M1.9 earthquake 47km ESE of Hawthorne, NV

Magnitude

1.9 (mc), micro

Local time

Tue, Aug 4, 1981, 12:09 PM PDT

UTC

1981-08-04 19:09:51 UTC

Depth

3.6 km (2.2 mi), shallow

Epicenter

38.314° N, 118.157° W

Region

Nevada

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Depth from

Operator assigned

Station coverage gap

297°, poorly surrounded by stations

Stations used

0

• Hawthorne, NevadaPopulation 3,269. Forecast47 kmESE
• Gardnerville Ranchos, NevadaPopulation 11,312. Forecast152 kmESE
• Reno, NevadaPopulation 264,165. Forecast197 kmSE
• Los Angeles, CaliforniaPopulation 3,820,914. Forecast474 kmN

After

1. 3.38 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, CaliforniaSat, Sep 5, 2:56 AM PDT · 16453 days ago · 7 km deep · 99 km away
2. 1.66km ENE of Mammoth Lakes, CASun, Sep 6, 5:07 PM PDT · 16451 days ago · 4 km deep · 99 km away
3. 1.85km NE of Mammoth Lakes, CASun, Sep 6, 7:14 PM PDT · 16451 days ago · 4 km deep · 100 km away
4. 3.732 km NW of Benton, CaliforniaTue, Sep 8, 5:34 AM PDT · 16450 days ago · 2 km deep · 61 km away
5. 4.3California-Nevada border regionSat, Sep 12, 11:12 AM PDT · 16446 days ago · 16 km deep · 47 km away
6. 2.735km SSE of Hawthorne, NVSat, Sep 12, 5:36 PM PDT · 16445 days ago · 4 km deep · 34 km away
7. 2.35km NE of Mammoth Lakes, CASun, Sep 13, 10:06 PM PDT · 16444 days ago · 4 km deep · 100 km away
8. 2.146km N of Hawthorne, NVWed, Sep 16, 9:50 AM PDT · 16442 days ago · 4 km deep · 77 km away
9. 1.847km E of Hawthorne, NVWed, Sep 16, 10:23 AM PDT · 16442 days ago · 4 km deep · 28 km away
10. 1.910 km WNW of Aspen Springs, CaliforniaThu, Sep 17, 4:32 AM PDT · 16441 days ago · 3 km deep · 99 km away
11. 2.037km E of Hawthorne, NVThu, Sep 17, 10:30 AM PDT · 16441 days ago · 4 km deep · 24 km away
12. 2.243km ESE of Hawthorne, NVThu, Sep 17, 7:44 PM PDT · 16440 days ago · 4 km deep · 4 km away
13. 3.512 km WNW of Aspen Springs, CaliforniaFri, Sep 18, 4:04 AM PDT · 16440 days ago · 9 km deep · 99 km away
14. 1.936km S of Hawthorne, NVSat, Sep 19, 9:12 AM PDT · 16439 days ago · 4 km deep · 41 km away
15. 1.69km ENE of Mammoth Lakes, CASun, Sep 20, 6:23 PM PDT · 16437 days ago · 4 km deep · 97 km away
16. 1.630km WSW of Tonopah, NVSun, Sep 20, 11:19 PM PDT · 16437 days ago · 4 km deep · 66 km away
17. 2.121km E of Hawthorne, NVWed, Sep 23, 12:58 PM PDT · 16434 days ago · 4 km deep · 31 km away
18. 1.96km NNE of Mammoth Lakes, CAWed, Sep 23, 3:23 PM PDT · 16434 days ago · 5 km deep · 99 km away
19. 2.91 km WNW of Swall Meadows, CaliforniaThu, Sep 24, 4:36 AM PDT · 16434 days ago · 8 km deep · 99 km away
20. 1.540km ENE of Mammoth Lakes, CAThu, Sep 24, 3:08 PM PDT · 16433 days ago · 4 km deep · 73 km away
21. 2.260km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CAThu, Sep 24, 4:01 PM PDT · 16433 days ago · 4 km deep · 45 km away
22. 1.69km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, CASat, Sep 26, 9:27 PM PDT · 16431 days ago · 4 km deep · 100 km away
23. 1.842km SSW of Tonopah, NVMon, Sep 28, 9:05 AM PDT · 16430 days ago · 4 km deep · 95 km away
24. 1.943km SSW of Tonopah, NVMon, Sep 28, 10:32 AM PDT · 16430 days ago · 4 km deep · 98 km away
25. 1.743km SSW of Tonopah, NVMon, Sep 28, 10:48 AM PDT · 16430 days ago · 4 km deep · 99 km away
26. 1.943km SSW of Tonopah, NVMon, Sep 28, 11:19 AM PDT · 16430 days ago · 4 km deep · 99 km away
27. 2.263km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CATue, Sep 29, 3:45 PM PDT · 16428 days ago · 4 km deep · 43 km away
28. 1.830km E of Hawthorne, NVTue, Sep 29, 7:12 PM PDT · 16428 days ago · 4 km deep · 24 km away
29. 2.352km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CAWed, Sep 30, 1:47 AM PDT · 16428 days ago · 4 km deep · 53 km away
30. 3.110 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, CaliforniaWed, Sep 30, 5:11 AM PDT · 16428 days ago · 4 km deep · 99 km away
31. 2.98km ENE of Mammoth Lakes, CAWed, Sep 30, 5:12 AM PDT · 16428 days ago · 4 km deep · 97 km away
32. 3.28km E of Mammoth Lakes, CAWed, Sep 30, 5:15 AM PDT · 16428 days ago · 4 km deep · 100 km away
33. 3.39 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, CaliforniaWed, Sep 30, 5:15 AM PDT · 16428 days ago · 3 km deep · 98 km away
34. 3.211 km E of Mammoth Lakes, CaliforniaWed, Sep 30, 5:25 AM PDT · 16428 days ago · 10 km deep · 95 km away
35. 2.79km ENE of Mammoth Lakes, CAWed, Sep 30, 5:36 AM PDT · 16428 days ago · 4 km deep · 95 km away
36. 3.17km ENE of Mammoth Lakes, CAWed, Sep 30, 5:37 AM PDT · 16428 days ago · 4 km deep · 98 km away
37. 2.87km E of Mammoth Lakes, CAWed, Sep 30, 5:38 AM PDT · 16428 days ago · 4 km deep · 99 km away
38. 3.010km ENE of Mammoth Lakes, CAWed, Sep 30, 5:39 AM PDT · 16428 days ago · 4 km deep · 95 km away
39. 1.811km E of Mammoth Lakes, CAWed, Sep 30, 5:47 AM PDT · 16428 days ago · 4 km deep · 97 km away
40. 2.610 km E of Mammoth Lakes, CaliforniaWed, Sep 30, 5:51 AM PDT · 16428 days ago · 5 km deep · 97 km away
41. 2.529km N of Mammoth Lakes, CAWed, Sep 30, 5:54 AM PDT · 16428 days ago · 6 km deep · 84 km away
42. 2.610km E of Mammoth Lakes, CAWed, Sep 30, 5:55 AM PDT · 16428 days ago · 4 km deep · 97 km away
43. 3.08km ENE of Mammoth Lakes, CAWed, Sep 30, 5:56 AM PDT · 16428 days ago · 4 km deep · 97 km away
44. 2.59km ENE of Mammoth Lakes, CAWed, Sep 30, 5:59 AM PDT · 16428 days ago · 4 km deep · 96 km away
45. 4.911 km E of Mammoth Lakes, CaliforniaWed, Sep 30, 6:05 AM PDT · 16428 days ago · 4 km deep · 96 km away
46. 2.89km ENE of Mammoth Lakes, CAWed, Sep 30, 6:14 AM PDT · 16428 days ago · 4 km deep · 96 km away
47. 3.010 km E of Mammoth Lakes, CaliforniaWed, Sep 30, 6:18 AM PDT · 16428 days ago · 3 km deep · 96 km away
48. 2.311 km WNW of Aspen Springs, CaliforniaWed, Sep 30, 6:21 AM PDT · 16428 days ago · 3 km deep · 98 km away
49. 2.610km ENE of Mammoth Lakes, CAWed, Sep 30, 6:24 AM PDT · 16428 days ago · 4 km deep · 96 km away
50. 2.618km ENE of Mammoth Lakes, CAWed, Sep 30, 6:28 AM PDT · 16428 days ago · 4 km deep · 88 km away
51. 3.211 km E of Mammoth Lakes, CaliforniaWed, Sep 30, 6:49 AM PDT · 16428 days ago · 4 km deep · 96 km away
52. 3.08km ENE of Mammoth Lakes, CAWed, Sep 30, 6:58 AM PDT · 16428 days ago · 4 km deep · 97 km away
53. 3.18km E of Mammoth Lakes, CAWed, Sep 30, 7:04 AM PDT · 16428 days ago · 4 km deep · 99 km away
54. 2.810 km E of Mammoth Lakes, CaliforniaWed, Sep 30, 7:09 AM PDT · 16428 days ago · 10 km deep · 97 km away
55. 1.840km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CAWed, Sep 30, 7:11 AM PDT · 16428 days ago · 4 km deep · 66 km away
56. 2.715km N of Mammoth Lakes, CAWed, Sep 30, 7:13 AM PDT · 16428 days ago · 4 km deep · 92 km away
57. 2.97km ENE of Mammoth Lakes, CAWed, Sep 30, 7:13 AM PDT · 16428 days ago · 4 km deep · 98 km away
58. 2.48 km E of Mammoth Lakes, CaliforniaWed, Sep 30, 7:14 AM PDT · 16428 days ago · 2 km deep · 98 km away
59. 3.19 km E of Mammoth Lakes, CaliforniaWed, Sep 30, 7:15 AM PDT · 16428 days ago · 3 km deep · 98 km away
60. 3.010km E of Mammoth Lakes, CAWed, Sep 30, 7:19 AM PDT · 16428 days ago · 4 km deep · 98 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci520537. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 7:09 AM UTC.