Nevada earthquakes

M2.5 earthquake 66km NE of Hawthorne, NV

A magnitude 2.5 earthquake struck 66km NE of Hawthorne, NV on Sat, Apr 11, 1981, 10:14 AM PST (18:14 UTC), 8 km (5 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.9 67km WNW of Austin, NV. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.5 (mc), micro
Local time
UTC
1981-04-11 18:14:06 UTC
Depth
7.6 km (4.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
38.914° N, 118.044° 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.

Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
325°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
0

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 29 in the 60 days after this one and 17 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.048km ESE of Hawthorne, NV · 16597 days ago · 6 km deep · 66 km away
  2. 2.967km WNW of Austin, NV · 16596 days ago · -2 km deep · 85 km away
  3. 2.766km SE of Hawthorne, NV · 16595 days ago · 4 km deep · 87 km away
  4. 2.665km SE of Hawthorne, NV · 16595 days ago · 4 km deep · 87 km away
  5. 1.678km ESE of Fallon, NV · 16591 days ago · 4 km deep · 20 km away
  6. 2.114km WNW of Hawthorne, NV · 16591 days ago · 4 km deep · 73 km away
  7. 1.733km W of Tonopah, NV · 16590 days ago · 4 km deep · 100 km away
  8. 1.956km SSE of Hawthorne, NV · 16590 days ago · 4 km deep · 93 km away
  9. 2.669km NE of Hawthorne, NV · 16587 days ago · 4 km deep · 7 km away
  10. 2.481km NE of Hawthorne, NV · 16587 days ago · 4 km deep · 15 km away
  11. 2.252km SSE of Hawthorne, NV · 16583 days ago · -1 km deep · 97 km away
  12. 2.044km SSE of Hawthorne, NV · 16582 days ago · 4 km deep · 88 km away
  13. 3.246km ESE of Hawthorne, NV · 16581 days ago · 4 km deep · 59 km away
  14. 2.249km ESE of Hawthorne, NV · 16580 days ago · 4 km deep · 69 km away
  15. 2.134km SSW of Hawthorne, NV · 16579 days ago · 4 km deep · 96 km away
  16. 1.940km SSE of Hawthorne, NV · 16578 days ago · 4 km deep · 93 km away
  17. 2.152km SE of Hawthorne, NV · 16577 days ago · 4 km deep · 82 km away
  18. 2.256km SE of Hawthorne, NV · 16575 days ago · 4 km deep · 77 km away
  19. 2.234km E of Hawthorne, NV · 16573 days ago · 4 km deep · 43 km away
  20. 2.138km WNW of Tonopah, NV · 16572 days ago · 4 km deep · 91 km away
  21. 1.840km SSE of Hawthorne, NV · 16572 days ago · 4 km deep · 91 km away
  22. 2.551km ESE of Hawthorne, NV · 16566 days ago · 4 km deep · 71 km away
  23. 2.665km E of Hawthorne, NV · 16566 days ago · 4 km deep · 39 km away
  24. 2.158km SE of Hawthorne, NV · 16554 days ago · 4 km deep · 79 km away
  25. 2.342km E of Hawthorne, NV · 16553 days ago · 4 km deep · 39 km away
  26. 2.542km ENE of Hawthorne, NV · 16552 days ago · 4 km deep · 36 km away
  27. 1.634km WNW of Tonopah, NV · 16544 days ago · 4 km deep · 92 km away
  28. 1.834km NW of Tonopah, NV · 16544 days ago · 4 km deep · 84 km away
  29. 2.639km ENE of Hawthorne, NV · 16544 days ago · 4 km deep · 37 km away

Before

  1. 2.070km NE of Hawthorne, NV · 16602 days ago · 4 km deep · 4 km away
  2. 2.542km ENE of Hawthorne, NV · 16602 days ago · 4 km deep · 36 km away
  3. 1.851km SE of Hawthorne, NV · 16605 days ago · 14 km deep · 75 km away
  4. 1.840km S of Hawthorne, NV · 16608 days ago · -2 km deep · 95 km away
  5. 2.059km SSE of Hawthorne, NV · 16608 days ago · 4 km deep · 98 km away
  6. 2.643km SSE of Hawthorne, NV · 16608 days ago · 4 km deep · 86 km away
  7. 2.225km SSE of Hawthorne, NV · 16617 days ago · 4 km deep · 75 km away
  8. 2.439km ESE of Hawthorne, NV · 16618 days ago · 4 km deep · 62 km away
  9. 2.634km SSE of Hawthorne, NV · 16619 days ago · 4 km deep · 80 km away
  10. 2.539km SSE of Hawthorne, NV · 16619 days ago · 4 km deep · 82 km away
  11. 2.938km SSE of Hawthorne, NV · 16619 days ago · 4 km deep · 82 km away
  12. 3.531 km SW of Mina, Nevada · 16620 days ago · 5 km deep · 85 km away
  13. 2.341km SE of Hawthorne, NV · 16620 days ago · -2 km deep · 82 km away
  14. 2.339km SSE of Hawthorne, NV · 16620 days ago · 4 km deep · 85 km away
  15. 2.642km SE of Hawthorne, NV · 16620 days ago · 4 km deep · 82 km away
  16. 2.244km E of Hawthorne, NV · 16629 days ago · 4 km deep · 39 km away
  17. 2.144km ESE of Hawthorne, NV · 16630 days ago · 4 km deep · 56 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci514126. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 10:24 PM UTC.