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Every recorded earthquake near

Earthquakes near Hawthorne, NV

M 2.6

Latest: 12:45 pm PDT on 24 July 2026 · 25 km (16 mi) SSW of Hawthorne, NV

The most recent earthquake of M2.5 or more near Hawthorne was M 2.6, 25 km (16 mi) SSW of Hawthorne, NV, at 12:45 pm PDT on 24 July 2026. 12 smaller earthquakes have been recorded nearby since; the newest is first in the list below.

Within 30 km since 2016
1,156 earthquakes of M1.5 or more
In the last 12 months
32
Largest since 2016
M 5.6 on 28 December 2016, 28 km (17 mi) WSW of Hawthorne, NV
Reported felt
117 of them have felt reports to USGS

USGS · feed checked · newest earthquake in our database · this page

The latest 50

  1. 2.3 23 km (14 mi) N of Hawthorne, NV
  2. 1.4 18 km (11 mi) SW of Hawthorne, NV
  3. 2.5 23 km (14 mi) NE of Hawthorne, NV
  4. 1.5 41 km (25 mi) E of Hawthorne, NV
  5. 1.6 45 km (28 mi) ESE of Hawthorne, NV
  6. 1.6 40 km (25 mi) E of Hawthorne, NV
  7. 1.7 30 km (18 mi) SW of Hawthorne, NV
  8. 1.7 46 km (29 mi) SSE of Hawthorne, NV
  9. 1.6 13 km (8 mi) SSW of Hawthorne, NV
  10. 1.6 26 km (16 mi) SSW of Hawthorne, NV
  11. 2.1 47 km (29 mi) SSE of Hawthorne, NV
  12. 2.0 47 km (29 mi) SSE of Hawthorne, NV
  13. 1.7 25 km (16 mi) SSW of Hawthorne, NV
  14. 2.6 25 km (16 mi) SSW of Hawthorne, NV
  15. 2.1 25 km (15 mi) SSW of Hawthorne, NV
  16. 2.6 25 km (15 mi) SSW of Hawthorne, NV
  17. 2.4 25 km (16 mi) SSW of Hawthorne, NV
  18. 2.1 25 km (16 mi) SSW of Hawthorne, NV
  19. 1.6 26 km (16 mi) ESE of Hawthorne, NV
  20. 1.7 40 km (25 mi) E of Hawthorne, NV
  21. 2.1 40 km (25 mi) E of Hawthorne, NV · felt by 1
  22. 1.6 31 km (19 mi) SW of Hawthorne, NV
  23. 1.6 31 km (19 mi) NNW of Hawthorne, NV
  24. 1.9 26 km (16 mi) ESE of Hawthorne, NV
  25. 3.0 47 km (29 mi) SSE of Hawthorne, NV · felt by 1
  26. 1.7 20 km (13 mi) SE of Hawthorne, NV
  27. 2.2 41 km (26 mi) E of Hawthorne, NV
  28. 1.6 18 km (11 mi) SSE of Hawthorne, NV
  29. 1.6 28 km (18 mi) WSW of Hawthorne, NV
  30. 1.7 30 km (19 mi) S of Hawthorne, NV
  31. 1.6 31 km (19 mi) N of Hawthorne, NV
  32. 1.7 33 km (21 mi) NNW of Hawthorne, NV
  33. 1.9 31 km (19 mi) N of Hawthorne, NV
  34. 1.9 36 km (22 mi) E of Hawthorne, NV
  35. 1.6 36 km (22 mi) SE of Hawthorne, NV
  36. 1.7 46 km (29 mi) SSE of Hawthorne, NV
  37. 2.7 32 km (20 mi) SW of Hawthorne, NV
  38. 1.8 41 km (25 mi) E of Hawthorne, NV
  39. 1.8 33 km (21 mi) E of Hawthorne, NV
  40. 1.8 13 km (8 mi) ESE of Hawthorne, NV
  41. 1.5 18 km (11 mi) S of Hawthorne, NV
  42. 1.7 14 km (8 mi) ESE of Hawthorne, NV
  43. 1.7 35 km (22 mi) ESE of Hawthorne, NV
  44. 2.0 17 km (10 mi) NNE of Hawthorne, NV
  45. 1.6 42 km (26 mi) SSW of Hawthorne, NV
  46. 2.2 16 km (10 mi) NNE of Hawthorne, NV
  47. 2.6 17 km (10 mi) NNE of Hawthorne, NV
  48. 1.6 27 km (17 mi) WSW of Hawthorne, NV
  49. 1.8 12 km (7 mi) ENE of Hawthorne, NV
  50. 1.7 38 km (24 mi) SE of Hawthorne, NV

From the QuakeIndex database, which reads the USGS feed every 30 seconds and holds the USGS catalogue for the US from 2016 (M1.5+). Times are Hawthorne time. Distances are from the town centre. Quakes USGS named after Hawthorne are listed even when they are further out.

On the map

The white circle is Hawthorne; dots are the 50 most recent earthquakes within 30 km. Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.

Before 2016

The USGS record since 1900 lists 17 earthquakes of M5 or more within 50 km of Hawthorne; the five largest:

  1. 6.3 The 1934 Excelsior Mountains, Nevada Earthquake · 36 km SE of Hawthorne
  2. 5.6 Excelsior Mountains, Nevada (Foreshock) · 32 km SE of Hawthorne
  3. 5.5 Excelsior Mountains, Nevada (Aftershock) · 32 km SE of Hawthorne
  4. 5.4 Excelsior Mountains, Nevada (Aftershock) · 32 km SE of Hawthorne
  5. 5.4 Excelsior Mountains, Nevada (Aftershock) · 32 km SE of Hawthorne

USGS ComCat, M5+ from 1900 to 2016. This is the record, not a forecast.

Nearest mapped faults

USGS Quaternary Fault and Fold Database. Near is not the same as on.

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