Nevada earthquakes

M2.6 earthquake 6km NNE of Hawthorne, NV

A magnitude 2.6 earthquake struck 6km NNE of Hawthorne, NV on Wed, Sep 18, 1985, 3:58 AM PDT (10:58 UTC), 6 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.7 18 km SE of Walker, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.6 (Mc), micro
Magnitude from
Southern California Seismic Network
Local time
UTC
1985-09-18 10:58:09 UTC
Depth
5.6 km (3.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
38.573° N, 118.598° 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
275°, 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: 16 in the 60 days after this one and 12 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.3California-Nevada border region · 14987 days ago · 7 km deep · 65 km away
  2. 1.816 km E of Mono City, California · 14987 days ago · 8 km deep · 65 km away
  3. 1.815 km ENE of Mono City, California · 14986 days ago · 2 km deep · 64 km away
  4. 1.716 km E of Mono City, California · 14982 days ago · 6 km deep · 65 km away
  5. 1.815 km WSW of Topaz, California · 14978 days ago · 5 km deep · 94 km away
  6. 2.718 km SE of Walker, California · 14966 days ago · 2 km deep · 64 km away
  7. 2.418 km NNW of Bridgeport, California · 14966 days ago · 2 km deep · 64 km away
  8. 2.418 km NNW of Bridgeport, California · 14966 days ago · 3 km deep · 64 km away
  9. 1.618 km SE of Walker, California · 14966 days ago · 1 km deep · 64 km away
  10. 1.9California-Nevada border region · 14965 days ago · 2 km deep · 64 km away
  11. 1.615 km ENE of Mono City, California · 14960 days ago · 4 km deep · 64 km away
  12. 2.53 km S of Coleville, California · 14950 days ago · 4 km deep · 79 km away
  13. 1.632 km ENE of Lee Vining, California · 14945 days ago · 9 km deep · 60 km away
  14. 2.714 km W of Coleville, California · 14940 days ago · -2 km deep · 93 km away
  15. 1.527 km NNW of Benton, California · 14938 days ago · 5 km deep · 60 km away
  16. 1.930 km NW of Benton, California · 14931 days ago · 3 km deep · 64 km away

Before

  1. 2.116 km NW of Benton, California · 14995 days ago · 1 km deep · 71 km away
  2. 1.932 km ENE of Lee Vining, California · 14999 days ago · 9 km deep · 60 km away
  3. 1.834 km ENE of Lee Vining, California · 15000 days ago · 3 km deep · 58 km away
  4. 1.78 km NW of Benton, California · 15000 days ago · 2 km deep · 77 km away
  5. 1.58 km NW of Benton, California · 15000 days ago · 4 km deep · 77 km away
  6. 1.632 km ENE of Lee Vining, California · 15009 days ago · 2 km deep · 63 km away
  7. 1.818 km NW of Benton, California · 15011 days ago · 7 km deep · 70 km away
  8. 1.518 km NW of Benton, California · 15016 days ago · 5 km deep · 70 km away
  9. 1.618 km NW of Benton, California · 15018 days ago · 7 km deep · 70 km away
  10. 1.918 km NW of Benton, California · 15018 days ago · 6 km deep · 70 km away
  11. 2.818 km NW of Benton, California · 15018 days ago · 8 km deep · 69 km away
  12. 1.718 km NW of Benton, California · 15018 days ago · 5 km deep · 70 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci118625. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 4:36 PM UTC.