M1.5 earthquake 33km SSE of Pahrump, NV
A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 33km SSE of Pahrump, NV on Fri, Apr 24, 1981, 3:16 PM PST (23:16 UTC), 1 km (1 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M1.9 64km N of Pahrump, NV. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 1.5 (mc), micro
- Local time
- UTC
- 1981-04-24 23:16:30 UTC
- Depth
- 1.5 km (0.9 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 35.944° N, 115.855° 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.
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 283°, poorly surrounded by stations
- Stations used
- 0
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 2 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 1.964km N of Pahrump, NV · 16586 days ago · 5 km deep · 95 km away
- 2.140km WSW of Tecopa, CA · 16550 days ago · 5 km deep · 75 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci516209. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 9:36 PM UTC.