M2.3 earthquake 22 km S of Hawthorne, Nevada

A magnitude 2.3 earthquake struck 22 km S of Hawthorne, Nevada on Sun, Mar 10, 2002, 9:26 AM PST (17:26 UTC), 8 km (5 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.7 13 km W of Aspen Springs, California. This one was a foreshock.

Map

Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.

No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 113 in the 60 days after this one and 48 in the 30 days before it.

The first 60 of 113.

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nn00045735. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 1:32 PM UTC.