California earthquakes

M2.0 earthquake 55km SSE of Hawthorne, NV

A magnitude 2.0 earthquake struck 55km SSE of Hawthorne, NV on Sat, May 23, 1981, 12:15 AM PDT (07:15 UTC), 1 km (0 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.7 12 km SE of Mammoth Lakes, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.0 (Mc), micro
Magnitude from
Southern California Seismic Network
Local time
UTC
1981-05-23 07:15:28 UTC
Depth
0.6 km (0.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
38.061° N, 118.412° W
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
From location
Station coverage gap
326°, 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: 200 in the 60 days after this one and 73 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.014km SE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 16567 days ago · 5 km deep · 68 km away
  2. 2.82 km WSW of Aspen Springs, California · 16567 days ago · 5 km deep · 64 km away
  3. 3.130 km NW of Benton, California · 16566 days ago · 4 km deep · 29 km away
  4. 1.615km NE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 16566 days ago · 4 km deep · 54 km away
  5. 1.913km E of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 16565 days ago · 4 km deep · 59 km away
  6. 2.017km SE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 16565 days ago · 4 km deep · 68 km away
  7. 3.34 km NNW of West Bishop, California · 16565 days ago · 14 km deep · 73 km away
  8. 2.07km NW of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CA · 16565 days ago · 4 km deep · 71 km away
  9. 2.020km SE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 16563 days ago · 5 km deep · 72 km away
  10. 1.824km SSE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 16563 days ago · 5 km deep · 80 km away
  11. 2.621km SSE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 16563 days ago · 5 km deep · 76 km away
  12. 2.158km SE of Hawthorne, NV · 16563 days ago · 4 km deep · 32 km away
  13. 1.817km ENE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 16562 days ago · 4 km deep · 53 km away
  14. 2.017km SE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 16562 days ago · 5 km deep · 71 km away
  15. 2.342km E of Hawthorne, NV · 16562 days ago · 4 km deep · 62 km away
  16. 1.89km E of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 16561 days ago · 4 km deep · 62 km away
  17. 2.542km ENE of Hawthorne, NV · 16561 days ago · 4 km deep · 65 km away
  18. 2.025km E of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 16561 days ago · 4 km deep · 56 km away
  19. 1.955km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CA · 16558 days ago · 4 km deep · 32 km away
  20. 1.51 km SE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16558 days ago · 6 km deep · 67 km away
  21. 3.12 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16558 days ago · 5 km deep · 67 km away
  22. 1.741km NNW of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CA · 16557 days ago · 4 km deep · 36 km away
  23. 2.810km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 16556 days ago · 4 km deep · 64 km away
  24. 1.922km SE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 16556 days ago · 4 km deep · 74 km away
  25. 2.352km NE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 16555 days ago · 4 km deep · 17 km away
  26. 1.925km SE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 16555 days ago · 4 km deep · 69 km away
  27. 1.938km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CA · 16555 days ago · 4 km deep · 43 km away
  28. 1.79km SE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 16554 days ago · 5 km deep · 70 km away
  29. 1.923km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 16554 days ago · 4 km deep · 66 km away
  30. 2.349km N of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 16554 days ago · 4 km deep · 56 km away
  31. 3.115 km WSW of Aspen Springs, California · 16553 days ago · 3 km deep · 74 km away
  32. 3.1California-Nevada border region · 16553 days ago · 3 km deep · 73 km away
  33. 3.211 km W of Aspen Springs, California · 16553 days ago · 3 km deep · 69 km away
  34. 2.34km NNE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 16553 days ago · 5 km deep · 65 km away
  35. 2.815 km WSW of Aspen Springs, California · 16553 days ago · 2 km deep · 75 km away
  36. 1.634km WNW of Tonopah, NV · 16553 days ago · 4 km deep · 72 km away
  37. 1.834km NW of Tonopah, NV · 16553 days ago · 4 km deep · 89 km away
  38. 3.015 km WSW of Aspen Springs, California · 16552 days ago · 2 km deep · 74 km away
  39. 2.639km ENE of Hawthorne, NV · 16552 days ago · 4 km deep · 63 km away
  40. 2.814 km WSW of Aspen Springs, California · 16552 days ago · 2 km deep · 73 km away
  41. 3.010 km SW of Aspen Springs, California · 16552 days ago · 7 km deep · 72 km away
  42. 1.814km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 16552 days ago · 4 km deep · 66 km away
  43. 2.511 km SW of Aspen Springs, California · 16550 days ago · 11 km deep · 74 km away
  44. 2.158km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CA · 16550 days ago · 4 km deep · 17 km away
  45. 2.611 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16549 days ago · 5 km deep · 63 km away
  46. 2.910km E of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 16549 days ago · 4 km deep · 61 km away
  47. 2.013km ENE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 16549 days ago · 4 km deep · 57 km away
  48. 3.0California-Nevada border region · 16547 days ago · 4 km deep · 67 km away
  49. 3.29 km WNW of Aspen Springs, California · 16547 days ago · 7 km deep · 65 km away
  50. 1.550km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CA · 16545 days ago · 4 km deep · 41 km away
  51. 1.814km SE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 16544 days ago · 4 km deep · 70 km away
  52. 1.723km NW of West Bishop, CA · 16543 days ago · 4 km deep · 65 km away
  53. 1.79 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16543 days ago · 8 km deep · 63 km away
  54. 1.745km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CA · 16543 days ago · 4 km deep · 33 km away
  55. 1.69 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16543 days ago · 7 km deep · 63 km away
  56. 2.74km ENE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 16543 days ago · 4 km deep · 65 km away
  57. 2.636km ENE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 16543 days ago · 4 km deep · 40 km away
  58. 1.954km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CA · 16543 days ago · 4 km deep · 33 km away
  59. 1.545km NE of Big Pine, CA · 16543 days ago · 4 km deep · 88 km away
  60. 1.853km WSW of Tonopah, NV · 16543 days ago · 4 km deep · 62 km away

The first 60 of 200.

Before

  1. 2.648km NNE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 16568 days ago · 4 km deep · 36 km away
  2. 1.72 km SE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16568 days ago · 5 km deep · 67 km away
  3. 2.021km NW of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CA · 16568 days ago · 4 km deep · 60 km away
  4. 1.811km SE of Bishop, CA · 16568 days ago · 4 km deep · 87 km away
  5. 2.018km ENE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 16569 days ago · 4 km deep · 53 km away
  6. 2.563km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CA · 16569 days ago · 4 km deep · 19 km away
  7. 2.89 km W of Aspen Springs, California · 16569 days ago · 4 km deep · 67 km away
  8. 1.861km SSW of Tonopah, NV · 16570 days ago · 4 km deep · 88 km away
  9. 2.061km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CA · 16571 days ago · 4 km deep · 22 km away
  10. 2.69 km E of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16571 days ago · 4 km deep · 61 km away
  11. 2.615km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 16572 days ago · 4 km deep · 63 km away
  12. 1.624km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CA · 16573 days ago · 4 km deep · 55 km away
  13. 3.115 km SW of Aspen Springs, California · 16573 days ago · 9 km deep · 77 km away
  14. 2.521km WNW of West Bishop, CA · 16574 days ago · 4 km deep · 76 km away
  15. 2.665km E of Hawthorne, NV · 16575 days ago · 4 km deep · 75 km away
  16. 2.551km ESE of Hawthorne, NV · 16575 days ago · 4 km deep · 35 km away
  17. 2.720km SE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 16577 days ago · 5 km deep · 72 km away
  18. 2.921km SE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 16577 days ago · 5 km deep · 71 km away
  19. 3.014km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 16578 days ago · 4 km deep · 65 km away
  20. 2.360km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CA · 16578 days ago · 4 km deep · 21 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci516426. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 12:53 PM UTC.