M2.3 earthquake 26 km WSW of Hawthorne, Nevada

A magnitude 2.3 earthquake struck 26 km WSW of Hawthorne, Nevada on Mon, Mar 30, 2020, 1:18 AM PDT (08:18 UTC), 11 km (7 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M6.5 Monte Cristo Range, NV Earthquake. This one was a foreshock.

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

Different scales measure different things and differ by a few tenths. The USGS marks one as preferred, and it is the one this page uses.

Mag.	Scale	Computed by	Notes
2.3	ML, local (Richter)	Nevada Seismological Laboratory	Preferred · Reviewed · ±0.36 · 9 stations
2.3	ML, local (Richter)	USGS National Earthquake Information Center	Reviewed · ±0.047 · 60 stations

1 person reported to the USGS what they felt; the strongest reported shaking was II, weak shaking.

Reviewed by a seismologist.

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

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: at least 201 in the 60 days after this one and 68 in the 30 days before it.

The first 60 of at least 201.

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nn00720709 (also filed as us70008ijy). Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 4:40 AM UTC.