M2.1 earthquake 17 km ENE of Hawthorne, Nevada

Magnitude

2.1 (ML, local (Richter)), micro

Magnitude from

Nevada Seismological Laboratory

Local time

Thu, Sep 13, 2018, 10:01 AM PDT

UTC

2018-09-13 17:01:41 UTC

Depth

10.7 km (6.6 mi), shallow

Epicenter

38.591° N, 118.443° W

Region

Nevada

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Magnitude uncertainty

±0.40

Station coverage gap

52°

Stations used

17

• Hawthorne, NevadaPopulation 3,269. Forecast17 kmENE
• Gardnerville Ranchos, NevadaPopulation 11,312. Forecast117 kmESE
• Reno, NevadaPopulation 264,165. Forecast158 kmSE
• Los Angeles, CaliforniaPopulation 3,820,914. Forecast505 kmN

After

1. 1.542 km E of Gabbs, NevadaFri, Sep 14, 2:55 AM PDT · 2943 days ago · 0 km deep · 91 km away
2. 1.814 km NW of Schurz, NevadaFri, Sep 14, 6:50 AM PDT · 2943 days ago · 7 km deep · 65 km away
3. 1.5California-Nevada border regionMon, Sep 17, 12:56 AM PDT · 2940 days ago · 9 km deep · 47 km away · felt by 1
4. 2.028 km WSW of Hawthorne, NevadaMon, Sep 17, 3:03 AM PDT · 2940 days ago · 11 km deep · 46 km away
5. 2.410 km SSW of Gabbs, NevadaTue, Sep 18, 8:09 AM PDT · 2939 days ago · 7 km deep · 47 km away
6. 1.536 km ENE of Mina, NevadaTue, Sep 18, 8:36 PM PDT · 2938 days ago · 6 km deep · 60 km away
7. 1.719 km E of Walker, CaliforniaWed, Sep 19, 2:06 AM PDT · 2938 days ago · 8 km deep · 71 km away
8. 2.339km N of Toms Place, CAFri, Sep 21, 2:13 AM PDT · 2936 days ago · 3 km deep · 78 km away
9. 2.56km WNW of Bridgeport, CAWed, Sep 26, 1:52 AM PDT · 2931 days ago · 7 km deep · 82 km away · felt by 1
10. 2.26km WNW of Bridgeport, CAWed, Sep 26, 1:54 AM PDT · 2931 days ago · 1 km deep · 82 km away · felt by 1
11. 1.617km S of Bridgeport, CAWed, Sep 26, 8:59 PM PDT · 2930 days ago · 0 km deep · 89 km away · felt by 1
12. 1.96 km SE of Schurz, NevadaMon, Oct 1, 12:59 AM PDT · 2926 days ago · 9 km deep · 45 km away
13. 2.428 km WSW of Hawthorne, NevadaMon, Oct 1, 1:01 PM PDT · 2926 days ago · 10 km deep · 46 km away
14. 2.055 km E of Fallon Station, NevadaMon, Oct 1, 11:23 PM PDT · 2925 days ago · 9 km deep · 92 km away
15. 1.534 km N of Dyer, NevadaThu, Oct 4, 10:33 AM PDT · 2923 days ago · 5 km deep · 76 km away
16. 1.530 km SW of Hawthorne, NevadaSat, Oct 6, 10:50 PM PDT · 2920 days ago · 7 km deep · 48 km away
17. 1.611 km N of Walker Lake, NevadaMon, Oct 8, 5:15 AM PDT · 2919 days ago · 14 km deep · 33 km away
18. 2.038km N of Toms Place, CATue, Oct 9, 6:10 PM PDT · 2917 days ago · 5 km deep · 78 km away
19. 1.628 km SW of Hawthorne, NevadaThu, Oct 11, 3:16 PM PDT · 2915 days ago · 8 km deep · 46 km away
20. 1.617km ENE of Lee Vining, CAThu, Oct 11, 8:47 PM PDT · 2915 days ago · 3 km deep · 76 km away
21. 1.519 km E of Walker, CaliforniaTue, Oct 16, 8:19 AM PDT · 2911 days ago · 5 km deep · 71 km away
22. 1.614 km NNW of Dyer, NevadaWed, Oct 17, 9:31 PM PDT · 2909 days ago · 3 km deep · 94 km away
23. 2.040km E of Lee Vining, CAThu, Oct 18, 9:44 PM PDT · 2908 days ago · 6 km deep · 73 km away
24. 2.240km E of Lee Vining, CAThu, Oct 18, 11:00 PM PDT · 2908 days ago · 5 km deep · 73 km away · felt by 1
25. 1.532 km SSW of Hawthorne, NevadaFri, Oct 19, 10:07 AM PDT · 2908 days ago · 11 km deep · 46 km away · felt by 2
26. 1.739km SSW of Qualeys Camp, NVSat, Oct 20, 6:54 PM PDT · 2906 days ago · 7 km deep · 71 km away
27. 2.13km W of Bridgeport, CASat, Oct 20, 11:12 PM PDT · 2906 days ago · 2 km deep · 81 km away · felt by 5
28. 1.842km S of Qualeys Camp, NVThu, Oct 25, 9:56 AM PDT · 2902 days ago · 7 km deep · 74 km away
29. 1.628 km WSW of Hawthorne, NevadaFri, Oct 26, 8:12 PM PDT · 2900 days ago · 8 km deep · 46 km away
30. 1.535 km NW of Gabbs, NevadaSat, Oct 27, 7:27 AM PDT · 2900 days ago · 6 km deep · 66 km away
31. 1.629 km WSW of Hawthorne, NevadaSat, Oct 27, 10:48 PM PDT · 2899 days ago · 8 km deep · 46 km away
32. 1.627 km WSW of Hawthorne, NevadaSun, Oct 28, 7:48 AM PDT · 2899 days ago · 11 km deep · 45 km away
33. 1.941km NNE of Toms Place, CAFri, Nov 2, 5:57 PM PDT · 2893 days ago · 9 km deep · 78 km away
34. 1.718 km NW of Benton, CaliforniaSat, Nov 3, 8:23 AM PDT · 2893 days ago · 8 km deep · 75 km away
35. 1.528 km WSW of Hawthorne, NevadaMon, Nov 5, 2:33 PM PST · 2890 days ago · 9 km deep · 46 km away
36. 1.621 km SE of Hawthorne, NevadaFri, Nov 9, 5:46 AM PST · 2887 days ago · 10 km deep · 24 km away
37. 1.928 km WSW of Hawthorne, NevadaSat, Nov 10, 1:04 PM PST · 2886 days ago · 9 km deep · 46 km away
38. 1.720km SSW of Bridgeport, CASat, Nov 10, 3:26 PM PST · 2885 days ago · 7 km deep · 92 km away

Before

1. 1.512 km SSW of Bridgeport, CaliforniaSun, Sep 9, 10:41 PM PDT · 2947 days ago · 13 km deep · 87 km away
2. 2.133 km NNE of Benton, CaliforniaSun, Sep 9, 2:20 AM PDT · 2948 days ago · 6 km deep · 54 km away · felt by 2
3. 1.923km WNW of Bridgeport, CASun, Sep 9, 1:04 AM PDT · 2948 days ago · 9 km deep · 96 km away
4. 1.530 km NW of Gabbs, NevadaWed, Sep 5, 11:31 AM PDT · 2952 days ago · 9 km deep · 53 km away
5. 1.536km E of Lee Vining, CAFri, Aug 31, 8:55 PM PDT · 2956 days ago · 7 km deep · 73 km away
6. 1.85 km N of Schurz, NevadaFri, Aug 31, 5:35 AM PDT · 2957 days ago · 6 km deep · 55 km away
7. 1.523 km SE of Fallon Station, NevadaThu, Aug 30, 2:15 PM PDT · 2958 days ago · 3 km deep · 78 km away
8. 1.723 km WNW of Mina, NevadaTue, Aug 28, 10:32 AM PDT · 2960 days ago · 8 km deep · 15 km away
9. 1.535km E of Lee Vining, CATue, Aug 28, 9:28 AM PDT · 2960 days ago · 6 km deep · 72 km away
10. 2.129 km WSW of Hawthorne, NevadaSat, Aug 25, 8:52 PM PDT · 2962 days ago · 7 km deep · 47 km away
11. 1.711 km SE of Smith Valley, NevadaSat, Aug 25, 1:22 PM PDT · 2963 days ago · 5 km deep · 70 km away
12. 2.35 km N of Schurz, NevadaFri, Aug 17, 12:51 AM PDT · 2971 days ago · 9 km deep · 55 km away
13. 1.615km SW of Bodie, CAThu, Aug 16, 9:03 PM PDT · 2971 days ago · 2 km deep · 80 km away
14. 1.516 km SW of Hawthorne, NevadaThu, Aug 16, 7:56 AM PDT · 2972 days ago · 2 km deep · 33 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nn00656361. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 9:15 AM UTC.