await-in-tail.js

function throwsWithoutAwait () {
  return asyncError('throwsWithoutAwait')
}

async function throwsWithAwait () {
  return await asyncError('throwsWithAwait')
}

async function asyncError (message) {
  await sleep(250)
  throw new Error(message)
}

async function sleep (ms) {
  return new Promise((resolve) => setTimeout(resolve, ms))
}

async function main () {
  try {
    await throwsWithoutAwait()
  } catch (err) {
    console.error(err.stack || err)
  }

  try {
    await throwsWithAwait()
  } catch (err) {
    console.error(err.stack || err)
  }
}

main()

output.txt

Error: throwsWithoutAwait
    at asyncError (/home/werle/tmp/async-throw-without-await.js:11:9)
    at async main (/home/werle/tmp/async-throw-without-await.js:20:5)
Error: throwsWithAwait
    at asyncError (/home/werle/tmp/async-throw-without-await.js:11:9)
    at async throwsWithAwait (/home/werle/tmp/async-throw-without-await.js:6:10)
    at async main (/home/werle/tmp/async-throw-without-await.js:26:5)