Nevada earthquakes

M2.0 earthquake 20km ESE of Hawthorne, NV

A magnitude 2.0 earthquake struck 20km ESE of Hawthorne, NV on Thu, Feb 26, 1981, 3:43 PM PST (23:43 UTC), 4 km (2 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.7 28 km NNW of Benton, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.0 (Mc), micro
Magnitude from
Southern California Seismic Network
Local time
UTC
1981-02-26 23:43:39 UTC
Depth
3.6 km (2.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
38.471° N, 118.402° 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 6.8 km horizontally, 31.6 km in depth
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
124°
Stations used
4

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 120 in the 60 days after this one and 68 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.843km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CA · 16651 days ago · 4 km deep · 78 km away
  2. 2.064km NE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CA · 16650 days ago · 5 km deep · 77 km away
  3. 2.344km SSE of Hawthorne, NV · 16650 days ago · 4 km deep · 38 km away
  4. 2.347km E of Hawthorne, NV · 16648 days ago · -2 km deep · 27 km away
  5. 1.936km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CA · 16648 days ago · 4 km deep · 91 km away
  6. 1.763km SW of Tonopah, NV · 16648 days ago · 5 km deep · 98 km away
  7. 2.433km S of Hawthorne, NV · 16648 days ago · 4 km deep · 30 km away
  8. 2.339km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CA · 16647 days ago · 4 km deep · 83 km away
  9. 3.018km SW of Hawthorne, NV · 16646 days ago · -2 km deep · 32 km away
  10. 2.442km E of Hawthorne, NV · 16646 days ago · 4 km deep · 23 km away
  11. 1.728km ENE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 16645 days ago · 5 km deep · 84 km away
  12. 1.947km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CA · 16642 days ago · 4 km deep · 75 km away
  13. 2.712 km E of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16639 days ago · 6 km deep · 100 km away
  14. 2.144km ESE of Hawthorne, NV · 16639 days ago · 4 km deep · 23 km away
  15. 2.244km E of Hawthorne, NV · 16637 days ago · 4 km deep · 27 km away
  16. 2.530km NNW of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CA · 16636 days ago · 5 km deep · 93 km away
  17. 2.449km S of Hawthorne, NV · 16635 days ago · 4 km deep · 43 km away
  18. 1.632km NNW of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CA · 16632 days ago · 5 km deep · 95 km away
  19. 2.140km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CA · 16630 days ago · 4 km deep · 82 km away
  20. 2.642km SE of Hawthorne, NV · 16629 days ago · 4 km deep · 29 km away
  21. 2.339km SSE of Hawthorne, NV · 16629 days ago · 4 km deep · 29 km away
  22. 2.341km SE of Hawthorne, NV · 16628 days ago · -2 km deep · 28 km away
  23. 3.531 km SW of Mina, Nevada · 16628 days ago · 5 km deep · 31 km away
  24. 2.938km SSE of Hawthorne, NV · 16628 days ago · 4 km deep · 27 km away
  25. 2.539km SSE of Hawthorne, NV · 16628 days ago · 4 km deep · 27 km away
  26. 2.634km SSE of Hawthorne, NV · 16628 days ago · 4 km deep · 23 km away
  27. 2.439km ESE of Hawthorne, NV · 16626 days ago · 4 km deep · 19 km away
  28. 2.225km SSE of Hawthorne, NV · 16625 days ago · 4 km deep · 17 km away
  29. 2.09km ENE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 16624 days ago · 4 km deep · 99 km away
  30. 3.010 km WNW of Bridgeport, California · 16623 days ago · 3 km deep · 85 km away
  31. 1.935km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CA · 16622 days ago · 4 km deep · 86 km away
  32. 2.511 km NW of Aspen Springs, California · 16622 days ago · -1 km deep · 98 km away
  33. 2.743km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CA · 16620 days ago · 4 km deep · 78 km away
  34. 2.245km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CA · 16620 days ago · 4 km deep · 75 km away
  35. 2.643km SSE of Hawthorne, NV · 16617 days ago · 4 km deep · 32 km away
  36. 2.059km SSE of Hawthorne, NV · 16617 days ago · 4 km deep · 47 km away
  37. 1.840km S of Hawthorne, NV · 16617 days ago · -2 km deep · 37 km away
  38. 1.811km NE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 16616 days ago · 4 km deep · 95 km away
  39. 2.011km NE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 16616 days ago · 4 km deep · 95 km away
  40. 2.111km NE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 16616 days ago · 3 km deep · 95 km away
  41. 1.928km NE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 16616 days ago · 4 km deep · 78 km away
  42. 1.910km NE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 16615 days ago · 4 km deep · 96 km away
  43. 2.311km NE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 16615 days ago · 4 km deep · 96 km away
  44. 1.99 km ENE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16615 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away
  45. 1.911km NE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 16615 days ago · 4 km deep · 95 km away
  46. 1.79 km ENE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16615 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away
  47. 2.314km E of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 16615 days ago · 4 km deep · 100 km away
  48. 1.610 km ENE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16614 days ago · 5 km deep · 97 km away
  49. 1.851km SE of Hawthorne, NV · 16614 days ago · 14 km deep · 33 km away
  50. 1.668km WSW of Tonopah, NV · 16613 days ago · 4 km deep · 69 km away
  51. 2.39km ENE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 16613 days ago · 4 km deep · 100 km away
  52. 1.919km NE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 16613 days ago · 4 km deep · 88 km away
  53. 2.212km ENE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 16612 days ago · 6 km deep · 95 km away
  54. 2.410km ENE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 16611 days ago · 4 km deep · 97 km away
  55. 2.211km NE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 16611 days ago · 4 km deep · 95 km away
  56. 2.011 km ENE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16611 days ago · 6 km deep · 96 km away
  57. 2.045km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CA · 16611 days ago · 4 km deep · 80 km away
  58. 1.711 km ENE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16611 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away
  59. 2.312km ENE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 16611 days ago · 4 km deep · 96 km away
  60. 2.010 km E of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16611 days ago · 8 km deep · 98 km away

The first 60 of 120.

Before

  1. 1.949km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CA · 16652 days ago · 4 km deep · 72 km away
  2. 1.915km E of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 16653 days ago · 4 km deep · 98 km away
  3. 2.243km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CA · 16653 days ago · 4 km deep · 78 km away
  4. 2.544km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CA · 16653 days ago · 4 km deep · 76 km away
  5. 2.144km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CA · 16654 days ago · 4 km deep · 77 km away
  6. 2.336km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CA · 16656 days ago · 4 km deep · 86 km away
  7. 2.219km E of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 16656 days ago · 5 km deep · 100 km away
  8. 2.350km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CA · 16660 days ago · 4 km deep · 79 km away
  9. 1.841km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CA · 16660 days ago · 4 km deep · 81 km away
  10. 2.343km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CA · 16660 days ago · 4 km deep · 79 km away
  11. 1.861km SE of Hawthorne, NV · 16660 days ago · 4 km deep · 43 km away
  12. 2.331km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CA · 16661 days ago · 4 km deep · 90 km away
  13. 2.126km E of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 16661 days ago · 5 km deep · 96 km away
  14. 2.541km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CA · 16661 days ago · 4 km deep · 80 km away
  15. 2.336km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CA · 16662 days ago · 4 km deep · 90 km away
  16. 2.444km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CA · 16662 days ago · 4 km deep · 79 km away
  17. 2.438km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CA · 16663 days ago · 4 km deep · 84 km away
  18. 2.418km SE of Hawthorne, NV · 16663 days ago · 4 km deep · 13 km away
  19. 2.133km E of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 16664 days ago · 4 km deep · 89 km away
  20. 2.522km SSW of Hawthorne, NV · 16665 days ago · 4 km deep · 28 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci531393. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 9:36 AM UTC.