M1.8 earthquake 40km SSE of Hawthorne, NV

Magnitude

1.8 (mc), micro

Local time

Sat, May 9, 1981, 11:58 PM PDT

UTC

1981-05-10 06:58:32 UTC

Depth

3.9 km (2.4 mi), shallow

Epicenter

38.174° N, 118.503° W

Region

Nevada

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Depth from

Operator assigned

Station coverage gap

216°, poorly surrounded by stations

Stations used

0

• Hawthorne, NevadaPopulation 3,269. Forecast40 kmSSE
• Gardnerville Ranchos, NevadaPopulation 11,312. Forecast134 kmSE
• Clovis, CaliforniaPopulation 104,180. Forecast184 kmNE
• Los Angeles, CaliforniaPopulation 3,820,914. Forecast459 kmN

After

1. 2.061km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CATue, May 19, 11:58 AM PDT · 16562 days ago · 4 km deep · 36 km away
2. 2.89 km W of Aspen Springs, CaliforniaWed, May 20, 8:44 PM PDT · 16561 days ago · 4 km deep · 74 km away
3. 2.563km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CAThu, May 21, 12:03 PM PDT · 16560 days ago · 4 km deep · 34 km away
4. 2.018km ENE of Mammoth Lakes, CAThu, May 21, 3:25 PM PDT · 16560 days ago · 4 km deep · 60 km away
5. 2.021km NW of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CAFri, May 22, 12:30 PM PDT · 16559 days ago · 4 km deep · 72 km away
6. 1.72 km SE of Mammoth Lakes, CaliforniaFri, May 22, 3:00 PM PDT · 16559 days ago · 5 km deep · 72 km away
7. 2.648km NNE of Mammoth Lakes, CAFri, May 22, 3:01 PM PDT · 16559 days ago · 4 km deep · 31 km away
8. 2.055km SSE of Hawthorne, NVSat, May 23, 12:15 AM PDT · 16559 days ago · 1 km deep · 15 km away
9. 2.014km SE of Mammoth Lakes, CASat, May 23, 12:18 PM PDT · 16558 days ago · 5 km deep · 75 km away
10. 2.82 km WSW of Aspen Springs, CaliforniaSat, May 23, 5:46 PM PDT · 16558 days ago · 5 km deep · 73 km away
11. 3.130 km NW of Benton, CaliforniaSat, May 23, 6:50 PM PDT · 16558 days ago · 4 km deep · 27 km away
12. 1.615km NE of Mammoth Lakes, CASat, May 23, 11:06 PM PDT · 16558 days ago · 4 km deep · 59 km away
13. 1.913km E of Mammoth Lakes, CASun, May 24, 9:02 PM PDT · 16557 days ago · 4 km deep · 65 km away
14. 2.017km SE of Mammoth Lakes, CAMon, May 25, 5:08 AM PDT · 16556 days ago · 4 km deep · 76 km away
15. 3.34 km NNW of West Bishop, CaliforniaMon, May 25, 10:30 AM PDT · 16556 days ago · 14 km deep · 86 km away
16. 2.07km NW of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CAMon, May 25, 10:36 AM PDT · 16556 days ago · 4 km deep · 83 km away
17. 2.020km SE of Mammoth Lakes, CATue, May 26, 10:17 PM PDT · 16555 days ago · 5 km deep · 79 km away
18. 1.824km SSE of Mammoth Lakes, CAWed, May 27, 1:15 PM PDT · 16554 days ago · 5 km deep · 88 km away
19. 2.621km SSE of Mammoth Lakes, CAWed, May 27, 3:20 PM PDT · 16554 days ago · 5 km deep · 84 km away
20. 2.158km SE of Hawthorne, NVWed, May 27, 3:24 PM PDT · 16554 days ago · 4 km deep · 35 km away
21. 1.817km ENE of Mammoth Lakes, CAWed, May 27, 7:19 PM PDT · 16554 days ago · 4 km deep · 59 km away
22. 2.017km SE of Mammoth Lakes, CAThu, May 28, 2:53 AM PDT · 16553 days ago · 5 km deep · 78 km away
23. 2.342km E of Hawthorne, NVThu, May 28, 3:48 PM PDT · 16553 days ago · 4 km deep · 55 km away
24. 1.89km E of Mammoth Lakes, CAThu, May 28, 10:55 PM PDT · 16553 days ago · 4 km deep · 67 km away
25. 2.542km ENE of Hawthorne, NVFri, May 29, 3:35 PM PDT · 16552 days ago · 4 km deep · 57 km away
26. 2.025km E of Mammoth Lakes, CAFri, May 29, 5:35 PM PDT · 16552 days ago · 4 km deep · 65 km away
27. 1.955km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CASun, May 31, 11:38 PM PDT · 16550 days ago · 4 km deep · 46 km away
28. 1.51 km SE of Mammoth Lakes, CaliforniaMon, Jun 1, 4:45 PM PDT · 16549 days ago · 6 km deep · 72 km away
29. 3.12 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, CaliforniaMon, Jun 1, 4:46 PM PDT · 16549 days ago · 5 km deep · 71 km away
30. 1.741km NNW of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CAMon, Jun 1, 10:35 PM PDT · 16549 days ago · 4 km deep · 47 km away
31. 2.810km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, CAWed, Jun 3, 12:17 AM PDT · 16548 days ago · 4 km deep · 70 km away
32. 1.922km SE of Mammoth Lakes, CAWed, Jun 3, 7:25 AM PDT · 16547 days ago · 4 km deep · 82 km away
33. 2.352km NE of Mammoth Lakes, CAThu, Jun 4, 3:15 AM PDT · 16546 days ago · 4 km deep · 24 km away
34. 1.925km SE of Mammoth Lakes, CAThu, Jun 4, 11:47 AM PDT · 16546 days ago · 4 km deep · 78 km away
35. 1.938km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CAThu, Jun 4, 2:16 PM PDT · 16546 days ago · 4 km deep · 57 km away
36. 1.79km SE of Mammoth Lakes, CAThu, Jun 4, 9:40 PM PDT · 16546 days ago · 5 km deep · 76 km away
37. 1.923km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, CAFri, Jun 5, 7:49 AM PDT · 16545 days ago · 4 km deep · 75 km away
38. 2.349km N of Mammoth Lakes, CAFri, Jun 5, 12:04 PM PDT · 16545 days ago · 4 km deep · 49 km away
39. 3.115 km WSW of Aspen Springs, CaliforniaFri, Jun 5, 11:37 PM PDT · 16545 days ago · 3 km deep · 81 km away
40. 3.1California-Nevada border regionFri, Jun 5, 11:56 PM PDT · 16545 days ago · 3 km deep · 80 km away
41. 3.211 km W of Aspen Springs, CaliforniaSat, Jun 6, 4:11 AM PDT · 16544 days ago · 3 km deep · 76 km away
42. 2.34km NNE of Mammoth Lakes, CASat, Jun 6, 5:36 AM PDT · 16544 days ago · 5 km deep · 69 km away
43. 2.815 km WSW of Aspen Springs, CaliforniaSat, Jun 6, 6:50 AM PDT · 16544 days ago · 2 km deep · 82 km away
44. 1.634km WNW of Tonopah, NVSat, Jun 6, 8:55 AM PDT · 16544 days ago · 4 km deep · 79 km away
45. 1.834km NW of Tonopah, NVSat, Jun 6, 9:08 AM PDT · 16544 days ago · 4 km deep · 93 km away
46. 3.015 km WSW of Aspen Springs, CaliforniaSat, Jun 6, 10:32 PM PDT · 16544 days ago · 2 km deep · 81 km away
47. 2.639km ENE of Hawthorne, NVSun, Jun 7, 1:31 AM PDT · 16544 days ago · 4 km deep · 55 km away
48. 2.814 km WSW of Aspen Springs, CaliforniaSun, Jun 7, 5:57 AM PDT · 16543 days ago · 2 km deep · 81 km away
49. 3.010 km SW of Aspen Springs, CaliforniaSun, Jun 7, 6:27 AM PDT · 16543 days ago · 7 km deep · 80 km away
50. 1.814km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, CASun, Jun 7, 8:16 AM PDT · 16543 days ago · 4 km deep · 73 km away
51. 2.511 km SW of Aspen Springs, CaliforniaTue, Jun 9, 3:45 AM PDT · 16541 days ago · 11 km deep · 82 km away
52. 2.158km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CATue, Jun 9, 12:11 PM PDT · 16541 days ago · 4 km deep · 31 km away
53. 2.611 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, CaliforniaTue, Jun 9, 7:17 PM PDT · 16541 days ago · 5 km deep · 69 km away
54. 2.910km E of Mammoth Lakes, CAWed, Jun 10, 4:54 AM PDT · 16540 days ago · 4 km deep · 67 km away
55. 2.013km ENE of Mammoth Lakes, CAWed, Jun 10, 8:41 AM PDT · 16540 days ago · 4 km deep · 63 km away
56. 3.0California-Nevada border regionFri, Jun 12, 8:46 AM PDT · 16538 days ago · 4 km deep · 72 km away
57. 3.29 km WNW of Aspen Springs, CaliforniaFri, Jun 12, 12:22 PM PDT · 16538 days ago · 7 km deep · 72 km away
58. 1.550km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CASun, Jun 14, 3:11 PM PDT · 16536 days ago · 4 km deep · 56 km away
59. 1.814km SE of Mammoth Lakes, CAMon, Jun 15, 4:50 PM PDT · 16535 days ago · 4 km deep · 77 km away
60. 1.723km NW of West Bishop, CAMon, Jun 15, 6:27 PM PDT · 16535 days ago · 4 km deep · 76 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci515749. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 8:58 PM UTC.