M1.8 earthquake 55km NW of Tonopah, NV

Magnitude

1.8 (mc), micro

Local time

Wed, Sep 30, 1981, 11:23 AM PDT

UTC

1981-09-30 18:23:06 UTC

Depth

3.6 km (2.2 mi), shallow

Epicenter

38.369° N, 117.729° W

Region

Nevada

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Depth from

Operator assigned

Station coverage gap

309°, poorly surrounded by stations

Stations used

0

• Tonopah, NevadaPopulation 2,478. Forecast55 kmNW
• Gardnerville Ranchos, NevadaPopulation 11,312. Forecast184 kmESE
• Reno, NevadaPopulation 264,165. Forecast222 kmSE
• Los Angeles, CaliforniaPopulation 3,820,914. Forecast482 kmN

After

1. 1.641km WNW of Tonopah, NVWed, Sep 30, 11:56 AM PDT · 16435 days ago · 4 km deep · 16 km away
2. 2.070km W of Tonopah, NVWed, Sep 30, 12:07 PM PDT · 16435 days ago · 4 km deep · 52 km away
3. 1.939km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CAWed, Sep 30, 12:10 PM PDT · 16435 days ago · 4 km deep · 97 km away
4. 2.564km NE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CAWed, Sep 30, 3:56 PM PDT · 16435 days ago · 5 km deep · 62 km away
5. 2.237km NE of Mammoth Lakes, CAWed, Sep 30, 4:29 PM PDT · 16435 days ago · 5 km deep · 99 km away
6. 2.265km E of Hawthorne, NVFri, Oct 2, 9:35 AM PDT · 16433 days ago · 4 km deep · 26 km away
7. 2.2California-Nevada border regionMon, Oct 5, 3:53 PM PDT · 16430 days ago · 2 km deep · 93 km away
8. 1.831 km NW of Benton, CaliforniaMon, Oct 5, 4:11 PM PDT · 16430 days ago · 3 km deep · 93 km away
9. 2.130 km NW of Benton, CaliforniaMon, Oct 5, 4:30 PM PDT · 16430 days ago · 2 km deep · 92 km away
10. 1.830 km NW of Benton, CaliforniaMon, Oct 5, 4:37 PM PDT · 16430 days ago · 1 km deep · 93 km away
11. 2.130 km NW of Benton, CaliforniaMon, Oct 5, 10:42 PM PDT · 16430 days ago · 2 km deep · 93 km away
12. 1.730 km NW of Benton, CaliforniaTue, Oct 6, 12:14 AM PDT · 16430 days ago · 2 km deep · 93 km away
13. 2.131 km NW of Benton, CaliforniaTue, Oct 6, 11:48 AM PDT · 16429 days ago · 2 km deep · 93 km away
14. 1.930 km NW of Benton, CaliforniaFri, Oct 9, 4:02 PM PDT · 16426 days ago · 4 km deep · 92 km away
15. 1.831 km NW of Benton, CaliforniaFri, Oct 9, 4:04 PM PDT · 16426 days ago · 2 km deep · 93 km away
16. 1.830 km NW of Benton, CaliforniaFri, Oct 9, 4:10 PM PDT · 16426 days ago · 3 km deep · 92 km away
17. 2.030 km NW of Benton, CaliforniaMon, Oct 12, 5:00 AM PDT · 16423 days ago · 2 km deep · 93 km away
18. 1.831 km NW of Benton, CaliforniaFri, Oct 16, 7:49 AM PDT · 16419 days ago · 2 km deep · 96 km away
19. 1.8California-Nevada border regionFri, Oct 16, 7:59 AM PDT · 16419 days ago · 1 km deep · 93 km away
20. 1.930 km NW of Benton, CaliforniaThu, Oct 22, 9:28 AM PDT · 16413 days ago · 2 km deep · 93 km away
21. 1.714 km NNW of Benton, CaliforniaFri, Oct 30, 11:42 AM PST · 16405 days ago · 10 km deep · 86 km away
22. 1.933 km ENE of Lee Vining, CaliforniaSun, Nov 1, 10:01 PM PST · 16403 days ago · 1 km deep · 97 km away
23. 1.842km NE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CAMon, Nov 9, 4:30 PM PST · 16395 days ago · 4 km deep · 88 km away
24. 1.629km NE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CAThu, Nov 12, 8:50 PM PST · 16392 days ago · 4 km deep · 97 km away
25. 2.334km S of Tonopah, NVMon, Nov 16, 8:32 AM PST · 16388 days ago · 4 km deep · 81 km away
26. 1.533km WSW of Tonopah, NVMon, Nov 16, 8:25 PM PST · 16388 days ago · 4 km deep · 50 km away
27. 1.742km WSW of Tonopah, NVTue, Nov 17, 3:48 PM PST · 16387 days ago · 4 km deep · 55 km away
28. 2.664km NE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CAWed, Nov 18, 5:46 PM PST · 16386 days ago · 5 km deep · 65 km away
29. 1.925km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CAThu, Nov 19, 7:59 PM PST · 16385 days ago · 4 km deep · 99 km away
30. 2.651km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CASun, Nov 22, 2:28 AM PST · 16383 days ago · 5 km deep · 80 km away
31. 1.558km SW of Tonopah, NVWed, Nov 25, 3:16 AM PST · 16379 days ago · 4 km deep · 70 km away

Before

1. 1.649km WNW of Tonopah, NVWed, Sep 30, 11:14 AM PDT · 16435 days ago · 4 km deep · 10 km away
2. 2.054km SE of Hawthorne, NVWed, Sep 30, 11:04 AM PDT · 16435 days ago · 4 km deep · 41 km away
3. 2.341km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CAWed, Sep 30, 9:43 AM PDT · 16435 days ago · 4 km deep · 85 km away
4. 1.760km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CAWed, Sep 30, 9:17 AM PDT · 16435 days ago · 4 km deep · 69 km away
5. 1.851km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CAWed, Sep 30, 8:26 AM PDT · 16435 days ago · 4 km deep · 74 km away
6. 1.840km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CAWed, Sep 30, 7:11 AM PDT · 16435 days ago · 4 km deep · 90 km away
7. 2.352km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CAWed, Sep 30, 1:47 AM PDT · 16436 days ago · 4 km deep · 76 km away
8. 1.830km E of Hawthorne, NVTue, Sep 29, 7:12 PM PDT · 16436 days ago · 4 km deep · 50 km away
9. 2.263km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CATue, Sep 29, 3:45 PM PDT · 16436 days ago · 4 km deep · 68 km away
10. 1.943km SSW of Tonopah, NVMon, Sep 28, 11:19 AM PDT · 16437 days ago · 4 km deep · 82 km away
11. 1.743km SSW of Tonopah, NVMon, Sep 28, 10:48 AM PDT · 16437 days ago · 4 km deep · 82 km away
12. 1.943km SSW of Tonopah, NVMon, Sep 28, 10:32 AM PDT · 16437 days ago · 4 km deep · 82 km away
13. 1.842km SSW of Tonopah, NVMon, Sep 28, 9:05 AM PDT · 16437 days ago · 4 km deep · 79 km away
14. 2.260km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CAThu, Sep 24, 4:01 PM PDT · 16441 days ago · 4 km deep · 69 km away
15. 2.121km E of Hawthorne, NVWed, Sep 23, 12:58 PM PDT · 16442 days ago · 4 km deep · 60 km away
16. 1.630km WSW of Tonopah, NVSun, Sep 20, 11:19 PM PDT · 16445 days ago · 4 km deep · 47 km away
17. 1.936km S of Hawthorne, NVSat, Sep 19, 9:12 AM PDT · 16446 days ago · 4 km deep · 79 km away
18. 2.243km ESE of Hawthorne, NVThu, Sep 17, 7:44 PM PDT · 16448 days ago · 4 km deep · 41 km away
19. 2.037km E of Hawthorne, NVThu, Sep 17, 10:30 AM PDT · 16448 days ago · 4 km deep · 45 km away
20. 1.847km E of Hawthorne, NVWed, Sep 16, 10:23 AM PDT · 16449 days ago · 4 km deep · 37 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci523902. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 10:08 PM UTC.