California earthquakes

M3.6 earthquake 46km S of Hawthorne, NV

A magnitude 3.6 earthquake struck 46km S of Hawthorne, NV on Thu, May 27, 1982, 8:25 PM PDT (03:25 UTC), 4 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.8 15 km SW of Aspen Springs, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.6 (mc), minor
Local time
UTC
1982-05-28 03:25:58 UTC
Depth
4.2 km (2.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
38.109° N, 118.588° 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
209°, 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: 200 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.540km ENE of Hawthorne, NV · 16163 days ago · 4 km deep · 66 km away
  2. 2.411 km SE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16163 days ago · 1 km deep · 63 km away
  3. 1.917 km WSW of Aspen Springs, California · 16163 days ago · -2 km deep · 76 km away
  4. 2.115 km SSE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16162 days ago · 0 km deep · 69 km away
  5. 3.415 km SW of Aspen Springs, California · 16162 days ago · 11 km deep · 75 km away
  6. 3.815 km SW of Aspen Springs, California · 16161 days ago · 6 km deep · 75 km away
  7. 2.215 km SW of Aspen Springs, California · 16161 days ago · 7 km deep · 76 km away
  8. 2.014 km SSE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16161 days ago · 1 km deep · 69 km away
  9. 2.414 km W of Aspen Springs, California · 16161 days ago · 6 km deep · 68 km away
  10. 1.65 km SSW of Swall Meadows, California · 16161 days ago · 5 km deep · 72 km away
  11. 1.66 km E of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16161 days ago · 3 km deep · 58 km away
  12. 2.07 km E of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16161 days ago · 2 km deep · 57 km away
  13. 1.615 km SW of Aspen Springs, California · 16160 days ago · 4 km deep · 76 km away
  14. 1.912 km SE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16160 days ago · 5 km deep · 65 km away
  15. 2.211 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16160 days ago · 4 km deep · 62 km away
  16. 1.812 km SE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16160 days ago · 5 km deep · 64 km away
  17. 3.012 km SSE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16160 days ago · 3 km deep · 68 km away
  18. 1.81 km NW of Swall Meadows, California · 16160 days ago · 7 km deep · 66 km away
  19. 2.35 km W of Aspen Springs, California · 16159 days ago · 3 km deep · 64 km away
  20. 2.75 km W of Aspen Springs, California · 16159 days ago · 2 km deep · 64 km away
  21. 2.110 km WNW of Aspen Springs, California · 16158 days ago · 1 km deep · 61 km away
  22. 3.318 km WSW of Aspen Springs, California · 16158 days ago · 2 km deep · 75 km away
  23. 3.123km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 16158 days ago · 4 km deep · 65 km away
  24. 2.318 km WSW of Aspen Springs, California · 16158 days ago · -1 km deep · 76 km away
  25. 1.915 km WSW of Aspen Springs, California · 16157 days ago · 1 km deep · 73 km away
  26. 2.111 km WNW of Aspen Springs, California · 16157 days ago · 8 km deep · 61 km away
  27. 2.17 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16157 days ago · 6 km deep · 59 km away
  28. 3.115 km WSW of Aspen Springs, California · 16157 days ago · 2 km deep · 74 km away
  29. 2.316 km SW of Aspen Springs, California · 16157 days ago · 7 km deep · 77 km away
  30. 1.63 km E of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16156 days ago · 3 km deep · 60 km away
  31. 1.810 km E of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16154 days ago · 5 km deep · 56 km away
  32. 2.37 km E of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16154 days ago · 3 km deep · 58 km away
  33. 2.715 km SW of Aspen Springs, California · 16154 days ago · 1 km deep · 76 km away
  34. 2.715 km SW of Aspen Springs, California · 16153 days ago · 2 km deep · 74 km away
  35. 1.711 km WSW of Aspen Springs, California · 16153 days ago · 5 km deep · 69 km away
  36. 1.811 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16153 days ago · 4 km deep · 62 km away
  37. 1.51 km NNW of Swall Meadows, California · 16153 days ago · 11 km deep · 66 km away
  38. 2.312 km WSW of Aspen Springs, California · 16153 days ago · 9 km deep · 71 km away
  39. 2.211 km SE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16153 days ago · -2 km deep · 65 km away
  40. 1.92 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16153 days ago · 5 km deep · 61 km away
  41. 2.02 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16153 days ago · 5 km deep · 61 km away
  42. 1.82 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16153 days ago · 4 km deep · 61 km away
  43. 2.52 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16153 days ago · 5 km deep · 61 km away
  44. 1.74 km E of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16153 days ago · 5 km deep · 59 km away
  45. 2.04 km E of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16153 days ago · 5 km deep · 59 km away
  46. 2.512 km W of Aspen Springs, California · 16152 days ago · 8 km deep · 66 km away
  47. 2.210 km WNW of Aspen Springs, California · 16152 days ago · 10 km deep · 60 km away
  48. 2.511 km WNW of Aspen Springs, California · 16152 days ago · 1 km deep · 63 km away
  49. 2.011 km WNW of Aspen Springs, California · 16152 days ago · 1 km deep · 63 km away
  50. 2.111 km WNW of Aspen Springs, California · 16152 days ago · 3 km deep · 63 km away
  51. 1.88 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16152 days ago · 3 km deep · 59 km away
  52. 2.018 km SE of Yosemite Valley, California · 16151 days ago · 5 km deep · 90 km away
  53. 1.615 km WSW of Aspen Springs, California · 16151 days ago · 3 km deep · 72 km away
  54. 2.515 km WSW of Aspen Springs, California · 16151 days ago · 0 km deep · 73 km away
  55. 2.613 km W of Aspen Springs, California · 16151 days ago · 6 km deep · 67 km away
  56. 2.914km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 16151 days ago · 4 km deep · 60 km away
  57. 2.127 km S of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16151 days ago · 6 km deep · 87 km away
  58. 1.89 km WNW of Aspen Springs, California · 16150 days ago · 10 km deep · 62 km away
  59. 2.53 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16150 days ago · 4 km deep · 61 km away
  60. 2.02 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16150 days ago · 4 km deep · 61 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci531555. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 4:03 PM UTC.