Nevada earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 49km WNW of Tonopah, NV

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 49km WNW of Tonopah, NV on Wed, Sep 30, 1981, 11:14 AM PDT (18:14 UTC), 4 km (2 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M1.8 55km NW of Tonopah, NV. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.6 (mc), micro
Local time
UTC
1981-09-30 18:14:12 UTC
Depth
3.9 km (2.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
38.283° N, 117.724° 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
302°, 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: 33 in the 60 days after this one and 25 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.855km NW of Tonopah, NV · 16428 days ago · 4 km deep · 10 km away
  2. 1.641km WNW of Tonopah, NV · 16428 days ago · 4 km deep · 8 km away
  3. 2.070km W of Tonopah, NV · 16428 days ago · 4 km deep · 44 km away
  4. 1.939km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CA · 16428 days ago · 4 km deep · 91 km away
  5. 2.564km NE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CA · 16427 days ago · 5 km deep · 54 km away
  6. 2.237km NE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 16427 days ago · 5 km deep · 94 km away
  7. 2.265km E of Hawthorne, NV · 16426 days ago · 4 km deep · 35 km away
  8. 1.536km ENE of Bishop, CA · 16425 days ago · 4 km deep · 96 km away
  9. 2.2California-Nevada border region · 16422 days ago · 2 km deep · 90 km away
  10. 1.831 km NW of Benton, California · 16422 days ago · 3 km deep · 90 km away
  11. 2.130 km NW of Benton, California · 16422 days ago · 2 km deep · 89 km away
  12. 1.830 km NW of Benton, California · 16422 days ago · 1 km deep · 90 km away
  13. 2.130 km NW of Benton, California · 16422 days ago · 2 km deep · 90 km away
  14. 1.730 km NW of Benton, California · 16422 days ago · 2 km deep · 90 km away
  15. 2.131 km NW of Benton, California · 16422 days ago · 2 km deep · 90 km away
  16. 1.930 km NW of Benton, California · 16418 days ago · 4 km deep · 89 km away
  17. 1.831 km NW of Benton, California · 16418 days ago · 2 km deep · 90 km away
  18. 1.830 km NW of Benton, California · 16418 days ago · 3 km deep · 89 km away
  19. 2.030 km NW of Benton, California · 16416 days ago · 2 km deep · 90 km away
  20. 1.831 km NW of Benton, California · 16412 days ago · 2 km deep · 93 km away
  21. 1.8California-Nevada border region · 16412 days ago · 1 km deep · 90 km away
  22. 1.930 km NW of Benton, California · 16406 days ago · 2 km deep · 90 km away
  23. 1.714 km NNW of Benton, California · 16398 days ago · 10 km deep · 81 km away
  24. 1.933 km ENE of Lee Vining, California · 16395 days ago · 1 km deep · 95 km away
  25. 1.842km NE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CA · 16387 days ago · 4 km deep · 79 km away
  26. 1.629km NE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CA · 16384 days ago · 4 km deep · 88 km away
  27. 2.334km S of Tonopah, NV · 16381 days ago · 4 km deep · 73 km away
  28. 1.533km WSW of Tonopah, NV · 16380 days ago · 4 km deep · 41 km away
  29. 1.742km WSW of Tonopah, NV · 16379 days ago · 4 km deep · 45 km away
  30. 2.664km NE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CA · 16378 days ago · 5 km deep · 56 km away
  31. 1.925km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CA · 16377 days ago · 4 km deep · 91 km away
  32. 2.651km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CA · 16375 days ago · 5 km deep · 74 km away
  33. 1.558km SW of Tonopah, NV · 16372 days ago · 4 km deep · 60 km away

Before

  1. 2.054km SE of Hawthorne, NV · 16428 days ago · 4 km deep · 38 km away
  2. 2.341km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CA · 16428 days ago · 4 km deep · 77 km away
  3. 1.760km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CA · 16428 days ago · 4 km deep · 63 km away
  4. 1.851km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CA · 16428 days ago · 4 km deep · 66 km away
  5. 1.840km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CA · 16428 days ago · 4 km deep · 83 km away
  6. 2.352km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CA · 16428 days ago · 4 km deep · 69 km away
  7. 1.830km E of Hawthorne, NV · 16428 days ago · 4 km deep · 54 km away
  8. 2.263km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CA · 16428 days ago · 4 km deep · 62 km away
  9. 1.943km SSW of Tonopah, NV · 16430 days ago · 4 km deep · 73 km away
  10. 1.743km SSW of Tonopah, NV · 16430 days ago · 4 km deep · 73 km away
  11. 1.943km SSW of Tonopah, NV · 16430 days ago · 4 km deep · 73 km away
  12. 1.842km SSW of Tonopah, NV · 16430 days ago · 4 km deep · 70 km away
  13. 2.260km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CA · 16433 days ago · 4 km deep · 63 km away
  14. 1.540km ENE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 16433 days ago · 4 km deep · 95 km away
  15. 2.121km E of Hawthorne, NV · 16435 days ago · 4 km deep · 64 km away
  16. 1.630km WSW of Tonopah, NV · 16437 days ago · 4 km deep · 38 km away
  17. 1.936km S of Hawthorne, NV · 16439 days ago · 4 km deep · 77 km away
  18. 2.243km ESE of Hawthorne, NV · 16440 days ago · 4 km deep · 42 km away
  19. 2.037km E of Hawthorne, NV · 16441 days ago · 4 km deep · 49 km away
  20. 1.847km E of Hawthorne, NV · 16442 days ago · 4 km deep · 44 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci523898. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 9:14 AM UTC.