Nevada earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake 37km SW of Tonopah, NV

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 37km SW of Tonopah, NV on Thu, Jun 25, 1981, 1:20 AM PDT (08:20 UTC), 4 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.4 36km SE of Hawthorne, NV. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.5 (mc), micro
Local time
UTC
1981-06-25 08:20:28 UTC
Depth
4.1 km (2.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
37.802° N, 117.485° 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
267°, 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: 40 in the 60 days after this one and 33 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.436km SE of Hawthorne, NV · 16525 days ago · 4 km deep · 93 km away
  2. 2.361km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CA · 16525 days ago · 4 km deep · 70 km away
  3. 1.635km E of Big Pine, CA · 16524 days ago · 7 km deep · 80 km away
  4. 1.646km ESE of Hawthorne, NV · 16522 days ago · 4 km deep · 89 km away
  5. 1.848km NW of Beatty, NV · 16521 days ago · 7 km deep · 71 km away
  6. 1.955km NE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 16520 days ago · 4 km deep · 95 km away
  7. 2.255km SE of Hawthorne, NV · 16520 days ago · 4 km deep · 73 km away
  8. 2.346km SSE of Hawthorne, NV · 16518 days ago · 4 km deep · 89 km away
  9. 1.813 km NNW of Benton, California · 16518 days ago · 7 km deep · 93 km away
  10. 1.727km NNW of Beatty, NV · 16516 days ago · 4 km deep · 92 km away
  11. 1.919km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CA · 16515 days ago · 4 km deep · 83 km away
  12. 2.313 km NNW of Benton, California · 16515 days ago · 3 km deep · 92 km away
  13. 1.955km NE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 16515 days ago · 4 km deep · 94 km away
  14. 2.637km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CA · 16510 days ago · 4 km deep · 77 km away
  15. 1.530km NNW of Beatty, NV · 16508 days ago · 4 km deep · 88 km away
  16. 1.736km WNW of Tonopah, NV · 16507 days ago · 4 km deep · 43 km away
  17. 1.968km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CA · 16506 days ago · 4 km deep · 67 km away
  18. 1.563km NE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CA · 16505 days ago · 4 km deep · 43 km away
  19. 1.667km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CA · 16505 days ago · 4 km deep · 66 km away
  20. 1.637km W of Tonopah, NV · 16504 days ago · 4 km deep · 35 km away
  21. 1.89km ESE of Bishop, CA · 16500 days ago · 4 km deep · 88 km away
  22. 2.738km NW of Beatty, NV · 16498 days ago · 4 km deep · 80 km away
  23. 3.058km ENE of Big Pine, CA · 16496 days ago · 4 km deep · 53 km away
  24. 1.560km ENE of Big Pine, CA · 16496 days ago · -2 km deep · 50 km away
  25. 1.956km NE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 16495 days ago · 4 km deep · 92 km away
  26. 2.26km NE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CA · 16494 days ago · 4 km deep · 88 km away
  27. 2.547km NE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CA · 16494 days ago · 4 km deep · 48 km away
  28. 2.542km E of Big Pine, CA · 16493 days ago · 4 km deep · 73 km away
  29. 1.947km S of Hawthorne, NV · 16493 days ago · 4 km deep · 99 km away
  30. 2.059km SE of Hawthorne, NV · 16492 days ago · 4 km deep · 69 km away
  31. 1.947km ESE of Hawthorne, NV · 16485 days ago · 4 km deep · 82 km away
  32. 2.463km E of Hawthorne, NV · 16484 days ago · 4 km deep · 91 km away
  33. 1.960km SE of Hawthorne, NV · 16483 days ago · 4 km deep · 69 km away
  34. 2.138km NE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CA · 16480 days ago · 4 km deep · 62 km away
  35. 1.99km NE of Bishop, CA · 16475 days ago · 4 km deep · 85 km away
  36. 1.565km ENE of Bishop, CA · 16474 days ago · 4 km deep · 39 km away
  37. 1.614km ENE of Big Pine, CA · 16473 days ago · 4 km deep · 88 km away
  38. 1.555km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CA · 16467 days ago · 4 km deep · 63 km away
  39. 3.022 km NNE of Silver Peak, Nevada · 16466 days ago · 6 km deep · 18 km away
  40. 1.639km SSE of Hawthorne, NV · 16466 days ago · 4 km deep · 98 km away

Before

  1. 1.827km E of Big Pine, CA · 16525 days ago · 4 km deep · 85 km away
  2. 2.038km SSE of Hawthorne, NV · 16525 days ago · 4 km deep · 93 km away
  3. 2.731km SE of Hawthorne, NV · 16525 days ago · 4 km deep · 98 km away
  4. 1.614 km NNW of Benton, California · 16528 days ago · 9 km deep · 94 km away
  5. 1.953km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CA · 16529 days ago · 4 km deep · 57 km away
  6. 1.534km SSW of Tonopah, NV · 16530 days ago · 4 km deep · 6 km away
  7. 2.650km SE of Hawthorne, NV · 16530 days ago · -1 km deep · 78 km away
  8. 1.741km NE of Bishop, CA · 16530 days ago · 4 km deep · 53 km away
  9. 1.665km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CA · 16530 days ago · 4 km deep · 72 km away
  10. 1.966km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CA · 16530 days ago · 4 km deep · 73 km away
  11. 2.465km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CA · 16531 days ago · 4 km deep · 72 km away
  12. 1.629km WSW of Tonopah, NV · 16531 days ago · 4 km deep · 16 km away
  13. 2.363km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CA · 16532 days ago · 4 km deep · 70 km away
  14. 1.658km NNW of Beatty, NV · 16532 days ago · 4 km deep · 61 km away
  15. 2.262km ENE of Bishop, CA · 16533 days ago · 5 km deep · 32 km away
  16. 2.034km W of Tonopah, NV · 16534 days ago · 4 km deep · 30 km away
  17. 1.853km WSW of Tonopah, NV · 16534 days ago · 4 km deep · 25 km away
  18. 1.545km NE of Big Pine, CA · 16534 days ago · 4 km deep · 57 km away
  19. 1.954km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CA · 16534 days ago · 4 km deep · 60 km away
  20. 2.636km ENE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 16534 days ago · 4 km deep · 97 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci518265. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 10:22 AM UTC.