M2.1 earthquake 57km NNW of Pahrump, NV
A magnitude 2.1 earthquake struck 57km NNW of Pahrump, NV on Sun, Apr 12, 1981, 12:15 AM PST (08:15 UTC), 1 km (1 mi) below the surface.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 2.1 (mc), micro
- Local time
- UTC
- 1981-04-12 08:15:24 UTC
- Depth
- 1.0 km (0.6 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 36.713° N, 116.149° 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 6.7 km horizontally, 31.6 km in depth
- Depth from
- Operator assigned
- Station coverage gap
- 111°
- 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: 5 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 1.836km NW of Beatty, NV · 16588 days ago · 4 km deep · 94 km away
- 2.168km E of Beatty, NV · 16588 days ago · 4 km deep · 35 km away
- 1.753km NNW of Pahrump, NV · 16587 days ago · 5 km deep · 5 km away
- 1.533km SSE of Pahrump, NV · 16587 days ago · 1 km deep · 89 km away
- 1.964km N of Pahrump, NV · 16586 days ago · 5 km deep · 14 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci514107. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 11:02 AM UTC.