Nevada earthquakes

M1.9 earthquake 56km SSE of Hawthorne, NV

A magnitude 1.9 earthquake struck 56km SSE of Hawthorne, NV on Tue, Apr 21, 1981, 11:08 AM PST (19:08 UTC), 4 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.1 58km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CA. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.9 (mc), micro
Local time
UTC
1981-04-21 19:08:21 UTC
Depth
4.3 km (2.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
38.099° N, 118.289° 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
From location
Station coverage gap
323°, 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: 161 in the 60 days after this one and 35 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.158km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CA · 16589 days ago · 4 km deep · 24 km away
  2. 2.311km E of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 16589 days ago · 4 km deep · 72 km away
  3. 2.10km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 16589 days ago · 4 km deep · 79 km away
  4. 2.118km E of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 16589 days ago · 4 km deep · 67 km away
  5. 1.79 km E of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16588 days ago · 8 km deep · 72 km away
  6. 1.83km NNW of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 16588 days ago · 1 km deep · 79 km away
  7. 2.043km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CA · 16588 days ago · 4 km deep · 38 km away
  8. 2.310km ENE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 16588 days ago · 4 km deep · 70 km away
  9. 2.126km E of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 16588 days ago · 4 km deep · 60 km away
  10. 1.742km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CA · 16588 days ago · 2 km deep · 38 km away
  11. 2.414km NNE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 16587 days ago · 4 km deep · 68 km away
  12. 1.7California-Nevada border region · 16587 days ago · 6 km deep · 77 km away
  13. 2.611 km SW of Swall Meadows, California · 16587 days ago · 10 km deep · 84 km away
  14. 2.669km NE of Hawthorne, NV · 16587 days ago · 4 km deep · 99 km away
  15. 1.554km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CA · 16586 days ago · 0 km deep · 38 km away
  16. 2.05km NNW of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 16586 days ago · 5 km deep · 78 km away
  17. 3.32 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16586 days ago · 6 km deep · 77 km away
  18. 1.610km NE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 16586 days ago · 4 km deep · 69 km away
  19. 1.838km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CA · 16585 days ago · 4 km deep · 42 km away
  20. 2.62km NNE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 16585 days ago · 5 km deep · 78 km away
  21. 1.68 km N of Sunny Slopes, California · 16584 days ago · 2 km deep · 62 km away
  22. 1.962km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CA · 16582 days ago · 10 km deep · 18 km away
  23. 4.226 km NNW of Benton, California · 16582 days ago · 6 km deep · 26 km away
  24. 1.858km NE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 16582 days ago · -2 km deep · 22 km away
  25. 2.252km SSE of Hawthorne, NV · 16582 days ago · -1 km deep · 11 km away
  26. 2.251km S of Hawthorne, NV · 16582 days ago · 4 km deep · 32 km away
  27. 2.044km SSE of Hawthorne, NV · 16582 days ago · 4 km deep · 12 km away
  28. 1.820km E of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 16581 days ago · 6 km deep · 63 km away
  29. 1.963km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CA · 16580 days ago · 10 km deep · 17 km away
  30. 3.246km ESE of Hawthorne, NV · 16580 days ago · 4 km deep · 35 km away
  31. 1.7California-Nevada border region · 16580 days ago · 6 km deep · 72 km away
  32. 2.249km ESE of Hawthorne, NV · 16579 days ago · 4 km deep · 26 km away
  33. 2.134km SSW of Hawthorne, NV · 16579 days ago · 4 km deep · 39 km away
  34. 1.730km W of Tonopah, NV · 16578 days ago · 4 km deep · 63 km away
  35. 3.310 km W of Aspen Springs, California · 16578 days ago · 3 km deep · 77 km away
  36. 1.940km SSE of Hawthorne, NV · 16577 days ago · 4 km deep · 22 km away
  37. 2.348km S of Hawthorne, NV · 16577 days ago · 4 km deep · 22 km away
  38. 1.710km NE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 16577 days ago · 4 km deep · 69 km away
  39. 2.152km SE of Hawthorne, NV · 16577 days ago · 4 km deep · 13 km away
  40. 2.256km SE of Hawthorne, NV · 16575 days ago · 4 km deep · 21 km away
  41. 4.512 km NNW of Benton, California · 16574 days ago · 9 km deep · 29 km away
  42. 2.150km NE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 16574 days ago · 4 km deep · 29 km away
  43. 2.155km NE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 16574 days ago · 4 km deep · 24 km away
  44. 2.256km NE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 16574 days ago · 4 km deep · 24 km away
  45. 3.612 km NNW of Benton, California · 16574 days ago · 9 km deep · 29 km away
  46. 1.555km NE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 16574 days ago · 4 km deep · 25 km away
  47. 1.941km NE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 16574 days ago · 4 km deep · 39 km away
  48. 2.96 km SW of Aspen Springs, California · 16574 days ago · 8 km deep · 77 km away
  49. 1.745km ENE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 16574 days ago · 4 km deep · 35 km away
  50. 2.046km NE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 16573 days ago · 4 km deep · 33 km away
  51. 1.852km NE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 16573 days ago · 4 km deep · 28 km away
  52. 2.334km NE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 16573 days ago · 4 km deep · 45 km away
  53. 2.254km NE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 16573 days ago · 4 km deep · 25 km away
  54. 2.816km SE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 16573 days ago · 4 km deep · 77 km away
  55. 2.89km ENE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 16573 days ago · 4 km deep · 70 km away
  56. 2.844km N of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 16573 days ago · 4 km deep · 63 km away
  57. 2.234km E of Hawthorne, NV · 16573 days ago · 4 km deep · 51 km away
  58. 1.822km SE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 16572 days ago · 4 km deep · 79 km away
  59. 2.138km WNW of Tonopah, NV · 16572 days ago · 4 km deep · 56 km away
  60. 2.99km ENE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 16571 days ago · 4 km deep · 71 km away

The first 60 of 161.

Before

  1. 1.733km W of Tonopah, NV · 16590 days ago · 4 km deep · 60 km away
  2. 2.911 km E of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16590 days ago · 9 km deep · 70 km away
  3. 2.21km NNE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 16590 days ago · 5 km deep · 78 km away
  4. 2.125km NE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 16590 days ago · 6 km deep · 55 km away
  5. 1.712km ENE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 16590 days ago · 4 km deep · 69 km away
  6. 2.114km WNW of Hawthorne, NV · 16590 days ago · 4 km deep · 68 km away
  7. 1.851km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CA · 16590 days ago · 4 km deep · 29 km away
  8. 3.23 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16590 days ago · 6 km deep · 77 km away
  9. 3.03 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16590 days ago · 4 km deep · 77 km away
  10. 3.310 km NW of Aspen Springs, California · 16590 days ago · 6 km deep · 71 km away
  11. 2.021km ENE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 16590 days ago · 4 km deep · 60 km away
  12. 2.23km NNE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 16590 days ago · 5 km deep · 76 km away
  13. 2.42km NNE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 16590 days ago · 5 km deep · 78 km away
  14. 2.12 km E of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16590 days ago · 5 km deep · 76 km away
  15. 1.52 km E of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16590 days ago · 5 km deep · 76 km away
  16. 2.32km NE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 16590 days ago · 5 km deep · 77 km away
  17. 3.415 km SW of Aspen Springs, California · 16591 days ago · 10 km deep · 86 km away
  18. 2.69 km W of Aspen Springs, California · 16591 days ago · 8 km deep · 77 km away
  19. 2.913 km SW of Aspen Springs, California · 16592 days ago · 10 km deep · 85 km away
  20. 1.716km SE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 16593 days ago · 12 km deep · 78 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci514743. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 8:42 AM UTC.