Nevada earthquakes

M2.3 earthquake 47km E of Hawthorne, NV

A magnitude 2.3 earthquake struck 47km E of Hawthorne, NV on Mon, Mar 2, 1981, 2:11 PM PST (22:11 UTC), -2 km (-1 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.4 33km S of Hawthorne, NV. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.3 (mh), micro
Local time
UTC
1981-03-02 22:11:05 UTC
Depth
-2.4 km (-1.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
38.501° N, 118.089° 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.

Location uncertainty
About 6.5 km horizontally, 31.6 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.53
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
312°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
5

Nearest places

Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 73 in the 60 days after this one and 53 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.936km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CA · 16639 days ago · 4 km deep · 93 km away
  2. 1.763km SW of Tonopah, NV · 16639 days ago · 5 km deep · 89 km away
  3. 2.433km S of Hawthorne, NV · 16639 days ago · 4 km deep · 52 km away
  4. 2.339km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CA · 16638 days ago · 4 km deep · 88 km away
  5. 3.018km SW of Hawthorne, NV · 16637 days ago · -2 km deep · 60 km away
  6. 2.442km E of Hawthorne, NV · 16637 days ago · 4 km deep · 4 km away
  7. 1.728km ENE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 16636 days ago · 5 km deep · 99 km away
  8. 1.947km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CA · 16633 days ago · 4 km deep · 80 km away
  9. 3.672km ESE of Fallon, NV · 16632 days ago · 4 km deep · 93 km away
  10. 2.144km ESE of Hawthorne, NV · 16630 days ago · 4 km deep · 11 km away
  11. 2.244km E of Hawthorne, NV · 16628 days ago · 4 km deep · 8 km away
  12. 2.449km S of Hawthorne, NV · 16626 days ago · 4 km deep · 59 km away
  13. 2.140km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CA · 16621 days ago · 4 km deep · 88 km away
  14. 2.642km SE of Hawthorne, NV · 16620 days ago · 4 km deep · 39 km away
  15. 2.339km SSE of Hawthorne, NV · 16620 days ago · 4 km deep · 44 km away
  16. 2.341km SE of Hawthorne, NV · 16619 days ago · -2 km deep · 39 km away
  17. 3.531 km SW of Mina, Nevada · 16619 days ago · 5 km deep · 42 km away
  18. 2.938km SSE of Hawthorne, NV · 16619 days ago · 4 km deep · 40 km away
  19. 2.539km SSE of Hawthorne, NV · 16619 days ago · 4 km deep · 40 km away
  20. 2.634km SSE of Hawthorne, NV · 16619 days ago · 4 km deep · 40 km away
  21. 2.439km ESE of Hawthorne, NV · 16617 days ago · 4 km deep · 19 km away
  22. 2.225km SSE of Hawthorne, NV · 16616 days ago · 4 km deep · 39 km away
  23. 1.935km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CA · 16613 days ago · 4 km deep · 92 km away
  24. 2.743km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CA · 16611 days ago · 4 km deep · 86 km away
  25. 2.245km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CA · 16611 days ago · 4 km deep · 83 km away
  26. 2.643km SSE of Hawthorne, NV · 16608 days ago · 4 km deep · 43 km away
  27. 2.059km SSE of Hawthorne, NV · 16608 days ago · 4 km deep · 53 km away
  28. 1.840km S of Hawthorne, NV · 16608 days ago · -2 km deep · 57 km away
  29. 1.928km NE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 16607 days ago · 4 km deep · 96 km away
  30. 1.851km SE of Hawthorne, NV · 16605 days ago · 14 km deep · 30 km away
  31. 1.668km WSW of Tonopah, NV · 16604 days ago · 4 km deep · 63 km away
  32. 2.045km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CA · 16602 days ago · 4 km deep · 83 km away
  33. 2.351km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CA · 16602 days ago · 5 km deep · 78 km away
  34. 2.542km ENE of Hawthorne, NV · 16602 days ago · 4 km deep · 12 km away
  35. 2.064km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CA · 16602 days ago · 13 km deep · 63 km away
  36. 2.070km NE of Hawthorne, NV · 16601 days ago · 4 km deep · 50 km away
  37. 2.249km NNE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 16600 days ago · 4 km deep · 78 km away
  38. 3.728 km NNW of Benton, California · 16600 days ago · 5 km deep · 67 km away
  39. 2.151km S of Hawthorne, NV · 16600 days ago · 4 km deep · 64 km away
  40. 2.566km NE of Hawthorne, NV · 16600 days ago · 8 km deep · 46 km away
  41. 3.311 km N of Benton, California · 16600 days ago · 1 km deep · 73 km away
  42. 2.550km S of Hawthorne, NV · 16600 days ago · 6 km deep · 64 km away
  43. 1.933km NNE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 16599 days ago · -2 km deep · 91 km away
  44. 1.935km NE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 16599 days ago · 12 km deep · 90 km away
  45. 1.964km NE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 16599 days ago · 4 km deep · 64 km away
  46. 1.858km NE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 16599 days ago · 1 km deep · 68 km away
  47. 2.424km NE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 16597 days ago · 4 km deep · 100 km away
  48. 2.048km ESE of Hawthorne, NV · 16597 days ago · 6 km deep · 20 km away
  49. 2.766km SE of Hawthorne, NV · 16594 days ago · 4 km deep · 41 km away
  50. 2.665km SE of Hawthorne, NV · 16594 days ago · 4 km deep · 41 km away
  51. 2.159km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CA · 16594 days ago · 4 km deep · 68 km away
  52. 3.729 km NNW of Benton, California · 16593 days ago · 5 km deep · 67 km away
  53. 1.678km ESE of Fallon, NV · 16591 days ago · 4 km deep · 66 km away
  54. 1.851km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CA · 16590 days ago · 4 km deep · 77 km away
  55. 2.114km WNW of Hawthorne, NV · 16590 days ago · 4 km deep · 60 km away
  56. 2.125km NE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 16590 days ago · 6 km deep · 99 km away
  57. 1.733km W of Tonopah, NV · 16590 days ago · 4 km deep · 63 km away
  58. 1.956km SSE of Hawthorne, NV · 16590 days ago · 4 km deep · 48 km away
  59. 2.158km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CA · 16589 days ago · 4 km deep · 70 km away
  60. 2.043km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CA · 16588 days ago · 4 km deep · 84 km away

The first 60 of 73.

Before

  1. 2.344km SSE of Hawthorne, NV · 16641 days ago · 4 km deep · 55 km away
  2. 2.064km NE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CA · 16641 days ago · 5 km deep · 72 km away
  3. 1.843km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CA · 16642 days ago · 4 km deep · 87 km away
  4. 2.020km ESE of Hawthorne, NV · 16643 days ago · 4 km deep · 27 km away
  5. 1.949km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CA · 16644 days ago · 4 km deep · 81 km away
  6. 2.243km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CA · 16644 days ago · 4 km deep · 88 km away
  7. 2.544km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CA · 16644 days ago · 4 km deep · 84 km away
  8. 2.144km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CA · 16645 days ago · 4 km deep · 83 km away
  9. 2.336km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CA · 16647 days ago · 4 km deep · 91 km away
  10. 2.350km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CA · 16651 days ago · 4 km deep · 80 km away
  11. 1.841km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CA · 16651 days ago · 4 km deep · 87 km away
  12. 2.343km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CA · 16651 days ago · 4 km deep · 84 km away
  13. 1.861km SE of Hawthorne, NV · 16651 days ago · 4 km deep · 36 km away
  14. 2.331km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CA · 16652 days ago · 4 km deep · 97 km away
  15. 2.541km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CA · 16652 days ago · 4 km deep · 89 km away
  16. 2.336km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CA · 16653 days ago · 4 km deep · 93 km away
  17. 2.444km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CA · 16653 days ago · 4 km deep · 83 km away
  18. 2.438km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CA · 16654 days ago · 4 km deep · 89 km away
  19. 2.418km SE of Hawthorne, NV · 16654 days ago · 4 km deep · 39 km away
  20. 2.522km SSW of Hawthorne, NV · 16656 days ago · 4 km deep · 55 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci531294. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 10:02 AM UTC.