M2.1 earthquake 40km S of Tonopah, NV

Magnitude

2.1 (mh), micro

Local time

Tue, Feb 3, 1981, 11:41 AM PST

UTC

1981-02-03 19:41:22 UTC

Depth

4.8 km (3.0 mi), shallow

Epicenter

37.715° N, 117.313° W

Region

Nevada

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 19.2 km horizontally, 31.6 km in depth

Magnitude uncertainty

±0.41

Depth from

Operator assigned

Station coverage gap

336°, poorly surrounded by stations

Stations used

3

• Goldfield, NevadaPopulation 268. Forecast7 kmW
• Pahrump, NevadaPopulation 36,441. Forecast205 kmNW
• Clovis, CaliforniaPopulation 104,180. Forecast234 kmENE
• Los Angeles, CaliforniaPopulation 3,820,914. Forecast416 kmNNE

After

1. 2.630km N of Tonopah, NVWed, Feb 4, 11:42 AM PST · 16666 days ago · 4 km deep · 70 km away
2. 2.034km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CAThu, Feb 5, 3:21 PM PST · 16664 days ago · 4 km deep · 92 km away
3. 2.149km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CAThu, Feb 5, 5:13 PM PST · 16664 days ago · 4 km deep · 82 km away
4. 2.348km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CAFri, Feb 6, 12:18 PM PST · 16664 days ago · 4 km deep · 80 km away
5. 1.561km WNW of Beatty, NVSat, Feb 7, 4:38 PM PST · 16662 days ago · 4 km deep · 64 km away
6. 2.236km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CASun, Feb 8, 12:21 AM PST · 16662 days ago · 4 km deep · 91 km away
7. 1.560km WNW of Beatty, NVSun, Feb 8, 11:16 AM PST · 16662 days ago · 4 km deep · 66 km away
8. 1.942km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CASun, Feb 8, 8:44 PM PST · 16661 days ago · 4 km deep · 92 km away
9. 2.012km SE of Bishop, CASun, Feb 8, 10:41 PM PST · 16661 days ago · 4 km deep · 97 km away
10. 2.353km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CAMon, Feb 9, 9:34 AM PST · 16661 days ago · 4 km deep · 84 km away
11. 2.434km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CATue, Feb 10, 8:12 AM PST · 16660 days ago · 4 km deep · 96 km away
12. 1.735km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CAWed, Feb 11, 6:41 AM PST · 16659 days ago · 4 km deep · 93 km away
13. 2.332km N of Tonopah, NVWed, Feb 11, 4:43 PM PST · 16658 days ago · 4 km deep · 72 km away
14. 2.149km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CAThu, Feb 12, 4:51 AM PST · 16658 days ago · 17 km deep · 74 km away
15. 1.636km ESE of Big Pine, CAThu, Feb 12, 12:45 PM PST · 16658 days ago · 4 km deep · 88 km away
16. 2.725km W of Tonopah, NVThu, Feb 12, 2:33 PM PST · 16658 days ago · 4 km deep · 45 km away
17. 2.411km SE of Bishop, CAThu, Feb 12, 4:52 PM PST · 16657 days ago · -2 km deep · 99 km away
18. 2.313km N of Big Pine, CAThu, Feb 12, 4:52 PM PST · 16657 days ago · -2 km deep · 97 km away
19. 1.812km N of Big Pine, CAThu, Feb 12, 6:22 PM PST · 16657 days ago · 4 km deep · 98 km away
20. 2.166km SE of Hawthorne, NVFri, Feb 13, 3:06 PM PST · 16656 days ago · 4 km deep · 82 km away
21. 2.324km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CAFri, Feb 13, 4:46 PM PST · 16656 days ago · 4 km deep · 95 km away
22. 2.438km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CAMon, Feb 16, 3:27 AM PST · 16654 days ago · 4 km deep · 90 km away
23. 2.444km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CATue, Feb 17, 2:56 AM PST · 16653 days ago · 4 km deep · 86 km away
24. 2.336km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CATue, Feb 17, 4:57 AM PST · 16653 days ago · 4 km deep · 80 km away
25. 2.541km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CATue, Feb 17, 2:52 PM PST · 16652 days ago · 4 km deep · 100 km away
26. 2.331km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CAWed, Feb 18, 1:09 AM PST · 16652 days ago · 4 km deep · 94 km away
27. 1.861km SE of Hawthorne, NVWed, Feb 18, 3:45 PM PST · 16651 days ago · 4 km deep · 85 km away
28. 2.343km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CAWed, Feb 18, 4:11 PM PST · 16651 days ago · 4 km deep · 86 km away
29. 1.841km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CAWed, Feb 18, 9:30 PM PST · 16651 days ago · 4 km deep · 88 km away
30. 2.350km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CAWed, Feb 18, 10:19 PM PST · 16651 days ago · 4 km deep · 76 km away
31. 2.336km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CAMon, Feb 23, 2:40 AM PST · 16647 days ago · 4 km deep · 86 km away
32. 2.144km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CAWed, Feb 25, 4:40 AM PST · 16645 days ago · 4 km deep · 89 km away
33. 2.544km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CAWed, Feb 25, 6:53 PM PST · 16644 days ago · 4 km deep · 95 km away
34. 1.843km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CAFri, Feb 27, 10:47 PM PST · 16642 days ago · 4 km deep · 99 km away
35. 2.064km NE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CASat, Feb 28, 8:39 PM PST · 16641 days ago · 5 km deep · 62 km away
36. 1.936km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CATue, Mar 3, 6:35 AM PST · 16639 days ago · 4 km deep · 79 km away
37. 1.763km SW of Tonopah, NVTue, Mar 3, 7:13 AM PST · 16639 days ago · 5 km deep · 43 km away
38. 1.939km NE of Big Pine, CATue, Mar 3, 8:45 AM PST · 16639 days ago · 4 km deep · 67 km away
39. 2.339km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CATue, Mar 3, 6:53 PM PST · 16638 days ago · 4 km deep · 88 km away
40. 1.630km ENE of Bishop, CAThu, Mar 5, 5:06 PM PST · 16636 days ago · 4 km deep · 73 km away
41. 1.947km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CASun, Mar 8, 3:36 PM PST · 16633 days ago · 4 km deep · 89 km away
42. 2.548km NNW of Beatty, NVTue, Mar 10, 3:27 PM PST · 16631 days ago · 4 km deep · 54 km away
43. 2.140km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CASat, Mar 21, 11:40 AM PST · 16621 days ago · 4 km deep · 90 km away
44. 1.935km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CASat, Mar 28, 11:50 PM PST · 16613 days ago · 4 km deep · 93 km away
45. 2.743km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CAMon, Mar 30, 4:12 PM PST · 16611 days ago · 4 km deep · 96 km away
46. 2.245km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CAMon, Mar 30, 5:43 PM PST · 16611 days ago · 4 km deep · 96 km away
47. 2.310km NE of Big Pine, CAWed, Apr 1, 11:49 PM PST · 16609 days ago · 4 km deep · 96 km away
48. 1.655km ENE of Bishop, CAFri, Apr 3, 12:53 AM PST · 16608 days ago · 4 km deep · 48 km away
49. 2.059km SSE of Hawthorne, NVFri, Apr 3, 10:50 AM PST · 16608 days ago · 4 km deep · 95 km away

Before

1. 2.138km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CATue, Feb 3, 7:47 AM PST · 16667 days ago · 4 km deep · 92 km away
2. 1.950km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CAMon, Feb 2, 2:52 AM PST · 16668 days ago · 4 km deep · 71 km away
3. 1.971km W of Tonopah, NVSun, Feb 1, 12:54 AM PST · 16669 days ago · 4 km deep · 69 km away
4. 2.069km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CASat, Jan 31, 4:39 AM PST · 16670 days ago · 4 km deep · 70 km away
5. 2.573km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CASat, Jan 31, 4:22 AM PST · 16670 days ago · 4 km deep · 72 km away
6. 2.973km W of Tonopah, NVSat, Jan 31, 4:05 AM PST · 16670 days ago · 4 km deep · 71 km away
7. 2.972km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CASat, Jan 31, 3:14 AM PST · 16670 days ago · 4 km deep · 72 km away
8. 1.742km E of Big Pine, CAFri, Jan 30, 9:57 PM PST · 16670 days ago · 4 km deep · 75 km away
9. 1.948km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CATue, Jan 27, 4:14 PM PST · 16673 days ago · 4 km deep · 86 km away
10. 2.035km N of Tonopah, NVMon, Jan 26, 4:29 PM PST · 16674 days ago · 4 km deep · 75 km away
11. 2.236km NNE of Tonopah, NVMon, Jan 26, 11:36 AM PST · 16675 days ago · 4 km deep · 75 km away
12. 2.350km NE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CASun, Jan 25, 10:53 PM PST · 16675 days ago · 4 km deep · 66 km away
13. 1.868km ENE of Big Pine, CASun, Jan 25, 7:04 PM PST · 16675 days ago · 4 km deep · 51 km away
14. 2.142km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CASat, Jan 24, 8:31 PM PST · 16676 days ago · 4 km deep · 82 km away
15. 2.449km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CASat, Jan 24, 1:33 AM PST · 16677 days ago · 4 km deep · 73 km away
16. 3.760 km WNW of Beatty, NevadaThu, Jan 22, 8:41 PM PST · 16678 days ago · 9 km deep · 65 km away
17. 2.350km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CAThu, Jan 22, 11:27 AM PST · 16679 days ago · 4 km deep · 96 km away
18. 2.353km SW of Tonopah, NVThu, Jan 22, 3:02 AM PST · 16679 days ago · 4 km deep · 30 km away
19. 1.668km E of Big Pine, CASun, Jan 18, 10:42 PM PST · 16682 days ago · 4 km deep · 54 km away
20. 2.352km NNW of Tonopah, NVSat, Jan 17, 12:44 PM PST · 16684 days ago · 4 km deep · 89 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci12254075. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 10:18 AM UTC.