Nevada earthquakes

M1.8 earthquake 30km E of Hawthorne, NV

A magnitude 1.8 earthquake struck 30km E of Hawthorne, NV on Tue, Sep 29, 1981, 7:12 PM PDT (02:12 UTC), 4 km (2 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.3 52km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CA. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.8 (mc), micro
Local time
UTC
1981-09-30 02:12:29 UTC
Depth
3.6 km (2.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
38.506° N, 118.275° 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
246°, 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: 40 in the 60 days after this one and 17 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.352km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CA · 16428 days ago · 4 km deep · 73 km away
  2. 2.529km N of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 16428 days ago · 6 km deep · 91 km away
  3. 2.618km ENE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 16428 days ago · 4 km deep · 100 km away
  4. 1.840km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CA · 16428 days ago · 4 km deep · 85 km away
  5. 1.851km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CA · 16428 days ago · 4 km deep · 78 km away
  6. 2.429km NE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 16428 days ago · 6 km deep · 87 km away
  7. 1.760km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CA · 16428 days ago · 4 km deep · 66 km away
  8. 1.526km ENE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 16428 days ago · 4 km deep · 98 km away
  9. 2.341km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CA · 16428 days ago · 4 km deep · 85 km away
  10. 2.054km SE of Hawthorne, NV · 16428 days ago · 4 km deep · 34 km away
  11. 1.649km WNW of Tonopah, NV · 16428 days ago · 4 km deep · 54 km away
  12. 1.855km NW of Tonopah, NV · 16428 days ago · 4 km deep · 50 km away
  13. 1.641km WNW of Tonopah, NV · 16428 days ago · 4 km deep · 62 km away
  14. 2.070km W of Tonopah, NV · 16428 days ago · 4 km deep · 65 km away
  15. 1.939km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CA · 16428 days ago · 4 km deep · 88 km away
  16. 2.564km NE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CA · 16428 days ago · 5 km deep · 78 km away
  17. 2.237km NE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 16427 days ago · 5 km deep · 81 km away
  18. 2.528km ENE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 16427 days ago · 5 km deep · 93 km away
  19. 2.265km E of Hawthorne, NV · 16426 days ago · 4 km deep · 35 km away
  20. 2.2California-Nevada border region · 16423 days ago · 2 km deep · 65 km away
  21. 1.831 km NW of Benton, California · 16423 days ago · 3 km deep · 65 km away
  22. 2.130 km NW of Benton, California · 16422 days ago · 2 km deep · 64 km away
  23. 1.830 km NW of Benton, California · 16422 days ago · 1 km deep · 64 km away
  24. 2.130 km NW of Benton, California · 16422 days ago · 2 km deep · 64 km away
  25. 1.730 km NW of Benton, California · 16422 days ago · 2 km deep · 64 km away
  26. 2.131 km NW of Benton, California · 16422 days ago · 2 km deep · 64 km away
  27. 1.930 km NW of Benton, California · 16419 days ago · 4 km deep · 64 km away
  28. 1.831 km NW of Benton, California · 16419 days ago · 2 km deep · 65 km away
  29. 1.830 km NW of Benton, California · 16419 days ago · 3 km deep · 64 km away
  30. 2.030 km NW of Benton, California · 16416 days ago · 2 km deep · 65 km away
  31. 1.831 km NW of Benton, California · 16412 days ago · 2 km deep · 68 km away
  32. 1.8California-Nevada border region · 16412 days ago · 1 km deep · 65 km away
  33. 1.930 km NW of Benton, California · 16406 days ago · 2 km deep · 65 km away
  34. 1.714 km NNW of Benton, California · 16398 days ago · 10 km deep · 68 km away
  35. 1.933 km ENE of Lee Vining, California · 16395 days ago · 1 km deep · 68 km away
  36. 1.533km WSW of Tonopah, NV · 16380 days ago · 4 km deep · 88 km away
  37. 1.742km WSW of Tonopah, NV · 16379 days ago · 4 km deep · 88 km away
  38. 2.664km NE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CA · 16378 days ago · 5 km deep · 85 km away
  39. 2.651km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CA · 16375 days ago · 5 km deep · 74 km away
  40. 1.558km SW of Tonopah, NV · 16372 days ago · 4 km deep · 97 km away

Before

  1. 2.263km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CA · 16429 days ago · 4 km deep · 63 km away
  2. 2.260km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CA · 16434 days ago · 4 km deep · 66 km away
  3. 1.540km ENE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 16434 days ago · 4 km deep · 89 km away
  4. 2.121km E of Hawthorne, NV · 16435 days ago · 4 km deep · 10 km away
  5. 1.630km WSW of Tonopah, NV · 16437 days ago · 4 km deep · 87 km away
  6. 1.936km S of Hawthorne, NV · 16439 days ago · 4 km deep · 45 km away
  7. 2.243km ESE of Hawthorne, NV · 16440 days ago · 4 km deep · 20 km away
  8. 2.037km E of Hawthorne, NV · 16441 days ago · 4 km deep · 7 km away
  9. 1.847km E of Hawthorne, NV · 16442 days ago · 4 km deep · 18 km away
  10. 2.146km N of Hawthorne, NV · 16442 days ago · 4 km deep · 53 km away
  11. 2.212 km SSW of Bridgeport, California · 16444 days ago · 4 km deep · 98 km away
  12. 2.735km SSE of Hawthorne, NV · 16445 days ago · 4 km deep · 39 km away
  13. 4.3California-Nevada border region · 16446 days ago · 16 km deep · 57 km away
  14. 3.732 km NW of Benton, California · 16450 days ago · 2 km deep · 68 km away
  15. 2.155km SE of Hawthorne, NV · 16455 days ago · 4 km deep · 37 km away
  16. 1.538km SSE of Hawthorne, NV · 16456 days ago · 4 km deep · 38 km away
  17. 1.530km ENE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 16456 days ago · 4 km deep · 90 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci523476. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 10:52 AM UTC.