Nevada earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake 33km WSW of Tonopah, NV

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 33km WSW of Tonopah, NV on Mon, Nov 16, 1981, 8:25 PM PST (04:25 UTC), 4 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.5 26 km NNW of Mina, Nevada. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.5 (Mc), micro
Magnitude from
Southern California Seismic Network
Local time
UTC
1981-11-17 04:25:02 UTC
Depth
4.1 km (2.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
37.940° N, 117.568° W
Region
Nevada
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

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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
273°, 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: 29 in the 60 days after this one and 6 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.742km WSW of Tonopah, NV · 16392 days ago · 4 km deep · 9 km away
  2. 2.664km NE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CA · 16391 days ago · 5 km deep · 34 km away
  3. 3.044km NNW of Beatty, NV · 16390 days ago · 5 km deep · 95 km away
  4. 1.925km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CA · 16389 days ago · 4 km deep · 73 km away
  5. 2.651km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CA · 16387 days ago · 5 km deep · 69 km away
  6. 1.558km SW of Tonopah, NV · 16384 days ago · 4 km deep · 27 km away
  7. 4.526 km NNW of Mina, Nevada · 16378 days ago · 11 km deep · 93 km away
  8. 2.236km E of Hawthorne, NV · 16378 days ago · 4 km deep · 88 km away
  9. 3.145km ENE of Hawthorne, NV · 16378 days ago · 4 km deep · 95 km away
  10. 2.641km ENE of Hawthorne, NV · 16378 days ago · 4 km deep · 94 km away
  11. 2.466km SSE of Hawthorne, NV · 16377 days ago · 4 km deep · 58 km away
  12. 2.436km E of Hawthorne, NV · 16376 days ago · 4 km deep · 87 km away
  13. 4.132 km NNW of Mina, Nevada · 16372 days ago · 6 km deep · 99 km away
  14. 2.440km ENE of Hawthorne, NV · 16372 days ago · 4 km deep · 95 km away
  15. 2.336km ENE of Hawthorne, NV · 16372 days ago · 4 km deep · 94 km away
  16. 3.52 km W of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 16369 days ago · 3 km deep · 99 km away
  17. 1.59km NE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CA · 16369 days ago · 4 km deep · 88 km away
  18. 1.655km NE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CA · 16369 days ago · 4 km deep · 42 km away
  19. 1.755km SW of Tonopah, NV · 16368 days ago · 4 km deep · 25 km away
  20. 3.23 km W of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 16368 days ago · 12 km deep · 99 km away
  21. 1.646km NE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CA · 16368 days ago · 4 km deep · 50 km away
  22. 1.941km SW of Tonopah, NV · 16367 days ago · 4 km deep · 10 km away
  23. 3.732 km NNW of Mina, Nevada · 16367 days ago · 5 km deep · 100 km away
  24. 4.428 km NNW of Mina, Nevada · 16360 days ago · 17 km deep · 95 km away
  25. 1.922 km ENE of Swall Meadows, California · 16358 days ago · 1 km deep · 84 km away
  26. 2.215km NW of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CA · 16357 days ago · 4 km deep · 97 km away
  27. 2.125km SW of Tonopah, NV · 16353 days ago · 4 km deep · 14 km away
  28. 1.814 km NNW of Benton, California · 16340 days ago · -2 km deep · 87 km away
  29. 2.929 km NW of Benton, California · 16333 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away

Before

  1. 2.334km S of Tonopah, NV · 16393 days ago · 4 km deep · 37 km away
  2. 1.629km NE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CA · 16396 days ago · 4 km deep · 68 km away
  3. 1.842km NE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CA · 16400 days ago · 4 km deep · 55 km away
  4. 1.714 km NNW of Benton, California · 16410 days ago · 10 km deep · 85 km away
  5. 1.765km E of Big Pine, CA · 16410 days ago · 4 km deep · 78 km away
  6. 1.930 km NW of Benton, California · 16418 days ago · 2 km deep · 100 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci527117. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 3:28 PM UTC.