Nevada earthquakes

M2.1 earthquake 46km N of Hawthorne, NV

A magnitude 2.1 earthquake struck 46km N of Hawthorne, NV on Wed, Sep 16, 1981, 9:50 AM PDT (16:50 UTC), 4 km (2 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.2 43km ESE of Hawthorne, NV. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.1 (mc), micro
Local time
UTC
1981-09-16 16:50:41 UTC
Depth
3.6 km (2.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
38.934° N, 118.553° 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
348°, 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: 10 in the 60 days after this one and 7 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.847km E of Hawthorne, NV · 16442 days ago · 4 km deep · 58 km away
  2. 2.037km E of Hawthorne, NV · 16441 days ago · 4 km deep · 55 km away
  3. 2.243km ESE of Hawthorne, NV · 16441 days ago · 4 km deep · 73 km away
  4. 1.936km S of Hawthorne, NV · 16439 days ago · 4 km deep · 82 km away
  5. 2.121km E of Hawthorne, NV · 16435 days ago · 4 km deep · 47 km away
  6. 1.830km E of Hawthorne, NV · 16429 days ago · 4 km deep · 53 km away
  7. 3.49 km S of Dayton, Nevada · 16429 days ago · 8 km deep · 93 km away
  8. 2.054km SE of Hawthorne, NV · 16428 days ago · 4 km deep · 87 km away
  9. 1.855km NW of Tonopah, NV · 16428 days ago · 4 km deep · 95 km away
  10. 2.265km E of Hawthorne, NV · 16426 days ago · 4 km deep · 71 km away

Before

  1. 2.735km SSE of Hawthorne, NV · 16446 days ago · 4 km deep · 80 km away
  2. 4.3California-Nevada border region · 16446 days ago · 16 km deep · 97 km away
  3. 2.155km SE of Hawthorne, NV · 16455 days ago · 4 km deep · 90 km away
  4. 1.538km SSE of Hawthorne, NV · 16456 days ago · 4 km deep · 81 km away
  5. 1.752km SSE of Hawthorne, NV · 16460 days ago · 4 km deep · 95 km away
  6. 1.639km SSE of Hawthorne, NV · 16466 days ago · 4 km deep · 83 km away
  7. 2.45 km WSW of Walker, California · 16471 days ago · 14 km deep · 98 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci523112. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 4:04 PM UTC.