Nevada earthquakes

M1.8 earthquake 53km WSW of Tonopah, NV

A magnitude 1.8 earthquake struck 53km WSW of Tonopah, NV on Tue, Jun 16, 1981, 9:54 AM PDT (16:54 UTC), 4 km (2 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.6 10 km WSW of Aspen Springs, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.8 (mc), micro
Local time
UTC
1981-06-16 16:54:33 UTC
Depth
4.0 km (2.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
37.843° N, 117.765° 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
186°, 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: 130 in the 60 days after this one and 52 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.558km ENE of Hawthorne, NV · 16542 days ago · 4 km deep · 91 km away
  2. 2.034km W of Tonopah, NV · 16542 days ago · 4 km deep · 27 km away
  3. 2.262km ENE of Bishop, CA · 16541 days ago · 5 km deep · 24 km away
  4. 1.820km SE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 16541 days ago · 4 km deep · 97 km away
  5. 1.720km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 16540 days ago · 4 km deep · 96 km away
  6. 1.658km NNW of Beatty, NV · 16540 days ago · 4 km deep · 80 km away
  7. 3.28 km SW of Aspen Springs, California · 16540 days ago · 8 km deep · 97 km away
  8. 2.363km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CA · 16540 days ago · 4 km deep · 45 km away
  9. 2.515km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 16540 days ago · 4 km deep · 99 km away
  10. 1.629km WSW of Tonopah, NV · 16540 days ago · 4 km deep · 25 km away
  11. 2.465km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CA · 16539 days ago · 4 km deep · 47 km away
  12. 1.966km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CA · 16539 days ago · 4 km deep · 48 km away
  13. 1.665km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CA · 16539 days ago · 4 km deep · 47 km away
  14. 1.741km NE of Bishop, CA · 16539 days ago · 4 km deep · 36 km away
  15. 2.650km SE of Hawthorne, NV · 16538 days ago · -1 km deep · 56 km away
  16. 1.534km SSW of Tonopah, NV · 16538 days ago · 4 km deep · 31 km away
  17. 1.953km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CA · 16538 days ago · 4 km deep · 32 km away
  18. 2.524km SSW of Hawthorne, NV · 16537 days ago · 4 km deep · 98 km away
  19. 1.611km ENE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 16537 days ago · 4 km deep · 99 km away
  20. 1.519km ENE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 16537 days ago · 4 km deep · 90 km away
  21. 1.614 km NNW of Benton, California · 16537 days ago · 9 km deep · 69 km away
  22. 2.99 km W of Aspen Springs, California · 16535 days ago · 9 km deep · 98 km away
  23. 2.640km E of Hawthorne, NV · 16535 days ago · 4 km deep · 85 km away
  24. 2.144km S of Hawthorne, NV · 16535 days ago · 4 km deep · 78 km away
  25. 1.743km S of Hawthorne, NV · 16535 days ago · 4 km deep · 79 km away
  26. 2.731km SE of Hawthorne, NV · 16534 days ago · 4 km deep · 76 km away
  27. 2.038km SSE of Hawthorne, NV · 16534 days ago · 4 km deep · 70 km away
  28. 1.827km E of Big Pine, CA · 16534 days ago · 4 km deep · 79 km away
  29. 1.537km SW of Tonopah, NV · 16534 days ago · 4 km deep · 25 km away
  30. 2.436km SE of Hawthorne, NV · 16534 days ago · 4 km deep · 71 km away
  31. 2.361km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CA · 16533 days ago · 4 km deep · 45 km away
  32. 2.115km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 16533 days ago · 4 km deep · 99 km away
  33. 1.712km NE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 16533 days ago · 4 km deep · 98 km away
  34. 2.018km NE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 16533 days ago · 4 km deep · 97 km away
  35. 1.635km E of Big Pine, CA · 16533 days ago · 7 km deep · 76 km away
  36. 1.810km ENE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 16533 days ago · 4 km deep · 99 km away
  37. 2.117km SE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 16532 days ago · 4 km deep · 99 km away
  38. 2.015km ENE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 16532 days ago · 4 km deep · 94 km away
  39. 1.910km ENE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 16531 days ago · 4 km deep · 99 km away
  40. 3.311 km E of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16531 days ago · 7 km deep · 98 km away
  41. 3.210 km E of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16530 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away
  42. 2.212km ENE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 16530 days ago · 4 km deep · 97 km away
  43. 2.812km ENE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 16530 days ago · 4 km deep · 97 km away
  44. 2.421km SE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 16530 days ago · 4 km deep · 98 km away
  45. 1.646km ESE of Hawthorne, NV · 16530 days ago · 4 km deep · 72 km away
  46. 2.019km NE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 16530 days ago · 4 km deep · 92 km away
  47. 2.014km NE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 16530 days ago · 4 km deep · 99 km away
  48. 2.821km SE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 16530 days ago · 4 km deep · 97 km away
  49. 3.111 km E of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16530 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away
  50. 1.848km NW of Beatty, NV · 16530 days ago · 7 km deep · 89 km away
  51. 1.921km SE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 16529 days ago · 4 km deep · 100 km away
  52. 2.019km E of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 16529 days ago · 4 km deep · 90 km away
  53. 2.515km NE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 16529 days ago · 4 km deep · 96 km away
  54. 3.310 km E of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16529 days ago · 5 km deep · 98 km away
  55. 1.716km ENE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 16529 days ago · 4 km deep · 93 km away
  56. 2.810 km W of Aspen Springs, California · 16529 days ago · 3 km deep · 98 km away
  57. 1.910km ENE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 16528 days ago · 4 km deep · 100 km away
  58. 1.955km NE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 16528 days ago · 4 km deep · 70 km away
  59. 2.024km ESE of Hawthorne, NV · 16528 days ago · 4 km deep · 87 km away
  60. 2.711 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16528 days ago · 5 km deep · 98 km away

The first 60 of 130.

Before

  1. 1.545km NE of Big Pine, CA · 16542 days ago · 4 km deep · 51 km away
  2. 1.954km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CA · 16542 days ago · 4 km deep · 35 km away
  3. 2.636km ENE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 16542 days ago · 4 km deep · 73 km away
  4. 1.745km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CA · 16543 days ago · 4 km deep · 47 km away
  5. 1.723km NW of West Bishop, CA · 16543 days ago · 4 km deep · 86 km away
  6. 1.550km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CA · 16544 days ago · 4 km deep · 32 km away
  7. 3.29 km WNW of Aspen Springs, California · 16546 days ago · 7 km deep · 98 km away
  8. 1.862km ENE of Independence, CA · 16548 days ago · 4 km deep · 88 km away
  9. 2.013km ENE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 16548 days ago · 4 km deep · 96 km away
  10. 2.910km E of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 16548 days ago · 4 km deep · 99 km away
  11. 2.611 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16549 days ago · 5 km deep · 99 km away
  12. 2.158km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CA · 16549 days ago · 4 km deep · 55 km away
  13. 2.511 km SW of Aspen Springs, California · 16549 days ago · 11 km deep · 100 km away
  14. 1.814km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 16551 days ago · 4 km deep · 99 km away
  15. 3.010 km SW of Aspen Springs, California · 16551 days ago · 7 km deep · 99 km away
  16. 2.639km ENE of Hawthorne, NV · 16552 days ago · 4 km deep · 92 km away
  17. 1.834km NW of Tonopah, NV · 16552 days ago · 4 km deep · 60 km away
  18. 1.634km WNW of Tonopah, NV · 16552 days ago · 4 km deep · 39 km away
  19. 1.923km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 16553 days ago · 4 km deep · 94 km away
  20. 1.938km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CA · 16554 days ago · 4 km deep · 46 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci517830. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 8:30 PM UTC.