M2.2 earthquake 43km ESE of Hawthorne, NV

Magnitude

2.2 (mc), micro

Local time

Thu, Sep 17, 1981, 7:44 PM PDT

UTC

1981-09-18 02:44:02 UTC

Depth

3.6 km (2.2 mi), shallow

Epicenter

38.335° N, 118.196° W

Region

Nevada

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Depth from

Operator assigned

Station coverage gap

236°, poorly surrounded by stations

Stations used

0

• Hawthorne, NevadaPopulation 3,269. Forecast43 kmESE
• Gardnerville Ranchos, NevadaPopulation 11,312. Forecast148 kmESE
• Reno, NevadaPopulation 264,165. Forecast193 kmSE
• Los Angeles, CaliforniaPopulation 3,820,914. Forecast476 kmN

After

1. 4.911 km E of Mammoth Lakes, CaliforniaWed, Sep 30, 6:05 AM PDT · 16428 days ago · 4 km deep · 96 km away
2. 2.89km ENE of Mammoth Lakes, CAWed, Sep 30, 6:14 AM PDT · 16428 days ago · 4 km deep · 96 km away
3. 3.010 km E of Mammoth Lakes, CaliforniaWed, Sep 30, 6:18 AM PDT · 16428 days ago · 3 km deep · 96 km away
4. 2.311 km WNW of Aspen Springs, CaliforniaWed, Sep 30, 6:21 AM PDT · 16428 days ago · 3 km deep · 98 km away
5. 2.610km ENE of Mammoth Lakes, CAWed, Sep 30, 6:24 AM PDT · 16428 days ago · 4 km deep · 95 km away
6. 2.618km ENE of Mammoth Lakes, CAWed, Sep 30, 6:28 AM PDT · 16428 days ago · 4 km deep · 87 km away
7. 3.211 km E of Mammoth Lakes, CaliforniaWed, Sep 30, 6:49 AM PDT · 16428 days ago · 4 km deep · 96 km away
8. 3.08km ENE of Mammoth Lakes, CAWed, Sep 30, 6:58 AM PDT · 16428 days ago · 4 km deep · 96 km away
9. 3.18km E of Mammoth Lakes, CAWed, Sep 30, 7:04 AM PDT · 16428 days ago · 4 km deep · 98 km away
10. 2.810 km E of Mammoth Lakes, CaliforniaWed, Sep 30, 7:09 AM PDT · 16428 days ago · 10 km deep · 97 km away
11. 1.840km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CAWed, Sep 30, 7:11 AM PDT · 16428 days ago · 4 km deep · 68 km away
12. 2.715km N of Mammoth Lakes, CAWed, Sep 30, 7:13 AM PDT · 16428 days ago · 4 km deep · 91 km away
13. 2.97km ENE of Mammoth Lakes, CAWed, Sep 30, 7:13 AM PDT · 16428 days ago · 4 km deep · 97 km away
14. 2.48 km E of Mammoth Lakes, CaliforniaWed, Sep 30, 7:14 AM PDT · 16428 days ago · 2 km deep · 98 km away
15. 3.19 km E of Mammoth Lakes, CaliforniaWed, Sep 30, 7:15 AM PDT · 16428 days ago · 3 km deep · 97 km away
16. 3.010km E of Mammoth Lakes, CAWed, Sep 30, 7:19 AM PDT · 16428 days ago · 4 km deep · 97 km away
17. 3.09km E of Mammoth Lakes, CAWed, Sep 30, 7:24 AM PDT · 16428 days ago · 4 km deep · 97 km away
18. 2.610 km E of Mammoth Lakes, CaliforniaWed, Sep 30, 7:27 AM PDT · 16428 days ago · 7 km deep · 96 km away
19. 2.210km E of Mammoth Lakes, CAWed, Sep 30, 7:32 AM PDT · 16428 days ago · 4 km deep · 97 km away
20. 3.911 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, CaliforniaWed, Sep 30, 7:33 AM PDT · 16428 days ago · 5 km deep · 98 km away
21. 3.99 km E of Mammoth Lakes, CaliforniaWed, Sep 30, 7:39 AM PDT · 16428 days ago · 4 km deep · 97 km away
22. 3.69 km E of Mammoth Lakes, CaliforniaWed, Sep 30, 7:40 AM PDT · 16428 days ago · 15 km deep · 97 km away
23. 1.810km NE of Mammoth Lakes, CAWed, Sep 30, 7:45 AM PDT · 16428 days ago · 4 km deep · 94 km away
24. 1.712km ENE of Mammoth Lakes, CAWed, Sep 30, 7:48 AM PDT · 16428 days ago · 4 km deep · 92 km away
25. 2.611km ENE of Mammoth Lakes, CAWed, Sep 30, 8:00 AM PDT · 16428 days ago · 4 km deep · 94 km away
26. 2.313km ENE of Mammoth Lakes, CAWed, Sep 30, 8:03 AM PDT · 16428 days ago · 4 km deep · 92 km away
27. 3.49 km E of Mammoth Lakes, CaliforniaWed, Sep 30, 8:06 AM PDT · 16428 days ago · 5 km deep · 96 km away
28. 2.99km NE of Mammoth Lakes, CAWed, Sep 30, 8:11 AM PDT · 16428 days ago · 4 km deep · 95 km away
29. 3.610 km E of Mammoth Lakes, CaliforniaWed, Sep 30, 8:20 AM PDT · 16428 days ago · 4 km deep · 96 km away
30. 1.851km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CAWed, Sep 30, 8:26 AM PDT · 16428 days ago · 4 km deep · 59 km away
31. 2.010km E of Mammoth Lakes, CAWed, Sep 30, 8:30 AM PDT · 16428 days ago · 4 km deep · 96 km away
32. 1.810km ENE of Mammoth Lakes, CAWed, Sep 30, 8:33 AM PDT · 16428 days ago · 4 km deep · 94 km away
33. 2.910 km E of Mammoth Lakes, CaliforniaWed, Sep 30, 8:46 AM PDT · 16428 days ago · 5 km deep · 96 km away
34. 2.410km ENE of Mammoth Lakes, CAWed, Sep 30, 8:53 AM PDT · 16428 days ago · 4 km deep · 95 km away
35. 1.815km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, CAWed, Sep 30, 8:59 AM PDT · 16428 days ago · 4 km deep · 97 km away
36. 2.413km ENE of Mammoth Lakes, CAWed, Sep 30, 9:02 AM PDT · 16428 days ago · 4 km deep · 91 km away
37. 1.710km ENE of Mammoth Lakes, CAWed, Sep 30, 9:04 AM PDT · 16428 days ago · 4 km deep · 94 km away
38. 3.89 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, CaliforniaWed, Sep 30, 9:08 AM PDT · 16428 days ago · 2 km deep · 98 km away
39. 2.429km NE of Mammoth Lakes, CAWed, Sep 30, 9:11 AM PDT · 16428 days ago · 6 km deep · 75 km away
40. 1.760km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CAWed, Sep 30, 9:17 AM PDT · 16428 days ago · 4 km deep · 48 km away
41. 1.526km ENE of Mammoth Lakes, CAWed, Sep 30, 9:17 AM PDT · 16428 days ago · 4 km deep · 84 km away
42. 3.08km NE of Mammoth Lakes, CAWed, Sep 30, 9:24 AM PDT · 16428 days ago · 4 km deep · 96 km away
43. 2.910 km E of Mammoth Lakes, CaliforniaWed, Sep 30, 9:25 AM PDT · 16428 days ago · 6 km deep · 96 km away
44. 1.811km E of Mammoth Lakes, CAWed, Sep 30, 9:31 AM PDT · 16428 days ago · 4 km deep · 96 km away
45. 3.08km NE of Mammoth Lakes, CAWed, Sep 30, 9:43 AM PDT · 16428 days ago · 4 km deep · 96 km away
46. 2.341km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CAWed, Sep 30, 9:43 AM PDT · 16428 days ago · 4 km deep · 66 km away
47. 1.810km E of Mammoth Lakes, CAWed, Sep 30, 9:45 AM PDT · 16428 days ago · 4 km deep · 97 km away
48. 3.4California-Nevada border regionWed, Sep 30, 9:49 AM PDT · 16428 days ago · 4 km deep · 96 km away
49. 2.611km NNE of Mammoth Lakes, CAWed, Sep 30, 10:00 AM PDT · 16428 days ago · 4 km deep · 93 km away
50. 3.09km E of Mammoth Lakes, CAWed, Sep 30, 10:08 AM PDT · 16428 days ago · 4 km deep · 98 km away
51. 2.67km ENE of Mammoth Lakes, CAWed, Sep 30, 10:09 AM PDT · 16428 days ago · 4 km deep · 97 km away
52. 2.66km ENE of Mammoth Lakes, CAWed, Sep 30, 10:11 AM PDT · 16428 days ago · 4 km deep · 98 km away
53. 2.79km ENE of Mammoth Lakes, CAWed, Sep 30, 10:12 AM PDT · 16428 days ago · 4 km deep · 96 km away
54. 1.613km ENE of Mammoth Lakes, CAWed, Sep 30, 10:19 AM PDT · 16428 days ago · 4 km deep · 93 km away
55. 2.29km NE of Mammoth Lakes, CAWed, Sep 30, 10:42 AM PDT · 16428 days ago · 4 km deep · 95 km away
56. 2.410km ENE of Mammoth Lakes, CAWed, Sep 30, 10:43 AM PDT · 16428 days ago · 4 km deep · 95 km away
57. 2.56km NE of Mammoth Lakes, CAWed, Sep 30, 10:48 AM PDT · 16428 days ago · 4 km deep · 98 km away
58. 1.714km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, CAWed, Sep 30, 11:01 AM PDT · 16428 days ago · 4 km deep · 100 km away
59. 2.054km SE of Hawthorne, NVWed, Sep 30, 11:04 AM PDT · 16428 days ago · 4 km deep · 14 km away
60. 2.29km NE of Mammoth Lakes, CAWed, Sep 30, 11:11 AM PDT · 16428 days ago · 4 km deep · 95 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci523136. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 6:17 AM UTC.