Nevada earthquakes

M2.6 earthquake 69km NE of Hawthorne, NV

A magnitude 2.6 earthquake struck 69km NE of Hawthorne, NV on Fri, Apr 24, 1981, 12:29 PM PST (20:29 UTC), 4 km (2 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.2 46km ESE of Hawthorne, NV. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.6 (mc), micro
Local time
UTC
1981-04-24 20:29:15 UTC
Depth
3.6 km (2.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
38.973° N, 118.067° 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
275°, 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: 23 in the 60 days after this one and 13 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.481km NE of Hawthorne, NV · 16587 days ago · 4 km deep · 13 km away
  2. 2.044km SSE of Hawthorne, NV · 16582 days ago · 4 km deep · 93 km away
  3. 3.246km ESE of Hawthorne, NV · 16581 days ago · 4 km deep · 65 km away
  4. 2.249km ESE of Hawthorne, NV · 16580 days ago · 4 km deep · 75 km away
  5. 2.134km SSW of Hawthorne, NV · 16579 days ago · 4 km deep · 100 km away
  6. 1.940km SSE of Hawthorne, NV · 16578 days ago · 4 km deep · 98 km away
  7. 2.152km SE of Hawthorne, NV · 16577 days ago · 4 km deep · 88 km away
  8. 2.256km SE of Hawthorne, NV · 16575 days ago · 4 km deep · 83 km away
  9. 2.234km E of Hawthorne, NV · 16573 days ago · 4 km deep · 48 km away
  10. 2.138km WNW of Tonopah, NV · 16572 days ago · 4 km deep · 98 km away
  11. 1.840km SSE of Hawthorne, NV · 16572 days ago · 4 km deep · 97 km away
  12. 2.551km ESE of Hawthorne, NV · 16566 days ago · 4 km deep · 77 km away
  13. 2.665km E of Hawthorne, NV · 16566 days ago · 4 km deep · 46 km away
  14. 2.158km SE of Hawthorne, NV · 16554 days ago · 4 km deep · 85 km away
  15. 2.342km E of Hawthorne, NV · 16553 days ago · 4 km deep · 45 km away
  16. 2.542km ENE of Hawthorne, NV · 16552 days ago · 4 km deep · 42 km away
  17. 1.634km WNW of Tonopah, NV · 16544 days ago · 4 km deep · 99 km away
  18. 1.834km NW of Tonopah, NV · 16544 days ago · 4 km deep · 91 km away
  19. 2.639km ENE of Hawthorne, NV · 16544 days ago · 4 km deep · 43 km away
  20. 2.558km ENE of Hawthorne, NV · 16534 days ago · 4 km deep · 38 km away
  21. 2.650km SE of Hawthorne, NV · 16530 days ago · -1 km deep · 88 km away
  22. 2.524km SSW of Hawthorne, NV · 16529 days ago · 4 km deep · 91 km away
  23. 2.640km E of Hawthorne, NV · 16527 days ago · 4 km deep · 49 km away

Before

  1. 1.956km SSE of Hawthorne, NV · 16590 days ago · 4 km deep · 99 km away
  2. 2.114km WNW of Hawthorne, NV · 16591 days ago · 4 km deep · 75 km away
  3. 1.678km ESE of Fallon, NV · 16591 days ago · 4 km deep · 14 km away
  4. 2.665km SE of Hawthorne, NV · 16595 days ago · 4 km deep · 93 km away
  5. 2.766km SE of Hawthorne, NV · 16595 days ago · 4 km deep · 94 km away
  6. 2.967km WNW of Austin, NV · 16596 days ago · -2 km deep · 79 km away
  7. 2.048km ESE of Hawthorne, NV · 16597 days ago · 6 km deep · 72 km away
  8. 2.566km NE of Hawthorne, NV · 16600 days ago · 8 km deep · 7 km away
  9. 2.070km NE of Hawthorne, NV · 16602 days ago · 4 km deep · 4 km away
  10. 2.542km ENE of Hawthorne, NV · 16602 days ago · 4 km deep · 42 km away
  11. 1.851km SE of Hawthorne, NV · 16605 days ago · 14 km deep · 82 km away
  12. 2.643km SSE of Hawthorne, NV · 16608 days ago · 4 km deep · 92 km away
  13. 2.225km SSE of Hawthorne, NV · 16617 days ago · 4 km deep · 80 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci516986. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 8:38 PM UTC.