M2.6 earthquake 65km E of Hawthorne, NV

Magnitude

2.6 (mc), micro

Local time

Fri, May 15, 1981, 2:52 PM PDT

UTC

1981-05-15 21:52:17 UTC

Depth

3.6 km (2.2 mi), shallow

Epicenter

38.586° N, 117.875° W

Region

Nevada

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Depth from

Operator assigned

Station coverage gap

308°, poorly surrounded by stations

Stations used

0

• Hawthorne, NevadaPopulation 3,269. Forecast66 kmE
• Fernley, NevadaPopulation 19,418. Forecast164 kmSE
• Reno, NevadaPopulation 264,165. Forecast198 kmESE
• Los Angeles, CaliforniaPopulation 3,820,914. Forecast505 kmN

After

1. 2.061km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CATue, May 19, 11:58 AM PDT · 16569 days ago · 4 km deep · 81 km away
2. 2.563km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CAThu, May 21, 12:03 PM PDT · 16567 days ago · 4 km deep · 80 km away
3. 2.055km SSE of Hawthorne, NVSat, May 23, 12:15 AM PDT · 16566 days ago · 1 km deep · 75 km away
4. 3.130 km NW of Benton, CaliforniaSat, May 23, 6:50 PM PDT · 16565 days ago · 4 km deep · 99 km away
5. 2.158km SE of Hawthorne, NVWed, May 27, 3:24 PM PDT · 16561 days ago · 4 km deep · 47 km away
6. 2.342km E of Hawthorne, NVThu, May 28, 3:48 PM PDT · 16560 days ago · 4 km deep · 23 km away
7. 2.542km ENE of Hawthorne, NVFri, May 29, 3:35 PM PDT · 16559 days ago · 4 km deep · 24 km away
8. 1.955km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CASun, May 31, 11:38 PM PDT · 16557 days ago · 4 km deep · 87 km away
9. 2.352km NE of Mammoth Lakes, CAThu, Jun 4, 3:15 AM PDT · 16554 days ago · 4 km deep · 91 km away
10. 1.634km WNW of Tonopah, NVSat, Jun 6, 8:55 AM PDT · 16552 days ago · 4 km deep · 53 km away
11. 1.834km NW of Tonopah, NVSat, Jun 6, 9:08 AM PDT · 16552 days ago · 4 km deep · 48 km away
12. 2.639km ENE of Hawthorne, NVSun, Jun 7, 1:31 AM PDT · 16551 days ago · 4 km deep · 27 km away
13. 2.158km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CATue, Jun 9, 12:11 PM PDT · 16548 days ago · 4 km deep · 88 km away
14. 1.550km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CASun, Jun 14, 3:11 PM PDT · 16543 days ago · 4 km deep · 93 km away
15. 1.745km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CAMon, Jun 15, 8:46 PM PDT · 16542 days ago · 4 km deep · 97 km away
16. 1.954km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CATue, Jun 16, 6:15 AM PDT · 16542 days ago · 4 km deep · 87 km away
17. 1.853km WSW of Tonopah, NVTue, Jun 16, 9:54 AM PDT · 16541 days ago · 4 km deep · 83 km away
18. 2.558km ENE of Hawthorne, NVTue, Jun 16, 12:03 PM PDT · 16541 days ago · 4 km deep · 11 km away
19. 2.034km W of Tonopah, NVTue, Jun 16, 1:42 PM PDT · 16541 days ago · 4 km deep · 63 km away
20. 2.363km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CAThu, Jun 18, 12:14 PM PDT · 16539 days ago · 4 km deep · 79 km away
21. 1.629km WSW of Tonopah, NVThu, Jun 18, 5:08 PM PDT · 16539 days ago · 4 km deep · 78 km away
22. 2.465km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CAFri, Jun 19, 11:08 AM PDT · 16538 days ago · 4 km deep · 78 km away
23. 1.966km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CAFri, Jun 19, 5:22 PM PDT · 16538 days ago · 4 km deep · 78 km away
24. 1.665km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CAFri, Jun 19, 5:43 PM PDT · 16538 days ago · 4 km deep · 78 km away
25. 2.650km SE of Hawthorne, NVSat, Jun 20, 7:27 AM PDT · 16538 days ago · -1 km deep · 54 km away
26. 1.534km SSW of Tonopah, NVSat, Jun 20, 3:12 PM PDT · 16537 days ago · 4 km deep · 95 km away
27. 1.953km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CASat, Jun 20, 10:01 PM PDT · 16537 days ago · 4 km deep · 90 km away
28. 2.524km SSW of Hawthorne, NVSun, Jun 21, 12:46 PM PDT · 16536 days ago · 4 km deep · 78 km away
29. 1.614 km NNW of Benton, CaliforniaSun, Jun 21, 7:59 PM PDT · 16536 days ago · 9 km deep · 93 km away
30. 2.640km E of Hawthorne, NVTue, Jun 23, 12:06 PM PDT · 16534 days ago · 4 km deep · 25 km away
31. 2.144km S of Hawthorne, NVTue, Jun 23, 2:59 PM PDT · 16534 days ago · 4 km deep · 79 km away
32. 1.743km S of Hawthorne, NVTue, Jun 23, 3:19 PM PDT · 16534 days ago · 4 km deep · 80 km away
33. 2.731km SE of Hawthorne, NVWed, Jun 24, 6:11 PM PDT · 16533 days ago · 4 km deep · 57 km away
34. 2.038km SSE of Hawthorne, NVWed, Jun 24, 8:44 PM PDT · 16533 days ago · 4 km deep · 59 km away
35. 1.537km SW of Tonopah, NVThu, Jun 25, 1:20 AM PDT · 16533 days ago · 4 km deep · 94 km away
36. 2.436km SE of Hawthorne, NVThu, Jun 25, 1:31 AM PDT · 16533 days ago · 4 km deep · 56 km away
37. 2.361km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CAThu, Jun 25, 12:01 PM PDT · 16532 days ago · 4 km deep · 82 km away
38. 1.646km ESE of Hawthorne, NVSun, Jun 28, 7:28 AM PDT · 16530 days ago · 4 km deep · 27 km away
39. 1.955km NE of Mammoth Lakes, CATue, Jun 30, 10:04 AM PDT · 16527 days ago · 4 km deep · 88 km away
40. 2.024km ESE of Hawthorne, NVTue, Jun 30, 12:40 PM PDT · 16527 days ago · 4 km deep · 44 km away
41. 2.255km SE of Hawthorne, NVTue, Jun 30, 3:47 PM PDT · 16527 days ago · 4 km deep · 47 km away
42. 2.346km SSE of Hawthorne, NVWed, Jul 1, 5:49 PM PDT · 16526 days ago · 4 km deep · 68 km away
43. 1.813 km NNW of Benton, CaliforniaThu, Jul 2, 9:30 AM PDT · 16526 days ago · 7 km deep · 92 km away
44. 2.313 km NNW of Benton, CaliforniaSun, Jul 5, 10:04 AM PDT · 16522 days ago · 3 km deep · 92 km away
45. 1.955km NE of Mammoth Lakes, CASun, Jul 5, 1:50 PM PDT · 16522 days ago · 4 km deep · 88 km away
46. 2.179km ENE of Hawthorne, NVMon, Jul 6, 4:12 PM PDT · 16521 days ago · 4 km deep · 16 km away
47. 1.736km WNW of Tonopah, NVSun, Jul 12, 9:23 PM PDT · 16515 days ago · 4 km deep · 51 km away
48. 3.430 km NW of Benton, CaliforniaMon, Jul 13, 9:37 AM PDT · 16515 days ago · 2 km deep · 99 km away
49. 2.130 km NW of Benton, CaliforniaMon, Jul 13, 12:15 PM PDT · 16514 days ago · 4 km deep · 99 km away
50. 2.830 km NW of Benton, CaliforniaTue, Jul 14, 12:04 AM PDT · 16514 days ago · 3 km deep · 99 km away
51. 1.968km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CATue, Jul 14, 11:09 AM PDT · 16513 days ago · 4 km deep · 74 km away

Before

1. 2.551km ESE of Hawthorne, NVFri, May 15, 12:07 PM PDT · 16573 days ago · 4 km deep · 41 km away
2. 2.360km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CATue, May 12, 2:29 PM PDT · 16576 days ago · 4 km deep · 82 km away
3. 1.654km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CAMon, May 11, 1:51 PM PDT · 16577 days ago · 4 km deep · 88 km away
4. 1.840km SSE of Hawthorne, NVSat, May 9, 11:58 PM PDT · 16579 days ago · 4 km deep · 71 km away
5. 2.138km WNW of Tonopah, NVSat, May 9, 11:49 AM PDT · 16579 days ago · 4 km deep · 51 km away
6. 2.234km E of Hawthorne, NVFri, May 8, 1:56 PM PDT · 16580 days ago · 4 km deep · 31 km away
7. 2.254km NE of Mammoth Lakes, CAFri, May 8, 8:21 AM PDT · 16581 days ago · 4 km deep · 89 km away
8. 1.852km NE of Mammoth Lakes, CAFri, May 8, 1:18 AM PDT · 16581 days ago · 4 km deep · 92 km away
9. 2.046km NE of Mammoth Lakes, CAThu, May 7, 8:03 PM PDT · 16581 days ago · 4 km deep · 98 km away
10. 1.555km NE of Mammoth Lakes, CAThu, May 7, 12:59 AM PDT · 16582 days ago · 4 km deep · 88 km away
11. 3.612 km NNW of Benton, CaliforniaWed, May 6, 7:18 PM PDT · 16582 days ago · 9 km deep · 93 km away
12. 2.256km NE of Mammoth Lakes, CAWed, May 6, 6:53 PM PDT · 16582 days ago · 4 km deep · 89 km away
13. 2.155km NE of Mammoth Lakes, CAWed, May 6, 6:38 PM PDT · 16582 days ago · 4 km deep · 89 km away
14. 2.150km NE of Mammoth Lakes, CAWed, May 6, 6:10 PM PDT · 16582 days ago · 4 km deep · 94 km away
15. 4.512 km NNW of Benton, CaliforniaWed, May 6, 6:02 PM PDT · 16582 days ago · 9 km deep · 93 km away
16. 2.256km SE of Hawthorne, NVWed, May 6, 12:07 PM PDT · 16582 days ago · 4 km deep · 45 km away
17. 2.152km SE of Hawthorne, NVMon, May 4, 1:14 PM PDT · 16584 days ago · 4 km deep · 52 km away
18. 2.348km S of Hawthorne, NVSun, May 3, 9:56 PM PDT · 16585 days ago · 4 km deep · 79 km away
19. 1.940km SSE of Hawthorne, NVSun, May 3, 9:54 PM PDT · 16585 days ago · 4 km deep · 73 km away
20. 1.730km W of Tonopah, NVSat, May 2, 9:18 PM PDT · 16586 days ago · 4 km deep · 66 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci516077. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 4:18 AM UTC.