Nevada earthquakes

M2.5 earthquake 36km SSE of Hawthorne, NV

A magnitude 2.5 earthquake struck 36km SSE of Hawthorne, NV on Wed, Jan 28, 1981, 12:35 PM PST (20:35 UTC), 4 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.6 18km SE of Mammoth Lakes, CA. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.5 (mh), micro
Local time
UTC
1981-01-28 20:35:22 UTC
Depth
4.2 km (2.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
38.248° N, 118.412° 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 4.7 km horizontally, 31.6 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.21
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
330°, 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: 171 in the 60 days after this one and 28 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.442km SSE of Hawthorne, NV · 16672 days ago · 4 km deep · 9 km away
  2. 2.618km SE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 16672 days ago · 5 km deep · 91 km away
  3. 2.833km SE of Hawthorne, NV · 16672 days ago · 4 km deep · 4 km away
  4. 1.932km E of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 16672 days ago · 5 km deep · 67 km away
  5. 2.117km E of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 16672 days ago · 4 km deep · 78 km away
  6. 2.411 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16671 days ago · 3 km deep · 82 km away
  7. 2.516km SE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 16671 days ago · 4 km deep · 90 km away
  8. 2.520km SSE of Hawthorne, NV · 16670 days ago · 4 km deep · 17 km away
  9. 2.325km SE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 16670 days ago · 5 km deep · 90 km away
  10. 2.972km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CA · 16670 days ago · 4 km deep · 43 km away
  11. 2.973km W of Tonopah, NV · 16670 days ago · 4 km deep · 43 km away
  12. 2.573km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CA · 16670 days ago · 4 km deep · 43 km away
  13. 2.069km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CA · 16670 days ago · 4 km deep · 46 km away
  14. 2.246km S of Hawthorne, NV · 16670 days ago · 4 km deep · 27 km away
  15. 1.971km W of Tonopah, NV · 16669 days ago · 4 km deep · 45 km away
  16. 2.122km SE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 16668 days ago · 5 km deep · 93 km away
  17. 2.543km SE of Hawthorne, NV · 16668 days ago · 4 km deep · 8 km away
  18. 2.9California-Nevada border region · 16668 days ago · 11 km deep · 82 km away
  19. 1.950km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CA · 16668 days ago · 4 km deep · 60 km away
  20. 2.346km ESE of Hawthorne, NV · 16667 days ago · 4 km deep · 21 km away
  21. 2.74 km SE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16667 days ago · 3 km deep · 83 km away
  22. 2.734km S of Hawthorne, NV · 16667 days ago · 4 km deep · 14 km away
  23. 2.441km SSE of Hawthorne, NV · 16667 days ago · 4 km deep · 6 km away
  24. 2.140km SSE of Hawthorne, NV · 16667 days ago · 4 km deep · 4 km away
  25. 2.438km SSE of Hawthorne, NV · 16667 days ago · 4 km deep · 2 km away
  26. 2.343km SSE of Hawthorne, NV · 16667 days ago · 4 km deep · 9 km away
  27. 2.138km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CA · 16667 days ago · 4 km deep · 58 km away
  28. 2.44km ENE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 16666 days ago · -2 km deep · 81 km away
  29. 2.213 km NNW of Benton, California · 16665 days ago · 8 km deep · 38 km away
  30. 1.78 km WNW of Aspen Springs, California · 16665 days ago · 9 km deep · 80 km away
  31. 2.034km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CA · 16664 days ago · 4 km deep · 62 km away
  32. 2.149km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CA · 16664 days ago · 4 km deep · 52 km away
  33. 2.229km S of Hawthorne, NV · 16664 days ago · 4 km deep · 22 km away
  34. 2.914 km SSE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16664 days ago · 3 km deep · 90 km away
  35. 3.212 km SE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16664 days ago · 2 km deep · 86 km away
  36. 2.425km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 16664 days ago · 5 km deep · 82 km away
  37. 1.921km SE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 16664 days ago · 5 km deep · 90 km away
  38. 2.348km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CA · 16663 days ago · 4 km deep · 54 km away
  39. 2.017km ENE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 16663 days ago · 4 km deep · 70 km away
  40. 1.925km SE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 16663 days ago · 4 km deep · 90 km away
  41. 1.927km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 16663 days ago · 4 km deep · 80 km away
  42. 2.538km SSE of Hawthorne, NV · 16662 days ago · 4 km deep · 3 km away
  43. 2.440km SSE of Hawthorne, NV · 16662 days ago · 4 km deep · 5 km away
  44. 2.420km SE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 16662 days ago · 5 km deep · 90 km away
  45. 2.236km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CA · 16662 days ago · 4 km deep · 61 km away
  46. 2.114 km SW of Aspen Springs, California · 16662 days ago · 8 km deep · 95 km away
  47. 2.037km SSE of Hawthorne, NV · 16662 days ago · 4 km deep · 2 km away
  48. 1.942km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CA · 16661 days ago · 4 km deep · 55 km away
  49. 2.353km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CA · 16661 days ago · 4 km deep · 47 km away
  50. 2.434km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CA · 16660 days ago · 4 km deep · 62 km away
  51. 2.918km W of Hawthorne, NV · 16659 days ago · 4 km deep · 46 km away
  52. 1.735km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CA · 16659 days ago · 4 km deep · 61 km away
  53. 2.432km NW of Hawthorne, NV · 16659 days ago · 4 km deep · 68 km away
  54. 2.332km N of Tonopah, NV · 16658 days ago · 4 km deep · 100 km away
  55. 2.115km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 16658 days ago · 5 km deep · 80 km away
  56. 2.149km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CA · 16658 days ago · 17 km deep · 58 km away
  57. 1.936km NNW of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CA · 16658 days ago · 5 km deep · 61 km away
  58. 2.425km SE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 16657 days ago · 4 km deep · 87 km away
  59. 2.725km W of Tonopah, NV · 16657 days ago · 4 km deep · 81 km away
  60. 3.412 km SE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16657 days ago · 4 km deep · 84 km away

The first 60 of 171.

Before

  1. 2.439km SSE of Hawthorne, NV · 16672 days ago · 4 km deep · 4 km away
  2. 4.532 km SW of Mina, Nevada · 16672 days ago · 18 km deep · 10 km away
  3. 3.038km SE of Hawthorne, NV · 16672 days ago · 4 km deep · 4 km away
  4. 1.818km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 16673 days ago · 4 km deep · 78 km away
  5. 2.028km NW of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CA · 16673 days ago · 4 km deep · 76 km away
  6. 1.948km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CA · 16673 days ago · 4 km deep · 51 km away
  7. 2.429km NE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 16673 days ago · 5 km deep · 58 km away
  8. 2.426km ENE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 16673 days ago · 5 km deep · 60 km away
  9. 2.233km ESE of Hawthorne, NV · 16673 days ago · 4 km deep · 19 km away
  10. 2.411 km W of Aspen Springs, California · 16674 days ago · 6 km deep · 86 km away
  11. 2.035km ESE of Hawthorne, NV · 16674 days ago · 4 km deep · 24 km away
  12. 2.350km NE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CA · 16675 days ago · 4 km deep · 65 km away
  13. 2.445km SE of Hawthorne, NV · 16676 days ago · 4 km deep · 14 km away
  14. 2.533km SSE of Hawthorne, NV · 16676 days ago · 3 km deep · 4 km away
  15. 2.02 km SE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16676 days ago · 5 km deep · 83 km away
  16. 2.236km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CA · 16676 days ago · 4 km deep · 61 km away
  17. 2.142km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CA · 16676 days ago · 4 km deep · 58 km away
  18. 3.033 km WSW of Mina, Nevada · 16677 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away
  19. 2.449km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CA · 16677 days ago · 4 km deep · 59 km away
  20. 3.039km SE of Hawthorne, NV · 16678 days ago · 4 km deep · 8 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci3301925. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 7:08 AM UTC.