California earthquakes

M2.3 earthquake 52km S of Hawthorne, NV

A magnitude 2.3 earthquake struck 52km S of Hawthorne, NV on Sun, Nov 21, 1982, 11:06 PM PST (07:06 UTC), 4 km (2 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.4 6 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.3 (Mc), micro
Magnitude from
Southern California Seismic Network
Local time
UTC
1982-11-22 07:06:09 UTC
Depth
3.9 km (2.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
38.055° N, 118.576° W
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
204°, 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: at least 201 in the 60 days after this one and at least 200 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.537km E of Hawthorne, NV · 16018 days ago · 4 km deep · 62 km away
  2. 1.812 km SW of Aspen Springs, California · 16018 days ago · -2 km deep · 68 km away
  3. 1.63 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16018 days ago · 0 km deep · 56 km away
  4. 2.013 km SW of Aspen Springs, California · 16018 days ago · 2 km deep · 69 km away
  5. 1.720 km ESE of Yosemite Valley, California · 16018 days ago · 3 km deep · 85 km away
  6. 1.514 km SW of Aspen Springs, California · 16018 days ago · 0 km deep · 69 km away
  7. 2.011 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16017 days ago · 7 km deep · 57 km away
  8. 1.75 km WSW of Aspen Springs, California · 16017 days ago · 3 km deep · 60 km away
  9. 1.53 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16017 days ago · 1 km deep · 56 km away
  10. 2.612 km SE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16017 days ago · 0 km deep · 61 km away
  11. 1.910 km WSW of Aspen Springs, California · 16016 days ago · 1 km deep · 63 km away
  12. 2.110 km WSW of Aspen Springs, California · 16016 days ago · 1 km deep · 63 km away
  13. 1.80 km SE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 16016 days ago · 7 km deep · 77 km away
  14. 1.6California-Nevada border region · 16015 days ago · 7 km deep · 56 km away
  15. 1.811 km W of Aspen Springs, California · 16014 days ago · 1 km deep · 58 km away
  16. 1.813 km WSW of Aspen Springs, California · 16014 days ago · -2 km deep · 66 km away
  17. 1.710 km W of Aspen Springs, California · 16014 days ago · 2 km deep · 59 km away
  18. 1.910 km WNW of Aspen Springs, California · 16014 days ago · 7 km deep · 56 km away
  19. 1.73 km E of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16014 days ago · 4 km deep · 55 km away
  20. 2.85 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16014 days ago · 4 km deep · 56 km away
  21. 1.87 km W of Aspen Springs, California · 16013 days ago · -1 km deep · 58 km away
  22. 1.69 km E of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16013 days ago · 6 km deep · 53 km away
  23. 1.79 km E of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16013 days ago · 7 km deep · 53 km away
  24. 1.813 km SW of Aspen Springs, California · 16013 days ago · 4 km deep · 69 km away
  25. 2.113 km SW of Aspen Springs, California · 16013 days ago · 1 km deep · 69 km away
  26. 2.513 km SW of Aspen Springs, California · 16013 days ago · 2 km deep · 69 km away
  27. 1.714 km SW of Aspen Springs, California · 16013 days ago · 0 km deep · 70 km away
  28. 3.513 km SW of Aspen Springs, California · 16013 days ago · 2 km deep · 69 km away
  29. 1.813 km SW of Aspen Springs, California · 16013 days ago · 3 km deep · 69 km away
  30. 2.19 km E of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16013 days ago · 6 km deep · 53 km away
  31. 2.945km ESE of Hawthorne, NV · 16012 days ago · 4 km deep · 52 km away
  32. 1.920 km SW of Aspen Springs, California · 16011 days ago · 1 km deep · 74 km away
  33. 2.59 km W of Aspen Springs, California · 16011 days ago · 1 km deep · 60 km away
  34. 1.64 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16011 days ago · 3 km deep · 56 km away
  35. 1.83 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16010 days ago · 2 km deep · 56 km away
  36. 1.911 km SSW of Aspen Springs, California · 16010 days ago · 16 km deep · 68 km away
  37. 2.111 km W of Aspen Springs, California · 16009 days ago · 9 km deep · 61 km away
  38. 2.110 km WNW of Aspen Springs, California · 16009 days ago · 2 km deep · 58 km away
  39. 1.72 km E of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16009 days ago · 6 km deep · 55 km away
  40. 1.78 km E of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16009 days ago · 5 km deep · 53 km away
  41. 2.310 km SE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16008 days ago · 2 km deep · 57 km away
  42. 1.712 km SE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16008 days ago · 2 km deep · 59 km away
  43. 1.713 km W of Aspen Springs, California · 16008 days ago · 2 km deep · 62 km away
  44. 1.911 km W of Aspen Springs, California · 16008 days ago · 3 km deep · 58 km away
  45. 1.8California-Nevada border region · 16007 days ago · 6 km deep · 64 km away
  46. 2.512 km WSW of Aspen Springs, California · 16006 days ago · 4 km deep · 65 km away
  47. 1.812 km WSW of Aspen Springs, California · 16006 days ago · 4 km deep · 66 km away
  48. 1.812 km SW of Aspen Springs, California · 16006 days ago · 1 km deep · 68 km away
  49. 1.816 km WSW of Aspen Springs, California · 16006 days ago · 1 km deep · 70 km away
  50. 1.811 km SE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16006 days ago · 4 km deep · 58 km away
  51. 2.11 km SE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16005 days ago · 5 km deep · 57 km away
  52. 1.910 km SW of Aspen Springs, California · 16005 days ago · 1 km deep · 65 km away
  53. 2.08 km W of Aspen Springs, California · 16005 days ago · 10 km deep · 59 km away
  54. 2.19 km SW of Aspen Springs, California · 16005 days ago · 2 km deep · 65 km away
  55. 1.710 km SW of Aspen Springs, California · 16004 days ago · 2 km deep · 66 km away
  56. 2.010 km SW of Aspen Springs, California · 16004 days ago · 1 km deep · 65 km away
  57. 1.910 km SW of Aspen Springs, California · 16004 days ago · 1 km deep · 65 km away
  58. 1.610 km SW of Aspen Springs, California · 16003 days ago · 1 km deep · 65 km away
  59. 2.010 km SW of Aspen Springs, California · 16003 days ago · 1 km deep · 65 km away
  60. 1.810 km SW of Aspen Springs, California · 16003 days ago · 2 km deep · 65 km away

The first 60 of at least 201.

Before

  1. 1.75 km SW of Aspen Springs, California · 16019 days ago · 5 km deep · 61 km away
  2. 1.74 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16020 days ago · 3 km deep · 55 km away
  3. 2.568km E of Hawthorne, NV · 16020 days ago · 4 km deep · 83 km away
  4. 1.520km NW of West Bishop, CA · 16020 days ago · 4 km deep · 62 km away
  5. 1.89 km SW of Aspen Springs, California · 16021 days ago · 13 km deep · 65 km away
  6. 2.510 km SW of Aspen Springs, California · 16021 days ago · 14 km deep · 65 km away
  7. 3.84 km SSE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16022 days ago · 3 km deep · 59 km away
  8. 2.010 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16022 days ago · 2 km deep · 57 km away
  9. 2.512 km SW of Aspen Springs, California · 16023 days ago · 1 km deep · 68 km away
  10. 1.713 km W of Aspen Springs, California · 16023 days ago · 4 km deep · 63 km away
  11. 2.63 km NE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16023 days ago · -1 km deep · 53 km away
  12. 1.714 km SSE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16023 days ago · 0 km deep · 64 km away
  13. 1.631 km NW of Benton, California · 16024 days ago · 11 km deep · 12 km away
  14. 1.810 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16024 days ago · 2 km deep · 56 km away
  15. 1.810 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16024 days ago · -1 km deep · 55 km away
  16. 1.51 km SSW of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16024 days ago · 5 km deep · 58 km away
  17. 2.111 km SW of Aspen Springs, California · 16024 days ago · 6 km deep · 67 km away
  18. 1.710 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16025 days ago · 2 km deep · 56 km away
  19. 2.710 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16025 days ago · 2 km deep · 56 km away
  20. 1.810 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16025 days ago · 3 km deep · 56 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci510868. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 4:37 AM UTC.