Nevada earthquakes

M2.1 earthquake 29 km WSW of Hawthorne, Nevada

A magnitude 2.1 earthquake struck 29 km WSW of Hawthorne, Nevada on Wed, Jul 15, 2020, 12:48 AM PDT (07:48 UTC), 9 km (5 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.2 35 km SSE of Mina, Nevada. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.1 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Nevada Seismological Laboratory
Local time
UTC
2020-07-15 07:48:29 UTC
Depth
8.7 km (5.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
38.384° N, 118.911° 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.

Magnitude uncertainty
±0.38
Station coverage gap
59°
Stations used
28

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: at least 201 in the 60 days after this one and at least 200 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.530km SE of Bodie, CA · 2271 days ago · 1 km deep · 41 km away
  2. 1.69km E of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 2271 days ago · 7 km deep · 84 km away
  3. 1.522km ESE of Yosemite Valley, CA · 2271 days ago · 13 km deep · 91 km away
  4. 2.129 km SSE of Mina, Nevada · 2271 days ago · 10 km deep · 86 km away
  5. 1.522km ESE of Yosemite Valley, CA · 2271 days ago · 13 km deep · 92 km away
  6. 1.628 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 2271 days ago · 9 km deep · 93 km away
  7. 2.130 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 2271 days ago · 8 km deep · 93 km away
  8. 2.331 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 2271 days ago · 8 km deep · 93 km away
  9. 2.131 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 2271 days ago · 8 km deep · 93 km away
  10. 1.528 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 2271 days ago · 6 km deep · 91 km away
  11. 1.926 km SSE of Mina, Nevada · 2271 days ago · 2 km deep · 84 km away
  12. 1.628 km S of Mina, Nevada · 2271 days ago · 2 km deep · 79 km away
  13. 1.634 km SSE of Mina, Nevada · 2271 days ago · 9 km deep · 94 km away
  14. 1.728km SE of Bodie, CA · 2271 days ago · 5 km deep · 41 km away
  15. 2.430km SE of Bodie, CA · 2271 days ago · 5 km deep · 41 km away
  16. 1.627 km SSE of Mina, Nevada · 2271 days ago · 2 km deep · 82 km away
  17. 2.030km SE of Bodie, CA · 2271 days ago · 5 km deep · 41 km away
  18. 1.729 km SSE of Mina, Nevada · 2271 days ago · 10 km deep · 84 km away
  19. 1.829km SE of Bodie, CA · 2270 days ago · 5 km deep · 40 km away
  20. 1.727 km SSE of Mina, Nevada · 2270 days ago · 7 km deep · 87 km away
  21. 1.729 km S of Mina, Nevada · 2270 days ago · 6 km deep · 79 km away
  22. 1.929 km SSE of Mina, Nevada · 2270 days ago · 7 km deep · 87 km away
  23. 2.727 km SSE of Mina, Nevada · 2270 days ago · 6 km deep · 87 km away
  24. 1.628 km SSE of Mina, Nevada · 2270 days ago · 7 km deep · 87 km away
  25. 1.534 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 2270 days ago · 7 km deep · 100 km away
  26. 1.733 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 2270 days ago · 5 km deep · 96 km away
  27. 1.839 km NNE of Dyer, Nevada · 2270 days ago · 6 km deep · 93 km away
  28. 1.629 km SSE of Mina, Nevada · 2270 days ago · 6 km deep · 88 km away
  29. 2.832 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 2270 days ago · 8 km deep · 95 km away
  30. 1.728 km SSE of Mina, Nevada · 2270 days ago · 6 km deep · 84 km away
  31. 2.935 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 2270 days ago · 8 km deep · 98 km away · felt by 1
  32. 1.529 km SSE of Mina, Nevada · 2270 days ago · 6 km deep · 85 km away
  33. 1.534 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 2270 days ago · 11 km deep · 97 km away
  34. 1.528 km SSE of Mina, Nevada · 2270 days ago · 3 km deep · 81 km away
  35. 1.932 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 2270 days ago · 8 km deep · 93 km away
  36. 1.534 km NW of Benton, California · 2270 days ago · 6 km deep · 40 km away
  37. 1.630 km SSE of Mina, Nevada · 2270 days ago · 1 km deep · 83 km away
  38. 1.635 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 2269 days ago · 9 km deep · 98 km away
  39. 2.429 km S of Mina, Nevada · 2269 days ago · 2 km deep · 77 km away
  40. 1.629 km SSE of Mina, Nevada · 2269 days ago · 9 km deep · 86 km away
  41. 2.027 km S of Mina, Nevada · 2269 days ago · 2 km deep · 80 km away
  42. 1.928 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 2269 days ago · 4 km deep · 92 km away
  43. 1.629 km SSE of Mina, Nevada · 2269 days ago · 0 km deep · 84 km away
  44. 1.929 km SSE of Mina, Nevada · 2269 days ago · 10 km deep · 87 km away
  45. 1.630 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 2269 days ago · 13 km deep · 93 km away
  46. 1.632 km SSE of Mina, Nevada · 2269 days ago · 7 km deep · 83 km away
  47. 1.932 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 2269 days ago · 6 km deep · 93 km away
  48. 1.629km SE of Bodie, CA · 2269 days ago · 3 km deep · 40 km away
  49. 1.629 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 2269 days ago · 7 km deep · 92 km away
  50. 1.529 km SSE of Mina, Nevada · 2269 days ago · 3 km deep · 83 km away
  51. 1.728 km SSE of Mina, Nevada · 2269 days ago · 2 km deep · 80 km away
  52. 2.029km SE of Bodie, CA · 2269 days ago · 4 km deep · 40 km away
  53. 1.934 km NNE of Benton, California · 2269 days ago · 2 km deep · 66 km away
  54. 1.715km SE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 2269 days ago · 7 km deep · 93 km away
  55. 1.533 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 2269 days ago · 12 km deep · 96 km away
  56. 1.526 km S of Mina, Nevada · 2269 days ago · 0 km deep · 78 km away
  57. 1.530 km SSE of Mina, Nevada · 2269 days ago · 10 km deep · 88 km away
  58. 1.829 km SSE of Mina, Nevada · 2269 days ago · 10 km deep · 88 km away
  59. 2.028 km SSE of Mina, Nevada · 2269 days ago · 12 km deep · 85 km away
  60. 2.028 km SSE of Mina, Nevada · 2269 days ago · 11 km deep · 85 km away

The first 60 of at least 201.

Before

  1. 1.527 km SSE of Mina, Nevada · 2271 days ago · 2 km deep · 80 km away
  2. 2.029 km SSE of Mina, Nevada · 2271 days ago · 7 km deep · 82 km away
  3. 1.630km SE of Bodie, CA · 2271 days ago · 0 km deep · 41 km away
  4. 2.329 km SSE of Mina, Nevada · 2272 days ago · 6 km deep · 86 km away
  5. 2.031 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 2272 days ago · 5 km deep · 94 km away
  6. 1.79km SSW of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 2272 days ago · 0 km deep · 92 km away
  7. 1.628km SE of Bodie, CA · 2272 days ago · 7 km deep · 41 km away
  8. 1.529 km SSE of Mina, Nevada · 2272 days ago · 9 km deep · 88 km away
  9. 2.127 km SSE of Mina, Nevada · 2272 days ago · 4 km deep · 83 km away
  10. 1.64km E of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 2272 days ago · 5 km deep · 84 km away
  11. 2.328 km SSE of Mina, Nevada · 2272 days ago · 3 km deep · 81 km away
  12. 1.616km SE of Yosemite Valley, CA · 2272 days ago · 12 km deep · 94 km away
  13. 1.726 km SSE of Mina, Nevada · 2272 days ago · 4 km deep · 80 km away
  14. 1.730km SE of Bodie, CA · 2272 days ago · 6 km deep · 41 km away
  15. 1.8California-Nevada border region · 2272 days ago · 1 km deep · 71 km away
  16. 1.627km SE of Bodie, CA · 2272 days ago · 9 km deep · 40 km away
  17. 2.828km SE of Bodie, CA · 2272 days ago · 8 km deep · 41 km away
  18. 1.636 km SSE of Mina, Nevada · 2272 days ago · 4 km deep · 95 km away
  19. 1.528km SE of Bodie, CA · 2272 days ago · 11 km deep · 41 km away
  20. 2.127 km SSE of Mina, Nevada · 2272 days ago · 2 km deep · 81 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nn00760200. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 10:06 AM UTC.