Nevada earthquakes

M1.8 earthquake 34km NW of Tonopah, NV

A magnitude 1.8 earthquake struck 34km NW of Tonopah, NV on Sat, Jun 6, 1981, 9:08 AM PDT (16:08 UTC), 4 km (2 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.6 39km ENE of Hawthorne, NV. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.8 (mc), micro
Local time
UTC
1981-06-06 16:08:24 UTC
Depth
3.6 km (2.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
38.317° N, 117.449° 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
304°, 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: 41 in the 60 days after this one and 17 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.639km ENE of Hawthorne, NV · 16543 days ago · 4 km deep · 71 km away
  2. 2.158km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CA · 16541 days ago · 4 km deep · 94 km away
  3. 1.550km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CA · 16536 days ago · 4 km deep · 85 km away
  4. 1.745km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CA · 16534 days ago · 4 km deep · 95 km away
  5. 1.954km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CA · 16534 days ago · 4 km deep · 83 km away
  6. 1.853km WSW of Tonopah, NV · 16534 days ago · 4 km deep · 60 km away
  7. 2.558km ENE of Hawthorne, NV · 16534 days ago · 4 km deep · 58 km away
  8. 2.034km W of Tonopah, NV · 16534 days ago · 4 km deep · 32 km away
  9. 2.262km ENE of Bishop, CA · 16533 days ago · 5 km deep · 82 km away
  10. 2.363km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CA · 16532 days ago · 4 km deep · 82 km away
  11. 1.629km WSW of Tonopah, NV · 16531 days ago · 4 km deep · 42 km away
  12. 2.465km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CA · 16531 days ago · 4 km deep · 83 km away
  13. 1.966km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CA · 16530 days ago · 4 km deep · 83 km away
  14. 1.665km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CA · 16530 days ago · 4 km deep · 83 km away
  15. 1.741km NE of Bishop, CA · 16530 days ago · 4 km deep · 95 km away
  16. 2.650km SE of Hawthorne, NV · 16530 days ago · -1 km deep · 70 km away
  17. 1.534km SSW of Tonopah, NV · 16530 days ago · 4 km deep · 57 km away
  18. 1.953km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CA · 16529 days ago · 4 km deep · 83 km away
  19. 2.640km E of Hawthorne, NV · 16527 days ago · 4 km deep · 67 km away
  20. 2.144km S of Hawthorne, NV · 16527 days ago · 4 km deep · 100 km away
  21. 2.731km SE of Hawthorne, NV · 16525 days ago · 4 km deep · 84 km away
  22. 2.038km SSE of Hawthorne, NV · 16525 days ago · 4 km deep · 82 km away
  23. 1.537km SW of Tonopah, NV · 16525 days ago · 4 km deep · 57 km away
  24. 2.436km SE of Hawthorne, NV · 16525 days ago · 4 km deep · 80 km away
  25. 2.361km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CA · 16525 days ago · 4 km deep · 84 km away
  26. 1.646km ESE of Hawthorne, NV · 16522 days ago · 4 km deep · 59 km away
  27. 2.024km ESE of Hawthorne, NV · 16520 days ago · 4 km deep · 81 km away
  28. 2.255km SE of Hawthorne, NV · 16520 days ago · 4 km deep · 60 km away
  29. 2.346km SSE of Hawthorne, NV · 16518 days ago · 4 km deep · 86 km away
  30. 2.179km ENE of Hawthorne, NV · 16514 days ago · 4 km deep · 48 km away
  31. 1.736km WNW of Tonopah, NV · 16507 days ago · 4 km deep · 21 km away
  32. 1.968km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CA · 16506 days ago · 4 km deep · 77 km away
  33. 1.563km NE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CA · 16505 days ago · 4 km deep · 71 km away
  34. 1.667km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CA · 16505 days ago · 4 km deep · 77 km away
  35. 1.637km W of Tonopah, NV · 16504 days ago · 4 km deep · 31 km away
  36. 1.956km NE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 16495 days ago · 4 km deep · 100 km away
  37. 2.547km NE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CA · 16494 days ago · 4 km deep · 89 km away
  38. 1.947km S of Hawthorne, NV · 16493 days ago · 4 km deep · 99 km away
  39. 2.059km SE of Hawthorne, NV · 16492 days ago · 4 km deep · 63 km away
  40. 1.947km ESE of Hawthorne, NV · 16485 days ago · 4 km deep · 62 km away
  41. 2.463km E of Hawthorne, NV · 16484 days ago · 4 km deep · 47 km away

Before

  1. 1.634km WNW of Tonopah, NV · 16544 days ago · 4 km deep · 21 km away
  2. 1.938km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CA · 16546 days ago · 4 km deep · 98 km away
  3. 1.955km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CA · 16549 days ago · 4 km deep · 83 km away
  4. 2.542km ENE of Hawthorne, NV · 16552 days ago · 4 km deep · 69 km away
  5. 2.342km E of Hawthorne, NV · 16553 days ago · 4 km deep · 67 km away
  6. 2.158km SE of Hawthorne, NV · 16554 days ago · 4 km deep · 58 km away
  7. 2.055km SSE of Hawthorne, NV · 16558 days ago · 1 km deep · 89 km away
  8. 2.563km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CA · 16560 days ago · 4 km deep · 83 km away
  9. 1.861km SSW of Tonopah, NV · 16561 days ago · 4 km deep · 81 km away
  10. 2.061km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CA · 16562 days ago · 4 km deep · 82 km away
  11. 2.665km E of Hawthorne, NV · 16566 days ago · 4 km deep · 48 km away
  12. 2.551km ESE of Hawthorne, NV · 16566 days ago · 4 km deep · 60 km away
  13. 2.360km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CA · 16569 days ago · 4 km deep · 84 km away
  14. 1.654km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CA · 16570 days ago · 4 km deep · 85 km away
  15. 1.840km SSE of Hawthorne, NV · 16571 days ago · 4 km deep · 93 km away
  16. 2.138km WNW of Tonopah, NV · 16572 days ago · 4 km deep · 25 km away
  17. 2.234km E of Hawthorne, NV · 16573 days ago · 4 km deep · 74 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci517255. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 10:54 AM UTC.