Nevada earthquakes

M2.5 earthquake 51km ESE of Hawthorne, NV

A magnitude 2.5 earthquake struck 51km ESE of Hawthorne, NV on Fri, May 15, 1981, 12:07 PM PDT (19:07 UTC), 4 km (2 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.8 2 km WSW of Aspen Springs, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.5 (mc), micro
Local time
UTC
1981-05-15 19:07:54 UTC
Depth
3.8 km (2.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
38.281° N, 118.132° 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
292°, 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: 198 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.055km SSE of Hawthorne, NV · 16558 days ago · 1 km deep · 35 km away
  2. 2.82 km WSW of Aspen Springs, California · 16557 days ago · 5 km deep · 97 km away
  3. 3.130 km NW of Benton, California · 16557 days ago · 4 km deep · 61 km away
  4. 1.615km NE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 16557 days ago · 4 km deep · 88 km away
  5. 1.913km E of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 16556 days ago · 4 km deep · 93 km away
  6. 2.07km NW of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CA · 16556 days ago · 4 km deep · 100 km away
  7. 2.158km SE of Hawthorne, NV · 16553 days ago · 4 km deep · 9 km away
  8. 1.817km ENE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 16553 days ago · 4 km deep · 88 km away
  9. 2.342km E of Hawthorne, NV · 16552 days ago · 4 km deep · 33 km away
  10. 1.89km E of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 16552 days ago · 4 km deep · 96 km away
  11. 2.542km ENE of Hawthorne, NV · 16551 days ago · 4 km deep · 36 km away
  12. 2.025km E of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 16551 days ago · 4 km deep · 89 km away
  13. 1.955km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CA · 16549 days ago · 4 km deep · 49 km away
  14. 1.741km NNW of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CA · 16548 days ago · 4 km deep · 68 km away
  15. 2.810km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 16547 days ago · 4 km deep · 98 km away
  16. 2.352km NE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 16546 days ago · 4 km deep · 51 km away
  17. 1.938km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CA · 16545 days ago · 4 km deep · 66 km away
  18. 1.923km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 16545 days ago · 4 km deep · 100 km away
  19. 2.349km N of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 16545 days ago · 4 km deep · 83 km away
  20. 2.34km NNE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 16544 days ago · 5 km deep · 100 km away
  21. 1.634km WNW of Tonopah, NV · 16544 days ago · 4 km deep · 48 km away
  22. 1.834km NW of Tonopah, NV · 16544 days ago · 4 km deep · 60 km away
  23. 2.639km ENE of Hawthorne, NV · 16543 days ago · 4 km deep · 36 km away
  24. 2.158km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CA · 16541 days ago · 4 km deep · 47 km away
  25. 2.611 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16540 days ago · 5 km deep · 97 km away
  26. 2.910km E of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 16540 days ago · 4 km deep · 95 km away
  27. 2.013km ENE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 16540 days ago · 4 km deep · 91 km away
  28. 3.29 km WNW of Aspen Springs, California · 16538 days ago · 7 km deep · 99 km away
  29. 1.550km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CA · 16535 days ago · 4 km deep · 57 km away
  30. 1.723km NW of West Bishop, CA · 16534 days ago · 4 km deep · 97 km away
  31. 1.79 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16534 days ago · 8 km deep · 98 km away
  32. 1.745km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CA · 16534 days ago · 4 km deep · 57 km away
  33. 1.69 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16534 days ago · 7 km deep · 98 km away
  34. 2.74km ENE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 16534 days ago · 4 km deep · 99 km away
  35. 2.636km ENE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 16534 days ago · 4 km deep · 73 km away
  36. 1.954km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CA · 16534 days ago · 4 km deep · 50 km away
  37. 1.853km WSW of Tonopah, NV · 16534 days ago · 4 km deep · 58 km away
  38. 2.558km ENE of Hawthorne, NV · 16534 days ago · 4 km deep · 42 km away
  39. 2.034km W of Tonopah, NV · 16533 days ago · 4 km deep · 52 km away
  40. 2.262km ENE of Bishop, CA · 16533 days ago · 5 km deep · 79 km away
  41. 1.720km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 16532 days ago · 4 km deep · 100 km away
  42. 2.363km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CA · 16532 days ago · 4 km deep · 40 km away
  43. 1.629km WSW of Tonopah, NV · 16531 days ago · 4 km deep · 66 km away
  44. 2.465km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CA · 16531 days ago · 4 km deep · 38 km away
  45. 1.966km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CA · 16530 days ago · 4 km deep · 37 km away
  46. 1.665km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CA · 16530 days ago · 4 km deep · 38 km away
  47. 1.741km NE of Bishop, CA · 16530 days ago · 4 km deep · 77 km away
  48. 2.650km SE of Hawthorne, NV · 16530 days ago · -1 km deep · 14 km away
  49. 1.534km SSW of Tonopah, NV · 16529 days ago · 4 km deep · 82 km away
  50. 1.953km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CA · 16529 days ago · 4 km deep · 53 km away
  51. 2.524km SSW of Hawthorne, NV · 16528 days ago · 4 km deep · 50 km away
  52. 2.36km NE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 16528 days ago · 4 km deep · 97 km away
  53. 1.78 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16528 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away
  54. 2.88 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16528 days ago · 5 km deep · 97 km away
  55. 1.611km ENE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 16528 days ago · 4 km deep · 93 km away
  56. 1.519km ENE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 16528 days ago · 4 km deep · 86 km away
  57. 1.614 km NNW of Benton, California · 16528 days ago · 9 km deep · 52 km away
  58. 3.47 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16528 days ago · 8 km deep · 99 km away
  59. 2.640km E of Hawthorne, NV · 16527 days ago · 4 km deep · 29 km away
  60. 2.144km S of Hawthorne, NV · 16526 days ago · 4 km deep · 42 km away

The first 60 of 198.

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci516065. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 7:12 AM UTC.