M1.8 earthquake 40km S of Hawthorne, NV

Magnitude

1.8 (mc), micro

Local time

Fri, Apr 3, 1981, 11:55 AM PST

UTC

1981-04-03 19:55:27 UTC

Depth

-2.4 km (-1.5 mi), shallow

Epicenter

38.167° N, 118.579° W

Region

California

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 5.3 km horizontally, 31.6 km in depth

Depth from

Operator assigned

Station coverage gap

331°, poorly surrounded by stations

Stations used

6

• Hawthorne, NevadaPopulation 3,269. Forecast40 kmS
• Gardnerville Ranchos, NevadaPopulation 11,312. Forecast129 kmSE
• Clovis, CaliforniaPopulation 104,180. Forecast179 kmNNE
• Los Angeles, CaliforniaPopulation 3,820,914. Forecast459 kmN

After

1. 2.03km NE of Mammoth Lakes, CAThu, Apr 9, 8:22 AM PST · 16602 days ago · 5 km deep · 65 km away
2. 2.011 km ENE of Mammoth Lakes, CaliforniaThu, Apr 9, 9:26 AM PST · 16602 days ago · 6 km deep · 60 km away
3. 2.351km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CAThu, Apr 9, 9:26 AM PST · 16602 days ago · 5 km deep · 40 km away
4. 2.92 km SSE of Mammoth Lakes, CaliforniaThu, Apr 9, 10:21 AM PST · 16602 days ago · 6 km deep · 68 km away
5. 2.542km ENE of Hawthorne, NVThu, Apr 9, 10:30 AM PST · 16602 days ago · 4 km deep · 61 km away
6. 2.064km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CAThu, Apr 9, 10:51 AM PST · 16602 days ago · 13 km deep · 34 km away
7. 2.33km NNW of Mammoth Lakes, CAThu, Apr 9, 11:33 AM PST · 16602 days ago · 4 km deep · 67 km away
8. 2.44km NE of Mammoth Lakes, CAThu, Apr 9, 11:35 AM PST · 16602 days ago · 4 km deep · 64 km away
9. 2.24km NNE of Mammoth Lakes, CAThu, Apr 9, 11:37 AM PST · 16602 days ago · 4 km deep · 65 km away
10. 2.15km NNE of Mammoth Lakes, CAThu, Apr 9, 11:41 AM PST · 16602 days ago · 4 km deep · 64 km away
11. 2.11km NNW of Mammoth Lakes, CAThu, Apr 9, 11:47 AM PST · 16602 days ago · 5 km deep · 68 km away
12. 2.070km NE of Hawthorne, NVThu, Apr 9, 2:54 PM PST · 16602 days ago · 4 km deep · 99 km away
13. 2.120km SE of Mammoth Lakes, CAThu, Apr 9, 5:25 PM PST · 16602 days ago · 4 km deep · 78 km away
14. 1.953km NNE of Yosemite Valley, CAThu, Apr 9, 6:55 PM PST · 16602 days ago · 5 km deep · 71 km away
15. 2.610km NE of Mammoth Lakes, CAFri, Apr 10, 8:32 AM PST · 16601 days ago · 4 km deep · 59 km away
16. 2.312km ENE of Mammoth Lakes, CAFri, Apr 10, 9:43 AM PST · 16601 days ago · 4 km deep · 58 km away
17. 2.249km NNE of Mammoth Lakes, CAFri, Apr 10, 3:47 PM PST · 16601 days ago · 4 km deep · 22 km away
18. 3.728 km NNW of Benton, CaliforniaFri, Apr 10, 8:13 PM PST · 16601 days ago · 5 km deep · 13 km away
19. 2.912 km NW of Aspen Springs, CaliforniaFri, Apr 10, 11:03 PM PST · 16600 days ago · 4 km deep · 64 km away
20. 2.151km S of Hawthorne, NVSat, Apr 11, 2:27 AM PST · 16600 days ago · 4 km deep · 11 km away
21. 3.08 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, CaliforniaSat, Apr 11, 2:54 AM PST · 16600 days ago · 7 km deep · 65 km away
22. 2.422km SE of Mammoth Lakes, CASat, Apr 11, 3:08 AM PST · 16600 days ago · 5 km deep · 80 km away
23. 2.566km NE of Hawthorne, NVSat, Apr 11, 10:14 AM PST · 16600 days ago · 8 km deep · 95 km away
24. 3.311 km N of Benton, CaliforniaSat, Apr 11, 1:21 PM PST · 16600 days ago · 1 km deep · 28 km away
25. 2.550km S of Hawthorne, NVSat, Apr 11, 1:38 PM PST · 16600 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away
26. 2.012km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, CASat, Apr 11, 1:57 PM PST · 16600 days ago · 4 km deep · 69 km away
27. 1.920km S of Mammoth Lakes, CASat, Apr 11, 1:58 PM PST · 16600 days ago · 5 km deep · 85 km away
28. 1.812km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, CASat, Apr 11, 7:12 PM PST · 16600 days ago · 4 km deep · 67 km away
29. 1.933km NNE of Mammoth Lakes, CASat, Apr 11, 10:37 PM PST · 16599 days ago · -2 km deep · 35 km away
30. 2.113km NE of Mammoth Lakes, CASun, Apr 12, 12:30 AM PST · 16599 days ago · 4 km deep · 57 km away
31. 2.012km SSE of Mammoth Lakes, CASun, Apr 12, 12:36 AM PST · 16599 days ago · 5 km deep · 75 km away
32. 1.935km NE of Mammoth Lakes, CASun, Apr 12, 12:59 AM PST · 16599 days ago · 12 km deep · 38 km away
33. 1.511km ENE of Mammoth Lakes, CASun, Apr 12, 2:29 AM PST · 16599 days ago · 4 km deep · 61 km away
34. 1.964km NE of Mammoth Lakes, CASun, Apr 12, 4:23 AM PST · 16599 days ago · 4 km deep · 27 km away
35. 1.858km NE of Mammoth Lakes, CASun, Apr 12, 4:44 AM PST · 16599 days ago · 1 km deep · 25 km away
36. 1.921km SE of Mammoth Lakes, CASun, Apr 12, 7:33 AM PST · 16599 days ago · 4 km deep · 79 km away
37. 1.69km E of Mammoth Lakes, CASun, Apr 12, 7:44 AM PST · 16599 days ago · 4 km deep · 66 km away
38. 3.011 km ENE of Mammoth Lakes, CaliforniaSun, Apr 12, 8:27 AM PST · 16599 days ago · 7 km deep · 60 km away
39. 2.215km SSE of Mammoth Lakes, CASun, Apr 12, 9:11 AM PST · 16599 days ago · 4 km deep · 79 km away
40. 2.23km NNE of Mammoth Lakes, CASun, Apr 12, 4:23 PM PST · 16599 days ago · 5 km deep · 66 km away
41. 2.011km NE of Mammoth Lakes, CASun, Apr 12, 6:24 PM PST · 16599 days ago · 4 km deep · 58 km away
42. 2.712 km ENE of Mammoth Lakes, CaliforniaSun, Apr 12, 6:25 PM PST · 16599 days ago · 3 km deep · 58 km away
43. 3.212 km ENE of Mammoth Lakes, CaliforniaSun, Apr 12, 6:37 PM PST · 16599 days ago · 3 km deep · 58 km away
44. 3.513 km W of Aspen Springs, CaliforniaSun, Apr 12, 11:37 PM PST · 16598 days ago · 10 km deep · 74 km away
45. 2.311km SE of Mammoth Lakes, CAMon, Apr 13, 1:02 AM PST · 16598 days ago · 5 km deep · 73 km away
46. 2.119km NE of Mammoth Lakes, CAMon, Apr 13, 1:48 AM PST · 16598 days ago · 4 km deep · 51 km away
47. 1.910km ENE of Mammoth Lakes, CAMon, Apr 13, 6:14 AM PST · 16598 days ago · 4 km deep · 60 km away
48. 1.717km NE of Mammoth Lakes, CAMon, Apr 13, 6:50 AM PST · 16598 days ago · 4 km deep · 53 km away
49. 1.813km SSE of Mammoth Lakes, CAMon, Apr 13, 8:17 AM PST · 16598 days ago · 5 km deep · 75 km away
50. 2.310 km SE of Mammoth Lakes, CaliforniaMon, Apr 13, 11:03 AM PST · 16598 days ago · -1 km deep · 69 km away
51. 1.613km SSE of Mammoth Lakes, CAMon, Apr 13, 12:20 PM PST · 16598 days ago · 4 km deep · 76 km away
52. 1.620km E of Mammoth Lakes, CAMon, Apr 13, 7:25 PM PST · 16598 days ago · 4 km deep · 64 km away
53. 2.211km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, CATue, Apr 14, 2:38 AM PST · 16597 days ago · 4 km deep · 68 km away
54. 2.424km NE of Mammoth Lakes, CATue, Apr 14, 3:09 AM PST · 16597 days ago · 4 km deep · 45 km away
55. 2.014 km SW of Aspen Springs, CaliforniaTue, Apr 14, 11:21 AM PST · 16597 days ago · 2 km deep · 81 km away
56. 2.048km ESE of Hawthorne, NVTue, Apr 14, 12:38 PM PST · 16597 days ago · 6 km deep · 43 km away
57. 2.19km ENE of Mammoth Lakes, CAWed, Apr 15, 4:07 AM PST · 16596 days ago · 4 km deep · 61 km away
58. 2.19km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, CAWed, Apr 15, 9:35 AM PST · 16596 days ago · 5 km deep · 69 km away
59. 1.647km ENE of Bishop, CAWed, Apr 15, 10:40 PM PST · 16595 days ago · 4 km deep · 85 km away
60. 1.87km ENE of Mammoth Lakes, CAWed, Apr 15, 10:45 PM PST · 16595 days ago · 4 km deep · 63 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci516072. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 5:16 PM UTC.