Nevada earthquakes

M2.0 earthquake 37km E of Hawthorne, NV

A magnitude 2.0 earthquake struck 37km E of Hawthorne, NV on Thu, Sep 17, 1981, 10:30 AM PDT (17:30 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
2.0 (mc), micro
Local time
UTC
1981-09-17 17:30:56 UTC
Depth
3.6 km (2.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
38.525° N, 118.200° 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
333°, 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: 41 in the 60 days after this one and 12 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.243km ESE of Hawthorne, NV · 16440 days ago · 4 km deep · 21 km away
  2. 1.936km S of Hawthorne, NV · 16439 days ago · 4 km deep · 51 km away
  3. 1.630km WSW of Tonopah, NV · 16437 days ago · 4 km deep · 84 km away
  4. 2.121km E of Hawthorne, NV · 16435 days ago · 4 km deep · 16 km away
  5. 1.540km ENE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 16434 days ago · 4 km deep · 93 km away
  6. 2.260km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CA · 16433 days ago · 4 km deep · 68 km away
  7. 2.263km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CA · 16428 days ago · 4 km deep · 65 km away
  8. 1.830km E of Hawthorne, NV · 16428 days ago · 4 km deep · 7 km away
  9. 2.352km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CA · 16428 days ago · 4 km deep · 76 km away
  10. 2.529km N of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 16428 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away
  11. 1.840km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CA · 16428 days ago · 4 km deep · 88 km away
  12. 1.851km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CA · 16428 days ago · 4 km deep · 80 km away
  13. 2.429km NE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 16428 days ago · 6 km deep · 92 km away
  14. 1.760km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CA · 16428 days ago · 4 km deep · 69 km away
  15. 2.341km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CA · 16428 days ago · 4 km deep · 87 km away
  16. 2.054km SE of Hawthorne, NV · 16428 days ago · 4 km deep · 35 km away
  17. 1.649km WNW of Tonopah, NV · 16428 days ago · 4 km deep · 49 km away
  18. 1.855km NW of Tonopah, NV · 16428 days ago · 4 km deep · 45 km away
  19. 1.641km WNW of Tonopah, NV · 16428 days ago · 4 km deep · 58 km away
  20. 2.070km W of Tonopah, NV · 16428 days ago · 4 km deep · 65 km away
  21. 1.939km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CA · 16428 days ago · 4 km deep · 92 km away
  22. 2.564km NE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CA · 16427 days ago · 5 km deep · 78 km away
  23. 2.237km NE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 16427 days ago · 5 km deep · 86 km away
  24. 2.528km ENE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 16427 days ago · 5 km deep · 98 km away
  25. 2.265km E of Hawthorne, NV · 16426 days ago · 4 km deep · 28 km away
  26. 2.2California-Nevada border region · 16422 days ago · 2 km deep · 70 km away
  27. 1.831 km NW of Benton, California · 16422 days ago · 3 km deep · 70 km away
  28. 2.130 km NW of Benton, California · 16422 days ago · 2 km deep · 69 km away
  29. 1.830 km NW of Benton, California · 16422 days ago · 1 km deep · 70 km away
  30. 2.130 km NW of Benton, California · 16422 days ago · 2 km deep · 70 km away
  31. 1.730 km NW of Benton, California · 16422 days ago · 2 km deep · 70 km away
  32. 2.131 km NW of Benton, California · 16422 days ago · 2 km deep · 70 km away
  33. 1.930 km NW of Benton, California · 16418 days ago · 4 km deep · 69 km away
  34. 1.831 km NW of Benton, California · 16418 days ago · 2 km deep · 70 km away
  35. 1.830 km NW of Benton, California · 16418 days ago · 3 km deep · 70 km away
  36. 2.030 km NW of Benton, California · 16416 days ago · 2 km deep · 70 km away
  37. 1.831 km NW of Benton, California · 16412 days ago · 2 km deep · 73 km away
  38. 1.8California-Nevada border region · 16412 days ago · 1 km deep · 70 km away
  39. 1.930 km NW of Benton, California · 16406 days ago · 2 km deep · 70 km away
  40. 1.714 km NNW of Benton, California · 16398 days ago · 10 km deep · 72 km away
  41. 1.933 km ENE of Lee Vining, California · 16395 days ago · 1 km deep · 74 km away

Before

  1. 1.847km E of Hawthorne, NV · 16442 days ago · 4 km deep · 11 km away
  2. 2.146km N of Hawthorne, NV · 16442 days ago · 4 km deep · 55 km away
  3. 2.735km SSE of Hawthorne, NV · 16445 days ago · 4 km deep · 45 km away
  4. 4.3California-Nevada border region · 16446 days ago · 16 km deep · 62 km away
  5. 3.732 km NW of Benton, California · 16450 days ago · 2 km deep · 74 km away
  6. 2.155km SE of Hawthorne, NV · 16455 days ago · 4 km deep · 38 km away
  7. 1.538km SSE of Hawthorne, NV · 16456 days ago · 4 km deep · 44 km away
  8. 1.530km ENE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 16456 days ago · 4 km deep · 94 km away
  9. 1.752km SSE of Hawthorne, NV · 16460 days ago · 4 km deep · 53 km away
  10. 1.639km SSE of Hawthorne, NV · 16466 days ago · 4 km deep · 45 km away
  11. 3.022 km NNE of Silver Peak, Nevada · 16466 days ago · 6 km deep · 85 km away
  12. 1.555km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CA · 16467 days ago · 4 km deep · 75 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci523149. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 9:37 AM UTC.