Nevada earthquakes

M2.3 earthquake 32km N of Tonopah, NV

A magnitude 2.3 earthquake struck 32km N of Tonopah, NV on Wed, Feb 11, 1981, 4:43 PM PST (00:43 UTC), 4 km (2 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.7 25km W of Tonopah, NV. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.3 (mh), micro
Local time
UTC
1981-02-12 00:43:29 UTC
Depth
3.6 km (2.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
38.358° N, 117.274° 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 7.6 km horizontally, 31.6 km in depth
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
344°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
4

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 26 in the 60 days after this one and 33 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.725km W of Tonopah, NV · 16657 days ago · 4 km deep · 37 km away
  2. 2.646km SE of Hawthorne, NV · 16657 days ago · 4 km deep · 92 km away
  3. 2.534km SE of Hawthorne, NV · 16657 days ago · 4 km deep · 98 km away
  4. 2.166km SE of Hawthorne, NV · 16656 days ago · 4 km deep · 81 km away
  5. 1.861km SE of Hawthorne, NV · 16651 days ago · 4 km deep · 73 km away
  6. 2.020km ESE of Hawthorne, NV · 16643 days ago · 4 km deep · 99 km away
  7. 2.064km NE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CA · 16641 days ago · 5 km deep · 84 km away
  8. 2.347km E of Hawthorne, NV · 16639 days ago · -2 km deep · 73 km away
  9. 1.763km SW of Tonopah, NV · 16639 days ago · 5 km deep · 84 km away
  10. 2.442km E of Hawthorne, NV · 16637 days ago · 4 km deep · 77 km away
  11. 2.144km ESE of Hawthorne, NV · 16630 days ago · 4 km deep · 76 km away
  12. 2.244km E of Hawthorne, NV · 16628 days ago · 4 km deep · 77 km away
  13. 2.642km SE of Hawthorne, NV · 16620 days ago · 4 km deep · 95 km away
  14. 2.341km SE of Hawthorne, NV · 16619 days ago · -2 km deep · 96 km away
  15. 3.531 km SW of Mina, Nevada · 16619 days ago · 5 km deep · 97 km away
  16. 2.938km SSE of Hawthorne, NV · 16619 days ago · 4 km deep · 99 km away
  17. 2.539km SSE of Hawthorne, NV · 16619 days ago · 4 km deep · 98 km away
  18. 2.439km ESE of Hawthorne, NV · 16617 days ago · 4 km deep · 83 km away
  19. 2.643km SSE of Hawthorne, NV · 16608 days ago · 4 km deep · 99 km away
  20. 2.059km SSE of Hawthorne, NV · 16608 days ago · 4 km deep · 96 km away
  21. 1.851km SE of Hawthorne, NV · 16605 days ago · 14 km deep · 79 km away
  22. 1.668km WSW of Tonopah, NV · 16604 days ago · 4 km deep · 78 km away
  23. 2.542km ENE of Hawthorne, NV · 16602 days ago · 4 km deep · 81 km away
  24. 2.064km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CA · 16602 days ago · 13 km deep · 100 km away
  25. 2.070km NE of Hawthorne, NV · 16601 days ago · 4 km deep · 93 km away
  26. 2.566km NE of Hawthorne, NV · 16600 days ago · 8 km deep · 91 km away

Before

  1. 2.037km SSE of Hawthorne, NV · 16662 days ago · 4 km deep · 98 km away
  2. 2.538km SSE of Hawthorne, NV · 16663 days ago · 4 km deep · 97 km away
  3. 2.630km N of Tonopah, NV · 16666 days ago · 4 km deep · 6 km away
  4. 2.140km S of Tonopah, NV · 16667 days ago · 5 km deep · 72 km away
  5. 2.438km SSE of Hawthorne, NV · 16667 days ago · 4 km deep · 100 km away
  6. 2.140km SSE of Hawthorne, NV · 16667 days ago · 4 km deep · 99 km away
  7. 2.346km ESE of Hawthorne, NV · 16667 days ago · 4 km deep · 80 km away
  8. 1.950km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CA · 16668 days ago · 4 km deep · 99 km away
  9. 2.543km SE of Hawthorne, NV · 16668 days ago · 4 km deep · 94 km away
  10. 1.971km W of Tonopah, NV · 16669 days ago · 4 km deep · 78 km away
  11. 2.069km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CA · 16670 days ago · 4 km deep · 83 km away
  12. 2.573km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CA · 16670 days ago · 4 km deep · 81 km away
  13. 2.973km W of Tonopah, NV · 16670 days ago · 4 km deep · 80 km away
  14. 2.972km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CA · 16670 days ago · 4 km deep · 81 km away
  15. 2.833km SE of Hawthorne, NV · 16672 days ago · 4 km deep · 99 km away
  16. 4.532 km SW of Mina, Nevada · 16673 days ago · 18 km deep · 97 km away
  17. 3.038km SE of Hawthorne, NV · 16673 days ago · 4 km deep · 96 km away
  18. 2.233km ESE of Hawthorne, NV · 16674 days ago · 4 km deep · 88 km away
  19. 2.035km N of Tonopah, NV · 16674 days ago · 4 km deep · 8 km away
  20. 2.035km ESE of Hawthorne, NV · 16674 days ago · 4 km deep · 85 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci3316937. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 9:16 AM UTC.