M2.6 earthquake 72km ENE of Hawthorne, NV
A magnitude 2.6 earthquake struck 72km ENE of Hawthorne, NV on Tue, Nov 16, 1982, 10:46 AM PST (18:46 UTC), 4 km (2 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M2.9 45km ESE of Hawthorne, NV. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 2.6 (mc), micro
- Local time
- UTC
- 1982-11-16 18:46:02 UTC
- Depth
- 3.6 km (2.2 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 38.868° N, 117.917° 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
- 274°, 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: 5 in the 60 days after this one and 4 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 2.568km E of Hawthorne, NV · 16011 days ago · 4 km deep · 39 km away
- 2.537km E of Hawthorne, NV · 16010 days ago · 4 km deep · 46 km away
- 2.945km ESE of Hawthorne, NV · 16003 days ago · 4 km deep · 58 km away
- 2.938km SSE of Hawthorne, NV · 15970 days ago · 4 km deep · 90 km away
- 2.561km SSE of Hawthorne, NV · 15959 days ago · 4 km deep · 95 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci510403. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 7:02 AM UTC.