Nevada earthquakes

M2.5 earthquake 68km E of Hawthorne, NV

A magnitude 2.5 earthquake struck 68km E of Hawthorne, NV on Sat, Nov 20, 1982, 4:14 PM PST (00:14 UTC), 4 km (2 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.9 45km ESE of Hawthorne, NV. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.5 (mc), micro
Local time
UTC
1982-11-21 00:14:45 UTC
Depth
3.6 km (2.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
38.523° N, 117.842° 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
261°, 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: 19 in the 60 days after this one and 14 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.352km S of Hawthorne, NV · 16010 days ago · 4 km deep · 83 km away
  2. 2.537km E of Hawthorne, NV · 16010 days ago · 4 km deep · 31 km away
  3. 2.945km ESE of Hawthorne, NV · 16003 days ago · 4 km deep · 30 km away
  4. 4.725 km NNE of Benton, California · 15974 days ago · 18 km deep · 71 km away
  5. 2.938km SSE of Hawthorne, NV · 15970 days ago · 4 km deep · 67 km away
  6. 3.649km ENE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 15964 days ago · 5 km deep · 92 km away
  7. 2.148km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CA · 15964 days ago · 4 km deep · 89 km away
  8. 2.162km SW of Tonopah, NV · 15964 days ago · 4 km deep · 95 km away
  9. 1.849km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CA · 15964 days ago · 4 km deep · 88 km away
  10. 1.846km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CA · 15963 days ago · 4 km deep · 91 km away
  11. 2.046km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CA · 15963 days ago · 4 km deep · 90 km away
  12. 2.139km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CA · 15963 days ago · 4 km deep · 98 km away
  13. 2.445km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CA · 15963 days ago · 4 km deep · 92 km away
  14. 2.540km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CA · 15962 days ago · 4 km deep · 96 km away
  15. 2.540km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CA · 15962 days ago · 4 km deep · 97 km away
  16. 2.143km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CA · 15960 days ago · 4 km deep · 93 km away
  17. 2.561km SSE of Hawthorne, NV · 15959 days ago · 4 km deep · 64 km away
  18. 2.216km W of Tonopah, NV · 15955 days ago · 4 km deep · 64 km away
  19. 3.257km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CA · 15953 days ago · 5 km deep · 79 km away

Before

  1. 1.631 km NW of Benton, California · 16015 days ago · 11 km deep · 93 km away
  2. 2.672km ENE of Hawthorne, NV · 16016 days ago · 4 km deep · 39 km away
  3. 1.755km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CA · 16019 days ago · 4 km deep · 81 km away
  4. 2.056km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CA · 16020 days ago · 4 km deep · 80 km away
  5. 2.162km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CA · 16020 days ago · 4 km deep · 74 km away
  6. 1.960km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CA · 16020 days ago · 4 km deep · 76 km away
  7. 2.057km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CA · 16020 days ago · 4 km deep · 79 km away
  8. 3.934 km N of Dyer, Nevada · 16020 days ago · 5 km deep · 66 km away
  9. 1.958km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CA · 16023 days ago · 4 km deep · 78 km away
  10. 2.060km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CA · 16023 days ago · 4 km deep · 76 km away
  11. 1.828km SSW of Tonopah, NV · 16025 days ago · 4 km deep · 86 km away
  12. 2.743km ESE of Hawthorne, NV · 16027 days ago · 4 km deep · 36 km away
  13. 2.929km NNW of Hawthorne, NV · 16028 days ago · 4 km deep · 84 km away
  14. 3.124km NNW of Hawthorne, NV · 16040 days ago · 4 km deep · 83 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci510748. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 8:22 AM UTC.