Nevada earthquakes

M2.1 earthquake 25km SW of Tonopah, NV

A magnitude 2.1 earthquake struck 25km SW of Tonopah, NV on Fri, Dec 25, 1981, 10:04 PM PST (06:04 UTC), 4 km (2 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.8 30km NNW of Beatty, NV. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.1 (mc), micro
Local time
UTC
1981-12-26 06:04:10 UTC
Depth
4.0 km (2.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
37.904° N, 117.421° 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.

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
246°, 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: 11 in the 60 days after this one and 9 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.814 km NNW of Benton, California · 16328 days ago · -2 km deep · 100 km away
  2. 2.830km NNW of Beatty, NV · 16317 days ago · 4 km deep · 95 km away
  3. 2.29 km NW of Benton, California · 16312 days ago · -1 km deep · 98 km away
  4. 4.332 km SSE of Dyer, Nevada · 16312 days ago · 8 km deep · 72 km away
  5. 2.929 km SSE of Dyer, Nevada · 16312 days ago · 8 km deep · 72 km away
  6. 3.427 km SSE of Dyer, Nevada · 16311 days ago · 16 km deep · 70 km away
  7. 2.357km ENE of Bishop, CA · 16308 days ago · 4 km deep · 48 km away
  8. 4.325 km N of Mina, Nevada · 16308 days ago · 5 km deep · 99 km away
  9. 4.5California-Nevada border region · 16308 days ago · 5 km deep · 91 km away
  10. 3.240km E of Big Pine, CA · 16292 days ago · 4 km deep · 91 km away
  11. 2.846km E of Big Pine, CA · 16289 days ago · 4 km deep · 82 km away

Before

  1. 1.922 km ENE of Swall Meadows, California · 16346 days ago · 1 km deep · 94 km away
  2. 1.941km SW of Tonopah, NV · 16355 days ago · 4 km deep · 17 km away
  3. 1.646km NE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CA · 16356 days ago · 4 km deep · 59 km away
  4. 1.755km SW of Tonopah, NV · 16356 days ago · 4 km deep · 31 km away
  5. 1.655km NE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CA · 16357 days ago · 4 km deep · 50 km away
  6. 1.59km NE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CA · 16357 days ago · 4 km deep · 97 km away
  7. 2.436km E of Hawthorne, NV · 16364 days ago · 4 km deep · 99 km away
  8. 2.466km SSE of Hawthorne, NV · 16365 days ago · 4 km deep · 71 km away
  9. 2.236km E of Hawthorne, NV · 16366 days ago · 4 km deep · 100 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci103907. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 12:16 PM UTC.