Nevada earthquakes

M1.9 earthquake 21km SE of Tonopah, NV

A magnitude 1.9 earthquake struck 21km SE of Tonopah, NV on Fri, Apr 17, 1981, 9:00 AM PST (17:00 UTC), -2 km (-1 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.5 59km NNW of Stovepipe Wells, CA. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.9 (mc), micro
Local time
UTC
1981-04-17 17:00:03 UTC
Depth
-1.9 km (-1.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
37.923° N, 117.078° 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.

Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
250°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
0

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 30 in the 60 days after this one and 8 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.663km WNW of Beatty, NV · 16591 days ago · 4 km deep · 91 km away
  2. 1.733km W of Tonopah, NV · 16590 days ago · 4 km deep · 50 km away
  3. 2.559km NNW of Stovepipe Wells, CA · 16589 days ago · 4 km deep · 96 km away
  4. 1.836km NW of Beatty, NV · 16588 days ago · 4 km deep · 90 km away
  5. 2.872km NW of Beatty, NV · 16588 days ago · 4 km deep · 71 km away
  6. 1.766km E of Big Pine, CA · 16588 days ago · 5 km deep · 84 km away
  7. 2.363km NW of Beatty, NV · 16588 days ago · 4 km deep · 75 km away
  8. 1.966km NW of Beatty, NV · 16587 days ago · 4 km deep · 74 km away
  9. 1.554km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CA · 16586 days ago · 0 km deep · 91 km away
  10. 1.957km ENE of Big Pine, CA · 16585 days ago · 4 km deep · 89 km away
  11. 2.270km E of Big Pine, CA · 16584 days ago · 4 km deep · 82 km away
  12. 1.730km W of Tonopah, NV · 16578 days ago · 4 km deep · 45 km away
  13. 1.970km WNW of Beatty, NV · 16578 days ago · 4 km deep · 81 km away
  14. 1.868km NW of Beatty, NV · 16578 days ago · 4 km deep · 72 km away
  15. 2.169km NW of Beatty, NV · 16578 days ago · 4 km deep · 74 km away
  16. 1.673km WNW of Beatty, NV · 16576 days ago · 4 km deep · 83 km away
  17. 2.256km SE of Hawthorne, NV · 16575 days ago · 4 km deep · 97 km away
  18. 2.138km WNW of Tonopah, NV · 16572 days ago · 4 km deep · 57 km away
  19. 1.654km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CA · 16569 days ago · 4 km deep · 99 km away
  20. 1.861km SSW of Tonopah, NV · 16561 days ago · 4 km deep · 58 km away
  21. 2.158km SE of Hawthorne, NV · 16553 days ago · 4 km deep · 95 km away
  22. 1.754km WNW of Beatty, NV · 16553 days ago · 4 km deep · 90 km away
  23. 1.863km WNW of Beatty, NV · 16552 days ago · 4 km deep · 91 km away
  24. 1.955km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CA · 16549 days ago · 4 km deep · 97 km away
  25. 1.634km WNW of Tonopah, NV · 16544 days ago · 4 km deep · 53 km away
  26. 1.834km NW of Tonopah, NV · 16544 days ago · 4 km deep · 55 km away
  27. 1.550km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CA · 16535 days ago · 4 km deep · 93 km away
  28. 1.954km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CA · 16534 days ago · 4 km deep · 96 km away
  29. 1.545km NE of Big Pine, CA · 16534 days ago · 4 km deep · 92 km away
  30. 1.853km WSW of Tonopah, NV · 16534 days ago · 4 km deep · 61 km away

Before

  1. 2.665km SE of Hawthorne, NV · 16594 days ago · 4 km deep · 90 km away
  2. 2.766km SE of Hawthorne, NV · 16594 days ago · 4 km deep · 89 km away
  3. 1.647km ENE of Bishop, CA · 16595 days ago · 4 km deep · 85 km away
  4. 1.958km SSW of Tonopah, NV · 16597 days ago · 4 km deep · 50 km away
  5. 2.360km ENE of Big Pine, CA · 16603 days ago · 4 km deep · 80 km away
  6. 2.333km N of Beatty, NV · 16603 days ago · 3 km deep · 84 km away
  7. 1.668km WSW of Tonopah, NV · 16604 days ago · 4 km deep · 80 km away
  8. 1.655km ENE of Bishop, CA · 16608 days ago · 4 km deep · 78 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci514516. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 8:05 AM UTC.