M1.9 earthquake 43km SSW of Tonopah, NV

Magnitude

1.9 (mc), micro

Local time

Mon, Sep 28, 1981, 10:32 AM PDT

UTC

1981-09-28 17:32:36 UTC

Depth

4.0 km (2.5 mi), shallow

Epicenter

37.695° N, 117.361° W

Region

Nevada

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Depth from

Operator assigned

Station coverage gap

230°, poorly surrounded by stations

Stations used

0

• Goldfield, NevadaPopulation 268. Forecast11 kmW
• Pahrump, NevadaPopulation 36,441. Forecast206 kmNW
• Clovis, CaliforniaPopulation 104,180. Forecast229 kmENE
• Los Angeles, CaliforniaPopulation 3,820,914. Forecast413 kmN

After

1. 1.743km SSW of Tonopah, NVMon, Sep 28, 10:48 AM PDT · 16437 days ago · 4 km deep · 1 km away
2. 1.943km SSW of Tonopah, NVMon, Sep 28, 11:19 AM PDT · 16437 days ago · 4 km deep · 1 km away
3. 2.263km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CATue, Sep 29, 3:45 PM PDT · 16436 days ago · 4 km deep · 86 km away
4. 2.352km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CAWed, Sep 30, 1:47 AM PDT · 16435 days ago · 4 km deep · 83 km away
5. 1.840km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CAWed, Sep 30, 7:11 AM PDT · 16435 days ago · 4 km deep · 90 km away
6. 1.851km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CAWed, Sep 30, 8:26 AM PDT · 16435 days ago · 4 km deep · 73 km away
7. 1.760km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CAWed, Sep 30, 9:17 AM PDT · 16435 days ago · 4 km deep · 83 km away
8. 2.341km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CAWed, Sep 30, 9:43 AM PDT · 16435 days ago · 4 km deep · 81 km away
9. 2.054km SE of Hawthorne, NVWed, Sep 30, 11:04 AM PDT · 16435 days ago · 4 km deep · 90 km away
10. 1.649km WNW of Tonopah, NVWed, Sep 30, 11:14 AM PDT · 16435 days ago · 4 km deep · 73 km away
11. 1.855km NW of Tonopah, NVWed, Sep 30, 11:23 AM PDT · 16435 days ago · 4 km deep · 82 km away
12. 1.641km WNW of Tonopah, NVWed, Sep 30, 11:56 AM PDT · 16435 days ago · 4 km deep · 66 km away
13. 2.070km W of Tonopah, NVWed, Sep 30, 12:07 PM PDT · 16435 days ago · 4 km deep · 65 km away
14. 1.939km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CAWed, Sep 30, 12:10 PM PDT · 16435 days ago · 4 km deep · 100 km away
15. 2.564km NE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CAWed, Sep 30, 3:56 PM PDT · 16435 days ago · 5 km deep · 58 km away
16. 1.536km ENE of Bishop, CASat, Oct 3, 1:01 PM PDT · 16432 days ago · 4 km deep · 63 km away
17. 3.423 km NW of Beatty, NevadaTue, Oct 13, 7:47 AM PDT · 16422 days ago · 6 km deep · 79 km away
18. 3.124 km NW of Beatty, NevadaTue, Oct 13, 12:51 PM PDT · 16422 days ago · 5 km deep · 80 km away
19. 1.621km NW of Beatty, NVTue, Oct 13, 4:34 PM PDT · 16422 days ago · 4 km deep · 82 km away
20. 2.524km NW of Beatty, NVWed, Oct 14, 2:15 AM PDT · 16421 days ago · 4 km deep · 80 km away
21. 3.524 km NW of Beatty, NevadaWed, Oct 14, 9:21 PM PDT · 16421 days ago · 1 km deep · 79 km away
22. 1.78km NE of Big Pine, CASat, Oct 17, 7:51 AM PDT · 16418 days ago · 4 km deep · 93 km away
23. 2.426km NW of Beatty, NVSat, Oct 24, 2:34 PM PDT · 16411 days ago · 4 km deep · 78 km away
24. 1.765km E of Big Pine, CAFri, Oct 30, 4:27 AM PST · 16405 days ago · 4 km deep · 54 km away
25. 1.842km NE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CAMon, Nov 9, 4:30 PM PST · 16395 days ago · 4 km deep · 61 km away
26. 1.629km NE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CAThu, Nov 12, 8:50 PM PST · 16392 days ago · 4 km deep · 75 km away
27. 2.334km S of Tonopah, NVMon, Nov 16, 8:32 AM PST · 16388 days ago · 4 km deep · 15 km away
28. 1.533km WSW of Tonopah, NVMon, Nov 16, 8:25 PM PST · 16388 days ago · 4 km deep · 33 km away
29. 1.742km WSW of Tonopah, NVTue, Nov 17, 3:48 PM PST · 16387 days ago · 4 km deep · 33 km away
30. 2.664km NE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CAWed, Nov 18, 5:46 PM PST · 16386 days ago · 5 km deep · 50 km away
31. 3.086km NNE of Beatty, NVThu, Nov 19, 1:40 PM PST · 16385 days ago · 4 km deep · 88 km away
32. 3.120 km NNW of Beatty, NevadaThu, Nov 19, 1:40 PM PST · 16385 days ago · 6 km deep · 82 km away
33. 3.044km NNW of Beatty, NVThu, Nov 19, 1:41 PM PST · 16385 days ago · 5 km deep · 62 km away
34. 1.925km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CAThu, Nov 19, 7:59 PM PST · 16385 days ago · 4 km deep · 81 km away
35. 2.651km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CASun, Nov 22, 2:28 AM PST · 16382 days ago · 5 km deep · 88 km away
36. 1.558km SW of Tonopah, NVWed, Nov 25, 3:16 AM PST · 16379 days ago · 4 km deep · 35 km away

Before

1. 1.842km SSW of Tonopah, NVMon, Sep 28, 9:05 AM PDT · 16437 days ago · 4 km deep · 3 km away
2. 2.260km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CAThu, Sep 24, 4:01 PM PDT · 16441 days ago · 4 km deep · 83 km away
3. 1.630km WSW of Tonopah, NVSun, Sep 20, 11:19 PM PDT · 16444 days ago · 4 km deep · 35 km away
4. 2.155km SE of Hawthorne, NVWed, Sep 2, 11:44 PM PDT · 16462 days ago · 4 km deep · 89 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci523716. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 4:41 PM UTC.