M2.0 earthquake 35km N of Tonopah, NV

Magnitude

2.0 (mh), micro

Local time

Mon, Jan 26, 1981, 4:29 PM PST

UTC

1981-01-27 00:29:57 UTC

Depth

3.6 km (2.3 mi), shallow

Epicenter

38.385° N, 117.183° W

Region

Nevada

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 6.7 km horizontally, 31.6 km in depth

Depth from

Operator assigned

Station coverage gap

332°, poorly surrounded by stations

Stations used

5

• Tonopah, NevadaPopulation 2,478. Forecast36 kmN
• Fernley, NevadaPopulation 19,418. Forecast225 kmSE
• Reno, NevadaPopulation 264,165. Forecast261 kmESE
• Los Angeles, CaliforniaPopulation 3,820,914. Forecast491 kmN

After

1. 2.233km ESE of Hawthorne, NVTue, Jan 27, 12:26 PM PST · 16674 days ago · 4 km deep · 96 km away
2. 2.972km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CASat, Jan 31, 3:14 AM PST · 16670 days ago · 4 km deep · 90 km away
3. 2.973km W of Tonopah, NVSat, Jan 31, 4:05 AM PST · 16670 days ago · 4 km deep · 89 km away
4. 2.573km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CASat, Jan 31, 4:22 AM PST · 16670 days ago · 4 km deep · 89 km away
5. 2.069km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CASat, Jan 31, 4:39 AM PST · 16670 days ago · 4 km deep · 91 km away
6. 1.971km W of Tonopah, NVSun, Feb 1, 12:54 AM PST · 16669 days ago · 4 km deep · 87 km away
7. 2.346km ESE of Hawthorne, NVMon, Feb 2, 3:35 PM PST · 16668 days ago · 4 km deep · 88 km away
8. 2.140km S of Tonopah, NVTue, Feb 3, 11:41 AM PST · 16667 days ago · 5 km deep · 75 km away
9. 2.630km N of Tonopah, NVWed, Feb 4, 11:42 AM PST · 16666 days ago · 4 km deep · 6 km away
10. 2.332km N of Tonopah, NVWed, Feb 11, 4:43 PM PST · 16658 days ago · 4 km deep · 8 km away
11. 2.725km W of Tonopah, NVThu, Feb 12, 2:33 PM PST · 16658 days ago · 4 km deep · 44 km away
12. 2.166km SE of Hawthorne, NVFri, Feb 13, 3:06 PM PST · 16657 days ago · 4 km deep · 89 km away
13. 1.861km SE of Hawthorne, NVWed, Feb 18, 3:45 PM PST · 16652 days ago · 4 km deep · 82 km away
14. 2.064km NE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CASat, Feb 28, 8:39 PM PST · 16641 days ago · 5 km deep · 92 km away
15. 2.347km E of Hawthorne, NVMon, Mar 2, 2:11 PM PST · 16640 days ago · -2 km deep · 80 km away
16. 1.763km SW of Tonopah, NVTue, Mar 3, 7:13 AM PST · 16639 days ago · 5 km deep · 91 km away
17. 2.442km E of Hawthorne, NVThu, Mar 5, 12:04 PM PST · 16637 days ago · 4 km deep · 84 km away
18. 2.144km ESE of Hawthorne, NVThu, Mar 12, 12:04 PM PST · 16630 days ago · 4 km deep · 84 km away
19. 2.244km E of Hawthorne, NVFri, Mar 13, 4:24 PM PST · 16629 days ago · 4 km deep · 84 km away
20. 2.439km ESE of Hawthorne, NVTue, Mar 24, 4:19 PM PST · 16618 days ago · 4 km deep · 91 km away

Before

1. 2.035km ESE of Hawthorne, NVMon, Jan 26, 3:43 PM PST · 16675 days ago · 4 km deep · 92 km away
2. 2.236km NNE of Tonopah, NVMon, Jan 26, 11:36 AM PST · 16675 days ago · 4 km deep · 12 km away
3. 2.445km SE of Hawthorne, NVSun, Jan 25, 6:56 AM PST · 16676 days ago · 4 km deep · 95 km away
4. 2.353km SW of Tonopah, NVThu, Jan 22, 3:02 AM PST · 16679 days ago · 4 km deep · 84 km away
5. 2.466km S of Austin, NVMon, Jan 19, 3:56 PM PST · 16682 days ago · 4 km deep · 58 km away
6. 2.352km NNW of Tonopah, NVSat, Jan 17, 12:44 PM PST · 16684 days ago · 4 km deep · 25 km away
7. 2.629km E of Hawthorne, NVThu, Jan 15, 11:46 PM PST · 16685 days ago · 4 km deep · 98 km away
8. 2.481km NE of Hawthorne, NVThu, Jan 15, 3:25 PM PST · 16686 days ago · 4 km deep · 95 km away
9. 2.272km SE of Hawthorne, NVThu, Jan 15, 2:53 AM PST · 16686 days ago · 4 km deep · 93 km away
10. 2.541km E of Hawthorne, NVMon, Jan 12, 2:54 PM PST · 16689 days ago · 4 km deep · 87 km away
11. 2.747km SE of Hawthorne, NVFri, Jan 9, 9:29 PM PST · 16691 days ago · 4 km deep · 97 km away
12. 2.428km E of Hawthorne, NVWed, Jan 7, 12:48 PM PST · 16694 days ago · 4 km deep · 99 km away
13. 3.159km ESE of Hawthorne, NVWed, Dec 31, 4:29 AM PST · 16701 days ago · 6 km deep · 78 km away
14. 2.866km WSW of Tonopah, NVTue, Dec 30, 4:40 AM PST · 16702 days ago · 6 km deep · 86 km away
15. 2.964km W of Tonopah, NVTue, Dec 30, 1:39 AM PST · 16702 days ago · 6 km deep · 81 km away
16. 3.256km NE of Hawthorne, NVMon, Dec 29, 3:13 PM PST · 16703 days ago · 6 km deep · 91 km away
17. 2.869km SE of Hawthorne, NVSun, Dec 28, 3:03 PM PST · 16704 days ago · 6 km deep · 89 km away
18. 4.630 km SSW of Mina, NevadaSun, Dec 28, 2:58 PM PST · 16704 days ago · 23 km deep · 98 km away
19. 2.973km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CASun, Dec 28, 10:41 AM PST · 16704 days ago · 6 km deep · 89 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci3316348. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 12:12 PM UTC.