Nevada earthquakes

M4.5 earthquake 26 km NNW of Mina, Nevada

A magnitude 4.5 earthquake struck 26 km NNW of Mina, Nevada on Tue, Dec 1, 1981, 8:18 AM PST (16:18 UTC), 11 km (7 mi) below the surface.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.5 (ml), light
Local time
UTC
1981-12-01 16:18:50 UTC
Depth
11.0 km (6.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
38.620° N, 118.188° W
Region
Nevada
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

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No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 23 in the 60 days after this one and 5 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.236km E of Hawthorne, NV · 16366 days ago · 4 km deep · 8 km away
  2. 3.145km ENE of Hawthorne, NV · 16366 days ago · 4 km deep · 7 km away
  3. 2.641km ENE of Hawthorne, NV · 16366 days ago · 4 km deep · 3 km away
  4. 2.466km SSE of Hawthorne, NV · 16366 days ago · 4 km deep · 66 km away
  5. 2.436km E of Hawthorne, NV · 16365 days ago · 4 km deep · 9 km away
  6. 4.132 km NNW of Mina, Nevada · 16361 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
  7. 2.440km ENE of Hawthorne, NV · 16360 days ago · 4 km deep · 3 km away
  8. 2.336km ENE of Hawthorne, NV · 16360 days ago · 4 km deep · 4 km away
  9. 1.941km SW of Tonopah, NV · 16356 days ago · 4 km deep · 99 km away
  10. 3.732 km NNW of Mina, Nevada · 16355 days ago · 5 km deep · 7 km away
  11. 4.428 km NNW of Mina, Nevada · 16348 days ago · 17 km deep · 2 km away
  12. 2.029 km NW of Benton, California · 16328 days ago · 4 km deep · 83 km away
  13. 1.814 km NNW of Benton, California · 16328 days ago · -2 km deep · 83 km away
  14. 2.929 km NW of Benton, California · 16321 days ago · 6 km deep · 79 km away
  15. 3.029 km NW of Benton, California · 16315 days ago · 6 km deep · 79 km away
  16. 1.828 km NNW of Benton, California · 16314 days ago · 11 km deep · 77 km away
  17. 1.829 km NW of Benton, California · 16313 days ago · 7 km deep · 79 km away
  18. 1.629 km NW of Benton, California · 16313 days ago · 6 km deep · 79 km away
  19. 2.29 km NW of Benton, California · 16313 days ago · -1 km deep · 87 km away
  20. 3.826 km NNW of Mina, Nevada · 16308 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away
  21. 4.325 km N of Mina, Nevada · 16308 days ago · 5 km deep · 9 km away
  22. 4.5California-Nevada border region · 16308 days ago · 5 km deep · 14 km away
  23. 3.725 km NNW of Mina, Nevada · 16308 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away

Before

  1. 2.651km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CA · 16375 days ago · 5 km deep · 88 km away
  2. 2.664km NE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CA · 16379 days ago · 5 km deep · 94 km away
  3. 1.742km WSW of Tonopah, NV · 16380 days ago · 4 km deep · 95 km away
  4. 1.533km WSW of Tonopah, NV · 16381 days ago · 4 km deep · 93 km away
  5. 1.933 km ENE of Lee Vining, California · 16396 days ago · 1 km deep · 83 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0001h7b. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 9:15 PM UTC.