 2:27 PM PST · 16701 days ago · 4 km deep · 92 km away
5. 2.932km SE of Hawthorne, NVTue, Jan 6, 11:10 AM PST · 16701 days ago · 4 km deep · 21 km away
6. 2.527km SSW of Hawthorne, NVMon, Jan 5, 10:07 PM PST · 16702 days ago · 4 km deep · 44 km away
7. 2.58km SSW of Hawthorne, NVMon, Jan 5, 3:39 PM PST · 16702 days ago · 4 km deep · 31 km away
8. 1.827km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CAMon, Jan 5, 4:57 AM PST · 16702 days ago · 4 km deep · 97 km away
9. 2.538km SE of Hawthorne, NVSun, Jan 4, 10:23 AM PST · 16703 days ago · 4 km deep · 29 km away
10. 2.346km S of Hawthorne, NVSun, Jan 4, 3:59 AM PST · 16703 days ago · 4 km deep · 47 km away
11. 2.247km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CASun, Jan 4, 12:09 AM PST · 16703 days ago · 4 km deep · 77 km away
12. 1.941km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CAFri, Jan 2, 10:24 PM PST · 16705 days ago · 4 km deep · 84 km away
13. 2.649km SSE of Hawthorne, NVFri, Jan 2, 7:29 PM PST · 16705 days ago · 4 km deep · 42 km away
14. 2.243km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CAFri, Jan 2, 12:29 PM PST · 16705 days ago · 4 km deep · 81 km away
15. 2.547km SE of Hawthorne, NVFri, Jan 2, 10:05 AM PST · 16705 days ago · 4 km deep · 34 km away
16. 2.337km SSE of Hawthorne, NVFri, Jan 2, 4:38 AM PST · 16705 days ago · 4 km deep · 31 km away
17. 2.443km S of Hawthorne, NVFri, Jan 2, 2:35 AM PST · 16705 days ago · 4 km deep · 48 km away
18. 2.233km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CAFri, Jan 2, 12:08 AM PST · 16705 days ago · 4 km deep · 91 km away
19. 2.236km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CAThu, Jan 1, 10:03 PM PST · 16706 days ago · 4 km deep · 92 km away
20. 2.420km SSE of Hawthorne, NVThu, Jan 1, 8:37 PM PST · 16706 days ago · 4 km deep · 24 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci3301705. Read Mon, Sep 28, 2026, 6:45 PM UTC.