M2.5 earthquake 42km ENE of Hawthorne, NV

Magnitude

2.5 (mc), micro

Local time

Thu, Apr 9, 1981, 10:30 AM PST

UTC

1981-04-09 18:30:49 UTC

Depth

3.6 km (2.2 mi), shallow

Epicenter

38.598° N, 118.151° W

Region

Nevada

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Depth from

Operator assigned

Station coverage gap

333°, poorly surrounded by stations

Stations used

0

• Hawthorne, NevadaPopulation 3,269. Forecast42 kmENE
• Gardnerville Ranchos, NevadaPopulation 11,312. Forecast142 kmESE
• Reno, NevadaPopulation 264,165. Forecast177 kmSE
• Los Angeles, CaliforniaPopulation 3,820,914. Forecast506 kmN

After

1. 2.064km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CAThu, Apr 9, 10:51 AM PST · 16602 days ago · 13 km deep · 72 km away
2. 2.070km NE of Hawthorne, NVThu, Apr 9, 2:54 PM PST · 16601 days ago · 4 km deep · 41 km away
3. 2.249km NNE of Mammoth Lakes, CAFri, Apr 10, 3:47 PM PST · 16600 days ago · 4 km deep · 82 km away
4. 3.728 km NNW of Benton, CaliforniaFri, Apr 10, 8:13 PM PST · 16600 days ago · 5 km deep · 72 km away
5. 2.151km S of Hawthorne, NVSat, Apr 11, 2:27 AM PST · 16600 days ago · 4 km deep · 69 km away
6. 2.566km NE of Hawthorne, NVSat, Apr 11, 10:14 AM PST · 16600 days ago · 8 km deep · 36 km away
7. 3.311 km N of Benton, CaliforniaSat, Apr 11, 1:21 PM PST · 16600 days ago · 1 km deep · 81 km away
8. 2.550km S of Hawthorne, NVSat, Apr 11, 1:38 PM PST · 16600 days ago · 6 km deep · 69 km away
9. 1.933km NNE of Mammoth Lakes, CASat, Apr 11, 10:37 PM PST · 16599 days ago · -2 km deep · 96 km away
10. 1.935km NE of Mammoth Lakes, CASun, Apr 12, 12:59 AM PST · 16599 days ago · 12 km deep · 96 km away
11. 1.964km NE of Mammoth Lakes, CASun, Apr 12, 4:23 AM PST · 16599 days ago · 4 km deep · 73 km away
12. 1.858km NE of Mammoth Lakes, CASun, Apr 12, 4:44 AM PST · 16599 days ago · 1 km deep · 76 km away
13. 2.048km ESE of Hawthorne, NVTue, Apr 14, 12:38 PM PST · 16597 days ago · 6 km deep · 30 km away
14. 2.766km SE of Hawthorne, NVThu, Apr 16, 6:27 PM PST · 16594 days ago · 4 km deep · 53 km away
15. 2.665km SE of Hawthorne, NVThu, Apr 16, 6:33 PM PST · 16594 days ago · 4 km deep · 52 km away
16. 2.159km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CAFri, Apr 17, 11:59 AM PST · 16594 days ago · 4 km deep · 78 km away
17. 3.729 km NNW of Benton, CaliforniaFri, Apr 17, 4:35 PM PST · 16593 days ago · 5 km deep · 72 km away
18. 1.678km ESE of Fallon, NVMon, Apr 20, 5:57 AM PST · 16591 days ago · 4 km deep · 56 km away
19. 1.851km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CAMon, Apr 20, 8:00 PM PST · 16590 days ago · 4 km deep · 86 km away
20. 2.114km WNW of Hawthorne, NVMon, Apr 20, 8:11 PM PST · 16590 days ago · 4 km deep · 54 km away
21. 1.733km W of Tonopah, NVTue, Apr 21, 10:29 AM PST · 16590 days ago · 4 km deep · 74 km away
22. 1.956km SSE of Hawthorne, NVTue, Apr 21, 11:08 AM PST · 16590 days ago · 4 km deep · 57 km away
23. 2.158km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CATue, Apr 21, 3:47 PM PST · 16589 days ago · 4 km deep · 80 km away
24. 2.043km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CAWed, Apr 22, 6:53 PM PST · 16588 days ago · 4 km deep · 94 km away
25. 1.742km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CAThu, Apr 23, 5:28 AM PST · 16588 days ago · 2 km deep · 95 km away
26. 2.669km NE of Hawthorne, NVFri, Apr 24, 12:29 PM PST · 16587 days ago · 4 km deep · 42 km away
27. 2.481km NE of Hawthorne, NVFri, Apr 24, 1:55 PM PST · 16587 days ago · 4 km deep · 51 km away
28. 1.554km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CAFri, Apr 24, 2:08 PM PST · 16587 days ago · 0 km deep · 89 km away
29. 1.838km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CASat, Apr 25, 10:25 PM PST · 16585 days ago · 4 km deep · 99 km away
30. 1.962km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CATue, Apr 28, 3:48 PM PDT · 16582 days ago · 10 km deep · 74 km away
31. 4.226 km NNW of Benton, CaliforniaTue, Apr 28, 3:54 PM PDT · 16582 days ago · 6 km deep · 72 km away
32. 1.858km NE of Mammoth Lakes, CATue, Apr 28, 4:14 PM PDT · 16582 days ago · -2 km deep · 74 km away
33. 2.252km SSE of Hawthorne, NVTue, Apr 28, 4:50 PM PDT · 16582 days ago · -1 km deep · 61 km away
34. 2.251km S of Hawthorne, NVWed, Apr 29, 5:55 AM PDT · 16582 days ago · 4 km deep · 73 km away
35. 2.044km SSE of Hawthorne, NVWed, Apr 29, 12:21 PM PDT · 16582 days ago · 4 km deep · 52 km away
36. 1.963km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CAThu, Apr 30, 3:44 PM PDT · 16580 days ago · 10 km deep · 74 km away
37. 3.246km ESE of Hawthorne, NVThu, Apr 30, 6:31 PM PDT · 16580 days ago · 4 km deep · 24 km away
38. 2.249km ESE of Hawthorne, NVFri, May 1, 3:46 PM PDT · 16579 days ago · 4 km deep · 33 km away
39. 2.134km SSW of Hawthorne, NVSat, May 2, 5:32 AM PDT · 16579 days ago · 4 km deep · 64 km away
40. 1.730km W of Tonopah, NVSat, May 2, 9:18 PM PDT · 16578 days ago · 4 km deep · 80 km away
41. 1.940km SSE of Hawthorne, NVSun, May 3, 9:54 PM PDT · 16577 days ago · 4 km deep · 58 km away
42. 2.348km S of Hawthorne, NVSun, May 3, 9:56 PM PDT · 16577 days ago · 4 km deep · 65 km away
43. 2.152km SE of Hawthorne, NVMon, May 4, 1:14 PM PDT · 16577 days ago · 4 km deep · 46 km away
44. 2.256km SE of Hawthorne, NVWed, May 6, 12:07 PM PDT · 16575 days ago · 4 km deep · 42 km away
45. 4.512 km NNW of Benton, CaliforniaWed, May 6, 6:02 PM PDT · 16574 days ago · 9 km deep · 82 km away
46. 2.150km NE of Mammoth Lakes, CAWed, May 6, 6:10 PM PDT · 16574 days ago · 4 km deep · 82 km away
47. 2.155km NE of Mammoth Lakes, CAWed, May 6, 6:38 PM PDT · 16574 days ago · 4 km deep · 79 km away
48. 2.256km NE of Mammoth Lakes, CAWed, May 6, 6:53 PM PDT · 16574 days ago · 4 km deep · 78 km away
49. 3.612 km NNW of Benton, CaliforniaWed, May 6, 7:18 PM PDT · 16574 days ago · 9 km deep · 82 km away
50. 1.555km NE of Mammoth Lakes, CAThu, May 7, 12:59 AM PDT · 16574 days ago · 4 km deep · 76 km away
51. 1.941km NE of Mammoth Lakes, CAThu, May 7, 1:00 AM PDT · 16574 days ago · 4 km deep · 91 km away
52. 1.745km ENE of Mammoth Lakes, CAThu, May 7, 6:44 AM PDT · 16574 days ago · 4 km deep · 90 km away
53. 2.046km NE of Mammoth Lakes, CAThu, May 7, 8:03 PM PDT · 16573 days ago · 4 km deep · 86 km away
54. 1.852km NE of Mammoth Lakes, CAFri, May 8, 1:18 AM PDT · 16573 days ago · 4 km deep · 81 km away
55. 2.334km NE of Mammoth Lakes, CAFri, May 8, 5:11 AM PDT · 16573 days ago · 4 km deep · 97 km away
56. 2.254km NE of Mammoth Lakes, CAFri, May 8, 8:21 AM PDT · 16573 days ago · 4 km deep · 78 km away
57. 2.844km N of Mammoth Lakes, CAFri, May 8, 12:10 PM PDT · 16573 days ago · 4 km deep · 97 km away
58. 2.234km E of Hawthorne, NVFri, May 8, 1:56 PM PDT · 16573 days ago · 4 km deep · 8 km away
59. 2.138km WNW of Tonopah, NVSat, May 9, 11:49 AM PDT · 16572 days ago · 4 km deep · 65 km away
60. 1.840km SSE of Hawthorne, NVSat, May 9, 11:58 PM PDT · 16571 days ago · 4 km deep · 56 km away

The first 60 of 79.

Before

1. 2.351km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CAThu, Apr 9, 9:26 AM PST · 16602 days ago · 5 km deep · 87 km away
2. 2.045km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CAWed, Apr 8, 6:29 PM PST · 16602 days ago · 4 km deep · 93 km away
3. 1.668km WSW of Tonopah, NVTue, Apr 7, 4:14 AM PST · 16604 days ago · 4 km deep · 74 km away
4. 1.851km SE of Hawthorne, NVMon, Apr 6, 12:10 PM PST · 16605 days ago · 14 km deep · 40 km away
5. 1.840km S of Hawthorne, NVFri, Apr 3, 11:55 AM PST · 16608 days ago · -2 km deep · 61 km away
6. 2.059km SSE of Hawthorne, NVFri, Apr 3, 10:50 AM PST · 16608 days ago · 4 km deep · 62 km away
7. 2.643km SSE of Hawthorne, NVFri, Apr 3, 10:39 AM PST · 16608 days ago · 4 km deep · 50 km away
8. 2.245km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CAMon, Mar 30, 5:43 PM PST · 16611 days ago · 4 km deep · 92 km away
9. 2.743km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CAMon, Mar 30, 4:12 PM PST · 16611 days ago · 4 km deep · 95 km away
10. 2.225km SSE of Hawthorne, NVWed, Mar 25, 8:59 PM PST · 16616 days ago · 4 km deep · 41 km away
11. 2.439km ESE of Hawthorne, NVTue, Mar 24, 4:19 PM PST · 16617 days ago · 4 km deep · 26 km away
12. 2.634km SSE of Hawthorne, NVMon, Mar 23, 11:06 AM PST · 16619 days ago · 4 km deep · 45 km away
13. 2.539km SSE of Hawthorne, NVMon, Mar 23, 7:18 AM PST · 16619 days ago · 4 km deep · 46 km away
14. 2.938km SSE of Hawthorne, NVMon, Mar 23, 3:40 AM PST · 16619 days ago · 4 km deep · 46 km away
15. 3.531 km SW of Mina, NevadaMon, Mar 23, 12:52 AM PST · 16619 days ago · 5 km deep · 49 km away
16. 2.341km SE of Hawthorne, NVSun, Mar 22, 5:05 PM PST · 16619 days ago · -2 km deep · 46 km away
17. 2.339km SSE of Hawthorne, NVSun, Mar 22, 1:41 PM PST · 16620 days ago · 4 km deep · 49 km away
18. 2.642km SE of Hawthorne, NVSun, Mar 22, 7:31 AM PST · 16620 days ago · 4 km deep · 46 km away
19. 2.140km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CASat, Mar 21, 11:40 AM PST · 16621 days ago · 4 km deep · 97 km away
20. 2.449km S of Hawthorne, NVSun, Mar 15, 7:34 PM PST · 16626 days ago · 4 km deep · 65 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci514006. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 9:58 AM UTC.