M1.8 earthquake 51km SE of Hawthorne, NV

Magnitude

1.8 (mc), micro

Local time

Mon, Apr 6, 1981, 12:10 PM PST

UTC

1981-04-06 20:10:55 UTC

Depth

13.8 km (8.6 mi), shallow

Epicenter

38.242° N, 118.166° W

Region

Nevada

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Depth from

Operator assigned

Station coverage gap

290°, poorly surrounded by stations

Stations used

0

• Hawthorne, NevadaPopulation 3,269. Forecast51 kmSE
• Gardnerville Ranchos, NevadaPopulation 11,312. Forecast155 kmESE
• Reno, NevadaPopulation 264,165. Forecast202 kmSE
• Los Angeles, CaliforniaPopulation 3,820,914. Forecast466 kmN

After

1. 2.017km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, CAMon, Apr 6, 3:11 PM PST · 16613 days ago · 4 km deep · 94 km away
2. 1.668km WSW of Tonopah, NVTue, Apr 7, 4:14 AM PST · 16612 days ago · 4 km deep · 37 km away
3. 2.39km ENE of Mammoth Lakes, CATue, Apr 7, 7:31 AM PST · 16612 days ago · 4 km deep · 90 km away
4. 1.919km NE of Mammoth Lakes, CATue, Apr 7, 7:47 AM PST · 16612 days ago · 4 km deep · 79 km away
5. 1.98km E of Mammoth Lakes, CATue, Apr 7, 6:35 PM PST · 16612 days ago · 4 km deep · 92 km away
6. 2.212km ENE of Mammoth Lakes, CAWed, Apr 8, 3:12 AM PST · 16611 days ago · 6 km deep · 86 km away
7. 2.47km SE of Mammoth Lakes, CAWed, Apr 8, 6:27 AM PST · 16611 days ago · 5 km deep · 99 km away
8. 2.013km E of Mammoth Lakes, CAWed, Apr 8, 11:40 AM PST · 16611 days ago · 4 km deep · 90 km away
9. 2.410km ENE of Mammoth Lakes, CAWed, Apr 8, 3:30 PM PST · 16611 days ago · 4 km deep · 88 km away
10. 2.211km NE of Mammoth Lakes, CAWed, Apr 8, 3:35 PM PST · 16611 days ago · 4 km deep · 87 km away
11. 2.011 km ENE of Mammoth Lakes, CaliforniaWed, Apr 8, 3:40 PM PST · 16611 days ago · 6 km deep · 86 km away
12. 2.045km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CAWed, Apr 8, 6:29 PM PST · 16611 days ago · 4 km deep · 54 km away
13. 1.711 km ENE of Mammoth Lakes, CaliforniaThu, Apr 9, 4:05 AM PST · 16610 days ago · 6 km deep · 87 km away
14. 2.312km ENE of Mammoth Lakes, CAThu, Apr 9, 4:05 AM PST · 16610 days ago · 4 km deep · 87 km away
15. 2.010 km E of Mammoth Lakes, CaliforniaThu, Apr 9, 4:06 AM PST · 16610 days ago · 8 km deep · 88 km away
16. 2.28km ENE of Mammoth Lakes, CAThu, Apr 9, 5:42 AM PST · 16610 days ago · 4 km deep · 91 km away
17. 2.03km NE of Mammoth Lakes, CAThu, Apr 9, 8:22 AM PST · 16610 days ago · 5 km deep · 95 km away
18. 2.011 km ENE of Mammoth Lakes, CaliforniaThu, Apr 9, 9:26 AM PST · 16610 days ago · 6 km deep · 87 km away
19. 2.351km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CAThu, Apr 9, 9:26 AM PST · 16610 days ago · 5 km deep · 49 km away
20. 2.92 km SSE of Mammoth Lakes, CaliforniaThu, Apr 9, 10:21 AM PST · 16610 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away
21. 2.542km ENE of Hawthorne, NVThu, Apr 9, 10:30 AM PST · 16610 days ago · 4 km deep · 40 km away
22. 2.064km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CAThu, Apr 9, 10:51 AM PST · 16610 days ago · 13 km deep · 34 km away
23. 2.33km NNW of Mammoth Lakes, CAThu, Apr 9, 11:33 AM PST · 16610 days ago · 4 km deep · 97 km away
24. 2.44km NE of Mammoth Lakes, CAThu, Apr 9, 11:35 AM PST · 16610 days ago · 4 km deep · 94 km away
25. 2.24km NNE of Mammoth Lakes, CAThu, Apr 9, 11:37 AM PST · 16610 days ago · 4 km deep · 94 km away
26. 2.15km NNE of Mammoth Lakes, CAThu, Apr 9, 11:41 AM PST · 16610 days ago · 4 km deep · 94 km away
27. 2.11km NNW of Mammoth Lakes, CAThu, Apr 9, 11:47 AM PST · 16610 days ago · 5 km deep · 97 km away
28. 2.070km NE of Hawthorne, NVThu, Apr 9, 2:54 PM PST · 16610 days ago · 4 km deep · 80 km away
29. 2.610km NE of Mammoth Lakes, CAFri, Apr 10, 8:32 AM PST · 16609 days ago · 4 km deep · 88 km away
30. 2.312km ENE of Mammoth Lakes, CAFri, Apr 10, 9:43 AM PST · 16609 days ago · 4 km deep · 87 km away
31. 2.249km NNE of Mammoth Lakes, CAFri, Apr 10, 3:47 PM PST · 16609 days ago · 4 km deep · 57 km away
32. 3.728 km NNW of Benton, CaliforniaFri, Apr 10, 8:13 PM PST · 16609 days ago · 5 km deep · 44 km away
33. 2.912 km NW of Aspen Springs, CaliforniaFri, Apr 10, 11:03 PM PST · 16609 days ago · 4 km deep · 90 km away
34. 2.151km S of Hawthorne, NVSat, Apr 11, 2:27 AM PST · 16608 days ago · 4 km deep · 40 km away
35. 3.08 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, CaliforniaSat, Apr 11, 2:54 AM PST · 16608 days ago · 7 km deep · 92 km away
36. 2.566km NE of Hawthorne, NVSat, Apr 11, 10:14 AM PST · 16608 days ago · 8 km deep · 75 km away
37. 3.311 km N of Benton, CaliforniaSat, Apr 11, 1:21 PM PST · 16608 days ago · 1 km deep · 45 km away
38. 2.550km S of Hawthorne, NVSat, Apr 11, 1:38 PM PST · 16608 days ago · 6 km deep · 40 km away
39. 2.012km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, CASat, Apr 11, 1:57 PM PST · 16608 days ago · 4 km deep · 95 km away
40. 1.812km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, CASat, Apr 11, 7:12 PM PST · 16608 days ago · 4 km deep · 93 km away
41. 1.933km NNE of Mammoth Lakes, CASat, Apr 11, 10:37 PM PST · 16608 days ago · -2 km deep · 66 km away
42. 2.113km NE of Mammoth Lakes, CASun, Apr 12, 12:30 AM PST · 16607 days ago · 4 km deep · 85 km away
43. 1.935km NE of Mammoth Lakes, CASun, Apr 12, 12:59 AM PST · 16607 days ago · 12 km deep · 63 km away
44. 1.511km ENE of Mammoth Lakes, CASun, Apr 12, 2:29 AM PST · 16607 days ago · 4 km deep · 88 km away
45. 1.964km NE of Mammoth Lakes, CASun, Apr 12, 4:23 AM PST · 16607 days ago · 4 km deep · 36 km away
46. 1.858km NE of Mammoth Lakes, CASun, Apr 12, 4:44 AM PST · 16607 days ago · 1 km deep · 40 km away
47. 1.69km E of Mammoth Lakes, CASun, Apr 12, 7:44 AM PST · 16607 days ago · 4 km deep · 93 km away
48. 3.011 km ENE of Mammoth Lakes, CaliforniaSun, Apr 12, 8:27 AM PST · 16607 days ago · 7 km deep · 87 km away
49. 2.23km NNE of Mammoth Lakes, CASun, Apr 12, 4:23 PM PST · 16607 days ago · 5 km deep · 95 km away
50. 2.011km NE of Mammoth Lakes, CASun, Apr 12, 6:24 PM PST · 16607 days ago · 4 km deep · 87 km away
51. 2.712 km ENE of Mammoth Lakes, CaliforniaSun, Apr 12, 6:25 PM PST · 16607 days ago · 3 km deep · 86 km away
52. 3.212 km ENE of Mammoth Lakes, CaliforniaSun, Apr 12, 6:37 PM PST · 16607 days ago · 3 km deep · 85 km away
53. 3.513 km W of Aspen Springs, CaliforniaSun, Apr 12, 11:37 PM PST · 16607 days ago · 10 km deep · 99 km away
54. 2.311km SE of Mammoth Lakes, CAMon, Apr 13, 1:02 AM PST · 16606 days ago · 5 km deep · 100 km away
55. 2.119km NE of Mammoth Lakes, CAMon, Apr 13, 1:48 AM PST · 16606 days ago · 4 km deep · 79 km away
56. 1.910km ENE of Mammoth Lakes, CAMon, Apr 13, 6:14 AM PST · 16606 days ago · 4 km deep · 88 km away
57. 1.717km NE of Mammoth Lakes, CAMon, Apr 13, 6:50 AM PST · 16606 days ago · 4 km deep · 81 km away
58. 2.310 km SE of Mammoth Lakes, CaliforniaMon, Apr 13, 11:03 AM PST · 16606 days ago · -1 km deep · 95 km away
59. 1.620km E of Mammoth Lakes, CAMon, Apr 13, 7:25 PM PST · 16606 days ago · 4 km deep · 87 km away
60. 2.211km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, CATue, Apr 14, 2:38 AM PST · 16605 days ago · 4 km deep · 94 km away

The first 60 of 197.

Before

1. 2.17 km W of Aspen Springs, CaliforniaMon, Apr 6, 9:41 AM PST · 16613 days ago · 2 km deep · 94 km away
2. 3.012 km WSW of Aspen Springs, CaliforniaMon, Apr 6, 8:05 AM PST · 16613 days ago · 11 km deep · 99 km away
3. 2.010km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, CAMon, Apr 6, 3:18 AM PST · 16613 days ago · 5 km deep · 95 km away
4. 1.610 km ENE of Mammoth Lakes, CaliforniaSun, Apr 5, 5:06 PM PST · 16614 days ago · 5 km deep · 87 km away
5. 2.314km E of Mammoth Lakes, CASat, Apr 4, 10:37 PM PST · 16615 days ago · 4 km deep · 88 km away
6. 1.79 km ENE of Mammoth Lakes, CaliforniaSat, Apr 4, 8:23 PM PST · 16615 days ago · 6 km deep · 88 km away
7. 1.911km NE of Mammoth Lakes, CASat, Apr 4, 8:13 PM PST · 16615 days ago · 4 km deep · 87 km away
8. 1.99 km ENE of Mammoth Lakes, CaliforniaSat, Apr 4, 6:49 PM PST · 16615 days ago · 6 km deep · 88 km away
9. 2.311km NE of Mammoth Lakes, CASat, Apr 4, 4:45 PM PST · 16615 days ago · 4 km deep · 87 km away
10. 2.410km E of Mammoth Lakes, CASat, Apr 4, 4:31 PM PST · 16615 days ago · 4 km deep · 92 km away
11. 1.910km NE of Mammoth Lakes, CASat, Apr 4, 2:47 PM PST · 16615 days ago · 4 km deep · 88 km away
12. 1.928km NE of Mammoth Lakes, CASat, Apr 4, 12:31 PM PST · 16615 days ago · 4 km deep · 71 km away
13. 1.820km SE of Mammoth Lakes, CASat, Apr 4, 11:55 AM PST · 16615 days ago · 4 km deep · 96 km away
14. 2.111km NE of Mammoth Lakes, CASat, Apr 4, 9:52 AM PST · 16615 days ago · 3 km deep · 87 km away
15. 1.924km WNW of West Bishop, CASat, Apr 4, 8:56 AM PST · 16615 days ago · 4 km deep · 97 km away
16. 2.011km NE of Mammoth Lakes, CASat, Apr 4, 6:56 AM PST · 16615 days ago · 4 km deep · 87 km away
17. 1.811km NE of Mammoth Lakes, CASat, Apr 4, 4:18 AM PST · 16615 days ago · 4 km deep · 87 km away
18. 1.840km S of Hawthorne, NVFri, Apr 3, 11:55 AM PST · 16616 days ago · -2 km deep · 37 km away
19. 2.059km SSE of Hawthorne, NVFri, Apr 3, 10:50 AM PST · 16616 days ago · 4 km deep · 24 km away
20. 2.643km SSE of Hawthorne, NVFri, Apr 3, 10:39 AM PST · 16616 days ago · 4 km deep · 20 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci515847. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 7:14 PM UTC.