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Nevada earthquakes in 1981

95 earthquakes of magnitude 2.5 or more were located in Nevada in 1981. The largest: M4.8 64 km ENE of Beatty, Nevada, Nov 11, 1981.

From the USGS catalog. Times are local to each quake.

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Where every quake of 1981 was located in Nevada. Select one for its page.

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Every quake of 1981

Magnitude 2.5 and up, newest first.

  1. 3.623 km SE of Alamo, Nevada · 5 km deep
  2. 4.428 km NNW of Mina, Nevada · 17 km deep
  3. 3.732 km NNW of Mina, Nevada · 5 km deep
  4. 4.132 km NNW of Mina, Nevada · 6 km deep
  5. 2.641km ENE of Hawthorne, NV · 4 km deep
  6. 3.145km ENE of Hawthorne, NV · 4 km deep
  7. 4.526 km NNW of Mina, Nevada · 11 km deep
  8. 3.044km NNW of Beatty, NV · 5 km deep
  9. 3.120 km NNW of Beatty, Nevada · 6 km deep
  10. 3.086km NNE of Beatty, NV · 4 km deep
  11. 3.546 km SW of Eureka, Nevada · 5 km deep
  12. 2.664km NE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CA · 5 km deep
  13. 4.864 km ENE of Beatty, Nevada · 0 km deep
  14. 2.56km ESE of Henderson, NV · 5 km deep
  15. 3.313 km SSE of Sparks, Nevada · 2 km deep
  16. 3.524 km NW of Beatty, Nevada · 1 km deep
  17. 3.124 km NW of Beatty, Nevada · 5 km deep
  18. 3.423 km NW of Beatty, Nevada · 6 km deep
  19. 2.564km NE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CA · 5 km deep
  20. 3.49 km S of Dayton, Nevada · 8 km deep
  21. 3.18 km E of Markleeville, California · 3 km deep
  22. 2.735km SSE of Hawthorne, NV · 4 km deep
  23. 2.64 km SSE of Floriston, California · 14 km deep
  24. 3.022 km NNE of Silver Peak, Nevada · 6 km deep
  25. 2.547km NE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CA · 4 km deep
  26. 3.058km ENE of Big Pine, CA · 4 km deep
  27. 2.96 km NNW of Incline Village, Nevada · 4 km deep
  28. 2.738km NW of Beatty, NV · 4 km deep
  29. 2.731km SE of Hawthorne, NV · 4 km deep
  30. 2.640km E of Hawthorne, NV · 4 km deep
  31. 2.650km SE of Hawthorne, NV · -1 km deep
  32. 3.670 km NNW of Rachel, Nevada · 5 km deep
  33. 2.639km ENE of Hawthorne, NV · 4 km deep
  34. 2.542km ENE of Hawthorne, NV · 4 km deep
  35. 2.665km E of Hawthorne, NV · 4 km deep
  36. 2.551km ESE of Hawthorne, NV · 4 km deep
  37. 3.246km ESE of Hawthorne, NV · 4 km deep
  38. 4.210 km WSW of Virginia City, Nevada · 10 km deep
  39. 2.669km NE of Hawthorne, NV · 4 km deep
  40. 2.872km NW of Beatty, NV · 4 km deep
  41. 2.559km NNW of Stovepipe Wells, CA · 4 km deep
  42. 2.665km SE of Hawthorne, NV · 4 km deep
  43. 2.766km SE of Hawthorne, NV · 4 km deep
  44. 2.967km WNW of Austin, NV · -2 km deep
  45. 2.643km SSE of Hawthorne, NV · 4 km deep
  46. 2.634km SSE of Hawthorne, NV · 4 km deep
  47. 2.539km SSE of Hawthorne, NV · 4 km deep
  48. 2.938km SSE of Hawthorne, NV · 4 km deep
  49. 3.531 km SW of Mina, Nevada · 5 km deep
  50. 2.642km SE of Hawthorne, NV · 4 km deep
  51. 3.033 km E of Indian Springs, Nevada · 5 km deep
  52. 3.24 km SE of Boulder City, Nevada · 2 km deep
  53. 2.713km S of Boulder City, NV · 5 km deep
  54. 3.013km SE of Boulder City, NV · 5 km deep
  55. 2.85 km N of Boulder City, Nevada · 2 km deep
  56. 2.548km NNW of Beatty, NV · 4 km deep
  57. 3.672km ESE of Fallon, NV · 4 km deep
  58. 3.018km SW of Hawthorne, NV · -2 km deep
  59. 2.90 km W of Mesa Vista, California · 2 km deep
  60. 2.522km SSW of Hawthorne, NV · 4 km deep
  61. 2.646km SE of Hawthorne, NV · 4 km deep
  62. 2.725km W of Tonopah, NV · 4 km deep
  63. 2.918km W of Hawthorne, NV · 4 km deep
  64. 2.630km N of Tonopah, NV · 4 km deep
  65. 2.734km S of Hawthorne, NV · 4 km deep
  66. 2.573km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CA · 4 km deep
  67. 2.973km W of Tonopah, NV · 4 km deep
  68. 2.972km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CA · 4 km deep
  69. 2.520km SSE of Hawthorne, NV · 4 km deep
  70. 2.833km SE of Hawthorne, NV · 4 km deep
  71. 2.536km SSE of Hawthorne, NV · 4 km deep
  72. 4.532 km SW of Mina, Nevada · 18 km deep
  73. 3.038km SE of Hawthorne, NV · 4 km deep
  74. 3.033 km WSW of Mina, Nevada · 5 km deep
  75. 3.760 km WNW of Beatty, Nevada · 9 km deep
  76. 3.039km SE of Hawthorne, NV · 4 km deep
  77. 2.841km SSE of Hawthorne, NV · 4 km deep
  78. 2.939km SE of Hawthorne, NV · 4 km deep
  79. 2.629km E of Hawthorne, NV · 4 km deep
  80. 3.128km SSE of Hawthorne, NV · 4 km deep
  81. 2.724km SSE of Hawthorne, NV · 4 km deep
  82. 2.632km SE of Hawthorne, NV · 4 km deep
  83. 2.634km SE of Hawthorne, NV · 4 km deep
  84. 3.021km SSE of Hawthorne, NV · 4 km deep
  85. 3.433 km SW of Mina, Nevada · 5 km deep
  86. 2.632km SSE of Hawthorne, NV · 3 km deep
  87. 2.713km SE of Hawthorne, NV · 4 km deep
  88. 2.538km SE of Hawthorne, NV · 3 km deep
  89. 2.747km SE of Hawthorne, NV · 4 km deep
  90. 2.535km SE of Hawthorne, NV · 4 km deep
  91. 2.932km SE of Hawthorne, NV · 4 km deep
  92. 2.527km SSW of Hawthorne, NV · 4 km deep
  93. 2.58km SSW of Hawthorne, NV · 4 km deep
  94. 2.649km SSE of Hawthorne, NV · 4 km deep
  95. 2.838km SSE of Hawthorne, NV · 4 km deep

The largest

The 25 largest of 1981 in Nevada.

  1. 4.864 km ENE of Beatty, Nevada · 0 km deep
  2. 4.526 km NNW of Mina, Nevada · 11 km deep
  3. 4.532 km SW of Mina, Nevada · 18 km deep
  4. 4.428 km NNW of Mina, Nevada · 17 km deep
  5. 4.210 km WSW of Virginia City, Nevada · 10 km deep
  6. 4.132 km NNW of Mina, Nevada · 6 km deep
  7. 3.732 km NNW of Mina, Nevada · 5 km deep
  8. 3.760 km WNW of Beatty, Nevada · 9 km deep
  9. 3.623 km SE of Alamo, Nevada · 5 km deep
  10. 3.670 km NNW of Rachel, Nevada · 5 km deep
  11. 3.672km ESE of Fallon, NV · 4 km deep
  12. 3.546 km SW of Eureka, Nevada · 5 km deep
  13. 3.524 km NW of Beatty, Nevada · 1 km deep
  14. 3.531 km SW of Mina, Nevada · 5 km deep
  15. 3.423 km NW of Beatty, Nevada · 6 km deep
  16. 3.49 km S of Dayton, Nevada · 8 km deep
  17. 3.433 km SW of Mina, Nevada · 5 km deep
  18. 3.313 km SSE of Sparks, Nevada · 2 km deep
  19. 3.24 km SE of Boulder City, Nevada · 2 km deep
  20. 3.246km ESE of Hawthorne, NV · 4 km deep
  21. 3.18 km E of Markleeville, California · 3 km deep
  22. 3.128km SSE of Hawthorne, NV · 4 km deep
  23. 3.120 km NNW of Beatty, Nevada · 6 km deep
  24. 3.124 km NW of Beatty, Nevada · 5 km deep
  25. 3.145km ENE of Hawthorne, NV · 4 km deep

Month by month

Counted by UTC date, which is how the catalog files them.

MonthQuakesLargestWhere
January 1981304.532 km SW of Mina, Nevada
February 198172.918km W of Hawthorne, NV
March 1981133.672km ESE of Fallon, NV
April 198184.210 km WSW of Virginia City, Nevada
May 198143.246km ESE of Hawthorne, NV
June 198153.670 km NNW of Rachel, Nevada
July 198143.058km ENE of Big Pine, CA
August 198113.022 km NNE of Silver Peak, Nevada
September 198153.49 km S of Dayton, Nevada
October 198133.524 km NW of Beatty, Nevada
November 198184.864 km ENE of Beatty, Nevada
December 198174.526 km NNW of Mina, Nevada

What this means

The catalog is only as complete as the instruments of the time. Worldwide coverage of magnitude 5 and up dates from the 1960s, and of 4.5 from the 1990s; earlier years hold the large quakes and the ones near a station, so a low count in an early year means fewer instruments, not a quiet earth.

By year

Every year the USGS catalog covers.

Nearby

Nevada nowWorldwide in 1981

Sources

Earthquakes, magnitudes, depths, shaking estimates and felt reports from the U.S. Geological Survey Earthquake Hazards Program, read from its live feeds and its catalog back to 1900. Tsunami messages from NOAA’s tsunami warning centers.