M1.5 earthquake 58km SW of Tonopah, NV

Magnitude

1.5 (Mc), micro

Magnitude from

Southern California Seismic Network

Local time

Wed, Nov 25, 1981, 3:16 AM PST

UTC

1981-11-25 11:16:47 UTC

Depth

4.1 km (2.6 mi), shallow

Epicenter

37.743° N, 117.749° W

Region

Nevada

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Depth from

Operator assigned

Station coverage gap

235°, poorly surrounded by stations

Stations used

0

• Goldfield, NevadaPopulation 268. Forecast45 kmW
• Sanger, CaliforniaPopulation 24,950. Forecast197 kmNE
• Clovis, CaliforniaPopulation 104,180. Forecast201 kmENE
• Los Angeles, CaliforniaPopulation 3,820,914. Forecast413 kmN

After

1. 3.29 km WNW of Aspen Springs, CaliforniaThu, Nov 26, 4:33 AM PST · 16382 days ago · 11 km deep · 95 km away
2. 3.48 km W of Aspen Springs, CaliforniaThu, Nov 26, 10:31 AM PST · 16382 days ago · 5 km deep · 95 km away
3. 2.422km SE of Mammoth Lakes, CAThu, Nov 26, 8:07 PM PST · 16382 days ago · 4 km deep · 95 km away
4. 2.014km E of Mammoth Lakes, CASun, Nov 29, 10:34 AM PST · 16379 days ago · 4 km deep · 96 km away
5. 2.612km E of Mammoth Lakes, CAMon, Nov 30, 8:49 AM PST · 16378 days ago · 4 km deep · 98 km away
6. 2.322km SE of Mammoth Lakes, CAMon, Nov 30, 2:16 PM PST · 16378 days ago · 4 km deep · 100 km away
7. 2.236km E of Hawthorne, NVTue, Dec 1, 8:27 AM PST · 16377 days ago · 4 km deep · 99 km away
8. 3.510 km W of Aspen Springs, CaliforniaTue, Dec 1, 6:57 PM PST · 16377 days ago · 4 km deep · 97 km away
9. 3.110 km W of Aspen Springs, CaliforniaTue, Dec 1, 7:18 PM PST · 16377 days ago · 4 km deep · 97 km away
10. 2.466km SSE of Hawthorne, NVWed, Dec 2, 12:17 AM PST · 16377 days ago · 4 km deep · 52 km away
11. 2.436km E of Hawthorne, NVThu, Dec 3, 12:23 AM PST · 16375 days ago · 4 km deep · 98 km away
12. 1.53km NNW of West Bishop, CAWed, Dec 9, 3:28 AM PST · 16369 days ago · 4 km deep · 75 km away
13. 3.52 km W of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CaliforniaThu, Dec 10, 1:33 AM PST · 16368 days ago · 3 km deep · 73 km away
14. 1.59km NE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CAThu, Dec 10, 2:05 AM PST · 16368 days ago · 4 km deep · 63 km away
15. 1.655km NE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CAThu, Dec 10, 2:19 AM PST · 16368 days ago · 4 km deep · 16 km away
16. 1.755km SW of Tonopah, NVFri, Dec 11, 5:46 AM PST · 16367 days ago · 4 km deep · 4 km away
17. 3.23 km W of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CaliforniaFri, Dec 11, 5:51 AM PST · 16367 days ago · 12 km deep · 73 km away
18. 1.646km NE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CAFri, Dec 11, 1:16 PM PST · 16367 days ago · 4 km deep · 25 km away
19. 1.941km SW of Tonopah, NVSat, Dec 12, 1:23 AM PST · 16366 days ago · 4 km deep · 18 km away
20. 1.813km ENE of Mammoth Lakes, CASat, Dec 12, 6:03 AM PST · 16366 days ago · 4 km deep · 97 km away
21. 1.58 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, CaliforniaWed, Dec 16, 9:09 AM PST · 16362 days ago · 7 km deep · 100 km away
22. 1.58 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, CaliforniaWed, Dec 16, 9:34 AM PST · 16362 days ago · 6 km deep · 100 km away
23. 1.811 km W of Aspen Springs, CaliforniaThu, Dec 17, 8:32 AM PST · 16361 days ago · 2 km deep · 98 km away
24. 1.612 km WNW of Aspen Springs, CaliforniaFri, Dec 18, 5:20 PM PST · 16360 days ago · 9 km deep · 98 km away
25. 1.712 km WNW of Aspen Springs, CaliforniaSat, Dec 19, 1:30 AM PST · 16359 days ago · 9 km deep · 98 km away
26. 1.721km SSW of West Bishop, CASat, Dec 19, 3:22 PM PST · 16359 days ago · 4 km deep · 95 km away
27. 1.922 km ENE of Swall Meadows, CaliforniaSun, Dec 20, 9:19 PM PST · 16358 days ago · 1 km deep · 61 km away
28. 1.812 km SE of Mammoth Lakes, CaliforniaTue, Dec 22, 9:33 AM PST · 16356 days ago · 6 km deep · 100 km away
29. 2.215km NW of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CATue, Dec 22, 2:31 PM PST · 16356 days ago · 4 km deep · 73 km away
30. 2.125km SW of Tonopah, NVFri, Dec 25, 10:04 PM PST · 16353 days ago · 4 km deep · 34 km away
31. 3.211 km WNW of Aspen Springs, CaliforniaSat, Dec 26, 2:05 PM PST · 16352 days ago · 2 km deep · 98 km away
32. 1.910 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, CaliforniaTue, Dec 29, 3:10 AM PST · 16349 days ago · 3 km deep · 100 km away
33. 3.44 km SE of Swall Meadows, CaliforniaTue, Dec 29, 11:57 PM PST · 16349 days ago · 12 km deep · 82 km away
34. 3.56 km W of Aspen Springs, CaliforniaWed, Jan 6, 11:18 PM PST · 16341 days ago · 8 km deep · 93 km away
35. 2.029 km NW of Benton, CaliforniaFri, Jan 8, 10:19 AM PST · 16339 days ago · 4 km deep · 90 km away
36. 1.814 km NNW of Benton, CaliforniaFri, Jan 8, 1:36 PM PST · 16339 days ago · -2 km deep · 74 km away
37. 2.929 km NW of Benton, CaliforniaFri, Jan 15, 8:43 AM PST · 16332 days ago · 6 km deep · 88 km away
38. 2.830km NNW of Beatty, NVTue, Jan 19, 3:44 PM PST · 16328 days ago · 4 km deep · 98 km away
39. 1.86 km WSW of Aspen Springs, CaliforniaTue, Jan 19, 10:05 PM PST · 16328 days ago · 10 km deep · 94 km away
40. 3.029 km NW of Benton, CaliforniaThu, Jan 21, 10:17 AM PST · 16326 days ago · 6 km deep · 87 km away
41. 3.011 km SW of Aspen Springs, CaliforniaFri, Jan 22, 5:35 AM PST · 16325 days ago · 7 km deep · 97 km away
42. 1.828 km NNW of Benton, CaliforniaFri, Jan 22, 10:32 PM PST · 16325 days ago · 11 km deep · 86 km away
43. 1.829 km NW of Benton, CaliforniaSat, Jan 23, 3:52 AM PST · 16324 days ago · 7 km deep · 88 km away
44. 1.629 km NW of Benton, CaliforniaSat, Jan 23, 9:46 AM PST · 16324 days ago · 6 km deep · 88 km away
45. 2.29 km NW of Benton, CaliforniaSun, Jan 24, 1:25 AM PST · 16323 days ago · -1 km deep · 71 km away

Before

1. 2.28 km W of Aspen Springs, CaliforniaTue, Nov 24, 12:18 AM PST · 16385 days ago · 6 km deep · 95 km away
2. 1.810 km W of Aspen Springs, CaliforniaMon, Nov 23, 4:04 AM PST · 16385 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away
3. 1.912km E of Mammoth Lakes, CASun, Nov 22, 9:15 PM PST · 16386 days ago · 4 km deep · 97 km away
4. 1.915km SE of Mammoth Lakes, CASun, Nov 22, 11:06 AM PST · 16386 days ago · 4 km deep · 99 km away
5. 2.651km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CASun, Nov 22, 2:28 AM PST · 16386 days ago · 5 km deep · 54 km away
6. 2.09 km E of Mammoth Lakes, CaliforniaSun, Nov 22, 2:28 AM PST · 16386 days ago · 6 km deep · 99 km away
7. 1.818km ENE of Mammoth Lakes, CASat, Nov 21, 9:43 AM PST · 16387 days ago · 4 km deep · 91 km away
8. 2.312 km W of Aspen Springs, CaliforniaFri, Nov 20, 3:26 AM PST · 16388 days ago · 1 km deep · 99 km away
9. 1.925km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CAThu, Nov 19, 7:59 PM PST · 16389 days ago · 4 km deep · 49 km away
10. 3.044km NNW of Beatty, NVThu, Nov 19, 1:41 PM PST · 16389 days ago · 5 km deep · 92 km away
11. 3.112 km SE of Mammoth Lakes, CaliforniaThu, Nov 19, 1:39 PM PST · 16389 days ago · 6 km deep · 100 km away
12. 1.814km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, CAWed, Nov 18, 7:36 PM PST · 16390 days ago · 4 km deep · 97 km away
13. 2.664km NE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CAWed, Nov 18, 5:46 PM PST · 16390 days ago · 5 km deep · 16 km away
14. 3.010 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, CaliforniaWed, Nov 18, 5:46 PM PST · 16390 days ago · 4 km deep · 99 km away
15. 1.742km WSW of Tonopah, NVTue, Nov 17, 3:48 PM PST · 16391 days ago · 4 km deep · 18 km away
16. 1.533km WSW of Tonopah, NVMon, Nov 16, 8:25 PM PST · 16392 days ago · 4 km deep · 27 km away
17. 2.334km S of Tonopah, NVMon, Nov 16, 8:32 AM PST · 16392 days ago · 4 km deep · 47 km away
18. 1.8California-Nevada border regionSat, Nov 14, 8:19 PM PST · 16394 days ago · 10 km deep · 93 km away
19. 3.15 km W of Aspen Springs, CaliforniaSat, Nov 14, 8:18 PM PST · 16394 days ago · 9 km deep · 93 km away
20. 2.45 km W of Aspen Springs, CaliforniaSat, Nov 14, 7:07 PM PST · 16394 days ago · 10 km deep · 93 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci102288. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 7:51 PM UTC.