M1.6 earthquake 37km W of Tonopah, NV

Magnitude

1.6 (mc), micro

Local time

Thu, Jul 16, 1981, 2:50 PM PDT

UTC

1981-07-16 21:50:21 UTC

Depth

4.1 km (2.6 mi), shallow

Epicenter

38.086° N, 117.656° W

Region

Nevada

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Depth from

Operator assigned

Station coverage gap

284°, poorly surrounded by stations

Stations used

0

• Tonopah, NevadaPopulation 2,478. Forecast37 kmW
• Gardnerville Ranchos, NevadaPopulation 11,312. Forecast202 kmESE
• Clovis, CaliforniaPopulation 104,180. Forecast229 kmNE
• Los Angeles, CaliforniaPopulation 3,820,914. Forecast452 kmN

After

1. 3.058km ENE of Big Pine, CAFri, Jul 24, 5:02 AM PDT · 16496 days ago · 4 km deep · 81 km away
2. 1.560km ENE of Big Pine, CAFri, Jul 24, 10:29 AM PDT · 16496 days ago · -2 km deep · 80 km away
3. 1.956km NE of Mammoth Lakes, CASat, Jul 25, 12:44 PM PDT · 16495 days ago · 4 km deep · 76 km away
4. 2.26km NE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CASun, Jul 26, 2:20 PM PDT · 16494 days ago · 4 km deep · 96 km away
5. 2.547km NE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CASun, Jul 26, 2:23 PM PDT · 16494 days ago · 4 km deep · 57 km away
6. 1.850km S of Hawthorne, NVSun, Jul 26, 3:13 PM PDT · 16494 days ago · 4 km deep · 94 km away
7. 2.542km E of Big Pine, CAMon, Jul 27, 9:36 AM PDT · 16493 days ago · 4 km deep · 100 km away
8. 1.947km S of Hawthorne, NVMon, Jul 27, 10:26 AM PDT · 16493 days ago · 4 km deep · 78 km away
9. 2.059km SE of Hawthorne, NVTue, Jul 28, 3:47 PM PDT · 16492 days ago · 4 km deep · 43 km away
10. 1.630 km NW of Benton, CaliforniaMon, Aug 3, 4:22 PM PDT · 16486 days ago · 3 km deep · 95 km away
11. 1.947km ESE of Hawthorne, NVTue, Aug 4, 12:09 PM PDT · 16485 days ago · 4 km deep · 51 km away
12. 2.463km E of Hawthorne, NVTue, Aug 4, 6:04 PM PDT · 16484 days ago · 4 km deep · 56 km away
13. 1.730 km NW of Benton, CaliforniaThu, Aug 6, 12:58 PM PDT · 16483 days ago · 3 km deep · 94 km away
14. 1.960km SE of Hawthorne, NVThu, Aug 6, 3:52 PM PDT · 16483 days ago · 4 km deep · 42 km away
15. 2.138km NE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CASun, Aug 9, 9:09 AM PDT · 16480 days ago · 4 km deep · 65 km away
16. 2.345km ENE of Hawthorne, NVThu, Aug 13, 12:01 PM PDT · 16476 days ago · 4 km deep · 77 km away
17. 1.99km NE of Bishop, CAFri, Aug 14, 3:03 PM PDT · 16475 days ago · 4 km deep · 95 km away
18. 1.565km ENE of Bishop, CASat, Aug 15, 12:47 AM PDT · 16474 days ago · 4 km deep · 67 km away
19. 1.555km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CASat, Aug 22, 10:11 AM PDT · 16467 days ago · 4 km deep · 55 km away
20. 3.022 km NNE of Silver Peak, NevadaSat, Aug 22, 9:32 PM PDT · 16466 days ago · 6 km deep · 17 km away
21. 1.639km SSE of Hawthorne, NVSun, Aug 23, 10:06 AM PDT · 16466 days ago · 4 km deep · 74 km away
22. 1.752km SSE of Hawthorne, NVSat, Aug 29, 7:43 AM PDT · 16460 days ago · 4 km deep · 67 km away
23. 1.530km ENE of Mammoth Lakes, CATue, Sep 1, 7:04 PM PDT · 16456 days ago · 4 km deep · 97 km away
24. 1.538km SSE of Hawthorne, NVWed, Sep 2, 2:48 PM PDT · 16456 days ago · 4 km deep · 74 km away
25. 2.155km SE of Hawthorne, NVWed, Sep 2, 11:44 PM PDT · 16455 days ago · 4 km deep · 46 km away
26. 3.732 km NW of Benton, CaliforniaTue, Sep 8, 5:34 AM PDT · 16450 days ago · 2 km deep · 96 km away
27. 4.3California-Nevada border regionSat, Sep 12, 11:12 AM PDT · 16446 days ago · 16 km deep · 82 km away
28. 2.735km SSE of Hawthorne, NVSat, Sep 12, 5:36 PM PDT · 16445 days ago · 4 km deep · 78 km away

Before

1. 1.667km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CAWed, Jul 15, 12:38 PM PDT · 16505 days ago · 4 km deep · 51 km away
2. 1.563km NE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CAWed, Jul 15, 4:12 AM PDT · 16505 days ago · 4 km deep · 40 km away
3. 1.968km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CATue, Jul 14, 11:09 AM PDT · 16506 days ago · 4 km deep · 50 km away
4. 2.830 km NW of Benton, CaliforniaTue, Jul 14, 12:04 AM PDT · 16506 days ago · 3 km deep · 95 km away
5. 2.130 km NW of Benton, CaliforniaMon, Jul 13, 12:15 PM PDT · 16507 days ago · 4 km deep · 95 km away
6. 3.430 km NW of Benton, CaliforniaMon, Jul 13, 9:37 AM PDT · 16507 days ago · 2 km deep · 95 km away
7. 1.736km WNW of Tonopah, NVSun, Jul 12, 9:23 PM PDT · 16507 days ago · 4 km deep · 11 km away
8. 2.637km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CAFri, Jul 10, 5:26 AM PDT · 16510 days ago · 4 km deep · 74 km away
9. 2.179km ENE of Hawthorne, NVMon, Jul 6, 4:12 PM PDT · 16514 days ago · 4 km deep · 67 km away
10. 1.955km NE of Mammoth Lakes, CASun, Jul 5, 1:50 PM PDT · 16515 days ago · 4 km deep · 78 km away
11. 2.313 km NNW of Benton, CaliforniaSun, Jul 5, 10:04 AM PDT · 16515 days ago · 3 km deep · 78 km away
12. 1.919km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CASat, Jul 4, 7:32 PM PDT · 16515 days ago · 4 km deep · 86 km away
13. 1.813 km NNW of Benton, CaliforniaThu, Jul 2, 9:30 AM PDT · 16518 days ago · 7 km deep · 78 km away
14. 2.346km SSE of Hawthorne, NVWed, Jul 1, 5:49 PM PDT · 16518 days ago · 4 km deep · 66 km away
15. 2.255km SE of Hawthorne, NVTue, Jun 30, 3:47 PM PDT · 16520 days ago · 4 km deep · 44 km away
16. 2.024km ESE of Hawthorne, NVTue, Jun 30, 12:40 PM PDT · 16520 days ago · 4 km deep · 74 km away
17. 1.955km NE of Mammoth Lakes, CATue, Jun 30, 10:04 AM PDT · 16520 days ago · 4 km deep · 78 km away
18. 1.646km ESE of Hawthorne, NVSun, Jun 28, 7:28 AM PDT · 16522 days ago · 4 km deep · 55 km away
19. 2.361km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CAThu, Jun 25, 12:01 PM PDT · 16525 days ago · 4 km deep · 57 km away
20. 2.436km SE of Hawthorne, NVThu, Jun 25, 1:31 AM PDT · 16525 days ago · 4 km deep · 65 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci519615. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 10:53 AM UTC.