Nevada earthquakes

M1.8 earthquake 51km SE of Hawthorne, NV

A magnitude 1.8 earthquake struck 51km SE of Hawthorne, NV on Mon, Apr 6, 1981, 12:10 PM PST (20:10 UTC), 14 km (9 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
1.8 (mc), micro
Local time
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

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
290°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
0

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Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 197 in the 60 days after this one and 70 in the 30 days before it.

After

The first 60 of 197.

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Sources

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