Nevada earthquakes

M2.6 earthquake 65km SE of Hawthorne, NV

A magnitude 2.6 earthquake struck 65km SE of Hawthorne, NV on Thu, Apr 16, 1981, 6:33 PM PST (02:33 UTC), 4 km (2 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.7 29 km NNW of Benton, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.6 (mh), micro
Local time
UTC
1981-04-17 02:33:02 UTC
Depth
3.8 km (2.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
38.133° N, 118.067° 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 2.5 km horizontally, 31.6 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.50
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
222°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
8

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 157 in the 60 days after this one and 39 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.921km SE of Tonopah, NV · 16594 days ago · -2 km deep · 90 km away
  2. 2.159km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CA · 16594 days ago · 4 km deep · 30 km away
  3. 3.729 km NNW of Benton, California · 16593 days ago · 5 km deep · 48 km away
  4. 2.016km E of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 16593 days ago · 4 km deep · 83 km away
  5. 1.716km SE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 16593 days ago · 12 km deep · 93 km away
  6. 2.913 km SW of Aspen Springs, California · 16592 days ago · 10 km deep · 100 km away
  7. 2.69 km W of Aspen Springs, California · 16591 days ago · 8 km deep · 93 km away
  8. 2.32km NE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 16590 days ago · 5 km deep · 95 km away
  9. 1.52 km E of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16590 days ago · 5 km deep · 94 km away
  10. 2.12 km E of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16590 days ago · 5 km deep · 94 km away
  11. 2.42km NNE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 16590 days ago · 5 km deep · 96 km away
  12. 2.23km NNE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 16590 days ago · 5 km deep · 94 km away
  13. 2.021km ENE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 16590 days ago · 4 km deep · 77 km away
  14. 3.310 km NW of Aspen Springs, California · 16590 days ago · 6 km deep · 87 km away
  15. 3.03 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16590 days ago · 4 km deep · 94 km away
  16. 3.23 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16590 days ago · 6 km deep · 94 km away
  17. 1.851km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CA · 16590 days ago · 4 km deep · 41 km away
  18. 2.114km WNW of Hawthorne, NV · 16590 days ago · 4 km deep · 79 km away
  19. 1.712km ENE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 16590 days ago · 4 km deep · 86 km away
  20. 2.125km NE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 16590 days ago · 6 km deep · 73 km away
  21. 2.21km NNE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 16590 days ago · 5 km deep · 96 km away
  22. 2.911 km E of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16590 days ago · 9 km deep · 87 km away
  23. 1.733km W of Tonopah, NV · 16590 days ago · 4 km deep · 41 km away
  24. 1.956km SSE of Hawthorne, NV · 16590 days ago · 4 km deep · 20 km away
  25. 2.158km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CA · 16589 days ago · 4 km deep · 31 km away
  26. 2.311km E of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 16589 days ago · 4 km deep · 89 km away
  27. 2.10km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 16589 days ago · 4 km deep · 97 km away
  28. 2.118km E of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 16589 days ago · 4 km deep · 83 km away
  29. 1.79 km E of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16588 days ago · 8 km deep · 89 km away
  30. 1.83km NNW of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 16588 days ago · 1 km deep · 97 km away
  31. 2.043km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CA · 16588 days ago · 4 km deep · 46 km away
  32. 2.310km ENE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 16588 days ago · 4 km deep · 87 km away
  33. 2.126km E of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 16588 days ago · 4 km deep · 76 km away
  34. 1.742km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CA · 16588 days ago · 2 km deep · 48 km away
  35. 2.414km NNE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 16587 days ago · 4 km deep · 86 km away
  36. 1.7California-Nevada border region · 16587 days ago · 6 km deep · 95 km away
  37. 2.611 km SW of Swall Meadows, California · 16587 days ago · 10 km deep · 97 km away
  38. 2.669km NE of Hawthorne, NV · 16587 days ago · 4 km deep · 93 km away
  39. 2.481km NE of Hawthorne, NV · 16586 days ago · 4 km deep · 100 km away
  40. 1.554km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CA · 16586 days ago · 0 km deep · 37 km away
  41. 2.05km NNW of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 16586 days ago · 5 km deep · 96 km away
  42. 3.32 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16586 days ago · 6 km deep · 94 km away
  43. 1.610km NE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 16586 days ago · 4 km deep · 87 km away
  44. 1.838km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CA · 16585 days ago · 4 km deep · 53 km away
  45. 2.62km NNE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 16585 days ago · 5 km deep · 96 km away
  46. 1.68 km N of Sunny Slopes, California · 16584 days ago · 2 km deep · 77 km away
  47. 1.962km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CA · 16582 days ago · 10 km deep · 29 km away
  48. 4.226 km NNW of Benton, California · 16582 days ago · 6 km deep · 45 km away
  49. 1.858km NE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 16582 days ago · -2 km deep · 41 km away
  50. 2.252km SSE of Hawthorne, NV · 16582 days ago · -1 km deep · 30 km away
  51. 2.251km S of Hawthorne, NV · 16582 days ago · 4 km deep · 51 km away
  52. 2.044km SSE of Hawthorne, NV · 16582 days ago · 4 km deep · 29 km away
  53. 1.820km E of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 16581 days ago · 6 km deep · 80 km away
  54. 1.963km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CA · 16580 days ago · 10 km deep · 29 km away
  55. 3.246km ESE of Hawthorne, NV · 16580 days ago · 4 km deep · 29 km away
  56. 1.7California-Nevada border region · 16580 days ago · 6 km deep · 87 km away
  57. 2.249km ESE of Hawthorne, NV · 16579 days ago · 4 km deep · 20 km away
  58. 2.134km SSW of Hawthorne, NV · 16579 days ago · 4 km deep · 57 km away
  59. 1.730km W of Tonopah, NV · 16578 days ago · 4 km deep · 44 km away
  60. 3.310 km W of Aspen Springs, California · 16578 days ago · 3 km deep · 92 km away

The first 60 of 157.

Before

  1. 2.766km SE of Hawthorne, NV · 16594 days ago · 4 km deep · 1 km away
  2. 1.820km SE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 16594 days ago · 4 km deep · 99 km away
  3. 2.410km SE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 16595 days ago · 5 km deep · 98 km away
  4. 1.87km ENE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 16595 days ago · 4 km deep · 90 km away
  5. 2.112km NE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 16595 days ago · 4 km deep · 85 km away
  6. 2.011km NE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 16595 days ago · 4 km deep · 87 km away
  7. 2.57km ENE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 16595 days ago · 4 km deep · 91 km away
  8. 1.67km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 16595 days ago · 4 km deep · 93 km away
  9. 2.07km ENE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 16595 days ago · 4 km deep · 91 km away
  10. 1.67km ENE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 16595 days ago · 4 km deep · 90 km away
  11. 1.87km NE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 16595 days ago · 4 km deep · 90 km away
  12. 1.87km ENE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 16595 days ago · 4 km deep · 90 km away
  13. 1.647km ENE of Bishop, CA · 16595 days ago · 4 km deep · 61 km away
  14. 2.19km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 16596 days ago · 5 km deep · 94 km away
  15. 2.19km ENE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 16596 days ago · 4 km deep · 88 km away
  16. 2.048km ESE of Hawthorne, NV · 16597 days ago · 6 km deep · 22 km away
  17. 2.014 km SW of Aspen Springs, California · 16597 days ago · 2 km deep · 100 km away
  18. 2.424km NE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 16597 days ago · 4 km deep · 75 km away
  19. 1.958km SSW of Tonopah, NV · 16597 days ago · 4 km deep · 84 km away
  20. 2.211km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 16597 days ago · 4 km deep · 92 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci514561. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 8:20 AM UTC.