Nevada earthquakes

M3.4 earthquake 33 km SW of Mina, Nevada

A magnitude 3.4 earthquake struck 33 km SW of Mina, Nevada on Sun, Jan 11, 1981, 10:25 AM PST (18:25 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.5 32 km SW of Mina, Nevada. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.4 (ml), minor
Local time
UTC
1981-01-11 18:25:38 UTC
Depth
5.0 km (3.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
38.152° N, 118.348° 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

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Depth from
OPERATOR_ASSIGNED
Stations used
12

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 197 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.87 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16689 days ago · 3 km deep · 75 km away
  2. 2.529km E of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 16689 days ago · -1 km deep · 64 km away
  3. 2.73km SE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 16689 days ago · 5 km deep · 80 km away
  4. 1.724km ENE of Bishop, CA · 16689 days ago · 5 km deep · 84 km away
  5. 1.642km NE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CA · 16689 days ago · 4 km deep · 58 km away
  6. 1.946km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CA · 16689 days ago · 4 km deep · 46 km away
  7. 3.021km SSE of Hawthorne, NV · 16689 days ago · 4 km deep · 29 km away
  8. 2.634km SE of Hawthorne, NV · 16689 days ago · 4 km deep · 16 km away
  9. 2.035km NNW of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CA · 16689 days ago · 5 km deep · 54 km away
  10. 2.130km E of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 16689 days ago · 5 km deep · 65 km away
  11. 2.535km SE of Hawthorne, NV · 16689 days ago · 4 km deep · 14 km away
  12. 3.110 km W of Aspen Springs, California · 16688 days ago · 7 km deep · 80 km away
  13. 2.541km E of Hawthorne, NV · 16688 days ago · 4 km deep · 49 km away
  14. 3.27 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16688 days ago · 3 km deep · 76 km away
  15. 2.228km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CA · 16688 days ago · 5 km deep · 58 km away
  16. 2.345km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CA · 16688 days ago · 4 km deep · 42 km away
  17. 2.126km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CA · 16686 days ago · 4 km deep · 60 km away
  18. 2.632km SE of Hawthorne, NV · 16686 days ago · 4 km deep · 18 km away
  19. 2.724km SSE of Hawthorne, NV · 16686 days ago · 4 km deep · 26 km away
  20. 2.324km SE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 16686 days ago · 5 km deep · 87 km away
  21. 2.272km SE of Hawthorne, NV · 16686 days ago · 4 km deep · 25 km away
  22. 3.128km SSE of Hawthorne, NV · 16686 days ago · 4 km deep · 20 km away
  23. 2.111 km E of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16685 days ago · 2 km deep · 72 km away
  24. 2.010 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16685 days ago · 3 km deep · 74 km away
  25. 1.826km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CA · 16685 days ago · 4 km deep · 59 km away
  26. 3.311 km SE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16685 days ago · 4 km deep · 77 km away
  27. 2.140km ENE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 16685 days ago · 5 km deep · 43 km away
  28. 2.629km E of Hawthorne, NV · 16685 days ago · 4 km deep · 39 km away
  29. 1.712 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16685 days ago · 0 km deep · 73 km away
  30. 2.256km SSE of Hawthorne, NV · 16684 days ago · 4 km deep · 13 km away
  31. 2.939km SE of Hawthorne, NV · 16684 days ago · 4 km deep · 9 km away
  32. 2.023km NNW of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CA · 16683 days ago · 5 km deep · 68 km away
  33. 2.352km NNW of Tonopah, NV · 16683 days ago · 4 km deep · 90 km away
  34. 1.913 km SE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16682 days ago · 4 km deep · 82 km away
  35. 2.724km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 16682 days ago · 5 km deep · 75 km away
  36. 2.51 km ENE of Swall Meadows, California · 16681 days ago · 5 km deep · 75 km away
  37. 2.43km SW of West Bishop, CA · 16680 days ago · 4 km deep · 91 km away
  38. 1.632km ENE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 16680 days ago · 5 km deep · 55 km away
  39. 2.841km SSE of Hawthorne, NV · 16679 days ago · 4 km deep · 7 km away
  40. 2.353km SW of Tonopah, NV · 16679 days ago · 4 km deep · 77 km away
  41. 2.442km SSE of Hawthorne, NV · 16678 days ago · 4 km deep · 11 km away
  42. 2.350km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CA · 16678 days ago · 4 km deep · 36 km away
  43. 2.225km ENE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 16678 days ago · 4 km deep · 58 km away
  44. 2.452km NE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 16678 days ago · 4 km deep · 27 km away
  45. 3.039km SE of Hawthorne, NV · 16678 days ago · 4 km deep · 13 km away
  46. 2.449km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CA · 16677 days ago · 4 km deep · 47 km away
  47. 3.033 km WSW of Mina, Nevada · 16676 days ago · 5 km deep · 12 km away
  48. 2.142km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CA · 16676 days ago · 4 km deep · 46 km away
  49. 2.236km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CA · 16676 days ago · 4 km deep · 51 km away
  50. 2.02 km SE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16676 days ago · 5 km deep · 79 km away
  51. 2.533km SSE of Hawthorne, NV · 16675 days ago · 3 km deep · 15 km away
  52. 2.445km SE of Hawthorne, NV · 16675 days ago · 4 km deep · 13 km away
  53. 2.350km NE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CA · 16675 days ago · 4 km deep · 53 km away
  54. 2.035km ESE of Hawthorne, NV · 16674 days ago · 4 km deep · 31 km away
  55. 2.411 km W of Aspen Springs, California · 16674 days ago · 6 km deep · 79 km away
  56. 2.233km ESE of Hawthorne, NV · 16673 days ago · 4 km deep · 27 km away
  57. 2.426km ENE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 16673 days ago · 5 km deep · 54 km away
  58. 2.429km NE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 16673 days ago · 5 km deep · 52 km away
  59. 1.948km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CA · 16673 days ago · 4 km deep · 39 km away
  60. 2.028km NW of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CA · 16673 days ago · 4 km deep · 68 km away

The first 60 of 197.

Before

  1. 2.632km SSE of Hawthorne, NV · 16689 days ago · 3 km deep · 17 km away
  2. 2.011 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16690 days ago · 2 km deep · 76 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0001bpc (also filed as ci3301855). Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 1:20 AM UTC.