Nevada earthquakes

M2.6 earthquake 50km SE of Hawthorne, NV

A magnitude 2.6 earthquake struck 50km SE of Hawthorne, NV on Sat, Jun 20, 1981, 7:27 AM PDT (14:27 UTC), -1 km (-1 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
2.6 (Mc), micro
Magnitude from
Southern California Seismic Network
Local time
UTC
1981-06-20 14:27:22 UTC
Depth
-1.3 km (-0.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
38.189° N, 118.234° 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
From location
Station coverage gap
223°, 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: at least 201 in the 60 days after this one and 81 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.534km SSW of Tonopah, NV · 16539 days ago · 4 km deep · 83 km away
  2. 3.314 km WSW of Aspen Springs, California · 16539 days ago · 3 km deep · 94 km away
  3. 1.953km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CA · 16539 days ago · 4 km deep · 44 km away
  4. 2.524km SSW of Hawthorne, NV · 16538 days ago · 4 km deep · 44 km away
  5. 2.36km NE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 16538 days ago · 4 km deep · 83 km away
  6. 1.78 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16538 days ago · 6 km deep · 84 km away
  7. 2.88 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16538 days ago · 5 km deep · 84 km away
  8. 1.611km ENE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 16538 days ago · 4 km deep · 79 km away
  9. 1.519km ENE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 16538 days ago · 4 km deep · 72 km away
  10. 1.614 km NNW of Benton, California · 16538 days ago · 9 km deep · 39 km away
  11. 3.47 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16538 days ago · 8 km deep · 85 km away
  12. 3.214 km WSW of Aspen Springs, California · 16537 days ago · 4 km deep · 94 km away
  13. 2.99 km W of Aspen Springs, California · 16536 days ago · 9 km deep · 87 km away
  14. 2.640km E of Hawthorne, NV · 16536 days ago · 4 km deep · 40 km away
  15. 3.213 km SSE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16536 days ago · 2 km deep · 92 km away
  16. 2.144km S of Hawthorne, NV · 16536 days ago · 4 km deep · 30 km away
  17. 1.743km S of Hawthorne, NV · 16536 days ago · 4 km deep · 31 km away
  18. 2.58 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16536 days ago · 6 km deep · 84 km away
  19. 1.78 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16536 days ago · 5 km deep · 84 km away
  20. 2.69km E of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 16535 days ago · 4 km deep · 84 km away
  21. 3.012 km SE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16535 days ago · 7 km deep · 88 km away
  22. 2.731km SE of Hawthorne, NV · 16535 days ago · 4 km deep · 20 km away
  23. 2.038km SSE of Hawthorne, NV · 16535 days ago · 4 km deep · 14 km away
  24. 1.537km SW of Tonopah, NV · 16535 days ago · 4 km deep · 78 km away
  25. 2.436km SE of Hawthorne, NV · 16535 days ago · 4 km deep · 15 km away
  26. 2.361km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CA · 16534 days ago · 4 km deep · 30 km away
  27. 2.115km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 16534 days ago · 4 km deep · 87 km away
  28. 1.712km NE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 16534 days ago · 4 km deep · 77 km away
  29. 2.018km NE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 16534 days ago · 4 km deep · 73 km away
  30. 1.810km ENE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 16534 days ago · 4 km deep · 81 km away
  31. 3.414 km WSW of Aspen Springs, California · 16534 days ago · 5 km deep · 94 km away
  32. 2.117km SE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 16533 days ago · 4 km deep · 88 km away
  33. 2.015km ENE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 16533 days ago · 4 km deep · 76 km away
  34. 1.59 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16533 days ago · 3 km deep · 86 km away
  35. 1.910km ENE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 16533 days ago · 4 km deep · 80 km away
  36. 3.311 km E of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16532 days ago · 7 km deep · 82 km away
  37. 3.210 km E of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16532 days ago · 6 km deep · 82 km away
  38. 2.212km ENE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 16532 days ago · 4 km deep · 79 km away
  39. 2.812km ENE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 16532 days ago · 4 km deep · 79 km away
  40. 2.421km SE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 16532 days ago · 4 km deep · 90 km away
  41. 1.646km ESE of Hawthorne, NV · 16532 days ago · 4 km deep · 28 km away
  42. 2.019km NE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 16531 days ago · 4 km deep · 71 km away
  43. 2.014km NE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 16531 days ago · 4 km deep · 76 km away
  44. 2.821km SE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 16531 days ago · 4 km deep · 88 km away
  45. 3.111 km E of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16531 days ago · 6 km deep · 81 km away
  46. 2.518km SSE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 16531 days ago · 5 km deep · 96 km away
  47. 1.921km SE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 16531 days ago · 4 km deep · 92 km away
  48. 2.019km E of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 16530 days ago · 4 km deep · 75 km away
  49. 2.515km NE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 16530 days ago · 4 km deep · 75 km away
  50. 3.310 km E of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16530 days ago · 5 km deep · 82 km away
  51. 3.2California-Nevada border region · 16530 days ago · 9 km deep · 90 km away
  52. 1.716km ENE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 16530 days ago · 4 km deep · 76 km away
  53. 2.012 km SE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16530 days ago · 3 km deep · 89 km away
  54. 3.712 km SE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16530 days ago · 4 km deep · 89 km away
  55. 2.810 km W of Aspen Springs, California · 16530 days ago · 3 km deep · 86 km away
  56. 3.211 km SE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16530 days ago · 3 km deep · 90 km away
  57. 3.012 km SE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16530 days ago · 3 km deep · 90 km away
  58. 3.212 km SE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16530 days ago · 4 km deep · 90 km away
  59. 2.67km ENE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 16530 days ago · 4 km deep · 83 km away
  60. 3.07km ENE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 16530 days ago · 4 km deep · 83 km away

The first 60 of at least 201.

Before

  1. 1.917km SE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 16540 days ago · 4 km deep · 94 km away
  2. 1.741km NE of Bishop, CA · 16540 days ago · 4 km deep · 68 km away
  3. 1.665km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CA · 16540 days ago · 4 km deep · 26 km away
  4. 1.966km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CA · 16540 days ago · 4 km deep · 25 km away
  5. 1.716km SSE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 16540 days ago · 4 km deep · 97 km away
  6. 2.465km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CA · 16540 days ago · 4 km deep · 26 km away
  7. 1.912km S of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 16541 days ago · 4 km deep · 98 km away
  8. 1.629km WSW of Tonopah, NV · 16541 days ago · 4 km deep · 69 km away
  9. 2.515km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 16541 days ago · 4 km deep · 87 km away
  10. 2.363km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CA · 16541 days ago · 4 km deep · 28 km away
  11. 3.28 km SW of Aspen Springs, California · 16541 days ago · 8 km deep · 90 km away
  12. 1.720km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 16542 days ago · 4 km deep · 86 km away
  13. 1.820km SE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 16542 days ago · 4 km deep · 88 km away
  14. 2.262km ENE of Bishop, CA · 16542 days ago · 5 km deep · 74 km away
  15. 2.034km W of Tonopah, NV · 16543 days ago · 4 km deep · 56 km away
  16. 2.558km ENE of Hawthorne, NV · 16543 days ago · 4 km deep · 55 km away
  17. 1.853km WSW of Tonopah, NV · 16543 days ago · 4 km deep · 56 km away
  18. 1.545km NE of Big Pine, CA · 16544 days ago · 4 km deep · 94 km away
  19. 1.954km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CA · 16544 days ago · 4 km deep · 40 km away
  20. 2.636km ENE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 16544 days ago · 4 km deep · 59 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci518023. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 2:25 AM UTC.