Nevada earthquakes

M2.0 earthquake 37km SSE of Hawthorne, NV

A magnitude 2.0 earthquake struck 37km SSE of Hawthorne, NV on Sun, Feb 8, 1981, 3:02 AM PST (11:02 UTC), 4 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.3 53km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CA. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.0 (mh), micro
Local time
UTC
1981-02-08 11:02:00 UTC
Depth
4.2 km (2.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
38.248° N, 118.388° 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 3.5 km horizontally, 31.6 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.25
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
330°, 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: 166 in the 60 days after this one and 31 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.942km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CA · 16661 days ago · 4 km deep · 54 km away
  2. 2.353km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CA · 16661 days ago · 4 km deep · 46 km away
  3. 2.434km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CA · 16660 days ago · 4 km deep · 62 km away
  4. 2.918km W of Hawthorne, NV · 16659 days ago · 4 km deep · 48 km away
  5. 1.735km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CA · 16659 days ago · 4 km deep · 61 km away
  6. 2.432km NW of Hawthorne, NV · 16659 days ago · 4 km deep · 69 km away
  7. 2.332km N of Tonopah, NV · 16658 days ago · 4 km deep · 98 km away
  8. 2.115km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 16658 days ago · 5 km deep · 81 km away
  9. 2.149km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CA · 16658 days ago · 17 km deep · 57 km away
  10. 1.936km NNW of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CA · 16658 days ago · 5 km deep · 62 km away
  11. 2.425km SE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 16658 days ago · 4 km deep · 88 km away
  12. 2.725km W of Tonopah, NV · 16658 days ago · 4 km deep · 78 km away
  13. 3.412 km SE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16657 days ago · 4 km deep · 85 km away
  14. 2.646km SE of Hawthorne, NV · 16657 days ago · 4 km deep · 10 km away
  15. 2.534km SE of Hawthorne, NV · 16657 days ago · 4 km deep · 3 km away
  16. 2.166km SE of Hawthorne, NV · 16657 days ago · 4 km deep · 29 km away
  17. 2.324km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CA · 16656 days ago · 4 km deep · 71 km away
  18. 2.522km SSW of Hawthorne, NV · 16656 days ago · 4 km deep · 27 km away
  19. 2.133km E of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 16655 days ago · 4 km deep · 65 km away
  20. 2.412km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 16654 days ago · 4 km deep · 83 km away
  21. 2.418km SE of Hawthorne, NV · 16654 days ago · 4 km deep · 19 km away
  22. 2.438km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CA · 16654 days ago · 4 km deep · 59 km away
  23. 2.444km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CA · 16653 days ago · 4 km deep · 54 km away
  24. 2.336km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CA · 16653 days ago · 4 km deep · 65 km away
  25. 2.541km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CA · 16653 days ago · 4 km deep · 55 km away
  26. 1.89 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16652 days ago · 5 km deep · 81 km away
  27. 2.126km E of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 16652 days ago · 5 km deep · 72 km away
  28. 2.331km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CA · 16652 days ago · 4 km deep · 65 km away
  29. 2.42km NNE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 16652 days ago · 5 km deep · 83 km away
  30. 3.12 km E of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16652 days ago · 3 km deep · 82 km away
  31. 1.861km SE of Hawthorne, NV · 16651 days ago · 4 km deep · 28 km away
  32. 2.343km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CA · 16651 days ago · 4 km deep · 55 km away
  33. 1.841km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CA · 16651 days ago · 4 km deep · 56 km away
  34. 2.350km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CA · 16651 days ago · 4 km deep · 55 km away
  35. 2.121km NNW of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CA · 16651 days ago · 4 km deep · 76 km away
  36. 2.127km NW of West Bishop, CA · 16650 days ago · 4 km deep · 86 km away
  37. 2.86km ENE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 16650 days ago · 4 km deep · 81 km away
  38. 2.120km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 16650 days ago · -2 km deep · 84 km away
  39. 1.625km SE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 16649 days ago · 4 km deep · 91 km away
  40. 2.326km SE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 16648 days ago · 5 km deep · 91 km away
  41. 2.219km E of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 16647 days ago · 5 km deep · 77 km away
  42. 2.336km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CA · 16647 days ago · 4 km deep · 62 km away
  43. 1.97km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CA · 16647 days ago · 6 km deep · 89 km away
  44. 3.2California-Nevada border region · 16646 days ago · 4 km deep · 87 km away
  45. 3.411 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16646 days ago · 4 km deep · 83 km away
  46. 3.112 km WSW of Aspen Springs, California · 16645 days ago · 8 km deep · 92 km away
  47. 2.315km SE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 16645 days ago · 6 km deep · 90 km away
  48. 2.144km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CA · 16645 days ago · 4 km deep · 53 km away
  49. 2.217km E of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 16645 days ago · -1 km deep · 78 km away
  50. 2.544km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CA · 16644 days ago · 4 km deep · 51 km away
  51. 2.243km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CA · 16644 days ago · 4 km deep · 53 km away
  52. 1.915km E of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 16644 days ago · 4 km deep · 76 km away
  53. 1.949km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CA · 16644 days ago · 4 km deep · 47 km away
  54. 2.020km ESE of Hawthorne, NV · 16643 days ago · 4 km deep · 25 km away
  55. 1.818km NNW of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CA · 16643 days ago · 4 km deep · 79 km away
  56. 3.010 km W of Aspen Springs, California · 16643 days ago · 2 km deep · 86 km away
  57. 1.843km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CA · 16642 days ago · 4 km deep · 53 km away
  58. 3.411 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16642 days ago · 5 km deep · 83 km away
  59. 2.064km NE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CA · 16641 days ago · 5 km deep · 55 km away
  60. 2.344km SSE of Hawthorne, NV · 16641 days ago · 4 km deep · 16 km away

The first 60 of 166.

Before

  1. 2.114 km SW of Aspen Springs, California · 16662 days ago · 8 km deep · 96 km away
  2. 2.236km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CA · 16662 days ago · 4 km deep · 61 km away
  3. 2.420km SE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 16662 days ago · 5 km deep · 91 km away
  4. 2.440km SSE of Hawthorne, NV · 16662 days ago · 4 km deep · 6 km away
  5. 2.538km SSE of Hawthorne, NV · 16663 days ago · 4 km deep · 1 km away
  6. 1.927km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 16663 days ago · 4 km deep · 81 km away
  7. 1.925km SE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 16663 days ago · 4 km deep · 91 km away
  8. 2.017km ENE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 16663 days ago · 4 km deep · 71 km away
  9. 2.348km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CA · 16664 days ago · 4 km deep · 53 km away
  10. 1.921km SE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 16664 days ago · 5 km deep · 91 km away
  11. 2.425km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 16664 days ago · 5 km deep · 83 km away
  12. 3.212 km SE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16664 days ago · 2 km deep · 87 km away
  13. 2.914 km SSE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16664 days ago · 3 km deep · 91 km away
  14. 2.229km S of Hawthorne, NV · 16664 days ago · 4 km deep · 25 km away
  15. 2.149km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CA · 16664 days ago · 4 km deep · 51 km away
  16. 2.034km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CA · 16664 days ago · 4 km deep · 62 km away
  17. 1.78 km WNW of Aspen Springs, California · 16665 days ago · 9 km deep · 81 km away
  18. 2.213 km NNW of Benton, California · 16665 days ago · 8 km deep · 39 km away
  19. 2.44km ENE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 16666 days ago · -2 km deep · 83 km away
  20. 2.138km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CA · 16667 days ago · 4 km deep · 58 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci3316859. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 10:50 AM UTC.