Nevada earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 15 km ENE of Hawthorne, Nevada

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 15 km ENE of Hawthorne, Nevada on Sun, Sep 12, 2021, 5:56 AM PDT (12:56 UTC), 0 km (0 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.0 30km SSW of Smith Valley, NV. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.6 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Nevada Seismological Laboratory
Local time
UTC
2021-09-12 12:56:54 UTC
Depth
0.0 km (0.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
38.590° N, 118.468° 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
±0.28
Station coverage gap
91°
Stations used
13

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. 1.615 km ENE of Hawthorne, Nevada · 1847 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  2. 3.738 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 1847 days ago · 8 km deep · 77 km away · felt by 1
  3. 1.536 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 1847 days ago · 7 km deep · 75 km away
  4. 1.638 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 1847 days ago · 8 km deep · 77 km away
  5. 1.832 km SSE of Mina, Nevada · 1847 days ago · 11 km deep · 69 km away
  6. 2.828 km SSE of Mina, Nevada · 1847 days ago · 7 km deep · 65 km away
  7. 3.031 km SSE of Mina, Nevada · 1847 days ago · 11 km deep · 68 km away
  8. 1.832km ENE of Dardanelle, CA · 1847 days ago · 5 km deep · 91 km away
  9. 1.930km SE of Markleeville, CA · 1847 days ago · 4 km deep · 94 km away
  10. 1.630km SE of Markleeville, CA · 1847 days ago · 4 km deep · 94 km away
  11. 2.328km SSW of Smith Valley, NV · 1846 days ago · 2 km deep · 86 km away
  12. 1.631km ENE of Dardanelle, CA · 1846 days ago · 3 km deep · 94 km away
  13. 1.522 km NNW of Mina, Nevada · 1846 days ago · 0 km deep · 25 km away
  14. 1.833km SSW of Smith Valley, NV · 1846 days ago · 6 km deep · 89 km away
  15. 1.631 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 1846 days ago · 11 km deep · 69 km away
  16. 1.528km SSW of Smith Valley, NV · 1846 days ago · 2 km deep · 83 km away
  17. 1.634km ENE of Dardanelle, CA · 1846 days ago · 9 km deep · 90 km away
  18. 1.813km SSE of Bodie, CA · 1845 days ago · 18 km deep · 68 km away
  19. 1.828km SE of Markleeville, CA · 1845 days ago · 4 km deep · 93 km away
  20. 1.534 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 1845 days ago · 9 km deep · 73 km away
  21. 1.639 km ESE of Mina, Nevada · 1845 days ago · 4 km deep · 78 km away
  22. 1.729km SSW of Smith Valley, NV · 1845 days ago · 3 km deep · 82 km away
  23. 2.329km SSW of Smith Valley, NV · 1845 days ago · 3 km deep · 84 km away
  24. 1.638 km ESE of Mina, Nevada · 1845 days ago · 8 km deep · 76 km away
  25. 2.432km ENE of Dardanelle, CA · 1845 days ago · 5 km deep · 91 km away
  26. 1.525 km SSE of Mina, Nevada · 1845 days ago · 2 km deep · 62 km away
  27. 1.527km SSW of Smith Valley, NV · 1845 days ago · 4 km deep · 83 km away
  28. 1.625km ENE of Dardanelle, CA · 1844 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away
  29. 3.525km ENE of Dardanelle, CA · 1844 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away · felt by 14
  30. 1.725km ENE of Dardanelle, CA · 1844 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away
  31. 1.825km ENE of Dardanelle, CA · 1844 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away
  32. 1.725km ENE of Dardanelle, CA · 1844 days ago · 7 km deep · 97 km away
  33. 1.635 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 1844 days ago · 7 km deep · 74 km away
  34. 2.330km SSW of Smith Valley, NV · 1844 days ago · 6 km deep · 88 km away · felt by 2
  35. 2.230km SSW of Smith Valley, NV · 1844 days ago · 6 km deep · 88 km away
  36. 1.825km ENE of Dardanelle, CA · 1844 days ago · 5 km deep · 97 km away
  37. 1.625km ENE of Dardanelle, CA · 1844 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away
  38. 2.125km ENE of Dardanelle, CA · 1844 days ago · 5 km deep · 97 km away
  39. 1.526 km S of Hawthorne, Nevada · 1844 days ago · 0 km deep · 37 km away
  40. 1.832 km ENE of Mono City, California · 1844 days ago · 0 km deep · 55 km away
  41. 1.625km ENE of Dardanelle, CA · 1844 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away
  42. 1.625km ENE of Dardanelle, CA · 1844 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away
  43. 2.025km ENE of Dardanelle, CA · 1844 days ago · 5 km deep · 97 km away
  44. 1.626km ENE of Dardanelle, CA · 1844 days ago · 7 km deep · 97 km away
  45. 1.625km ENE of Dardanelle, CA · 1844 days ago · 5 km deep · 97 km away
  46. 1.729km SSW of Smith Valley, NV · 1843 days ago · 4 km deep · 82 km away
  47. 2.832km ENE of Dardanelle, CA · 1843 days ago · 4 km deep · 92 km away · felt by 1
  48. 1.630km SE of Markleeville, CA · 1843 days ago · 4 km deep · 93 km away
  49. 1.625km ENE of Dardanelle, CA · 1843 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away
  50. 1.737 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 1843 days ago · 3 km deep · 75 km away
  51. 1.730km SSW of Smith Valley, NV · 1843 days ago · 3 km deep · 85 km away
  52. 1.729km SSW of Smith Valley, NV · 1842 days ago · 3 km deep · 82 km away
  53. 1.824 km S of Mina, Nevada · 1842 days ago · 6 km deep · 58 km away
  54. 2.828km SSW of Smith Valley, NV · 1842 days ago · 3 km deep · 83 km away · felt by 6
  55. 1.928km SSW of Smith Valley, NV · 1842 days ago · 4 km deep · 83 km away
  56. 1.825km ENE of Dardanelle, CA · 1842 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away
  57. 2.428km SSW of Smith Valley, NV · 1842 days ago · 3 km deep · 83 km away
  58. 2.528km SSW of Smith Valley, NV · 1842 days ago · 2 km deep · 83 km away · felt by 1
  59. 2.028km SSW of Smith Valley, NV · 1842 days ago · 3 km deep · 83 km away
  60. 1.828km SSW of Smith Valley, NV · 1842 days ago · 1 km deep · 86 km away

The first 60 of at least 201.

Before

  1. 1.531km SSW of Smith Valley, NV · 1847 days ago · 3 km deep · 85 km away · felt by 1
  2. 1.629km SSW of Smith Valley, NV · 1848 days ago · 3 km deep · 82 km away
  3. 1.639km NNE of Toms Place, CA · 1848 days ago · 7 km deep · 77 km away
  4. 1.728km SE of Markleeville, CA · 1848 days ago · 5 km deep · 94 km away
  5. 2.428km SE of Markleeville, CA · 1848 days ago · 4 km deep · 94 km away
  6. 1.632km SE of Markleeville, CA · 1848 days ago · 6 km deep · 91 km away
  7. 1.731km SSW of Smith Valley, NV · 1848 days ago · 3 km deep · 85 km away
  8. 1.531km SE of Markleeville, CA · 1848 days ago · 4 km deep · 92 km away
  9. 2.239km NNE of Toms Place, CA · 1848 days ago · 11 km deep · 77 km away
  10. 2.033km ENE of Dardanelle, CA · 1848 days ago · 9 km deep · 90 km away
  11. 2.439km NNE of Toms Place, CA · 1849 days ago · 8 km deep · 77 km away · felt by 2
  12. 1.630km ENE of Dardanelle, CA · 1849 days ago · 3 km deep · 93 km away
  13. 3.434 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 1849 days ago · 8 km deep · 72 km away · felt by 2
  14. 1.830km ENE of Dardanelle, CA · 1849 days ago · 4 km deep · 93 km away
  15. 1.729km SE of Bodie, CA · 1849 days ago · 5 km deep · 67 km away
  16. 1.932km SSW of Smith Valley, NV · 1849 days ago · 6 km deep · 89 km away
  17. 1.726km SSW of Smith Valley, NV · 1850 days ago · 3 km deep · 82 km away
  18. 2.226km SSW of Smith Valley, NV · 1850 days ago · 2 km deep · 83 km away
  19. 1.632km ENE of Dardanelle, CA · 1850 days ago · 5 km deep · 91 km away
  20. 1.725km SSW of Smith Valley, NV · 1850 days ago · -1 km deep · 83 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nn00822038. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 8:25 PM UTC.