Latest quakes in or near Hawthorne, Nevada, USA - list, stats and map

Latest See all	Mag. 2.9 earthquake Esmeralda County - Nevada, United States -
Strongest since 2024	Mag. 3.1 31 Km SSW of Mina - Nevada - Jan 9, 2024 -

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In the past 24 hours, Hawthorne has had 6 quakes of magnitudes up to 2.9.

Since 2024, Hawthorne has had 242 quakes of magnitudes up to 3.1 within up to 100 km (63 mi) distance:

2 quakes above magnitude 3
31 quakes between magnitude 2 and 3
209 quakes below magnitude 2 that people normally don't feel.

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Number of quakes per year

	Total number	<M2	M2+	M3+	M4+	M5+	M6+	M7+
Past 24 hours	6 quakes	5	1	-	-	-	-	-
Past 7 days	12 quakes	7	4	-	-	-	-	-
Past 30 days	55 quakes	38	11	-	-	-	-	-
Past 3 years	15,247 quakes	8,750	1,721	189	19	1	1	-

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Showing all recent or significant quakes since 2024, magnitude 1.2 or higher, within up to 100 km (62 mi) distance (200 out of 242 quakes, show more):

Latest quakes in or near Hawthorne, Nevada, USA - list, stats and map
Date and Time	Mag Depth	Nearest Volcano	Location	Details
Apr 20, 01:37 am (Los Angeles)	2.9 13 km	75 km (47 mi) to the SE	30 km SE of Mina, Nevada I FELT IT	Info
Apr 20, 12:34 am (Los Angeles)	1.0 3.3 km	65 km (40 mi) to the SE	25 km SSE of Mina, Nevada	Info
Apr 20, 12:12 am (Los Angeles)	1.3 1.6 km	65 km (40 mi) to the SE	25 km SSE of Mina, Nevada	Info
Apr 19, 11:30 pm (Los Angeles)	1.4 2.1 km	66 km (41 mi) to the SE	Esmeralda County, 41 mi southeast of Hawthorne, Mineral County, Nevada, United States	Info
Apr 19, 08:49 pm (Los Angeles)	1.4 3.7 km	65 km (41 mi) to the SE	24 km SSE of Mina, Nevada	Info
Friday, April 19, 2024 GMT (5 quakes)
Apr 19, 12:38 pm (Los Angeles)	1.2 11 km	77 km (48 mi) to the SE	32 km SE of Mina, Nevada	Info
Apr 19, 05:07 am (Los Angeles)	2.4 13 km	71 km (44 mi) to the SE	Esmeralda County, 44 mi southeast of Hawthorne, Mineral County, Nevada, United States	Info
Apr 19, 05:05 am (Los Angeles)	2.9 13 km	70 km (44 mi) to the SE	28 km SSE of Mina, Nevada I FELT IT	Info
Apr 18, 07:23 pm (Los Angeles)	2.0 2.9 km	72 km (45 mi) to the SE	33 km SSE of Mina, Nevada	Info
Apr 18, 07:23 pm (Los Angeles)	1.9 4.3 km	66 km (41 mi) to the SE	26 km SSE of Mina, Nevada	Info
Saturday, April 13, 2024 GMT (1 quake)
Apr 13, 02:36 am (Los Angeles)	1.4 2.6 km	73 km (46 mi) to the SE	39 km N of Dyer, Nevada	Info

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Estimated combined seismic energy released: 1.7 x 10¹⁰ joules (4.74 megawatt hours, equivalent to 4.08 tons of TNT) | about seismic energy

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Average number of earthquakes

Based on data from the past 54 years and our earthquake archive back to 1900, there are about 7,300 quakes on average per year in or near Hawthorne, Nevada, USA:

Mag. 6 or higher: 0.06 quakes per year (or 1 quake every 15.6 years)
Mag. 5 or higher: 0.58 quakes per year (or 1 quake every 1.7 years)
Mag. 4 or higher: 12.8 quakes per year
Mag. 3 or higher: 116 quakes per year (or 9.7 quakes per month)
Mag. 2 or higher: 905 quakes per year (or 75 quakes per month)
Mag. 1 or higher: 4,800 quakes per year (or 13.2 quakes per day)

Hawthorne has a high level of seismic activity. Hawthorne has had at least 8 quakes above magnitude 6 since 1900, which suggests that larger earthquakes of this size occur infrequently, probably on average approximately every 15 to 20 years.

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Hawthorne Earthquake FAQ

+How frequent are earthquakes in or near Hawthorne, Nevada, USA?

Hawthorne has a high level of seismic activity. Based on data from the past 54 years and our earthquake archive back to 1900, there are about 7,300 quakes on average per year in or near Hawthorne, Nevada, USA. Hawthorne has had at least 8 quakes above magnitude 6 since 1900, which suggests that larger earthquakes of this size occur infrequently, probably on average approximately every 15 to 20 years.

+When was the latest earthquake in Hawthorne?

The last earthquake in Hawthorne occurred 5 hours ago and had a magnitude of 2.9:

Mag. 2.9 earthquake Esmeralda County - Nevada, United States -

A light magnitude 2.9 earthquake hit 58 km (36 mi) away from Tonopah, Nevada, United States, in the early morning of Saturday, Apr 20, 2024 at 1.37 am local time (America/Los Angeles GMT -7). The quake had a very shallow depth of 12.5 km (8 mi) and was not felt (or at least not reported so).

+How many quakes were there in Hawthorne since 2024?

Since 2024, Hawthorne has had 2 quakes of magnitude 3.0 or above and 31 quakes between 2.0 and 3.0. There have been also 209 quakes below magnitude 2.0 which people don't normally feel.

+What was the strongest quake in Hawthorne since 2024?

The strongest earthquake in Hawthorne since 2024 had a magnitude of 3.1 and occurred 15 weeks ago:

Mag. 3.1 earthquake 31 Km SSW of Mina - Nevada - Jan 9, 2024 -

A light magnitude 3.1 earthquake hit 55 km (34 mi) away from Hawthorne, Nevada, United States, in the afternoon of Tuesday, Jan 9, 2024 at 5.06 pm local time (America/Los Angeles GMT -7). The quake had a very shallow depth of 10.5 km (7 mi) and was not felt (or at least not reported so).