Nevada earthquakes

M2.2 earthquake 36km NNE of Tonopah, NV

A magnitude 2.2 earthquake struck 36km NNE of Tonopah, NV on Mon, Jan 26, 1981, 11:36 AM PST (19:36 UTC), 4 km (2 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.9 72km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CA. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.2 (mh), micro
Local time
UTC
1981-01-26 19:36:50 UTC
Depth
3.6 km (2.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
38.359° N, 117.046° 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.

Location uncertainty
About 8.0 km horizontally, 31.6 km in depth
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
333°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
5

Nearest places

Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 18 in the 60 days after this one and 9 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.035km N of Tonopah, NV · 16674 days ago · 4 km deep · 12 km away
  2. 2.972km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CA · 16670 days ago · 4 km deep · 99 km away
  3. 2.973km W of Tonopah, NV · 16670 days ago · 4 km deep · 98 km away
  4. 2.573km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CA · 16670 days ago · 4 km deep · 98 km away
  5. 1.971km W of Tonopah, NV · 16669 days ago · 4 km deep · 96 km away
  6. 2.346km ESE of Hawthorne, NV · 16668 days ago · 4 km deep · 100 km away
  7. 2.140km S of Tonopah, NV · 16667 days ago · 5 km deep · 75 km away
  8. 2.630km N of Tonopah, NV · 16666 days ago · 4 km deep · 15 km away
  9. 2.332km N of Tonopah, NV · 16658 days ago · 4 km deep · 20 km away
  10. 2.725km W of Tonopah, NV · 16658 days ago · 4 km deep · 51 km away
  11. 2.166km SE of Hawthorne, NV · 16657 days ago · 4 km deep · 100 km away
  12. 1.861km SE of Hawthorne, NV · 16651 days ago · 4 km deep · 93 km away
  13. 2.064km NE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CA · 16641 days ago · 5 km deep · 100 km away
  14. 2.347km E of Hawthorne, NV · 16640 days ago · -2 km deep · 92 km away
  15. 1.763km SW of Tonopah, NV · 16639 days ago · 5 km deep · 96 km away
  16. 2.442km E of Hawthorne, NV · 16637 days ago · 4 km deep · 96 km away
  17. 2.144km ESE of Hawthorne, NV · 16630 days ago · 4 km deep · 96 km away
  18. 2.244km E of Hawthorne, NV · 16628 days ago · 4 km deep · 96 km away

Before

  1. 2.353km SW of Tonopah, NV · 16679 days ago · 4 km deep · 88 km away
  2. 2.466km S of Austin, NV · 16681 days ago · 4 km deep · 60 km away
  3. 2.352km NNW of Tonopah, NV · 16684 days ago · 4 km deep · 37 km away
  4. 2.541km E of Hawthorne, NV · 16689 days ago · 4 km deep · 99 km away
  5. 3.159km ESE of Hawthorne, NV · 16701 days ago · 6 km deep · 90 km away
  6. 2.866km WSW of Tonopah, NV · 16702 days ago · 6 km deep · 94 km away
  7. 2.964km W of Tonopah, NV · 16702 days ago · 6 km deep · 90 km away
  8. 2.869km SE of Hawthorne, NV · 16704 days ago · 6 km deep · 99 km away
  9. 2.973km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CA · 16704 days ago · 6 km deep · 99 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci3316337. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 11:14 AM UTC.