M3.0 earthquake 18km SW of Hawthorne, NV

Magnitude

3.0 (mh), minor

Local time

Wed, Mar 4, 1981, 10:19 PM PST

UTC

1981-03-05 06:19:07 UTC

Depth

-2.3 km (-1.4 mi), shallow

Epicenter

38.414° N, 118.765° W

Region

Nevada

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 3.2 km horizontally, 31.6 km in depth

Depth from

Operator assigned

Station coverage gap

230°, poorly surrounded by stations

Stations used

7

• Hawthorne, NevadaPopulation 3,269. Forecast17 kmSW
• Gardnerville Ranchos, NevadaPopulation 11,312. Forecast100 kmESE
• Reno, NevadaPopulation 264,165. Forecast154 kmSE
• Los Angeles, CaliforniaPopulation 3,820,914. Forecast487 kmN

After

1. 2.144km ESE of Hawthorne, NVThu, Mar 12, 12:04 PM PST · 16630 days ago · 4 km deep · 54 km away
2. 1.916km SE of Mammoth Lakes, CAFri, Mar 13, 1:00 PM PST · 16628 days ago · 5 km deep · 98 km away
3. 2.244km E of Hawthorne, NVFri, Mar 13, 4:24 PM PST · 16628 days ago · 4 km deep · 59 km away
4. 2.42km NE of Mammoth Lakes, CASat, Mar 14, 9:42 AM PST · 16628 days ago · 5 km deep · 87 km away
5. 1.96 km W of Aspen Springs, CaliforniaSat, Mar 14, 10:30 AM PST · 16628 days ago · 6 km deep · 95 km away
6. 2.513km SE of Mammoth Lakes, CASat, Mar 14, 2:00 PM PST · 16627 days ago · 5 km deep · 95 km away
7. 2.530km NNW of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CASun, Mar 15, 1:09 AM PST · 16627 days ago · 5 km deep · 88 km away
8. 2.449km S of Hawthorne, NVSun, Mar 15, 7:34 PM PST · 16626 days ago · 4 km deep · 41 km away
9. 3.59 km WNW of Aspen Springs, CaliforniaSun, Mar 15, 8:53 PM PST · 16626 days ago · 7 km deep · 93 km away
10. 3.16 km WSW of Aspen Springs, CaliforniaMon, Mar 16, 12:15 PM PST · 16626 days ago · 3 km deep · 98 km away
11. 1.632km NNW of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CAWed, Mar 18, 9:13 PM PST · 16623 days ago · 5 km deep · 88 km away
12. 2.77 km WSW of Aspen Springs, CaliforniaThu, Mar 19, 8:27 AM PST · 16623 days ago · 9 km deep · 99 km away
13. 2.79 km W of Aspen Springs, CaliforniaThu, Mar 19, 12:38 PM PST · 16623 days ago · 2 km deep · 95 km away
14. 2.67 km WSW of Aspen Springs, CaliforniaThu, Mar 19, 9:29 PM PST · 16622 days ago · 5 km deep · 99 km away
15. 3.512 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, CaliforniaSat, Mar 21, 11:05 AM PST · 16621 days ago · 7 km deep · 90 km away
16. 2.140km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CASat, Mar 21, 11:40 AM PST · 16621 days ago · 4 km deep · 84 km away
17. 2.99 km WNW of Aspen Springs, CaliforniaSat, Mar 21, 1:56 PM PST · 16620 days ago · 6 km deep · 93 km away
18. 2.017km SE of Mammoth Lakes, CASat, Mar 21, 11:41 PM PST · 16620 days ago · 5 km deep · 97 km away
19. 2.642km SE of Hawthorne, NVSun, Mar 22, 7:31 AM PST · 16620 days ago · 4 km deep · 42 km away
20. 2.339km SSE of Hawthorne, NVSun, Mar 22, 1:41 PM PST · 16619 days ago · 4 km deep · 37 km away
21. 2.341km SE of Hawthorne, NVSun, Mar 22, 5:05 PM PST · 16619 days ago · -2 km deep · 42 km away
22. 3.531 km SW of Mina, NevadaMon, Mar 23, 12:52 AM PST · 16619 days ago · 5 km deep · 43 km away
23. 2.938km SSE of Hawthorne, NVMon, Mar 23, 3:40 AM PST · 16619 days ago · 4 km deep · 38 km away
24. 2.539km SSE of Hawthorne, NVMon, Mar 23, 7:18 AM PST · 16619 days ago · 4 km deep · 39 km away
25. 2.634km SSE of Hawthorne, NVMon, Mar 23, 11:06 AM PST · 16619 days ago · 4 km deep · 33 km away
26. 2.011km E of Mammoth Lakes, CAMon, Mar 23, 2:36 PM PST · 16618 days ago · 4 km deep · 88 km away
27. 3.211 km SE of Mammoth Lakes, CaliforniaTue, Mar 24, 4:06 PM PST · 16617 days ago · 3 km deep · 93 km away
28. 2.439km ESE of Hawthorne, NVTue, Mar 24, 4:19 PM PST · 16617 days ago · 4 km deep · 47 km away
29. 2.011 km SE of Mammoth Lakes, CaliforniaTue, Mar 24, 4:21 PM PST · 16617 days ago · 7 km deep · 94 km away
30. 3.713 km SE of Mammoth Lakes, CaliforniaTue, Mar 24, 8:01 PM PST · 16617 days ago · 8 km deep · 96 km away
31. 2.419km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, CAWed, Mar 25, 4:39 AM PST · 16617 days ago · 4 km deep · 91 km away
32. 2.225km SSE of Hawthorne, NVWed, Mar 25, 8:59 PM PST · 16616 days ago · 4 km deep · 26 km away
33. 2.09km ENE of Mammoth Lakes, CAThu, Mar 26, 4:21 PM PST · 16615 days ago · 4 km deep · 83 km away
34. 3.010 km WNW of Bridgeport, CaliforniaSat, Mar 28, 9:30 AM PST · 16614 days ago · 3 km deep · 53 km away
35. 1.935km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CASat, Mar 28, 11:50 PM PST · 16613 days ago · 4 km deep · 87 km away
36. 2.511 km NW of Aspen Springs, CaliforniaSun, Mar 29, 6:53 AM PST · 16613 days ago · -1 km deep · 86 km away
37. 2.743km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CAMon, Mar 30, 4:12 PM PST · 16611 days ago · 4 km deep · 78 km away
38. 2.68 km WNW of Aspen Springs, CaliforniaMon, Mar 30, 5:41 PM PST · 16611 days ago · 4 km deep · 93 km away
39. 2.245km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CAMon, Mar 30, 5:43 PM PST · 16611 days ago · 4 km deep · 76 km away
40. 2.012km SE of Mammoth Lakes, CATue, Mar 31, 10:54 PM PST · 16610 days ago · 5 km deep · 94 km away
41. 2.311km SE of Mammoth Lakes, CAWed, Apr 1, 7:04 PM PST · 16609 days ago · 5 km deep · 94 km away
42. 2.413km SE of Mammoth Lakes, CAWed, Apr 1, 9:00 PM PST · 16609 days ago · 5 km deep · 98 km away
43. 2.643km SSE of Hawthorne, NVFri, Apr 3, 10:39 AM PST · 16608 days ago · 4 km deep · 42 km away
44. 2.059km SSE of Hawthorne, NVFri, Apr 3, 10:50 AM PST · 16608 days ago · 4 km deep · 56 km away
45. 1.840km S of Hawthorne, NVFri, Apr 3, 11:55 AM PST · 16608 days ago · -2 km deep · 32 km away
46. 1.811km NE of Mammoth Lakes, CASat, Apr 4, 4:18 AM PST · 16607 days ago · 4 km deep · 80 km away
47. 2.011km NE of Mammoth Lakes, CASat, Apr 4, 6:56 AM PST · 16607 days ago · 4 km deep · 80 km away
48. 2.111km NE of Mammoth Lakes, CASat, Apr 4, 9:52 AM PST · 16607 days ago · 3 km deep · 79 km away
49. 1.820km SE of Mammoth Lakes, CASat, Apr 4, 11:55 AM PST · 16607 days ago · 4 km deep · 98 km away
50. 1.928km NE of Mammoth Lakes, CASat, Apr 4, 12:31 PM PST · 16607 days ago · 4 km deep · 63 km away
51. 1.910km NE of Mammoth Lakes, CASat, Apr 4, 2:47 PM PST · 16606 days ago · 4 km deep · 81 km away
52. 2.410km E of Mammoth Lakes, CASat, Apr 4, 4:31 PM PST · 16606 days ago · 4 km deep · 88 km away
53. 2.311km NE of Mammoth Lakes, CASat, Apr 4, 4:45 PM PST · 16606 days ago · 4 km deep · 80 km away
54. 1.99 km ENE of Mammoth Lakes, CaliforniaSat, Apr 4, 6:49 PM PST · 16606 days ago · 6 km deep · 83 km away
55. 1.911km NE of Mammoth Lakes, CASat, Apr 4, 8:13 PM PST · 16606 days ago · 4 km deep · 79 km away
56. 1.79 km ENE of Mammoth Lakes, CaliforniaSat, Apr 4, 8:23 PM PST · 16606 days ago · 6 km deep · 83 km away
57. 2.314km E of Mammoth Lakes, CASat, Apr 4, 10:37 PM PST · 16606 days ago · 4 km deep · 87 km away
58. 1.610 km ENE of Mammoth Lakes, CaliforniaSun, Apr 5, 5:06 PM PST · 16605 days ago · 5 km deep · 82 km away
59. 2.010km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, CAMon, Apr 6, 3:18 AM PST · 16605 days ago · 5 km deep · 91 km away
60. 3.012 km WSW of Aspen Springs, CaliforniaMon, Apr 6, 8:05 AM PST · 16605 days ago · 11 km deep · 98 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci531194. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 8:09 AM UTC.