M2.3 earthquake 45km ENE of Hawthorne, NV

Magnitude

2.3 (mc), micro

Local time

Thu, Aug 13, 1981, 12:01 PM PDT

UTC

1981-08-13 19:01:53 UTC

Depth

3.6 km (2.2 mi), shallow

Epicenter

38.664° N, 118.141° W

Region

Nevada

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Depth from

Operator assigned

Station coverage gap

318°, poorly surrounded by stations

Stations used

0

• Hawthorne, NevadaPopulation 3,269. Forecast45 kmENE
• Gardnerville Ranchos, NevadaPopulation 11,312. Forecast141 kmE
• Reno, NevadaPopulation 264,165. Forecast174 kmESE
• Los Angeles, CaliforniaPopulation 3,820,914. Forecast513 kmN

After

1. 1.555km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CASat, Aug 22, 10:11 AM PDT · 16467 days ago · 4 km deep · 91 km away
2. 3.022 km NNE of Silver Peak, NevadaSat, Aug 22, 9:32 PM PDT · 16466 days ago · 6 km deep · 94 km away
3. 1.639km SSE of Hawthorne, NVSun, Aug 23, 10:06 AM PDT · 16466 days ago · 4 km deep · 61 km away
4. 1.752km SSE of Hawthorne, NVSat, Aug 29, 7:43 AM PDT · 16460 days ago · 4 km deep · 69 km away
5. 1.538km SSE of Hawthorne, NVWed, Sep 2, 2:48 PM PDT · 16455 days ago · 4 km deep · 59 km away
6. 2.155km SE of Hawthorne, NVWed, Sep 2, 11:44 PM PDT · 16455 days ago · 4 km deep · 53 km away
7. 3.732 km NW of Benton, CaliforniaTue, Sep 8, 5:34 AM PDT · 16450 days ago · 2 km deep · 89 km away
8. 4.3California-Nevada border regionSat, Sep 12, 11:12 AM PDT · 16446 days ago · 16 km deep · 78 km away
9. 2.735km SSE of Hawthorne, NVSat, Sep 12, 5:36 PM PDT · 16445 days ago · 4 km deep · 60 km away
10. 2.146km N of Hawthorne, NVWed, Sep 16, 9:50 AM PDT · 16442 days ago · 4 km deep · 47 km away
11. 1.847km E of Hawthorne, NVWed, Sep 16, 10:23 AM PDT · 16442 days ago · 4 km deep · 13 km away
12. 2.037km E of Hawthorne, NVThu, Sep 17, 10:30 AM PDT · 16441 days ago · 4 km deep · 16 km away
13. 2.243km ESE of Hawthorne, NVThu, Sep 17, 7:44 PM PDT · 16440 days ago · 4 km deep · 37 km away
14. 1.936km S of Hawthorne, NVSat, Sep 19, 9:12 AM PDT · 16439 days ago · 4 km deep · 66 km away
15. 1.630km WSW of Tonopah, NVSun, Sep 20, 11:19 PM PDT · 16437 days ago · 4 km deep · 93 km away
16. 2.121km E of Hawthorne, NVWed, Sep 23, 12:58 PM PDT · 16434 days ago · 4 km deep · 26 km away
17. 2.260km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CAThu, Sep 24, 4:01 PM PDT · 16433 days ago · 4 km deep · 84 km away
18. 2.263km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CATue, Sep 29, 3:45 PM PDT · 16428 days ago · 4 km deep · 81 km away
19. 1.830km E of Hawthorne, NVTue, Sep 29, 7:12 PM PDT · 16428 days ago · 4 km deep · 21 km away
20. 2.352km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CAWed, Sep 30, 1:47 AM PDT · 16428 days ago · 4 km deep · 92 km away
21. 1.851km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CAWed, Sep 30, 8:26 AM PDT · 16428 days ago · 4 km deep · 95 km away
22. 1.760km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CAWed, Sep 30, 9:17 AM PDT · 16428 days ago · 4 km deep · 85 km away
23. 2.054km SE of Hawthorne, NVWed, Sep 30, 11:04 AM PDT · 16428 days ago · 4 km deep · 50 km away
24. 1.649km WNW of Tonopah, NVWed, Sep 30, 11:14 AM PDT · 16428 days ago · 4 km deep · 56 km away
25. 1.855km NW of Tonopah, NVWed, Sep 30, 11:23 AM PDT · 16428 days ago · 4 km deep · 49 km away
26. 1.641km WNW of Tonopah, NVWed, Sep 30, 11:56 AM PDT · 16428 days ago · 4 km deep · 64 km away
27. 2.070km W of Tonopah, NVWed, Sep 30, 12:07 PM PDT · 16428 days ago · 4 km deep · 79 km away
28. 2.564km NE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CAWed, Sep 30, 3:56 PM PDT · 16427 days ago · 5 km deep · 92 km away
29. 2.265km E of Hawthorne, NVFri, Oct 2, 9:35 AM PDT · 16426 days ago · 4 km deep · 25 km away
30. 2.2California-Nevada border regionMon, Oct 5, 3:53 PM PDT · 16422 days ago · 2 km deep · 86 km away
31. 1.831 km NW of Benton, CaliforniaMon, Oct 5, 4:11 PM PDT · 16422 days ago · 3 km deep · 86 km away
32. 2.130 km NW of Benton, CaliforniaMon, Oct 5, 4:30 PM PDT · 16422 days ago · 2 km deep · 85 km away
33. 1.830 km NW of Benton, CaliforniaMon, Oct 5, 4:37 PM PDT · 16422 days ago · 1 km deep · 85 km away
34. 2.130 km NW of Benton, CaliforniaMon, Oct 5, 10:42 PM PDT · 16422 days ago · 2 km deep · 85 km away
35. 1.730 km NW of Benton, CaliforniaTue, Oct 6, 12:14 AM PDT · 16422 days ago · 2 km deep · 85 km away
36. 2.131 km NW of Benton, CaliforniaTue, Oct 6, 11:48 AM PDT · 16422 days ago · 2 km deep · 85 km away
37. 1.930 km NW of Benton, CaliforniaFri, Oct 9, 4:02 PM PDT · 16418 days ago · 4 km deep · 85 km away
38. 1.831 km NW of Benton, CaliforniaFri, Oct 9, 4:04 PM PDT · 16418 days ago · 2 km deep · 86 km away
39. 1.830 km NW of Benton, CaliforniaFri, Oct 9, 4:10 PM PDT · 16418 days ago · 3 km deep · 85 km away
40. 2.030 km NW of Benton, CaliforniaMon, Oct 12, 5:00 AM PDT · 16416 days ago · 2 km deep · 86 km away

Before

1. 1.960km SE of Hawthorne, NVThu, Aug 6, 3:52 PM PDT · 16482 days ago · 4 km deep · 57 km away
2. 1.730 km NW of Benton, CaliforniaThu, Aug 6, 12:58 PM PDT · 16482 days ago · 3 km deep · 89 km away
3. 2.463km E of Hawthorne, NVTue, Aug 4, 6:04 PM PDT · 16484 days ago · 4 km deep · 24 km away
4. 1.947km ESE of Hawthorne, NVTue, Aug 4, 12:09 PM PDT · 16485 days ago · 4 km deep · 39 km away
5. 1.630 km NW of Benton, CaliforniaMon, Aug 3, 4:22 PM PDT · 16485 days ago · 3 km deep · 90 km away
6. 2.059km SE of Hawthorne, NVTue, Jul 28, 3:47 PM PDT · 16491 days ago · 4 km deep · 56 km away
7. 1.947km S of Hawthorne, NVMon, Jul 27, 10:26 AM PDT · 16493 days ago · 4 km deep · 71 km away
8. 1.850km S of Hawthorne, NVSun, Jul 26, 3:13 PM PDT · 16493 days ago · 4 km deep · 82 km away
9. 1.956km NE of Mammoth Lakes, CASat, Jul 25, 12:44 PM PDT · 16494 days ago · 4 km deep · 82 km away
10. 1.637km W of Tonopah, NVThu, Jul 16, 2:50 PM PDT · 16503 days ago · 4 km deep · 77 km away
11. 1.667km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CAWed, Jul 15, 12:38 PM PDT · 16505 days ago · 4 km deep · 78 km away
12. 1.563km NE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CAWed, Jul 15, 4:12 AM PDT · 16505 days ago · 4 km deep · 94 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci521084. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 7:09 AM UTC.