Nevada earthquakes

M2.0 earthquake 59km SE of Hawthorne, NV

A magnitude 2.0 earthquake struck 59km SE of Hawthorne, NV on Tue, Jul 28, 1981, 3:47 PM PDT (22:47 UTC), 4 km (2 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.5 3km N of Mammoth Lakes, CA. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.0 (mc), micro
Local time
UTC
1981-07-28 22:47:47 UTC
Depth
3.8 km (2.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
38.158° N, 118.136° 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
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: 149 in the 60 days after this one and 49 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.715km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 16490 days ago · 4 km deep · 89 km away
  2. 1.522km SE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 16490 days ago · 4 km deep · 93 km away
  3. 2.53km N of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 16490 days ago · 5 km deep · 92 km away
  4. 1.83 km ENE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16490 days ago · 4 km deep · 89 km away
  5. 1.510 km ENE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16489 days ago · 3 km deep · 83 km away
  6. 2.84km N of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 16489 days ago · 5 km deep · 91 km away
  7. 1.83 km E of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16489 days ago · 1 km deep · 90 km away
  8. 1.84 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16489 days ago · 5 km deep · 90 km away
  9. 1.54 km E of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16488 days ago · 3 km deep · 89 km away
  10. 1.63 km E of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16488 days ago · 5 km deep · 90 km away
  11. 1.524km SSE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 16487 days ago · 4 km deep · 99 km away
  12. 2.811 km W of Aspen Springs, California · 16487 days ago · 9 km deep · 91 km away
  13. 1.65 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16487 days ago · 6 km deep · 90 km away
  14. 2.23km E of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 16487 days ago · 5 km deep · 92 km away
  15. 2.83 km E of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16487 days ago · 6 km deep · 90 km away
  16. 1.73 km E of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16487 days ago · 6 km deep · 90 km away
  17. 1.6California-Nevada border region · 16487 days ago · 6 km deep · 89 km away
  18. 1.83 km E of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16487 days ago · 5 km deep · 90 km away
  19. 1.8California-Nevada border region · 16486 days ago · 9 km deep · 87 km away
  20. 1.630 km NW of Benton, California · 16486 days ago · 3 km deep · 55 km away
  21. 1.53 km E of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16485 days ago · 3 km deep · 90 km away
  22. 1.947km ESE of Hawthorne, NV · 16485 days ago · 4 km deep · 17 km away
  23. 2.463km E of Hawthorne, NV · 16484 days ago · 4 km deep · 48 km away
  24. 1.515km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 16484 days ago · 4 km deep · 85 km away
  25. 1.619km SE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 16484 days ago · 4 km deep · 95 km away
  26. 2.68 km E of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16483 days ago · 4 km deep · 87 km away
  27. 2.18 km E of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16483 days ago · 4 km deep · 87 km away
  28. 2.18 km E of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16483 days ago · 4 km deep · 87 km away
  29. 1.730 km NW of Benton, California · 16483 days ago · 3 km deep · 55 km away
  30. 3.610 km WSW of Aspen Springs, California · 16483 days ago · 9 km deep · 92 km away
  31. 1.960km SE of Hawthorne, NV · 16483 days ago · 4 km deep · 1 km away
  32. 1.99 km E of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16482 days ago · 3 km deep · 87 km away
  33. 2.37 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16482 days ago · 3 km deep · 88 km away
  34. 1.517km SE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 16480 days ago · 5 km deep · 95 km away
  35. 2.56 km SW of Aspen Springs, California · 16480 days ago · 5 km deep · 90 km away
  36. 3.55 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16480 days ago · 6 km deep · 89 km away
  37. 3.05 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16480 days ago · 6 km deep · 90 km away
  38. 1.73 km E of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16480 days ago · 3 km deep · 90 km away
  39. 3.55 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16480 days ago · 6 km deep · 89 km away
  40. 1.64 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16480 days ago · 7 km deep · 90 km away
  41. 2.74km E of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 16480 days ago · 5 km deep · 90 km away
  42. 2.138km NE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CA · 16480 days ago · 4 km deep · 55 km away
  43. 1.64 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16480 days ago · 5 km deep · 90 km away
  44. 1.93 km NE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16480 days ago · 4 km deep · 89 km away
  45. 1.626km NW of West Bishop, CA · 16478 days ago · 4 km deep · 87 km away
  46. 2.82 km E of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16478 days ago · 5 km deep · 91 km away
  47. 1.63 km E of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16477 days ago · 4 km deep · 90 km away
  48. 2.9California-Nevada border region · 16477 days ago · 6 km deep · 90 km away
  49. 2.345km ENE of Hawthorne, NV · 16476 days ago · 4 km deep · 56 km away
  50. 3.614 km W of Aspen Springs, California · 16476 days ago · 3 km deep · 95 km away
  51. 2.910 km SW of Aspen Springs, California · 16475 days ago · 14 km deep · 95 km away
  52. 1.99km NE of Bishop, CA · 16475 days ago · 4 km deep · 84 km away
  53. 1.565km ENE of Bishop, CA · 16474 days ago · 4 km deep · 85 km away
  54. 1.68km ENE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 16474 days ago · 4 km deep · 87 km away
  55. 1.82 km ENE of Mesa, California · 16474 days ago · 1 km deep · 88 km away
  56. 1.712km ENE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 16474 days ago · 4 km deep · 83 km away
  57. 2.25 km SE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16473 days ago · 2 km deep · 92 km away
  58. 2.714 km W of Aspen Springs, California · 16473 days ago · 2 km deep · 95 km away
  59. 1.622km E of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 16472 days ago · 4 km deep · 81 km away
  60. 1.618km SSE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 16471 days ago · 4 km deep · 98 km away

The first 60 of 149.

Before

  1. 2.04 km E of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16492 days ago · -1 km deep · 90 km away
  2. 2.814 km SE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16492 days ago · 3 km deep · 94 km away
  3. 1.947km S of Hawthorne, NV · 16493 days ago · 4 km deep · 37 km away
  4. 2.3California-Nevada border region · 16493 days ago · 6 km deep · 88 km away
  5. 1.850km S of Hawthorne, NV · 16494 days ago · 4 km deep · 52 km away
  6. 2.547km NE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CA · 16494 days ago · 4 km deep · 58 km away
  7. 2.26km NE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CA · 16494 days ago · 4 km deep · 84 km away
  8. 1.956km NE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 16495 days ago · 4 km deep · 38 km away
  9. 1.713km SE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 16495 days ago · 5 km deep · 95 km away
  10. 1.517km SSE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 16495 days ago · 5 km deep · 98 km away
  11. 1.95 km NE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16495 days ago · 1 km deep · 87 km away
  12. 1.560km ENE of Big Pine, CA · 16496 days ago · -2 km deep · 97 km away
  13. 3.058km ENE of Big Pine, CA · 16496 days ago · 4 km deep · 98 km away
  14. 1.622km SE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 16496 days ago · 4 km deep · 95 km away
  15. 1.72 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16498 days ago · 2 km deep · 91 km away
  16. 1.89km ESE of Bishop, CA · 16500 days ago · 4 km deep · 93 km away
  17. 1.615km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 16502 days ago · 4 km deep · 89 km away
  18. 1.93 km ENE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16502 days ago · 4 km deep · 90 km away
  19. 1.82 km ENE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16502 days ago · 4 km deep · 90 km away
  20. 1.617km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 16503 days ago · 4 km deep · 90 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci520231. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 11:36 AM UTC.