M1.9 earthquake 40km SSE of Hawthorne, NV

Magnitude

1.9 (mc), micro

Local time

Sun, May 3, 1981, 9:54 PM PDT

UTC

1981-05-04 04:54:57 UTC

Depth

3.9 km (2.4 mi), shallow

Epicenter

38.171° N, 118.524° W

Region

Nevada

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Depth from

Operator assigned

Station coverage gap

215°, poorly surrounded by stations

Stations used

0

• Hawthorne, NevadaPopulation 3,269. Forecast40 kmSSE
• Gardnerville Ranchos, NevadaPopulation 11,312. Forecast133 kmSE
• Clovis, CaliforniaPopulation 104,180. Forecast182 kmNE
• Los Angeles, CaliforniaPopulation 3,820,914. Forecast459 kmN

After

1. 2.348km S of Hawthorne, NVSun, May 3, 9:56 PM PDT · 16585 days ago · 4 km deep · 8 km away
2. 1.710km NE of Mammoth Lakes, CAMon, May 4, 8:00 AM PDT · 16585 days ago · 4 km deep · 62 km away
3. 2.152km SE of Hawthorne, NVMon, May 4, 1:14 PM PDT · 16585 days ago · 4 km deep · 28 km away
4. 2.256km SE of Hawthorne, NVWed, May 6, 12:07 PM PDT · 16583 days ago · 4 km deep · 36 km away
5. 4.512 km NNW of Benton, CaliforniaWed, May 6, 6:02 PM PDT · 16583 days ago · 9 km deep · 27 km away
6. 2.150km NE of Mammoth Lakes, CAWed, May 6, 6:10 PM PDT · 16583 days ago · 4 km deep · 27 km away
7. 2.155km NE of Mammoth Lakes, CAWed, May 6, 6:38 PM PDT · 16583 days ago · 4 km deep · 26 km away
8. 2.256km NE of Mammoth Lakes, CAWed, May 6, 6:53 PM PDT · 16583 days ago · 4 km deep · 26 km away
9. 3.612 km NNW of Benton, CaliforniaWed, May 6, 7:18 PM PDT · 16583 days ago · 9 km deep · 27 km away
10. 1.555km NE of Mammoth Lakes, CAThu, May 7, 12:59 AM PDT · 16582 days ago · 4 km deep · 21 km away
11. 1.941km NE of Mammoth Lakes, CAThu, May 7, 1:00 AM PDT · 16582 days ago · 4 km deep · 35 km away
12. 2.96 km SW of Aspen Springs, CaliforniaThu, May 7, 2:16 AM PDT · 16582 days ago · 8 km deep · 76 km away
13. 1.745km ENE of Mammoth Lakes, CAThu, May 7, 6:44 AM PDT · 16582 days ago · 4 km deep · 36 km away
14. 2.046km NE of Mammoth Lakes, CAThu, May 7, 8:03 PM PDT · 16581 days ago · 4 km deep · 31 km away
15. 1.852km NE of Mammoth Lakes, CAFri, May 8, 1:18 AM PDT · 16581 days ago · 4 km deep · 27 km away
16. 2.334km NE of Mammoth Lakes, CAFri, May 8, 5:11 AM PDT · 16581 days ago · 4 km deep · 40 km away
17. 2.254km NE of Mammoth Lakes, CAFri, May 8, 8:21 AM PDT · 16581 days ago · 4 km deep · 24 km away
18. 2.816km SE of Mammoth Lakes, CAFri, May 8, 10:10 AM PDT · 16581 days ago · 4 km deep · 74 km away
19. 2.89km ENE of Mammoth Lakes, CAFri, May 8, 11:32 AM PDT · 16581 days ago · 4 km deep · 63 km away
20. 2.844km N of Mammoth Lakes, CAFri, May 8, 12:10 PM PDT · 16581 days ago · 4 km deep · 44 km away
21. 2.234km E of Hawthorne, NVFri, May 8, 1:56 PM PDT · 16581 days ago · 4 km deep · 50 km away
22. 1.822km SE of Mammoth Lakes, CASat, May 9, 9:39 AM PDT · 16580 days ago · 4 km deep · 77 km away
23. 2.138km WNW of Tonopah, NVSat, May 9, 11:49 AM PDT · 16580 days ago · 4 km deep · 76 km away
24. 2.99km ENE of Mammoth Lakes, CASat, May 9, 6:46 PM PDT · 16580 days ago · 4 km deep · 65 km away
25. 1.840km SSE of Hawthorne, NVSat, May 9, 11:58 PM PDT · 16579 days ago · 4 km deep · 2 km away
26. 3.011 km W of Aspen Springs, CaliforniaSun, May 10, 2:06 PM PDT · 16579 days ago · 8 km deep · 73 km away
27. 1.654km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CAMon, May 11, 1:51 PM PDT · 16578 days ago · 4 km deep · 47 km away
28. 2.360km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CATue, May 12, 2:29 PM PDT · 16577 days ago · 4 km deep · 36 km away
29. 3.014km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, CATue, May 12, 6:00 PM PDT · 16577 days ago · 4 km deep · 72 km away
30. 2.921km SE of Mammoth Lakes, CAWed, May 13, 10:08 AM PDT · 16576 days ago · 5 km deep · 79 km away
31. 2.720km SE of Mammoth Lakes, CAWed, May 13, 12:51 PM PDT · 16576 days ago · 5 km deep · 79 km away
32. 2.551km ESE of Hawthorne, NVFri, May 15, 12:07 PM PDT · 16574 days ago · 4 km deep · 36 km away
33. 2.665km E of Hawthorne, NVFri, May 15, 2:52 PM PDT · 16574 days ago · 4 km deep · 73 km away
34. 2.521km WNW of West Bishop, CASat, May 16, 1:25 PM PDT · 16573 days ago · 4 km deep · 85 km away
35. 3.115 km SW of Aspen Springs, CaliforniaSun, May 17, 7:33 AM PDT · 16572 days ago · 9 km deep · 85 km away
36. 1.624km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CASun, May 17, 5:07 PM PDT · 16572 days ago · 4 km deep · 69 km away
37. 2.615km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, CAMon, May 18, 6:16 PM PDT · 16571 days ago · 4 km deep · 70 km away
38. 2.69 km E of Mammoth Lakes, CaliforniaTue, May 19, 4:38 AM PDT · 16570 days ago · 4 km deep · 66 km away
39. 2.061km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CATue, May 19, 11:58 AM PDT · 16570 days ago · 4 km deep · 37 km away
40. 2.89 km W of Aspen Springs, CaliforniaWed, May 20, 8:44 PM PDT · 16568 days ago · 4 km deep · 73 km away
41. 2.563km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CAThu, May 21, 12:03 PM PDT · 16568 days ago · 4 km deep · 35 km away
42. 2.018km ENE of Mammoth Lakes, CAThu, May 21, 3:25 PM PDT · 16568 days ago · 4 km deep · 59 km away
43. 1.811km SE of Bishop, CAThu, May 21, 6:29 PM PDT · 16568 days ago · 4 km deep · 100 km away
44. 2.021km NW of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CAFri, May 22, 12:30 PM PDT · 16567 days ago · 4 km deep · 71 km away
45. 1.72 km SE of Mammoth Lakes, CaliforniaFri, May 22, 3:00 PM PDT · 16567 days ago · 5 km deep · 70 km away
46. 2.648km NNE of Mammoth Lakes, CAFri, May 22, 3:01 PM PDT · 16567 days ago · 4 km deep · 29 km away
47. 2.055km SSE of Hawthorne, NVSat, May 23, 12:15 AM PDT · 16566 days ago · 1 km deep · 16 km away
48. 2.014km SE of Mammoth Lakes, CASat, May 23, 12:18 PM PDT · 16566 days ago · 5 km deep · 74 km away
49. 2.82 km WSW of Aspen Springs, CaliforniaSat, May 23, 5:46 PM PDT · 16566 days ago · 5 km deep · 72 km away
50. 3.130 km NW of Benton, CaliforniaSat, May 23, 6:50 PM PDT · 16566 days ago · 4 km deep · 26 km away
51. 1.615km NE of Mammoth Lakes, CASat, May 23, 11:06 PM PDT · 16565 days ago · 4 km deep · 58 km away
52. 1.913km E of Mammoth Lakes, CASun, May 24, 9:02 PM PDT · 16564 days ago · 4 km deep · 64 km away
53. 2.017km SE of Mammoth Lakes, CAMon, May 25, 5:08 AM PDT · 16564 days ago · 4 km deep · 75 km away
54. 3.34 km NNW of West Bishop, CaliforniaMon, May 25, 10:30 AM PDT · 16564 days ago · 14 km deep · 86 km away
55. 2.07km NW of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CAMon, May 25, 10:36 AM PDT · 16564 days ago · 4 km deep · 83 km away
56. 2.020km SE of Mammoth Lakes, CATue, May 26, 10:17 PM PDT · 16562 days ago · 5 km deep · 79 km away
57. 1.824km SSE of Mammoth Lakes, CAWed, May 27, 1:15 PM PDT · 16562 days ago · 5 km deep · 87 km away
58. 2.621km SSE of Mammoth Lakes, CAWed, May 27, 3:20 PM PDT · 16562 days ago · 5 km deep · 83 km away
59. 2.158km SE of Hawthorne, NVWed, May 27, 3:24 PM PDT · 16562 days ago · 4 km deep · 37 km away
60. 1.817km ENE of Mammoth Lakes, CAWed, May 27, 7:19 PM PDT · 16562 days ago · 4 km deep · 58 km away

The first 60 of at least 199.

Before

1. 3.310 km W of Aspen Springs, CaliforniaSun, May 3, 9:27 AM PDT · 16586 days ago · 3 km deep · 73 km away
2. 1.730km W of Tonopah, NVSat, May 2, 9:18 PM PDT · 16586 days ago · 4 km deep · 84 km away
3. 2.134km SSW of Hawthorne, NVSat, May 2, 5:32 AM PDT · 16587 days ago · 4 km deep · 17 km away
4. 2.249km ESE of Hawthorne, NVFri, May 1, 3:46 PM PDT · 16588 days ago · 4 km deep · 36 km away
5. 1.7California-Nevada border regionFri, May 1, 4:17 AM PDT · 16588 days ago · 6 km deep · 70 km away
6. 3.246km ESE of Hawthorne, NVThu, Apr 30, 6:31 PM PDT · 16589 days ago · 4 km deep · 42 km away
7. 1.963km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CAThu, Apr 30, 3:44 PM PDT · 16589 days ago · 10 km deep · 32 km away
8. 1.820km E of Mammoth Lakes, CAWed, Apr 29, 5:50 PM PDT · 16590 days ago · 6 km deep · 60 km away
9. 2.044km SSE of Hawthorne, NVWed, Apr 29, 12:21 PM PDT · 16590 days ago · 4 km deep · 12 km away
10. 2.251km S of Hawthorne, NVWed, Apr 29, 5:55 AM PDT · 16590 days ago · 4 km deep · 16 km away
11. 2.252km SSE of Hawthorne, NVTue, Apr 28, 4:50 PM PDT · 16591 days ago · -1 km deep · 14 km away
12. 1.858km NE of Mammoth Lakes, CATue, Apr 28, 4:14 PM PDT · 16591 days ago · -2 km deep · 19 km away
13. 4.226 km NNW of Benton, CaliforniaTue, Apr 28, 3:54 PM PDT · 16591 days ago · 6 km deep · 14 km away
14. 1.962km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CATue, Apr 28, 3:48 PM PDT · 16591 days ago · 10 km deep · 33 km away
15. 1.68 km N of Sunny Slopes, CaliforniaSun, Apr 26, 6:20 PM PDT · 16593 days ago · 2 km deep · 61 km away
16. 2.62km NNE of Mammoth Lakes, CASat, Apr 25, 11:20 PM PST · 16593 days ago · 5 km deep · 70 km away
17. 1.838km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CASat, Apr 25, 10:25 PM PST · 16593 days ago · 4 km deep · 51 km away
18. 1.610km NE of Mammoth Lakes, CASat, Apr 25, 5:24 AM PST · 16594 days ago · 4 km deep · 62 km away
19. 3.32 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, CaliforniaFri, Apr 24, 11:41 PM PST · 16594 days ago · 6 km deep · 69 km away
20. 2.05km NNW of Mammoth Lakes, CAFri, Apr 24, 8:08 PM PST · 16594 days ago · 5 km deep · 69 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci515407. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 1:57 PM UTC.