Nevada earthquakes

M2.7 earthquake 13km SE of Hawthorne, NV

A magnitude 2.7 earthquake struck 13km SE of Hawthorne, NV on Sat, Jan 10, 1981, 4:06 PM PST (00:06 UTC), 4 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.4 33 km SW of Mina, Nevada. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.7 (mh), micro
Local time
UTC
1981-01-11 00:06:45 UTC
Depth
4.2 km (2.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
38.443° N, 118.513° W
Region
Nevada
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

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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
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.31
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
319°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
5

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 154 in the 60 days after this one and 45 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.72 km SE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16690 days ago · 8 km deep · 98 km away
  2. 2.011 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16690 days ago · 2 km deep · 98 km away
  3. 2.632km SSE of Hawthorne, NV · 16690 days ago · 3 km deep · 21 km away
  4. 3.433 km SW of Mina, Nevada · 16690 days ago · 5 km deep · 35 km away
  5. 1.87 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16690 days ago · 3 km deep · 96 km away
  6. 2.529km E of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 16689 days ago · -1 km deep · 91 km away
  7. 2.73km SE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 16689 days ago · 5 km deep · 99 km away
  8. 1.642km NE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CA · 16689 days ago · 4 km deep · 93 km away
  9. 1.946km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CA · 16689 days ago · 4 km deep · 82 km away
  10. 3.021km SSE of Hawthorne, NV · 16689 days ago · 4 km deep · 12 km away
  11. 2.634km SE of Hawthorne, NV · 16689 days ago · 4 km deep · 20 km away
  12. 2.035km NNW of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CA · 16689 days ago · 5 km deep · 84 km away
  13. 2.130km E of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 16689 days ago · 5 km deep · 93 km away
  14. 2.535km SE of Hawthorne, NV · 16689 days ago · 4 km deep · 22 km away
  15. 2.541km E of Hawthorne, NV · 16688 days ago · 4 km deep · 34 km away
  16. 3.27 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16688 days ago · 3 km deep · 97 km away
  17. 2.228km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CA · 16688 days ago · 5 km deep · 90 km away
  18. 2.345km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CA · 16688 days ago · 4 km deep · 76 km away
  19. 2.126km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CA · 16687 days ago · 4 km deep · 92 km away
  20. 2.632km SE of Hawthorne, NV · 16686 days ago · 4 km deep · 18 km away
  21. 2.724km SSE of Hawthorne, NV · 16686 days ago · 4 km deep · 15 km away
  22. 2.272km SE of Hawthorne, NV · 16686 days ago · 4 km deep · 59 km away
  23. 3.128km SSE of Hawthorne, NV · 16686 days ago · 4 km deep · 16 km away
  24. 2.111 km E of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16686 days ago · 2 km deep · 94 km away
  25. 2.010 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16686 days ago · 3 km deep · 96 km away
  26. 1.826km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CA · 16686 days ago · 4 km deep · 92 km away
  27. 2.481km NE of Hawthorne, NV · 16685 days ago · 4 km deep · 81 km away
  28. 3.311 km SE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16685 days ago · 4 km deep · 100 km away
  29. 2.140km ENE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 16685 days ago · 5 km deep · 71 km away
  30. 2.629km E of Hawthorne, NV · 16685 days ago · 4 km deep · 20 km away
  31. 1.712 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16685 days ago · 0 km deep · 96 km away
  32. 2.256km SSE of Hawthorne, NV · 16685 days ago · 4 km deep · 45 km away
  33. 2.939km SE of Hawthorne, NV · 16685 days ago · 4 km deep · 26 km away
  34. 2.023km NNW of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CA · 16684 days ago · 5 km deep · 98 km away
  35. 2.352km NNW of Tonopah, NV · 16684 days ago · 4 km deep · 95 km away
  36. 1.632km ENE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 16681 days ago · 5 km deep · 82 km away
  37. 2.841km SSE of Hawthorne, NV · 16679 days ago · 4 km deep · 28 km away
  38. 2.442km SSE of Hawthorne, NV · 16679 days ago · 4 km deep · 31 km away
  39. 2.350km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CA · 16679 days ago · 4 km deep · 69 km away
  40. 2.225km ENE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 16679 days ago · 4 km deep · 83 km away
  41. 2.452km NE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 16679 days ago · 4 km deep · 51 km away
  42. 3.039km SE of Hawthorne, NV · 16678 days ago · 4 km deep · 26 km away
  43. 2.449km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CA · 16677 days ago · 4 km deep · 83 km away
  44. 3.033 km WSW of Mina, Nevada · 16677 days ago · 5 km deep · 24 km away
  45. 2.142km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CA · 16676 days ago · 4 km deep · 81 km away
  46. 2.236km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CA · 16676 days ago · 4 km deep · 82 km away
  47. 2.02 km SE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16676 days ago · 5 km deep · 98 km away
  48. 2.533km SSE of Hawthorne, NV · 16676 days ago · 3 km deep · 21 km away
  49. 2.445km SE of Hawthorne, NV · 16676 days ago · 4 km deep · 32 km away
  50. 2.350km NE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CA · 16675 days ago · 4 km deep · 88 km away
  51. 2.035km ESE of Hawthorne, NV · 16674 days ago · 4 km deep · 24 km away
  52. 2.233km ESE of Hawthorne, NV · 16674 days ago · 4 km deep · 21 km away
  53. 2.426km ENE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 16674 days ago · 5 km deep · 78 km away
  54. 2.429km NE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 16674 days ago · 5 km deep · 75 km away
  55. 1.948km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CA · 16673 days ago · 4 km deep · 74 km away
  56. 2.028km NW of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CA · 16673 days ago · 4 km deep · 96 km away
  57. 1.818km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 16673 days ago · 4 km deep · 96 km away
  58. 3.038km SE of Hawthorne, NV · 16673 days ago · 4 km deep · 25 km away
  59. 4.532 km SW of Mina, Nevada · 16673 days ago · 18 km deep · 34 km away
  60. 2.439km SSE of Hawthorne, NV · 16673 days ago · 4 km deep · 27 km away

The first 60 of 154.

Before

  1. 2.541km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CA · 16690 days ago · 4 km deep · 81 km away
  2. 2.538km SE of Hawthorne, NV · 16691 days ago · 3 km deep · 25 km away
  3. 2.39km NNW of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 16691 days ago · -2 km deep · 92 km away
  4. 1.946km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CA · 16691 days ago · 4 km deep · 84 km away
  5. 2.912 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16691 days ago · 3 km deep · 95 km away
  6. 1.927km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CA · 16691 days ago · 4 km deep · 94 km away
  7. 2.747km SE of Hawthorne, NV · 16691 days ago · 4 km deep · 34 km away
  8. 2.441km SSE of Hawthorne, NV · 16692 days ago · 4 km deep · 29 km away
  9. 1.98km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 16692 days ago · -1 km deep · 99 km away
  10. 2.217km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 16692 days ago · 5 km deep · 98 km away
  11. 1.918km E of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 16692 days ago · 4 km deep · 91 km away
  12. 2.452km SSE of Hawthorne, NV · 16692 days ago · 4 km deep · 41 km away
  13. 2.044km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CA · 16693 days ago · 4 km deep · 76 km away
  14. 2.150km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CA · 16693 days ago · 4 km deep · 78 km away
  15. 1.936km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CA · 16693 days ago · -2 km deep · 83 km away
  16. 2.97 km E of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16693 days ago · 4 km deep · 93 km away
  17. 2.535km SE of Hawthorne, NV · 16693 days ago · 4 km deep · 22 km away
  18. 2.313km N of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 16693 days ago · 4 km deep · 86 km away
  19. 2.414km N of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 16693 days ago · 4 km deep · 86 km away
  20. 2.148km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CA · 16693 days ago · 4 km deep · 80 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci3301829. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 8:44 AM UTC.