Nevada earthquakes

M2.5 earthquake 40km ENE of Hawthorne, NV

A magnitude 2.5 earthquake struck 40km ENE of Hawthorne, NV on Tue, Jun 22, 1982, 4:12 AM PDT (11:12 UTC), 4 km (2 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.7 21 km E of Mono City, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.5 (mc), micro
Local time
UTC
1982-06-22 11:12:45 UTC
Depth
3.6 km (2.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
38.604° N, 118.179° 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
255°, 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: 10 in the 60 days after this one and 8 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.141km SSE of Hawthorne, NV · 16148 days ago · 4 km deep · 48 km away
  2. 3.254km SSE of Hawthorne, NV · 16140 days ago · 4 km deep · 68 km away
  3. 3.055km NE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 16140 days ago · 4 km deep · 75 km away
  4. 2.236km N of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 16134 days ago · 4 km deep · 97 km away
  5. 3.269km ENE of Hawthorne, NV · 16131 days ago · 4 km deep · 34 km away
  6. 2.054km SSE of Hawthorne, NV · 16130 days ago · 4 km deep · 58 km away
  7. 3.721 km E of Mono City, California · 16124 days ago · 8 km deep · 86 km away
  8. 1.721 km E of Mono City, California · 16120 days ago · 8 km deep · 86 km away
  9. 1.68 km E of Mono City, California · 16118 days ago · 8 km deep · 99 km away
  10. 2.347km SSE of Hawthorne, NV · 16117 days ago · 4 km deep · 54 km away

Before

  1. 2.242km SSE of Hawthorne, NV · 16174 days ago · 4 km deep · 50 km away
  2. 2.027 km NW of Benton, California · 16175 days ago · 3 km deep · 79 km away
  3. 2.127 km NW of Benton, California · 16179 days ago · 4 km deep · 79 km away
  4. 2.836km NNE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 16181 days ago · 4 km deep · 92 km away
  5. 1.831 km NW of Benton, California · 16185 days ago · 2 km deep · 80 km away
  6. 2.928km SSW of Hawthorne, NV · 16185 days ago · 4 km deep · 59 km away
  7. 3.646km S of Hawthorne, NV · 16196 days ago · 4 km deep · 66 km away
  8. 1.732 km NW of Benton, California · 16200 days ago · 4 km deep · 80 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci504376. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 11:35 AM UTC.