Nevada earthquakes

M1.9 earthquake 41km SW of Tonopah, NV

A magnitude 1.9 earthquake struck 41km SW of Tonopah, NV on Sat, Dec 12, 1981, 1:23 AM PST (09:23 UTC), 4 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.2 15km NW of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CA. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.9 (mc), micro
Local time
UTC
1981-12-12 09:23:43 UTC
Depth
4.1 km (2.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
37.856° N, 117.608° 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
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
263°, 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: 21 in the 60 days after this one and 22 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.922 km ENE of Swall Meadows, California · 16346 days ago · 1 km deep · 77 km away
  2. 2.215km NW of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CA · 16345 days ago · 4 km deep · 89 km away
  3. 2.125km SW of Tonopah, NV · 16341 days ago · 4 km deep · 17 km away
  4. 3.44 km SE of Swall Meadows, California · 16337 days ago · 12 km deep · 98 km away
  5. 2.029 km NW of Benton, California · 16328 days ago · 4 km deep · 99 km away
  6. 1.814 km NNW of Benton, California · 16328 days ago · -2 km deep · 84 km away
  7. 2.929 km NW of Benton, California · 16321 days ago · 6 km deep · 96 km away
  8. 2.830km NNW of Beatty, NV · 16316 days ago · 4 km deep · 99 km away
  9. 3.029 km NW of Benton, California · 16315 days ago · 6 km deep · 96 km away
  10. 1.828 km NNW of Benton, California · 16313 days ago · 11 km deep · 94 km away
  11. 1.829 km NW of Benton, California · 16313 days ago · 7 km deep · 96 km away
  12. 1.629 km NW of Benton, California · 16313 days ago · 6 km deep · 96 km away
  13. 2.29 km NW of Benton, California · 16312 days ago · -1 km deep · 82 km away
  14. 4.332 km SSE of Dyer, Nevada · 16312 days ago · 8 km deep · 58 km away
  15. 2.929 km SSE of Dyer, Nevada · 16312 days ago · 8 km deep · 58 km away
  16. 3.427 km SSE of Dyer, Nevada · 16311 days ago · 16 km deep · 55 km away
  17. 2.357km ENE of Bishop, CA · 16308 days ago · 4 km deep · 33 km away
  18. 3.826 km NNW of Mina, Nevada · 16308 days ago · 5 km deep · 100 km away
  19. 4.325 km N of Mina, Nevada · 16308 days ago · 5 km deep · 95 km away
  20. 4.5California-Nevada border region · 16308 days ago · 5 km deep · 86 km away
  21. 3.725 km NNW of Mina, Nevada · 16308 days ago · 5 km deep · 98 km away

Before

  1. 1.646km NE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CA · 16356 days ago · 4 km deep · 42 km away
  2. 3.23 km W of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 16356 days ago · 12 km deep · 90 km away
  3. 1.755km SW of Tonopah, NV · 16356 days ago · 4 km deep · 15 km away
  4. 1.655km NE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CA · 16357 days ago · 4 km deep · 33 km away
  5. 1.59km NE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CA · 16357 days ago · 4 km deep · 80 km away
  6. 3.52 km W of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 16357 days ago · 3 km deep · 90 km away
  7. 1.53km NNW of West Bishop, CA · 16358 days ago · 4 km deep · 93 km away
  8. 2.336km ENE of Hawthorne, NV · 16360 days ago · 4 km deep · 100 km away
  9. 2.436km E of Hawthorne, NV · 16364 days ago · 4 km deep · 93 km away
  10. 2.466km SSE of Hawthorne, NV · 16365 days ago · 4 km deep · 57 km away
  11. 2.641km ENE of Hawthorne, NV · 16366 days ago · 4 km deep · 100 km away
  12. 2.236km E of Hawthorne, NV · 16366 days ago · 4 km deep · 94 km away
  13. 4.526 km NNW of Mina, Nevada · 16366 days ago · 11 km deep · 99 km away
  14. 1.558km SW of Tonopah, NV · 16372 days ago · 4 km deep · 18 km away
  15. 2.651km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CA · 16375 days ago · 5 km deep · 65 km away
  16. 1.925km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CA · 16377 days ago · 4 km deep · 66 km away
  17. 3.044km NNW of Beatty, NV · 16378 days ago · 5 km deep · 90 km away
  18. 2.664km NE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CA · 16378 days ago · 5 km deep · 27 km away
  19. 1.742km WSW of Tonopah, NV · 16379 days ago · 4 km deep · 5 km away
  20. 1.533km WSW of Tonopah, NV · 16380 days ago · 4 km deep · 10 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci103085. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 10:52 AM UTC.