M2.3 earthquake 52km NNW of Tonopah, NV

Magnitude

2.3 (mh), micro

Local time

Sat, Jan 17, 1981, 12:44 PM PST

UTC

1981-01-17 20:44:04 UTC

Depth

3.6 km (2.3 mi), shallow

Epicenter

38.514° N, 117.425° W

Region

Nevada

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 2.8 km horizontally, 31.6 km in depth

Magnitude uncertainty

±0.17

Depth from

Operator assigned

Station coverage gap

333°, poorly surrounded by stations

Stations used

4

• Tonopah, NevadaPopulation 2,478. Forecast53 kmNNW
• Fernley, NevadaPopulation 19,418. Forecast199 kmSE
• Reno, NevadaPopulation 264,165. Forecast235 kmESE
• Los Angeles, CaliforniaPopulation 3,820,914. Forecast502 kmN

After

1. 2.466km S of Austin, NVMon, Jan 19, 3:56 PM PST · 16682 days ago · 4 km deep · 54 km away
2. 2.841km SSE of Hawthorne, NVWed, Jan 21, 9:14 PM PST · 16680 days ago · 4 km deep · 90 km away
3. 2.353km SW of Tonopah, NVThu, Jan 22, 3:02 AM PST · 16679 days ago · 4 km deep · 90 km away
4. 2.442km SSE of Hawthorne, NVThu, Jan 22, 6:09 AM PST · 16679 days ago · 4 km deep · 99 km away
5. 3.039km SE of Hawthorne, NVThu, Jan 22, 6:32 PM PST · 16679 days ago · 4 km deep · 83 km away
6. 3.033 km WSW of Mina, NevadaSat, Jan 24, 8:14 AM PST · 16677 days ago · 5 km deep · 93 km away
7. 2.533km SSE of Hawthorne, NVSun, Jan 25, 6:11 AM PST · 16676 days ago · 3 km deep · 94 km away
8. 2.445km SE of Hawthorne, NVSun, Jan 25, 6:56 AM PST · 16676 days ago · 4 km deep · 78 km away
9. 2.236km NNE of Tonopah, NVMon, Jan 26, 11:36 AM PST · 16675 days ago · 4 km deep · 37 km away
10. 2.035km ESE of Hawthorne, NVMon, Jan 26, 3:43 PM PST · 16675 days ago · 4 km deep · 72 km away
11. 2.035km N of Tonopah, NVMon, Jan 26, 4:29 PM PST · 16675 days ago · 4 km deep · 25 km away
12. 2.233km ESE of Hawthorne, NVTue, Jan 27, 12:26 PM PST · 16674 days ago · 4 km deep · 76 km away
13. 3.038km SE of Hawthorne, NVWed, Jan 28, 12:06 PM PST · 16673 days ago · 4 km deep · 87 km away
14. 4.532 km SW of Mina, NevadaWed, Jan 28, 12:08 PM PST · 16673 days ago · 18 km deep · 90 km away
15. 2.439km SSE of Hawthorne, NVWed, Jan 28, 12:18 PM PST · 16673 days ago · 4 km deep · 93 km away
16. 2.536km SSE of Hawthorne, NVWed, Jan 28, 12:35 PM PST · 16673 days ago · 4 km deep · 91 km away
17. 2.442km SSE of Hawthorne, NVWed, Jan 28, 1:35 PM PST · 16673 days ago · 4 km deep · 97 km away
18. 2.833km SE of Hawthorne, NVWed, Jan 28, 11:23 PM PST · 16673 days ago · 4 km deep · 89 km away
19. 2.520km SSE of Hawthorne, NVFri, Jan 30, 6:24 PM PST · 16671 days ago · 4 km deep · 100 km away
20. 2.972km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CASat, Jan 31, 3:14 AM PST · 16670 days ago · 4 km deep · 82 km away
21. 2.973km W of Tonopah, NVSat, Jan 31, 4:05 AM PST · 16670 days ago · 4 km deep · 81 km away
22. 2.573km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CASat, Jan 31, 4:22 AM PST · 16670 days ago · 4 km deep · 81 km away
23. 2.069km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CASat, Jan 31, 4:39 AM PST · 16670 days ago · 4 km deep · 85 km away
24. 1.971km W of Tonopah, NVSun, Feb 1, 12:54 AM PST · 16670 days ago · 4 km deep · 80 km away
25. 2.543km SE of Hawthorne, NVSun, Feb 1, 8:48 PM PST · 16669 days ago · 4 km deep · 86 km away
26. 2.346km ESE of Hawthorne, NVMon, Feb 2, 3:35 PM PST · 16668 days ago · 4 km deep · 70 km away
27. 2.441km SSE of Hawthorne, NVMon, Feb 2, 9:41 PM PST · 16668 days ago · 4 km deep · 94 km away
28. 2.140km SSE of Hawthorne, NVTue, Feb 3, 12:22 AM PST · 16668 days ago · 4 km deep · 91 km away
29. 2.438km SSE of Hawthorne, NVTue, Feb 3, 12:28 AM PST · 16668 days ago · 4 km deep · 91 km away
30. 2.343km SSE of Hawthorne, NVTue, Feb 3, 5:18 AM PST · 16667 days ago · 4 km deep · 96 km away
31. 2.140km S of Tonopah, NVTue, Feb 3, 11:41 AM PST · 16667 days ago · 5 km deep · 89 km away
32. 2.630km N of Tonopah, NVWed, Feb 4, 11:42 AM PST · 16666 days ago · 4 km deep · 27 km away
33. 2.538km SSE of Hawthorne, NVSat, Feb 7, 1:00 PM PST · 16663 days ago · 4 km deep · 89 km away
34. 2.440km SSE of Hawthorne, NVSat, Feb 7, 4:21 PM PST · 16663 days ago · 4 km deep · 94 km away
35. 2.037km SSE of Hawthorne, NVSun, Feb 8, 3:02 AM PST · 16662 days ago · 4 km deep · 89 km away
36. 2.332km N of Tonopah, NVWed, Feb 11, 4:43 PM PST · 16659 days ago · 4 km deep · 22 km away
37. 2.725km W of Tonopah, NVThu, Feb 12, 2:33 PM PST · 16658 days ago · 4 km deep · 48 km away
38. 2.646km SE of Hawthorne, NVFri, Feb 13, 1:11 PM PST · 16657 days ago · 4 km deep · 85 km away
39. 2.534km SE of Hawthorne, NVFri, Feb 13, 1:25 PM PST · 16657 days ago · 4 km deep · 89 km away
40. 2.166km SE of Hawthorne, NVFri, Feb 13, 3:06 PM PST · 16657 days ago · 4 km deep · 78 km away
41. 2.418km SE of Hawthorne, NVSun, Feb 15, 8:27 PM PST · 16655 days ago · 4 km deep · 95 km away
42. 1.861km SE of Hawthorne, NVWed, Feb 18, 3:45 PM PST · 16652 days ago · 4 km deep · 68 km away
43. 2.020km ESE of Hawthorne, NVThu, Feb 26, 3:43 PM PST · 16644 days ago · 4 km deep · 85 km away
44. 2.064km NE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CASat, Feb 28, 8:39 PM PST · 16642 days ago · 5 km deep · 88 km away
45. 2.347km E of Hawthorne, NVMon, Mar 2, 2:11 PM PST · 16640 days ago · -2 km deep · 58 km away
46. 1.763km SW of Tonopah, NVTue, Mar 3, 7:13 AM PST · 16639 days ago · 5 km deep · 93 km away
47. 2.442km E of Hawthorne, NVThu, Mar 5, 12:04 PM PST · 16637 days ago · 4 km deep · 62 km away
48. 2.144km ESE of Hawthorne, NVThu, Mar 12, 12:04 PM PST · 16630 days ago · 4 km deep · 64 km away
49. 2.244km E of Hawthorne, NVFri, Mar 13, 4:24 PM PST · 16629 days ago · 4 km deep · 61 km away

Before

1. 2.939km SE of Hawthorne, NVFri, Jan 16, 9:30 AM PST · 16685 days ago · 4 km deep · 88 km away
2. 2.629km E of Hawthorne, NVThu, Jan 15, 11:46 PM PST · 16686 days ago · 4 km deep · 76 km away
3. 2.481km NE of Hawthorne, NVThu, Jan 15, 3:25 PM PST · 16686 days ago · 4 km deep · 70 km away
4. 3.128km SSE of Hawthorne, NVThu, Jan 15, 4:25 AM PST · 16686 days ago · 4 km deep · 94 km away
5. 2.272km SE of Hawthorne, NVThu, Jan 15, 2:53 AM PST · 16687 days ago · 4 km deep · 84 km away
6. 2.632km SE of Hawthorne, NVWed, Jan 14, 4:57 PM PST · 16687 days ago · 4 km deep · 86 km away
7. 2.541km E of Hawthorne, NVMon, Jan 12, 2:54 PM PST · 16689 days ago · 4 km deep · 64 km away
8. 2.535km SE of Hawthorne, NVMon, Jan 12, 5:25 AM PST · 16689 days ago · 4 km deep · 87 km away
9. 2.634km SE of Hawthorne, NVMon, Jan 12, 3:44 AM PST · 16689 days ago · 4 km deep · 85 km away
10. 3.433 km SW of Mina, NevadaSun, Jan 11, 10:25 AM PST · 16690 days ago · 5 km deep · 90 km away
11. 2.632km SSE of Hawthorne, NVSun, Jan 11, 9:57 AM PST · 16690 days ago · 3 km deep · 97 km away
12. 2.713km SE of Hawthorne, NVSat, Jan 10, 4:06 PM PST · 16691 days ago · 4 km deep · 95 km away
13. 2.538km SE of Hawthorne, NVSat, Jan 10, 9:23 AM PST · 16691 days ago · 3 km deep · 85 km away
14. 2.747km SE of Hawthorne, NVFri, Jan 9, 9:29 PM PST · 16692 days ago · 4 km deep · 81 km away
15. 2.441km SSE of Hawthorne, NVFri, Jan 9, 11:30 AM PST · 16692 days ago · 4 km deep · 96 km away
16. 2.535km SE of Hawthorne, NVWed, Jan 7, 5:37 PM PST · 16694 days ago · 4 km deep · 84 km away
17. 2.428km E of Hawthorne, NVWed, Jan 7, 12:48 PM PST · 16694 days ago · 4 km deep · 77 km away
18. 2.932km SE of Hawthorne, NVTue, Jan 6, 11:10 AM PST · 16695 days ago · 4 km deep · 86 km away
19. 2.538km SE of Hawthorne, NVSun, Jan 4, 10:23 AM PST · 16697 days ago · 4 km deep · 88 km away
20. 2.649km SSE of Hawthorne, NVFri, Jan 2, 7:29 PM PST · 16699 days ago · 4 km deep · 95 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci3315922. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 10:26 PM UTC.