Nevada earthquakes

M2.2 earthquake 56km SE of Hawthorne, NV

A magnitude 2.2 earthquake struck 56km SE of Hawthorne, NV on Wed, May 6, 1981, 12:07 PM PDT (19:07 UTC), 4 km (2 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.5 12 km NNW of Benton, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.2 (mc), micro
Local time
UTC
1981-05-06 19:07:44 UTC
Depth
3.8 km (2.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
38.225° N, 118.115° 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
283°, 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: 196 in the 60 days after this one and 138 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.512 km NNW of Benton, California · 16582 days ago · 9 km deep · 50 km away
  2. 2.150km NE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 16582 days ago · 4 km deep · 50 km away
  3. 2.155km NE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 16582 days ago · 4 km deep · 45 km away
  4. 2.256km NE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 16582 days ago · 4 km deep · 44 km away
  5. 3.612 km NNW of Benton, California · 16582 days ago · 9 km deep · 50 km away
  6. 1.555km NE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 16582 days ago · 4 km deep · 45 km away
  7. 1.941km NE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 16582 days ago · 4 km deep · 59 km away
  8. 2.96 km SW of Aspen Springs, California · 16582 days ago · 8 km deep · 97 km away
  9. 1.745km ENE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 16581 days ago · 4 km deep · 56 km away
  10. 2.046km NE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 16581 days ago · 4 km deep · 54 km away
  11. 1.852km NE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 16581 days ago · 4 km deep · 48 km away
  12. 2.334km NE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 16580 days ago · 4 km deep · 66 km away
  13. 2.254km NE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 16580 days ago · 4 km deep · 46 km away
  14. 2.816km SE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 16580 days ago · 4 km deep · 98 km away
  15. 2.89km ENE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 16580 days ago · 4 km deep · 91 km away
  16. 2.844km N of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 16580 days ago · 4 km deep · 80 km away
  17. 2.234km E of Hawthorne, NV · 16580 days ago · 4 km deep · 39 km away
  18. 1.822km SE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 16579 days ago · 4 km deep · 99 km away
  19. 2.138km WNW of Tonopah, NV · 16579 days ago · 4 km deep · 41 km away
  20. 2.99km ENE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 16579 days ago · 4 km deep · 92 km away
  21. 1.840km SSE of Hawthorne, NV · 16579 days ago · 4 km deep · 34 km away
  22. 3.011 km W of Aspen Springs, California · 16578 days ago · 8 km deep · 98 km away
  23. 1.654km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CA · 16577 days ago · 4 km deep · 44 km away
  24. 2.360km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CA · 16576 days ago · 4 km deep · 37 km away
  25. 3.014km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 16576 days ago · 4 km deep · 96 km away
  26. 2.551km ESE of Hawthorne, NV · 16573 days ago · 4 km deep · 6 km away
  27. 2.665km E of Hawthorne, NV · 16573 days ago · 4 km deep · 45 km away
  28. 1.624km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CA · 16571 days ago · 4 km deep · 73 km away
  29. 2.615km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 16570 days ago · 4 km deep · 94 km away
  30. 2.69 km E of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16569 days ago · 4 km deep · 92 km away
  31. 2.061km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CA · 16569 days ago · 4 km deep · 36 km away
  32. 1.861km SSW of Tonopah, NV · 16569 days ago · 4 km deep · 83 km away
  33. 2.89 km W of Aspen Springs, California · 16568 days ago · 4 km deep · 97 km away
  34. 2.563km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CA · 16567 days ago · 4 km deep · 34 km away
  35. 2.018km ENE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 16567 days ago · 4 km deep · 84 km away
  36. 2.021km NW of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CA · 16566 days ago · 4 km deep · 87 km away
  37. 1.72 km SE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16566 days ago · 5 km deep · 99 km away
  38. 2.648km NNE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 16566 days ago · 4 km deep · 65 km away
  39. 2.055km SSE of Hawthorne, NV · 16566 days ago · 1 km deep · 32 km away
  40. 2.014km SE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 16565 days ago · 5 km deep · 99 km away
  41. 2.82 km WSW of Aspen Springs, California · 16565 days ago · 5 km deep · 93 km away
  42. 3.130 km NW of Benton, California · 16565 days ago · 4 km deep · 59 km away
  43. 1.615km NE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 16565 days ago · 4 km deep · 85 km away
  44. 1.913km E of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 16564 days ago · 4 km deep · 90 km away
  45. 2.017km SE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 16563 days ago · 4 km deep · 98 km away
  46. 3.34 km NNW of West Bishop, California · 16563 days ago · 14 km deep · 97 km away
  47. 2.07km NW of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CA · 16563 days ago · 4 km deep · 94 km away
  48. 2.158km SE of Hawthorne, NV · 16561 days ago · 4 km deep · 2 km away
  49. 1.817km ENE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 16561 days ago · 4 km deep · 84 km away
  50. 2.342km E of Hawthorne, NV · 16560 days ago · 4 km deep · 39 km away
  51. 1.89km E of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 16560 days ago · 4 km deep · 93 km away
  52. 2.542km ENE of Hawthorne, NV · 16559 days ago · 4 km deep · 42 km away
  53. 2.025km E of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 16559 days ago · 4 km deep · 85 km away
  54. 1.955km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CA · 16557 days ago · 4 km deep · 43 km away
  55. 1.51 km SE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16556 days ago · 6 km deep · 99 km away
  56. 3.12 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16556 days ago · 5 km deep · 98 km away
  57. 1.741km NNW of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CA · 16556 days ago · 4 km deep · 63 km away
  58. 2.810km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 16555 days ago · 4 km deep · 95 km away
  59. 2.352km NE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 16554 days ago · 4 km deep · 48 km away
  60. 1.925km SE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 16553 days ago · 4 km deep · 98 km away

The first 60 of 196.

Before

  1. 2.152km SE of Hawthorne, NV · 16584 days ago · 4 km deep · 9 km away
  2. 1.710km NE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 16584 days ago · 4 km deep · 90 km away
  3. 2.348km S of Hawthorne, NV · 16585 days ago · 4 km deep · 40 km away
  4. 1.940km SSE of Hawthorne, NV · 16585 days ago · 4 km deep · 36 km away
  5. 3.310 km W of Aspen Springs, California · 16585 days ago · 3 km deep · 97 km away
  6. 1.730km W of Tonopah, NV · 16586 days ago · 4 km deep · 52 km away
  7. 2.134km SSW of Hawthorne, NV · 16586 days ago · 4 km deep · 52 km away
  8. 2.249km ESE of Hawthorne, NV · 16587 days ago · 4 km deep · 9 km away
  9. 1.7California-Nevada border region · 16587 days ago · 6 km deep · 92 km away
  10. 3.246km ESE of Hawthorne, NV · 16588 days ago · 4 km deep · 18 km away
  11. 1.963km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CA · 16588 days ago · 10 km deep · 35 km away
  12. 1.820km E of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 16589 days ago · 6 km deep · 84 km away
  13. 2.044km SSE of Hawthorne, NV · 16589 days ago · 4 km deep · 25 km away
  14. 2.251km S of Hawthorne, NV · 16589 days ago · 4 km deep · 50 km away
  15. 2.252km SSE of Hawthorne, NV · 16590 days ago · -1 km deep · 30 km away
  16. 1.858km NE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 16590 days ago · -2 km deep · 42 km away
  17. 4.226 km NNW of Benton, California · 16590 days ago · 6 km deep · 45 km away
  18. 1.962km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CA · 16590 days ago · 10 km deep · 35 km away
  19. 1.68 km N of Sunny Slopes, California · 16592 days ago · 2 km deep · 82 km away
  20. 2.62km NNE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 16593 days ago · 5 km deep · 98 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci515535. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 10:02 PM UTC.