California earthquakes

M2.3 earthquake 44km SSE of Hawthorne, NV

A magnitude 2.3 earthquake struck 44km SSE of Hawthorne, NV on Sun, Mar 1, 1981, 11:35 AM PST (19:35 UTC), 4 km (2 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.2 26 km NNW of Benton, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.3 (Mh), micro
Magnitude from
Southern California Seismic Network
Local time
UTC
1981-03-01 19:35:24 UTC
Depth
3.9 km (2.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
38.140° N, 118.517° W
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 4.2 km horizontally, 31.6 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.41
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
225°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
7

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: at least 200 in the 60 days after this one and 102 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.347km E of Hawthorne, NV · 16649 days ago · -2 km deep · 55 km away
  2. 1.936km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CA · 16648 days ago · 4 km deep · 59 km away
  3. 3.05 km SW of Aspen Springs, California · 16648 days ago · 4 km deep · 72 km away
  4. 1.763km SW of Tonopah, NV · 16648 days ago · 5 km deep · 78 km away
  5. 1.939km NE of Big Pine, CA · 16648 days ago · 4 km deep · 97 km away
  6. 2.433km S of Hawthorne, NV · 16648 days ago · 4 km deep · 11 km away
  7. 2.339km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CA · 16648 days ago · 4 km deep · 49 km away
  8. 3.012 km SW of Aspen Springs, California · 16648 days ago · 11 km deep · 79 km away
  9. 2.810 km SE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16647 days ago · 3 km deep · 69 km away
  10. 4.214 km W of Aspen Springs, California · 16647 days ago · 10 km deep · 73 km away
  11. 3.018km SW of Hawthorne, NV · 16647 days ago · -2 km deep · 37 km away
  12. 3.66 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16646 days ago · 6 km deep · 66 km away
  13. 2.442km E of Hawthorne, NV · 16646 days ago · 4 km deep · 52 km away
  14. 1.630km ENE of Bishop, CA · 16646 days ago · 4 km deep · 85 km away
  15. 1.728km ENE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 16645 days ago · 5 km deep · 46 km away
  16. 2.026km E of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 16645 days ago · 5 km deep · 62 km away
  17. 1.947km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CA · 16643 days ago · 4 km deep · 41 km away
  18. 2.111km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 16642 days ago · 4 km deep · 66 km away
  19. 3.64 km SSW of Bishop, California · 16641 days ago · -2 km deep · 91 km away
  20. 2.913 km W of Aspen Springs, California · 16640 days ago · 11 km deep · 74 km away
  21. 2.712 km E of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16640 days ago · 6 km deep · 62 km away
  22. 2.144km ESE of Hawthorne, NV · 16639 days ago · 4 km deep · 44 km away
  23. 2.324km NW of West Bishop, CA · 16639 days ago · 4 km deep · 74 km away
  24. 1.916km SE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 16638 days ago · 5 km deep · 73 km away
  25. 2.244km E of Hawthorne, NV · 16638 days ago · 4 km deep · 59 km away
  26. 2.223km SE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 16637 days ago · 5 km deep · 78 km away
  27. 2.42km NE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 16637 days ago · 5 km deep · 68 km away
  28. 1.96 km W of Aspen Springs, California · 16637 days ago · 6 km deep · 69 km away
  29. 2.513km SE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 16637 days ago · 5 km deep · 71 km away
  30. 2.530km NNW of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CA · 16637 days ago · 5 km deep · 55 km away
  31. 2.324km SE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 16636 days ago · 5 km deep · 79 km away
  32. 2.449km S of Hawthorne, NV · 16636 days ago · 4 km deep · 5 km away
  33. 3.59 km WNW of Aspen Springs, California · 16636 days ago · 7 km deep · 67 km away
  34. 3.16 km WSW of Aspen Springs, California · 16635 days ago · 3 km deep · 72 km away
  35. 1.632km NNW of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CA · 16633 days ago · 5 km deep · 57 km away
  36. 2.77 km WSW of Aspen Springs, California · 16632 days ago · 9 km deep · 73 km away
  37. 2.79 km W of Aspen Springs, California · 16632 days ago · 2 km deep · 70 km away
  38. 2.67 km WSW of Aspen Springs, California · 16632 days ago · 5 km deep · 73 km away
  39. 3.512 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16630 days ago · 7 km deep · 66 km away
  40. 2.140km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CA · 16630 days ago · 4 km deep · 47 km away
  41. 2.99 km WNW of Aspen Springs, California · 16630 days ago · 6 km deep · 68 km away
  42. 2.87 km SSW of Swall Meadows, California · 16630 days ago · 2 km deep · 78 km away
  43. 2.017km SE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 16630 days ago · 5 km deep · 72 km away
  44. 2.642km SE of Hawthorne, NV · 16629 days ago · 4 km deep · 17 km away
  45. 2.339km SSE of Hawthorne, NV · 16629 days ago · 4 km deep · 11 km away
  46. 2.341km SE of Hawthorne, NV · 16629 days ago · -2 km deep · 16 km away
  47. 3.531 km SW of Mina, Nevada · 16629 days ago · 5 km deep · 14 km away
  48. 2.938km SSE of Hawthorne, NV · 16628 days ago · 4 km deep · 15 km away
  49. 2.539km SSE of Hawthorne, NV · 16628 days ago · 4 km deep · 15 km away
  50. 2.634km SSE of Hawthorne, NV · 16628 days ago · 4 km deep · 15 km away
  51. 2.011km E of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 16628 days ago · 4 km deep · 64 km away
  52. 3.56 km SW of Aspen Springs, California · 16628 days ago · 7 km deep · 73 km away
  53. 3.211 km SE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16627 days ago · 3 km deep · 69 km away
  54. 2.439km ESE of Hawthorne, NV · 16627 days ago · 4 km deep · 36 km away
  55. 2.011 km SE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16627 days ago · 7 km deep · 70 km away
  56. 3.713 km SE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16627 days ago · 8 km deep · 72 km away
  57. 2.419km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 16626 days ago · 4 km deep · 64 km away
  58. 2.225km SSE of Hawthorne, NV · 16626 days ago · 4 km deep · 22 km away
  59. 3.013 km WSW of Aspen Springs, California · 16625 days ago · 17 km deep · 76 km away
  60. 2.09km ENE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 16625 days ago · 4 km deep · 62 km away

The first 60 of at least 200.

Before

  1. 2.064km NE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CA · 16651 days ago · 5 km deep · 55 km away
  2. 3.411 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16652 days ago · 5 km deep · 67 km away
  3. 1.843km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CA · 16652 days ago · 4 km deep · 42 km away
  4. 3.010 km W of Aspen Springs, California · 16652 days ago · 2 km deep · 70 km away
  5. 1.818km NNW of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CA · 16653 days ago · 4 km deep · 67 km away
  6. 2.020km ESE of Hawthorne, NV · 16653 days ago · 4 km deep · 38 km away
  7. 1.949km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CA · 16653 days ago · 4 km deep · 35 km away
  8. 1.915km E of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 16653 days ago · 4 km deep · 60 km away
  9. 2.243km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CA · 16653 days ago · 4 km deep · 41 km away
  10. 2.544km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CA · 16654 days ago · 4 km deep · 41 km away
  11. 2.217km E of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 16654 days ago · -1 km deep · 62 km away
  12. 2.144km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CA · 16654 days ago · 4 km deep · 44 km away
  13. 2.315km SE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 16654 days ago · 6 km deep · 74 km away
  14. 3.112 km WSW of Aspen Springs, California · 16655 days ago · 8 km deep · 77 km away
  15. 3.411 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16655 days ago · 4 km deep · 67 km away
  16. 3.2California-Nevada border region · 16656 days ago · 4 km deep · 72 km away
  17. 1.97km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CA · 16656 days ago · 6 km deep · 77 km away
  18. 2.336km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CA · 16657 days ago · 4 km deep · 53 km away
  19. 2.219km E of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 16657 days ago · 5 km deep · 62 km away
  20. 2.326km SE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 16658 days ago · 5 km deep · 76 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci531305. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 10:16 PM UTC.