M3.6 earthquake 29 km S of Hawthorne, Nevada

Magnitude

3.6 (ml), minor

Local time

Tue, Apr 8, 1986, 4:26 AM PST

UTC

1986-04-08 12:26:40 UTC

Depth

3.0 km (1.9 mi), shallow

Epicenter

38.263° N, 118.618° W

Region

Nevada

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

• Hawthorne, NevadaPopulation 3,269. Forecast29 kmS
• Gardnerville Ranchos, NevadaPopulation 11,312. Forecast120 kmSE
• Reno, NevadaPopulation 264,165. Forecast175 kmSE
• Los Angeles, CaliforniaPopulation 3,820,914. Forecast469 kmN

After

1. 2.614 km SW of Aspen Springs, CaliforniaTue, Apr 8, 2:10 PM PST · 14778 days ago · 4 km deep · 89 km away
2. 1.53 km ENE of Mesa, CaliforniaWed, Apr 9, 1:44 PM PST · 14777 days ago · 12 km deep · 94 km away
3. 1.812 km SE of Bridgeport, CaliforniaThu, Apr 10, 9:08 PM PST · 14775 days ago · 3 km deep · 48 km away
4. 1.612 km W of Aspen Springs, CaliforniaFri, Apr 11, 2:33 AM PST · 14775 days ago · 6 km deep · 81 km away
5. 2.04 km N of Round Valley, CaliforniaFri, Apr 11, 5:37 AM PST · 14775 days ago · 9 km deep · 89 km away
6. 1.713 km SE of Mammoth Lakes, CaliforniaSat, Apr 12, 12:01 PM PST · 14774 days ago · 3 km deep · 82 km away
7. 2.013 km WSW of Aspen Springs, CaliforniaSat, Apr 12, 4:35 PM PST · 14774 days ago · 2 km deep · 88 km away
8. 2.014 km SE of Mammoth Lakes, CaliforniaSat, Apr 12, 7:25 PM PST · 14773 days ago · 2 km deep · 82 km away
9. 2.212 km W of Aspen Springs, CaliforniaSat, Apr 12, 11:15 PM PST · 14773 days ago · 7 km deep · 84 km away
10. 2.15 km SSW of Aspen Springs, CaliforniaSun, Apr 13, 9:18 PM PST · 14772 days ago · 5 km deep · 84 km away
11. 2.33 km SSW of Mesa, CaliforniaMon, Apr 14, 4:09 AM PST · 14772 days ago · 13 km deep · 97 km away
12. 2.59 km WNW of Aspen Springs, CaliforniaMon, Apr 14, 10:09 AM PST · 14772 days ago · 10 km deep · 77 km away
13. 2.19 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, CaliforniaTue, Apr 15, 10:07 AM PST · 14771 days ago · 5 km deep · 75 km away
14. 2.04 km N of Round Valley, CaliforniaTue, Apr 15, 1:01 PM PST · 14771 days ago · 8 km deep · 89 km away
15. 1.59 km WNW of Aspen Springs, CaliforniaThu, Apr 17, 5:41 AM PST · 14769 days ago · 4 km deep · 76 km away
16. 2.08 km NW of Aspen Springs, CaliforniaSun, Apr 20, 6:54 AM PST · 14766 days ago · 6 km deep · 75 km away
17. 2.39 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, CaliforniaMon, Apr 21, 12:11 AM PST · 14765 days ago · 6 km deep · 74 km away
18. 1.715 km SW of Aspen Springs, CaliforniaMon, Apr 21, 8:32 AM PST · 14765 days ago · 5 km deep · 92 km away
19. 1.54 km N of Round Valley, CaliforniaTue, Apr 22, 5:48 AM PST · 14764 days ago · 8 km deep · 90 km away
20. 1.64 km N of Round Valley, CaliforniaTue, Apr 22, 5:53 AM PST · 14764 days ago · 7 km deep · 89 km away
21. 3.112 km SW of Aspen Springs, CaliforniaTue, Apr 22, 3:42 PM PST · 14764 days ago · 6 km deep · 90 km away
22. 2.03 km SSW of Swall Meadows, CaliforniaWed, Apr 23, 1:49 AM PST · 14763 days ago · 3 km deep · 88 km away
23. 1.519 km NNE of Mesa, CaliforniaTue, Apr 29, 12:56 AM PDT · 14757 days ago · 5 km deep · 79 km away
24. 2.019 km NNE of Mesa, CATue, Apr 29, 12:58 AM PDT · 14757 days ago · 6 km deep · 79 km away
25. 2.211 km SW of Aspen Springs, CaliforniaTue, Apr 29, 9:08 PM PDT · 14756 days ago · 6 km deep · 89 km away
26. 2.034 km NW of Benton, CaliforniaMon, May 5, 11:45 PM PDT · 14750 days ago · 5 km deep · 26 km away
27. 1.65 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, CaliforniaTue, May 6, 9:20 AM PDT · 14750 days ago · 3 km deep · 75 km away
28. 2.03 km NNW of Swall Meadows, CaliforniaWed, May 7, 10:40 AM PDT · 14749 days ago · 11 km deep · 81 km away
29. 1.78 km WSW of Mammoth Lakes, CaliforniaThu, May 8, 12:46 PM PDT · 14748 days ago · 4 km deep · 82 km away
30. 1.74 km SE of Swall Meadows, CaliforniaThu, May 8, 6:17 PM PDT · 14748 days ago · 12 km deep · 88 km away
31. 1.95 km SSE of Swall Meadows, CaliforniaSat, May 10, 8:52 AM PDT · 14746 days ago · 6 km deep · 89 km away
32. 2.59 km WNW of Aspen Springs, CaliforniaSat, May 10, 3:28 PM PDT · 14746 days ago · 2 km deep · 76 km away
33. 2.010 km W of Aspen Springs, CaliforniaSat, May 10, 7:58 PM PDT · 14745 days ago · 3 km deep · 82 km away
34. 2.712 km SW of Aspen Springs, CaliforniaMon, May 12, 5:42 AM PDT · 14744 days ago · 8 km deep · 90 km away
35. 2.24 km NW of Round Valley, CaliforniaMon, May 12, 7:09 AM PDT · 14744 days ago · 7 km deep · 91 km away
36. 2.213 km WSW of Aspen Springs, CaliforniaMon, May 12, 11:37 AM PDT · 14744 days ago · 7 km deep · 88 km away
37. 2.04 km SSE of Swall Meadows, CaliforniaMon, May 12, 3:44 PM PDT · 14744 days ago · 6 km deep · 89 km away
38. 2.34 km SSE of Swall Meadows, CaliforniaMon, May 12, 10:20 PM PDT · 14743 days ago · 7 km deep · 88 km away
39. 1.715 km E of Mono City, CaliforniaTue, May 13, 12:12 PM PDT · 14743 days ago · 1 km deep · 38 km away
40. 1.94 km WNW of Round Valley, CaliforniaTue, May 13, 7:34 PM PDT · 14743 days ago · 6 km deep · 92 km away
41. 2.612 km SW of Aspen Springs, CaliforniaFri, May 16, 4:31 AM PDT · 14740 days ago · 8 km deep · 90 km away
42. 1.620 km ENE of Mono City, CaliforniaFri, May 16, 1:16 PM PDT · 14740 days ago · 6 km deep · 33 km away
43. 2.41 km SSE of Mesa, CaliforniaFri, May 16, 1:42 PM PDT · 14740 days ago · 12 km deep · 95 km away
44. 1.613 km SW of Aspen Springs, CaliforniaSat, May 17, 11:22 AM PDT · 14739 days ago · 4 km deep · 89 km away
45. 2.213 km SW of Aspen Springs, CaliforniaSun, May 18, 1:26 AM PDT · 14738 days ago · 3 km deep · 91 km away
46. 2.211 km W of Aspen Springs, CaliforniaWed, May 21, 5:52 PM PDT · 14735 days ago · 8 km deep · 81 km away
47. 1.64 km NW of Topaz, CaliforniaThu, May 22, 9:43 AM PDT · 14734 days ago · 3 km deep · 92 km away
48. 1.812 km WSW of Aspen Springs, CaliforniaThu, May 22, 6:40 PM PDT · 14734 days ago · 2 km deep · 85 km away
49. 1.54 km NW of Topaz, CaliforniaThu, May 22, 8:50 PM PDT · 14733 days ago · -2 km deep · 92 km away
50. 2.04 km NW of Topaz, CaliforniaThu, May 22, 8:50 PM PDT · 14733 days ago · 1 km deep · 92 km away
51. 1.718 km E of Mono City, CaliforniaSat, May 24, 12:48 PM PDT · 14732 days ago · 1 km deep · 35 km away
52. 1.65 km E of Mammoth Lakes, CaliforniaSat, May 24, 5:13 PM PDT · 14732 days ago · -1 km deep · 73 km away
53. 2.01 km SW of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CaliforniaSat, May 24, 7:57 PM PDT · 14731 days ago · 6 km deep · 100 km away
54. 2.05 km N of Round Valley, CaliforniaTue, May 27, 4:45 AM PDT · 14729 days ago · 9 km deep · 89 km away
55. 1.62 km N of Round Valley, CaliforniaTue, May 27, 2:39 PM PDT · 14729 days ago · 11 km deep · 91 km away
56. 2.65 km N of Round Valley, CaliforniaWed, May 28, 1:36 AM PDT · 14728 days ago · 4 km deep · 88 km away
57. 2.412 km WSW of Bridgeport, CaliforniaWed, May 28, 11:22 PM PDT · 14727 days ago · 9 km deep · 65 km away
58. 2.012 km WSW of Bridgeport, CaliforniaThu, May 29, 12:01 AM PDT · 14727 days ago · 10 km deep · 65 km away
59. 2.15 km ENE of Mesa, CaliforniaSat, May 31, 8:20 AM PDT · 14725 days ago · 13 km deep · 94 km away
60. 1.512 km WSW of Aspen Springs, CaliforniaSat, May 31, 11:09 PM PDT · 14724 days ago · 9 km deep · 86 km away

The first 60 of 70.

Before

1. 2.31 km E of Round Valley, CaliforniaMon, Apr 7, 1:22 PM PST · 14779 days ago · 10 km deep · 94 km away
2. 1.618 km SW of Aspen Springs, CaliforniaSat, Apr 5, 1:50 PM PST · 14781 days ago · 4 km deep · 95 km away
3. 2.312 km SE of Mammoth Lakes, CaliforniaSat, Apr 5, 3:35 AM PST · 14781 days ago · 3 km deep · 80 km away
4. 2.411 km SE of Mammoth Lakes, CaliforniaFri, Apr 4, 9:02 AM PST · 14782 days ago · 4 km deep · 80 km away
5. 2.2California-Nevada border regionFri, Apr 4, 4:19 AM PST · 14782 days ago · 4 km deep · 79 km away
6. 1.615 km WSW of Aspen Springs, CaliforniaThu, Apr 3, 6:47 AM PST · 14783 days ago · 3 km deep · 88 km away
7. 1.63 km S of Swall Meadows, CaliforniaThu, Apr 3, 3:46 AM PST · 14783 days ago · 6 km deep · 88 km away
8. 2.03 km NW of Swall Meadows, CaliforniaWed, Apr 2, 10:42 PM PST · 14783 days ago · 11 km deep · 82 km away
9. 2.715 km WSW of Aspen Springs, CaliforniaWed, Apr 2, 1:21 AM PST · 14784 days ago · 3 km deep · 88 km away
10. 2.15 km E of Mesa, CaliforniaTue, Apr 1, 2:32 AM PST · 14785 days ago · 4 km deep · 94 km away
11. 1.913 km SW of Dyer, NevadaMon, Mar 31, 11:55 AM PST · 14786 days ago · -1 km deep · 85 km away
12. 1.912 km SW of Aspen Springs, CaliforniaSun, Mar 30, 8:44 PM PST · 14786 days ago · 6 km deep · 90 km away
13. 2.41 km SSW of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CaliforniaFri, Mar 28, 12:16 PM PST · 14789 days ago · 7 km deep · 100 km away
14. 1.712 km SE of Mammoth Lakes, CaliforniaWed, Mar 26, 9:46 PM PST · 14790 days ago · 4 km deep · 80 km away
15. 1.69 km WNW of Aspen Springs, CaliforniaWed, Mar 26, 7:54 AM PST · 14791 days ago · 2 km deep · 76 km away
16. 1.911 km E of Mammoth Lakes, CaliforniaTue, Mar 25, 2:35 PM PST · 14792 days ago · 8 km deep · 73 km away
17. 1.86 km SW of Aspen Springs, CaliforniaTue, Mar 25, 11:58 AM PST · 14792 days ago · 3 km deep · 85 km away
18. 1.94 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, CaliforniaMon, Mar 24, 5:19 PM PST · 14793 days ago · 3 km deep · 76 km away
19. 2.313 km W of Aspen Springs, CaliforniaMon, Mar 24, 12:23 AM PST · 14793 days ago · 6 km deep · 83 km away
20. 1.812 km WNW of Aspen Springs, CaliforniaSat, Mar 22, 3:00 PM PST · 14795 days ago · 3 km deep · 75 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0002srv (also filed as ci121409). Read Wed, Sep 23, 2026, 2:06 PM UTC.