Nevada earthquakes

M2.3 earthquake 20km NW of Hawthorne, NV

A magnitude 2.3 earthquake struck 20km NW of Hawthorne, NV on Fri, Sep 3, 1982, 9:03 AM PDT (16:03 UTC), 4 km (2 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.3 28km NNW of Hawthorne, NV. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.3 (mc), micro
Local time
UTC
1982-09-03 16:03:45 UTC
Depth
3.6 km (2.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
38.675° N, 118.756° 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
250°, 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: 22 in the 60 days after this one and 14 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.328km NNW of Hawthorne, NV · 16089 days ago · 4 km deep · 9 km away
  2. 2.4California-Nevada border region · 16088 days ago · 4 km deep · 78 km away
  3. 2.12 km SE of Topaz, California · 16084 days ago · 4 km deep · 65 km away
  4. 2.625 km NNW of Benton, California · 16077 days ago · 2 km deep · 74 km away
  5. 2.41 km W of Alpine Village, California · 16073 days ago · 19 km deep · 95 km away
  6. 2.21 km NW of Alpine Village, California · 16072 days ago · 14 km deep · 94 km away
  7. 2.636km SSE of Fallon, NV · 16071 days ago · 4 km deep · 60 km away
  8. 3.210 km WNW of Bridgeport, California · 16066 days ago · 6 km deep · 67 km away
  9. 4.029 km ENE of Benton, California · 16062 days ago · 5 km deep · 98 km away
  10. 4.017 km ENE of Benton, California · 16061 days ago · 5 km deep · 98 km away
  11. 2.011 km W of Bridgeport, California · 16060 days ago · 6 km deep · 71 km away
  12. 2.537km ESE of Hawthorne, NV · 16058 days ago · 4 km deep · 55 km away
  13. 1.733 km NW of Benton, California · 16055 days ago · 0 km deep · 71 km away
  14. 1.812 km E of Bridgeport, California · 16055 days ago · 3 km deep · 54 km away
  15. 2.646km SSE of Smith Valley, NV · 16055 days ago · 4 km deep · 45 km away
  16. 1.811 km E of Bridgeport, California · 16054 days ago · 8 km deep · 54 km away
  17. 3.939km NE of Hawthorne, NV · 16047 days ago · 4 km deep · 39 km away
  18. 2.18 km WSW of Topaz, California · 16044 days ago · 11 km deep · 74 km away
  19. 2.968km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CA · 16043 days ago · 4 km deep · 94 km away
  20. 3.124km NNW of Hawthorne, NV · 16040 days ago · 4 km deep · 4 km away
  21. 2.931km ESE of Fallon, NV · 16039 days ago · 4 km deep · 76 km away
  22. 2.27 km WNW of Topaz, California · 16037 days ago · 9 km deep · 73 km away

Before

  1. 3.237 km SSE of Mina, Nevada · 16091 days ago · 5 km deep · 98 km away
  2. 2.278km ESE of Fallon, NV · 16093 days ago · 4 km deep · 82 km away
  3. 3.637 km SW of Mina, Nevada · 16094 days ago · 5 km deep · 62 km away
  4. 4.037 km SW of Mina, Nevada · 16095 days ago · 5 km deep · 63 km away
  5. 3.69 km NNE of Walker Lake, Nevada · 16096 days ago · 5 km deep · 7 km away
  6. 2.31 km ESE of Mesa Vista, California · 16097 days ago · 9 km deep · 90 km away
  7. 2.356km ESE of Fallon, NV · 16099 days ago · 4 km deep · 85 km away
  8. 3.048km S of Hawthorne, NV · 16099 days ago · 4 km deep · 64 km away
  9. 2.93 km S of Topaz Lake, Nevada · 16107 days ago · 7 km deep · 68 km away
  10. 2.347km SSE of Hawthorne, NV · 16109 days ago · 4 km deep · 67 km away
  11. 1.68 km E of Mono City, California · 16110 days ago · 8 km deep · 75 km away
  12. 1.721 km E of Mono City, California · 16112 days ago · 8 km deep · 68 km away
  13. 2.17 km W of Mono City, California · 16114 days ago · 6 km deep · 83 km away
  14. 3.721 km E of Mono City, California · 16116 days ago · 8 km deep · 68 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci507278. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 12:12 PM UTC.