Nevada earthquakes

M3.1 earthquake 31km SE of Hawthorne, NV

A magnitude 3.1 earthquake struck 31km SE of Hawthorne, NV on Sun, May 16, 1982, 6:01 PM PDT (01:01 UTC), 4 km (2 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.4 10 km WNW of Aspen Springs, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.1 (mc), minor
Local time
UTC
1982-05-17 01:01:15 UTC
Depth
3.6 km (2.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
38.358° N, 118.342° 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
234°, 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: 151 in the 60 days after this one and 45 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.89 km ENE of Bridgeport, California · 16198 days ago · 10 km deep · 69 km away
  2. 1.510 km WNW of Aspen Springs, California · 16197 days ago · 5 km deep · 94 km away
  3. 3.071km NNW of Tonopah, NV · 16196 days ago · 4 km deep · 83 km away
  4. 1.732 km NW of Benton, California · 16193 days ago · 4 km deep · 50 km away
  5. 2.210 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16190 days ago · 4 km deep · 93 km away
  6. 2.411 km WNW of Aspen Springs, California · 16189 days ago · 9 km deep · 94 km away
  7. 3.410 km WNW of Aspen Springs, California · 16189 days ago · 3 km deep · 97 km away
  8. 1.9California-Nevada border region · 16189 days ago · 3 km deep · 97 km away
  9. 3.646km S of Hawthorne, NV · 16189 days ago · 4 km deep · 35 km away
  10. 1.811 km WNW of Aspen Springs, California · 16189 days ago · 2 km deep · 97 km away
  11. 1.74 km E of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16189 days ago · 4 km deep · 93 km away
  12. 2.211 km WNW of Aspen Springs, California · 16188 days ago · 4 km deep · 97 km away
  13. 2.710 km WNW of Aspen Springs, California · 16188 days ago · 3 km deep · 97 km away
  14. 1.812 km SE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16187 days ago · 5 km deep · 98 km away
  15. 2.22 km WSW of Aspen Springs, California · 16186 days ago · 7 km deep · 97 km away
  16. 1.98 km WNW of Aspen Springs, California · 16186 days ago · 7 km deep · 94 km away
  17. 1.810 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16186 days ago · 0 km deep · 95 km away
  18. 2.11 km SW of Aspen Springs, California · 16185 days ago · 7 km deep · 96 km away
  19. 2.34 km SE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16184 days ago · 4 km deep · 97 km away
  20. 1.98 km WNW of Aspen Springs, California · 16184 days ago · 1 km deep · 97 km away
  21. 1.93 km E of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16184 days ago · 5 km deep · 94 km away
  22. 2.111 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16183 days ago · 3 km deep · 95 km away
  23. 1.811 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16183 days ago · 3 km deep · 95 km away
  24. 1.810 km WNW of Aspen Springs, California · 16183 days ago · 8 km deep · 95 km away
  25. 2.211 km W of Aspen Springs, California · 16182 days ago · 8 km deep · 99 km away
  26. 2.27 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16182 days ago · 0 km deep · 95 km away
  27. 3.19 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 16182 days ago · 10 km deep · 99 km away
  28. 3.210 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 16182 days ago · 10 km deep · 99 km away
  29. 2.810 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 16182 days ago · 8 km deep · 99 km away
  30. 4.310 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 16181 days ago · 8 km deep · 99 km away
  31. 3.410 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 16181 days ago · 10 km deep · 99 km away
  32. 2.410 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 16181 days ago · 10 km deep · 99 km away
  33. 1.95 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16181 days ago · 3 km deep · 95 km away
  34. 2.712 km WNW of Aspen Springs, California · 16181 days ago · 9 km deep · 94 km away
  35. 1.76 km E of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16180 days ago · 5 km deep · 93 km away
  36. 1.67 km WNW of Aspen Springs, California · 16180 days ago · 6 km deep · 95 km away
  37. 2.69 km W of Aspen Springs, California · 16180 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away
  38. 2.02 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16180 days ago · 6 km deep · 96 km away
  39. 1.810 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16179 days ago · 2 km deep · 95 km away
  40. 1.512 km SE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16179 days ago · 5 km deep · 98 km away
  41. 2.928km SSW of Hawthorne, NV · 16178 days ago · 4 km deep · 34 km away
  42. 1.831 km NW of Benton, California · 16178 days ago · 2 km deep · 50 km away
  43. 2.06 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16177 days ago · 1 km deep · 94 km away
  44. 1.910 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16177 days ago · 2 km deep · 94 km away
  45. 1.710 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16177 days ago · 2 km deep · 94 km away
  46. 1.7California-Nevada border region · 16176 days ago · 2 km deep · 94 km away
  47. 3.0California-Nevada border region · 16176 days ago · 2 km deep · 95 km away
  48. 2.012 km WNW of Aspen Springs, California · 16174 days ago · 7 km deep · 94 km away
  49. 2.836km NNE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 16174 days ago · 4 km deep · 61 km away
  50. 1.93 km E of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16173 days ago · 5 km deep · 94 km away
  51. 1.53 km E of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16173 days ago · 5 km deep · 94 km away
  52. 3.05 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16173 days ago · 3 km deep · 96 km away
  53. 2.510 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16173 days ago · 3 km deep · 95 km away
  54. 1.811 km NW of Aspen Springs, California · 16173 days ago · 9 km deep · 93 km away
  55. 2.05 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16173 days ago · 2 km deep · 96 km away
  56. 1.91 km SSE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16173 days ago · 5 km deep · 97 km away
  57. 2.127 km NW of Benton, California · 16172 days ago · 4 km deep · 48 km away
  58. 2.210 km WNW of Aspen Springs, California · 16171 days ago · 8 km deep · 95 km away
  59. 2.812 km SE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16171 days ago · -1 km deep · 100 km away
  60. 1.92 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16170 days ago · 3 km deep · 96 km away

The first 60 of 151.

Before

  1. 1.660km NE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CA · 16201 days ago · 4 km deep · 73 km away
  2. 2.86 km W of Aspen Springs, California · 16203 days ago · 5 km deep · 98 km away
  3. 2.217 km NW of Bridgeport, California · 16204 days ago · 5 km deep · 88 km away
  4. 1.917 km SE of Walker, California · 16204 days ago · 9 km deep · 87 km away
  5. 2.017 km SE of Walker, California · 16204 days ago · 9 km deep · 87 km away
  6. 2.17 km W of Aspen Springs, California · 16204 days ago · 4 km deep · 99 km away
  7. 3.26km NNE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 16206 days ago · 4 km deep · 92 km away
  8. 1.68 km ENE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16206 days ago · -2 km deep · 89 km away
  9. 3.33 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16206 days ago · 8 km deep · 95 km away
  10. 2.44 km E of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16206 days ago · 3 km deep · 95 km away
  11. 1.64 km E of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16207 days ago · 4 km deep · 94 km away
  12. 3.117 km ENE of Bridgeport, California · 16207 days ago · 8 km deep · 62 km away
  13. 2.96km NNE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 16208 days ago · 4 km deep · 91 km away
  14. 1.72 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16208 days ago · 5 km deep · 95 km away
  15. 3.10 km SSW of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16208 days ago · 8 km deep · 97 km away
  16. 3.42 km E of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16208 days ago · 6 km deep · 95 km away
  17. 3.34 km E of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16208 days ago · 6 km deep · 94 km away
  18. 1.77 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16208 days ago · 4 km deep · 95 km away
  19. 2.46 km WSW of Aspen Springs, California · 16208 days ago · 0 km deep · 99 km away
  20. 1.91 km WSW of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16209 days ago · 8 km deep · 98 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci530852. Read Wed, Sep 23, 2026, 2:56 AM UTC.