M1.5 earthquake 38km SSE of Hawthorne, NV

Magnitude

1.5 (mc), micro

Local time

Wed, Sep 2, 1981, 2:48 PM PDT

UTC

1981-09-02 21:48:50 UTC

Depth

3.6 km (2.2 mi), shallow

Epicenter

38.204° N, 118.487° W

Region

Nevada

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Depth from

Operator assigned

Station coverage gap

356°, poorly surrounded by stations

Stations used

0

• Hawthorne, NevadaPopulation 3,269. Forecast38 kmSSE
• Gardnerville Ranchos, NevadaPopulation 11,312. Forecast133 kmSE
• Reno, NevadaPopulation 264,165. Forecast187 kmSE
• Los Angeles, CaliforniaPopulation 3,820,914. Forecast462 kmN

After

1. 2.218km S of Mammoth Lakes, CAWed, Sep 30, 2:11 PM PDT · 16429 days ago · 4 km deep · 91 km away
2. 1.69km NE of Mammoth Lakes, CAWed, Sep 30, 2:15 PM PDT · 16429 days ago · 4 km deep · 68 km away
3. 2.79 km E of Mammoth Lakes, CaliforniaWed, Sep 30, 2:25 PM PDT · 16429 days ago · 4 km deep · 69 km away
4. 3.59 km E of Mammoth Lakes, CaliforniaWed, Sep 30, 2:25 PM PDT · 16429 days ago · 5 km deep · 71 km away
5. 2.910 km E of Mammoth Lakes, CaliforniaWed, Sep 30, 2:29 PM PDT · 16429 days ago · 6 km deep · 69 km away
6. 2.29km ENE of Mammoth Lakes, CAWed, Sep 30, 2:39 PM PDT · 16429 days ago · 4 km deep · 68 km away
7. 2.36km NE of Mammoth Lakes, CAWed, Sep 30, 2:40 PM PDT · 16429 days ago · 4 km deep · 70 km away
8. 1.610km NE of Mammoth Lakes, CAWed, Sep 30, 2:45 PM PDT · 16429 days ago · 4 km deep · 67 km away
9. 1.612km E of Mammoth Lakes, CAWed, Sep 30, 2:47 PM PDT · 16429 days ago · 4 km deep · 71 km away
10. 1.913km SE of Mammoth Lakes, CAWed, Sep 30, 2:55 PM PDT · 16429 days ago · 5 km deep · 80 km away
11. 3.315km SE of Mammoth Lakes, CAWed, Sep 30, 2:57 PM PDT · 16429 days ago · 5 km deep · 79 km away
12. 2.86km NNE of Mammoth Lakes, CAWed, Sep 30, 2:57 PM PDT · 16429 days ago · 11 km deep · 70 km away
13. 3.215 km SSE of Mammoth Lakes, CaliforniaWed, Sep 30, 3:04 PM PDT · 16429 days ago · 0 km deep · 84 km away
14. 2.912km SE of Mammoth Lakes, CAWed, Sep 30, 3:09 PM PDT · 16429 days ago · 5 km deep · 80 km away
15. 1.519km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, CAWed, Sep 30, 3:11 PM PDT · 16429 days ago · 4 km deep · 77 km away
16. 3.114 km WSW of Aspen Springs, CaliforniaWed, Sep 30, 3:12 PM PDT · 16429 days ago · 2 km deep · 83 km away
17. 2.89 km E of Mammoth Lakes, CaliforniaWed, Sep 30, 3:17 PM PDT · 16429 days ago · 3 km deep · 70 km away
18. 1.513km SE of Mammoth Lakes, CAWed, Sep 30, 3:31 PM PDT · 16429 days ago · 4 km deep · 80 km away
19. 1.813km SSE of Mammoth Lakes, CAWed, Sep 30, 3:42 PM PDT · 16429 days ago · 5 km deep · 83 km away
20. 3.214 km W of Aspen Springs, CaliforniaWed, Sep 30, 3:46 PM PDT · 16429 days ago · 2 km deep · 82 km away
21. 2.564km NE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CAWed, Sep 30, 3:56 PM PDT · 16429 days ago · 5 km deep · 59 km away
22. 3.310 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, CaliforniaWed, Sep 30, 4:05 PM PDT · 16429 days ago · 5 km deep · 72 km away
23. 2.237km NE of Mammoth Lakes, CAWed, Sep 30, 4:29 PM PDT · 16429 days ago · 5 km deep · 43 km away
24. 2.528km ENE of Mammoth Lakes, CAWed, Sep 30, 4:33 PM PDT · 16429 days ago · 5 km deep · 55 km away
25. 1.811km SE of Mammoth Lakes, CAWed, Sep 30, 4:37 PM PDT · 16429 days ago · 5 km deep · 81 km away
26. 3.08km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, CAWed, Sep 30, 4:50 PM PDT · 16429 days ago · 5 km deep · 77 km away
27. 2.211 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, CAWed, Sep 30, 6:03 PM PDT · 16429 days ago · 5 km deep · 72 km away
28. 3.69 km E of Mammoth Lakes, CaliforniaWed, Sep 30, 6:04 PM PDT · 16429 days ago · 4 km deep · 70 km away
29. 1.813 km SE of Mammoth Lakes, CaliforniaWed, Sep 30, 6:22 PM PDT · 16429 days ago · 3 km deep · 80 km away
30. 3.19 km E of Mammoth Lakes, CaliforniaWed, Sep 30, 6:23 PM PDT · 16429 days ago · 2 km deep · 70 km away
31. 3.215 km WSW of Aspen Springs, CaliforniaWed, Sep 30, 6:42 PM PDT · 16429 days ago · 2 km deep · 85 km away
32. 2.311km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, CAWed, Sep 30, 7:02 PM PDT · 16429 days ago · 4 km deep · 73 km away
33. 2.29km NE of Mammoth Lakes, CAWed, Sep 30, 7:03 PM PDT · 16429 days ago · 4 km deep · 68 km away
34. 3.514 km WSW of Aspen Springs, CaliforniaWed, Sep 30, 7:12 PM PDT · 16429 days ago · 4 km deep · 83 km away
35. 2.716km SSE of Mammoth Lakes, CAWed, Sep 30, 7:12 PM PDT · 16429 days ago · 5 km deep · 87 km away
36. 3.57km SE of Mammoth Lakes, CAWed, Sep 30, 7:15 PM PDT · 16429 days ago · 5 km deep · 77 km away
37. 2.47 km SE of Mammoth Lakes, CaliforniaWed, Sep 30, 7:17 PM PDT · 16429 days ago · 3 km deep · 77 km away
38. 2.513km SE of Mammoth Lakes, CAWed, Sep 30, 7:27 PM PDT · 16429 days ago · 5 km deep · 79 km away
39. 3.014 km W of Aspen Springs, CaliforniaWed, Sep 30, 7:33 PM PDT · 16429 days ago · 2 km deep · 82 km away
40. 3.010 km E of Mammoth Lakes, CAWed, Sep 30, 7:36 PM PDT · 16429 days ago · 4 km deep · 72 km away
41. 1.714 km W of Aspen Springs, CaliforniaWed, Sep 30, 9:42 PM PDT · 16428 days ago · 2 km deep · 82 km away
42. 3.28 km E of Mammoth Lakes, CaliforniaWed, Sep 30, 9:43 PM PDT · 16428 days ago · 4 km deep · 72 km away
43. 4.115 km WSW of Aspen Springs, CaliforniaThu, Oct 1, 12:01 AM PDT · 16428 days ago · 6 km deep · 86 km away
44. 4.514 km WSW of Aspen Springs, CaliforniaThu, Oct 1, 12:01 AM PDT · 16428 days ago · 3 km deep · 84 km away
45. 2.015 km WSW of Aspen Springs, CaliforniaThu, Oct 1, 12:13 AM PDT · 16428 days ago · 2 km deep · 85 km away
46. 3.49 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, CaliforniaThu, Oct 1, 12:14 AM PDT · 16428 days ago · 3 km deep · 72 km away
47. 1.9California-Nevada border regionThu, Oct 1, 12:32 AM PDT · 16428 days ago · 2 km deep · 73 km away
48. 2.28km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, CAThu, Oct 1, 12:36 AM PDT · 16428 days ago · 5 km deep · 77 km away
49. 2.910km SE of Mammoth Lakes, CAThu, Oct 1, 12:55 AM PDT · 16428 days ago · 5 km deep · 80 km away
50. 2.96km NE of Mammoth Lakes, CAThu, Oct 1, 12:59 AM PDT · 16428 days ago · 4 km deep · 71 km away
51. 1.66km NE of Mammoth Lakes, CAThu, Oct 1, 1:05 AM PDT · 16428 days ago · 4 km deep · 70 km away
52. 2.58km ENE of Mammoth Lakes, CAThu, Oct 1, 1:08 AM PDT · 16428 days ago · 4 km deep · 69 km away
53. 2.510km ENE of Mammoth Lakes, CAThu, Oct 1, 1:16 AM PDT · 16428 days ago · 4 km deep · 69 km away
54. 3.012km SSE of Mammoth Lakes, CAThu, Oct 1, 1:25 AM PDT · 16428 days ago · 5 km deep · 83 km away
55. 2.812km SSE of Mammoth Lakes, CAThu, Oct 1, 1:37 AM PDT · 16428 days ago · 5 km deep · 82 km away
56. 2.912km SSE of Mammoth Lakes, CAThu, Oct 1, 1:49 AM PDT · 16428 days ago · 5 km deep · 83 km away
57. 1.611km SSE of Mammoth Lakes, CAThu, Oct 1, 2:06 AM PDT · 16428 days ago · 5 km deep · 81 km away
58. 1.913 km W of Aspen Springs, CaliforniaThu, Oct 1, 2:13 AM PDT · 16428 days ago · 5 km deep · 82 km away
59. 3.516 km WSW of Aspen Springs, CaliforniaThu, Oct 1, 2:13 AM PDT · 16428 days ago · 1 km deep · 84 km away
60. 2.711km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, CAThu, Oct 1, 2:22 AM PDT · 16428 days ago · 4 km deep · 76 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci522135. Read Wed, Sep 23, 2026, 2:07 PM UTC.