M2.1 earthquake 44km ESE of Hawthorne, NV

Magnitude

2.1 (mh), micro

Local time

Thu, Mar 12, 1981, 12:04 PM PST

UTC

1981-03-12 20:04:28 UTC

Depth

3.6 km (2.2 mi), shallow

Epicenter

38.412° N, 118.144° W

Region

Nevada

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 3.6 km horizontally, 31.6 km in depth

Magnitude uncertainty

±0.43

Depth from

Operator assigned

Station coverage gap

310°, poorly surrounded by stations

Stations used

5

• Hawthorne, NevadaPopulation 3,269. Forecast44 kmESE
• Gardnerville Ranchos, NevadaPopulation 11,312. Forecast148 kmESE
• Reno, NevadaPopulation 264,165. Forecast191 kmSE
• Los Angeles, CaliforniaPopulation 3,820,914. Forecast485 kmN

After

1. 2.244km E of Hawthorne, NVFri, Mar 13, 4:24 PM PST · 16629 days ago · 4 km deep · 18 km away
2. 2.530km NNW of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CASun, Mar 15, 1:09 AM PST · 16628 days ago · 5 km deep · 92 km away
3. 2.449km S of Hawthorne, NVSun, Mar 15, 7:34 PM PST · 16627 days ago · 4 km deep · 49 km away
4. 1.632km NNW of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CAWed, Mar 18, 9:13 PM PST · 16624 days ago · 5 km deep · 95 km away
5. 2.140km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CASat, Mar 21, 11:40 AM PST · 16621 days ago · 4 km deep · 77 km away
6. 2.642km SE of Hawthorne, NVSun, Mar 22, 7:31 AM PST · 16620 days ago · 4 km deep · 28 km away
7. 2.339km SSE of Hawthorne, NVSun, Mar 22, 1:41 PM PST · 16620 days ago · 4 km deep · 33 km away
8. 2.341km SE of Hawthorne, NVSun, Mar 22, 5:05 PM PST · 16620 days ago · -2 km deep · 29 km away
9. 3.531 km SW of Mina, NevadaMon, Mar 23, 12:52 AM PST · 16620 days ago · 5 km deep · 31 km away
10. 2.938km SSE of Hawthorne, NVMon, Mar 23, 3:40 AM PST · 16619 days ago · 4 km deep · 30 km away
11. 2.539km SSE of Hawthorne, NVMon, Mar 23, 7:18 AM PST · 16619 days ago · 4 km deep · 30 km away
12. 2.634km SSE of Hawthorne, NVMon, Mar 23, 11:06 AM PST · 16619 days ago · 4 km deep · 30 km away
13. 2.439km ESE of Hawthorne, NVTue, Mar 24, 4:19 PM PST · 16618 days ago · 4 km deep · 8 km away
14. 2.225km SSE of Hawthorne, NVWed, Mar 25, 8:59 PM PST · 16617 days ago · 4 km deep · 31 km away
15. 1.935km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CASat, Mar 28, 11:50 PM PST · 16614 days ago · 4 km deep · 81 km away
16. 2.743km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CAMon, Mar 30, 4:12 PM PST · 16612 days ago · 4 km deep · 75 km away
17. 2.245km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CAMon, Mar 30, 5:43 PM PST · 16612 days ago · 4 km deep · 73 km away
18. 2.643km SSE of Hawthorne, NVFri, Apr 3, 10:39 AM PST · 16608 days ago · 4 km deep · 33 km away
19. 2.059km SSE of Hawthorne, NVFri, Apr 3, 10:50 AM PST · 16608 days ago · 4 km deep · 42 km away
20. 1.840km S of Hawthorne, NVFri, Apr 3, 11:55 AM PST · 16608 days ago · -2 km deep · 47 km away
21. 1.928km NE of Mammoth Lakes, CASat, Apr 4, 12:31 PM PST · 16607 days ago · 4 km deep · 85 km away
22. 1.851km SE of Hawthorne, NVMon, Apr 6, 12:10 PM PST · 16605 days ago · 14 km deep · 19 km away
23. 1.668km WSW of Tonopah, NVTue, Apr 7, 4:14 AM PST · 16604 days ago · 4 km deep · 54 km away
24. 1.919km NE of Mammoth Lakes, CATue, Apr 7, 7:47 AM PST · 16604 days ago · 4 km deep · 94 km away
25. 2.045km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CAWed, Apr 8, 6:29 PM PST · 16603 days ago · 4 km deep · 73 km away
26. 2.351km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CAThu, Apr 9, 9:26 AM PST · 16602 days ago · 5 km deep · 67 km away
27. 2.542km ENE of Hawthorne, NVThu, Apr 9, 10:30 AM PST · 16602 days ago · 4 km deep · 21 km away
28. 2.064km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CAThu, Apr 9, 10:51 AM PST · 16602 days ago · 13 km deep · 52 km away
29. 2.070km NE of Hawthorne, NVThu, Apr 9, 2:54 PM PST · 16602 days ago · 4 km deep · 61 km away
30. 2.249km NNE of Mammoth Lakes, CAFri, Apr 10, 3:47 PM PST · 16601 days ago · 4 km deep · 68 km away
31. 3.728 km NNW of Benton, CaliforniaFri, Apr 10, 8:13 PM PST · 16601 days ago · 5 km deep · 57 km away
32. 2.151km S of Hawthorne, NVSat, Apr 11, 2:27 AM PST · 16601 days ago · 4 km deep · 53 km away
33. 2.566km NE of Hawthorne, NVSat, Apr 11, 10:14 AM PST · 16600 days ago · 8 km deep · 56 km away
34. 3.311 km N of Benton, CaliforniaSat, Apr 11, 1:21 PM PST · 16600 days ago · 1 km deep · 62 km away
35. 2.550km S of Hawthorne, NVSat, Apr 11, 1:38 PM PST · 16600 days ago · 6 km deep · 53 km away
36. 1.933km NNE of Mammoth Lakes, CASat, Apr 11, 10:37 PM PST · 16600 days ago · -2 km deep · 80 km away
37. 1.935km NE of Mammoth Lakes, CASun, Apr 12, 12:59 AM PST · 16600 days ago · 12 km deep · 79 km away
38. 1.964km NE of Mammoth Lakes, CASun, Apr 12, 4:23 AM PST · 16599 days ago · 4 km deep · 53 km away
39. 1.858km NE of Mammoth Lakes, CASun, Apr 12, 4:44 AM PST · 16599 days ago · 1 km deep · 57 km away
40. 2.119km NE of Mammoth Lakes, CAMon, Apr 13, 1:48 AM PST · 16599 days ago · 4 km deep · 95 km away
41. 1.717km NE of Mammoth Lakes, CAMon, Apr 13, 6:50 AM PST · 16598 days ago · 4 km deep · 96 km away
42. 2.424km NE of Mammoth Lakes, CATue, Apr 14, 3:09 AM PST · 16597 days ago · 4 km deep · 89 km away
43. 2.048km ESE of Hawthorne, NVTue, Apr 14, 12:38 PM PST · 16597 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away
44. 1.647km ENE of Bishop, CAWed, Apr 15, 10:40 PM PST · 16596 days ago · 4 km deep · 93 km away
45. 2.766km SE of Hawthorne, NVThu, Apr 16, 6:27 PM PST · 16595 days ago · 4 km deep · 32 km away
46. 2.665km SE of Hawthorne, NVThu, Apr 16, 6:33 PM PST · 16595 days ago · 4 km deep · 32 km away
47. 2.159km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CAFri, Apr 17, 11:59 AM PST · 16594 days ago · 4 km deep · 58 km away
48. 3.729 km NNW of Benton, CaliforniaFri, Apr 17, 4:35 PM PST · 16594 days ago · 5 km deep · 56 km away
49. 1.678km ESE of Fallon, NVMon, Apr 20, 5:57 AM PST · 16591 days ago · 4 km deep · 76 km away
50. 2.021km ENE of Mammoth Lakes, CAMon, Apr 20, 7:47 PM PST · 16591 days ago · 4 km deep · 96 km away
51. 1.851km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CAMon, Apr 20, 8:00 PM PST · 16591 days ago · 4 km deep · 66 km away
52. 2.114km WNW of Hawthorne, NVMon, Apr 20, 8:11 PM PST · 16591 days ago · 4 km deep · 57 km away
53. 2.125km NE of Mammoth Lakes, CATue, Apr 21, 1:12 AM PST · 16591 days ago · 6 km deep · 89 km away
54. 1.733km W of Tonopah, NVTue, Apr 21, 10:29 AM PST · 16590 days ago · 4 km deep · 59 km away
55. 1.956km SSE of Hawthorne, NVTue, Apr 21, 11:08 AM PST · 16590 days ago · 4 km deep · 37 km away
56. 2.158km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CATue, Apr 21, 3:47 PM PST · 16590 days ago · 4 km deep · 59 km away
57. 2.043km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CAWed, Apr 22, 6:53 PM PST · 16589 days ago · 4 km deep · 74 km away
58. 2.126km E of Mammoth Lakes, CAWed, Apr 22, 10:13 PM PST · 16589 days ago · 4 km deep · 97 km away
59. 1.742km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CAThu, Apr 23, 5:28 AM PST · 16588 days ago · 2 km deep · 75 km away
60. 2.669km NE of Hawthorne, NVFri, Apr 24, 12:29 PM PST · 16587 days ago · 4 km deep · 63 km away

The first 60 of 96.

Before

1. 1.947km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CASun, Mar 8, 3:36 PM PST · 16634 days ago · 4 km deep · 70 km away
2. 1.728km ENE of Mammoth Lakes, CAFri, Mar 6, 2:03 PM PST · 16636 days ago · 5 km deep · 88 km away
3. 2.442km E of Hawthorne, NVThu, Mar 5, 12:04 PM PST · 16637 days ago · 4 km deep · 10 km away
4. 3.018km SW of Hawthorne, NVWed, Mar 4, 10:19 PM PST · 16638 days ago · -2 km deep · 54 km away
5. 2.339km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CATue, Mar 3, 6:53 PM PST · 16639 days ago · 4 km deep · 77 km away
6. 2.433km S of Hawthorne, NVTue, Mar 3, 12:18 PM PST · 16639 days ago · 4 km deep · 42 km away
7. 1.763km SW of Tonopah, NVTue, Mar 3, 7:13 AM PST · 16639 days ago · 5 km deep · 82 km away
8. 1.936km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CATue, Mar 3, 6:35 AM PST · 16639 days ago · 4 km deep · 83 km away
9. 2.347km E of Hawthorne, NVMon, Mar 2, 2:11 PM PST · 16640 days ago · -2 km deep · 11 km away
10. 2.344km SSE of Hawthorne, NVSun, Mar 1, 11:35 AM PST · 16641 days ago · 4 km deep · 44 km away
11. 2.064km NE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CASat, Feb 28, 8:39 PM PST · 16642 days ago · 5 km deep · 63 km away
12. 1.843km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CAFri, Feb 27, 10:47 PM PST · 16643 days ago · 4 km deep · 76 km away
13. 2.020km ESE of Hawthorne, NVThu, Feb 26, 3:43 PM PST · 16644 days ago · 4 km deep · 23 km away
14. 1.949km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CAThu, Feb 26, 2:33 PM PST · 16644 days ago · 4 km deep · 70 km away
15. 2.243km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CAThu, Feb 26, 3:29 AM PST · 16644 days ago · 4 km deep · 77 km away
16. 2.544km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CAWed, Feb 25, 6:53 PM PST · 16645 days ago · 4 km deep · 73 km away
17. 2.144km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CAWed, Feb 25, 4:40 AM PST · 16645 days ago · 4 km deep · 72 km away
18. 2.336km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CAMon, Feb 23, 2:40 AM PST · 16648 days ago · 4 km deep · 80 km away
19. 2.121km NNW of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CAThu, Feb 19, 8:46 AM PST · 16651 days ago · 4 km deep · 98 km away
20. 2.350km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CAWed, Feb 18, 10:19 PM PST · 16652 days ago · 4 km deep · 69 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci527497. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 10:28 PM UTC.