Nevada earthquakes

M3.0 earthquake 39km SE of Hawthorne, NV

A magnitude 3.0 earthquake struck 39km SE of Hawthorne, NV on Thu, Jan 22, 1981, 6:32 PM PST (02:32 UTC), 4 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.5 32 km SW of Mina, Nevada. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.0 (mh), micro
Local time
UTC
1981-01-23 02:32:46 UTC
Depth
4.2 km (2.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
38.267° N, 118.321° 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 5.1 km horizontally, 31.6 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.41
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
311°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
6

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 177 in the 60 days after this one and 150 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.449km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CA · 16685 days ago · 4 km deep · 58 km away
  2. 3.033 km WSW of Mina, Nevada · 16684 days ago · 5 km deep · 10 km away
  3. 2.142km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CA · 16684 days ago · 4 km deep · 58 km away
  4. 2.236km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CA · 16684 days ago · 4 km deep · 64 km away
  5. 2.02 km SE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16684 days ago · 5 km deep · 90 km away
  6. 2.533km SSE of Hawthorne, NV · 16683 days ago · 3 km deep · 11 km away
  7. 2.445km SE of Hawthorne, NV · 16683 days ago · 4 km deep · 7 km away
  8. 2.350km NE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CA · 16683 days ago · 4 km deep · 63 km away
  9. 2.035km ESE of Hawthorne, NV · 16682 days ago · 4 km deep · 19 km away
  10. 2.411 km W of Aspen Springs, California · 16682 days ago · 6 km deep · 92 km away
  11. 2.233km ESE of Hawthorne, NV · 16681 days ago · 4 km deep · 14 km away
  12. 2.426km ENE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 16681 days ago · 5 km deep · 66 km away
  13. 2.429km NE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 16681 days ago · 5 km deep · 64 km away
  14. 1.948km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CA · 16681 days ago · 4 km deep · 52 km away
  15. 2.028km NW of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CA · 16681 days ago · 4 km deep · 81 km away
  16. 1.818km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 16681 days ago · 4 km deep · 84 km away
  17. 3.038km SE of Hawthorne, NV · 16680 days ago · 4 km deep · 4 km away
  18. 4.532 km SW of Mina, Nevada · 16680 days ago · 18 km deep · 11 km away
  19. 2.439km SSE of Hawthorne, NV · 16680 days ago · 4 km deep · 10 km away
  20. 2.536km SSE of Hawthorne, NV · 16680 days ago · 4 km deep · 8 km away
  21. 2.442km SSE of Hawthorne, NV · 16680 days ago · 4 km deep · 16 km away
  22. 2.618km SE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 16680 days ago · 5 km deep · 97 km away
  23. 2.833km SE of Hawthorne, NV · 16680 days ago · 4 km deep · 7 km away
  24. 1.932km E of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 16680 days ago · 5 km deep · 72 km away
  25. 2.117km E of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 16680 days ago · 4 km deep · 83 km away
  26. 2.411 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16679 days ago · 3 km deep · 88 km away
  27. 2.516km SE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 16678 days ago · 4 km deep · 96 km away
  28. 2.520km SSE of Hawthorne, NV · 16678 days ago · 4 km deep · 22 km away
  29. 2.325km SE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 16678 days ago · 5 km deep · 95 km away
  30. 2.972km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CA · 16678 days ago · 4 km deep · 40 km away
  31. 2.973km W of Tonopah, NV · 16678 days ago · 4 km deep · 40 km away
  32. 2.573km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CA · 16678 days ago · 4 km deep · 40 km away
  33. 2.069km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CA · 16678 days ago · 4 km deep · 43 km away
  34. 2.246km S of Hawthorne, NV · 16677 days ago · 4 km deep · 35 km away
  35. 1.971km W of Tonopah, NV · 16677 days ago · 4 km deep · 41 km away
  36. 2.122km SE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 16676 days ago · 5 km deep · 98 km away
  37. 2.543km SE of Hawthorne, NV · 16676 days ago · 4 km deep · 6 km away
  38. 2.9California-Nevada border region · 16676 days ago · 11 km deep · 86 km away
  39. 1.950km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CA · 16676 days ago · 4 km deep · 59 km away
  40. 2.346km ESE of Hawthorne, NV · 16675 days ago · 4 km deep · 12 km away
  41. 2.74 km SE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16675 days ago · 3 km deep · 90 km away
  42. 2.734km S of Hawthorne, NV · 16675 days ago · 4 km deep · 22 km away
  43. 2.441km SSE of Hawthorne, NV · 16675 days ago · 4 km deep · 12 km away
  44. 2.140km SSE of Hawthorne, NV · 16675 days ago · 4 km deep · 9 km away
  45. 2.438km SSE of Hawthorne, NV · 16675 days ago · 4 km deep · 8 km away
  46. 2.343km SSE of Hawthorne, NV · 16675 days ago · 4 km deep · 15 km away
  47. 2.138km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CA · 16674 days ago · 4 km deep · 60 km away
  48. 2.44km ENE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 16674 days ago · -2 km deep · 88 km away
  49. 2.630km N of Tonopah, NV · 16673 days ago · 4 km deep · 97 km away
  50. 2.213 km NNW of Benton, California · 16673 days ago · 8 km deep · 43 km away
  51. 1.78 km WNW of Aspen Springs, California · 16672 days ago · 9 km deep · 86 km away
  52. 2.034km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CA · 16672 days ago · 4 km deep · 64 km away
  53. 2.149km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CA · 16672 days ago · 4 km deep · 52 km away
  54. 2.229km S of Hawthorne, NV · 16672 days ago · 4 km deep · 30 km away
  55. 2.914 km SSE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16672 days ago · 3 km deep · 95 km away
  56. 3.212 km SE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16672 days ago · 2 km deep · 91 km away
  57. 2.425km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 16672 days ago · 5 km deep · 87 km away
  58. 1.921km SE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 16671 days ago · 5 km deep · 95 km away
  59. 2.348km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CA · 16671 days ago · 4 km deep · 54 km away
  60. 2.017km ENE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 16671 days ago · 4 km deep · 76 km away

The first 60 of 177.

Before

  1. 2.452km NE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 16686 days ago · 4 km deep · 39 km away
  2. 2.225km ENE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 16686 days ago · 4 km deep · 71 km away
  3. 2.350km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CA · 16686 days ago · 4 km deep · 49 km away
  4. 2.442km SSE of Hawthorne, NV · 16686 days ago · 4 km deep · 17 km away
  5. 2.353km SW of Tonopah, NV · 16687 days ago · 4 km deep · 84 km away
  6. 2.841km SSE of Hawthorne, NV · 16687 days ago · 4 km deep · 9 km away
  7. 1.632km ENE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 16688 days ago · 5 km deep · 67 km away
  8. 2.51 km ENE of Swall Meadows, California · 16689 days ago · 5 km deep · 88 km away
  9. 2.724km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 16690 days ago · 5 km deep · 88 km away
  10. 1.913 km SE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16690 days ago · 4 km deep · 94 km away
  11. 2.352km NNW of Tonopah, NV · 16691 days ago · 4 km deep · 83 km away
  12. 2.023km NNW of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CA · 16691 days ago · 5 km deep · 81 km away
  13. 2.939km SE of Hawthorne, NV · 16692 days ago · 4 km deep · 5 km away
  14. 2.256km SSE of Hawthorne, NV · 16692 days ago · 4 km deep · 26 km away
  15. 1.712 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16693 days ago · 0 km deep · 85 km away
  16. 2.629km E of Hawthorne, NV · 16693 days ago · 4 km deep · 26 km away
  17. 2.140km ENE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 16693 days ago · 5 km deep · 56 km away
  18. 3.311 km SE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16693 days ago · 4 km deep · 89 km away
  19. 2.481km NE of Hawthorne, NV · 16693 days ago · 4 km deep · 89 km away
  20. 1.826km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CA · 16693 days ago · 4 km deep · 72 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci3316178. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 1:33 AM UTC.