California earthquakes

M1.7 earthquake 43km S of Hawthorne, NV

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 43km S of Hawthorne, NV on Tue, Jun 23, 1981, 3:19 PM PDT (22:19 UTC), 4 km (2 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.1 3 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.7 (mc), micro
Local time
UTC
1981-06-23 22:19:17 UTC
Depth
3.9 km (2.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
38.136° N, 118.586° 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
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
330°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
0

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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 0 in the 30 days before it.

After

The first 60 of 200.

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci518195. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 8:59 PM UTC.