California earthquakes

M1.9 earthquake 47km S of Hawthorne, NV

A magnitude 1.9 earthquake struck 47km S of Hawthorne, NV on Mon, Jul 27, 1981, 10:26 AM PDT (17:26 UTC), 4 km (2 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.8 14 km SE of Mammoth Lakes, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.9 (mc), micro
Local time
UTC
1981-07-27 17:26:23 UTC
Depth
3.9 km (2.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
38.108° N, 118.551° 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
209°, 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: 157 in the 60 days after this one and 42 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.814 km SE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16492 days ago · 3 km deep · 69 km away
  2. 2.04 km E of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16492 days ago · -1 km deep · 61 km away
  3. 2.059km SE of Hawthorne, NV · 16492 days ago · 4 km deep · 37 km away
  4. 1.715km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 16490 days ago · 4 km deep · 64 km away
  5. 1.522km SE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 16490 days ago · 4 km deep · 70 km away
  6. 2.53km N of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 16490 days ago · 5 km deep · 62 km away
  7. 1.83 km ENE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16490 days ago · 4 km deep · 60 km away
  8. 1.510 km ENE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16489 days ago · 3 km deep · 56 km away
  9. 2.84km N of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 16489 days ago · 5 km deep · 61 km away
  10. 1.83 km E of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16489 days ago · 1 km deep · 62 km away
  11. 1.84 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16489 days ago · 5 km deep · 62 km away
  12. 1.54 km E of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16489 days ago · 3 km deep · 60 km away
  13. 1.63 km E of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16488 days ago · 5 km deep · 61 km away
  14. 1.524km SSE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 16487 days ago · 4 km deep · 77 km away
  15. 2.811 km W of Aspen Springs, California · 16487 days ago · 9 km deep · 66 km away
  16. 1.65 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16487 days ago · 6 km deep · 61 km away
  17. 2.23km E of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 16487 days ago · 5 km deep · 63 km away
  18. 2.83 km E of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16487 days ago · 6 km deep · 61 km away
  19. 1.73 km E of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16487 days ago · 6 km deep · 61 km away
  20. 1.6California-Nevada border region · 16487 days ago · 6 km deep · 61 km away
  21. 1.83 km E of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16487 days ago · 5 km deep · 61 km away
  22. 1.8California-Nevada border region · 16487 days ago · 9 km deep · 62 km away
  23. 1.630 km NW of Benton, California · 16486 days ago · 3 km deep · 20 km away
  24. 1.53 km E of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16485 days ago · 3 km deep · 61 km away
  25. 1.947km ESE of Hawthorne, NV · 16485 days ago · 4 km deep · 41 km away
  26. 2.463km E of Hawthorne, NV · 16485 days ago · 4 km deep · 75 km away
  27. 1.515km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 16484 days ago · 4 km deep · 60 km away
  28. 1.619km SE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 16484 days ago · 4 km deep · 72 km away
  29. 2.68 km E of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16484 days ago · 4 km deep · 60 km away
  30. 2.18 km E of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16483 days ago · 4 km deep · 60 km away
  31. 2.18 km E of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16483 days ago · 4 km deep · 60 km away
  32. 1.730 km NW of Benton, California · 16483 days ago · 3 km deep · 19 km away
  33. 3.610 km WSW of Aspen Springs, California · 16483 days ago · 9 km deep · 69 km away
  34. 1.960km SE of Hawthorne, NV · 16483 days ago · 4 km deep · 37 km away
  35. 1.99 km E of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16483 days ago · 3 km deep · 60 km away
  36. 2.37 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16482 days ago · 3 km deep · 61 km away
  37. 1.517km SE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 16480 days ago · 5 km deep · 70 km away
  38. 2.56 km SW of Aspen Springs, California · 16480 days ago · 5 km deep · 69 km away
  39. 3.55 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16480 days ago · 6 km deep · 61 km away
  40. 3.05 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16480 days ago · 6 km deep · 61 km away
  41. 1.73 km E of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16480 days ago · 3 km deep · 61 km away
  42. 3.55 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16480 days ago · 6 km deep · 61 km away
  43. 1.64 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16480 days ago · 7 km deep · 62 km away
  44. 2.74km E of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 16480 days ago · 5 km deep · 62 km away
  45. 2.138km NE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CA · 16480 days ago · 4 km deep · 59 km away
  46. 1.64 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16480 days ago · 5 km deep · 61 km away
  47. 1.93 km NE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16480 days ago · 4 km deep · 59 km away
  48. 1.626km NW of West Bishop, CA · 16478 days ago · 4 km deep · 67 km away
  49. 2.82 km E of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16478 days ago · 5 km deep · 62 km away
  50. 1.63 km E of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16477 days ago · 4 km deep · 61 km away
  51. 2.725 km S of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16477 days ago · -1 km deep · 87 km away
  52. 2.9California-Nevada border region · 16477 days ago · 6 km deep · 69 km away
  53. 2.345km ENE of Hawthorne, NV · 16476 days ago · 4 km deep · 71 km away
  54. 3.614 km W of Aspen Springs, California · 16476 days ago · 3 km deep · 70 km away
  55. 2.910 km SW of Aspen Springs, California · 16475 days ago · 14 km deep · 72 km away
  56. 1.99km NE of Bishop, CA · 16475 days ago · 4 km deep · 79 km away
  57. 1.68km ENE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 16474 days ago · 4 km deep · 59 km away
  58. 1.82 km ENE of Mesa, California · 16474 days ago · 1 km deep · 76 km away
  59. 1.712km ENE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 16474 days ago · 4 km deep · 56 km away
  60. 2.31 km SSE of Coleville, California · 16474 days ago · 4 km deep · 96 km away

The first 60 of 157.

Before

  1. 2.3California-Nevada border region · 16493 days ago · 6 km deep · 61 km away
  2. 1.850km S of Hawthorne, NV · 16494 days ago · 4 km deep · 16 km away
  3. 2.547km NE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CA · 16494 days ago · 4 km deep · 71 km away
  4. 2.26km NE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CA · 16494 days ago · 4 km deep · 78 km away
  5. 1.956km NE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 16495 days ago · 4 km deep · 14 km away
  6. 1.713km SE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 16495 days ago · 5 km deep · 70 km away
  7. 1.517km SSE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 16495 days ago · 5 km deep · 73 km away
  8. 1.95 km NE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16496 days ago · 1 km deep · 58 km away
  9. 1.622km SE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 16496 days ago · 4 km deep · 72 km away
  10. 1.72 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16498 days ago · 2 km deep · 62 km away
  11. 1.89km ESE of Bishop, CA · 16500 days ago · 4 km deep · 89 km away
  12. 1.615km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 16502 days ago · 4 km deep · 64 km away
  13. 1.93 km ENE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16502 days ago · 4 km deep · 60 km away
  14. 1.82 km ENE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16503 days ago · 4 km deep · 61 km away
  15. 1.617km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 16503 days ago · 4 km deep · 66 km away
  16. 1.637km W of Tonopah, NV · 16504 days ago · 4 km deep · 78 km away
  17. 3.03 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16504 days ago · 4 km deep · 62 km away
  18. 2.62 km SE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16504 days ago · 6 km deep · 63 km away
  19. 2.22 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16504 days ago · 4 km deep · 62 km away
  20. 2.83 km E of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16504 days ago · 6 km deep · 62 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci520166. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 4:22 PM UTC.