Nevada earthquakes

M5.0 earthquake 15 km NE of Mina, Nevada

A magnitude 5.0 earthquake struck 15 km NE of Mina, Nevada on Sun, Jan 29, 1933, 5:51 AM GMT-8 (13:51 UTC).

A larger quake followed: M5.1 37km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CA. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
5.0 (ml), moderate
Local time
UTC
1933-01-29 13:51:11 UTC
Depth
Not given
Epicenter
38.500° N, 118.000° W
Region
Nevada
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

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No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

Nearest places

Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 2.0 and up: 4 in the 60 days after this one and 12 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.944km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CA · 34200 days ago · 6 km deep · 91 km away
  2. 5.137km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CA · 34200 days ago · 6 km deep · 94 km away
  3. 5.518 km S of Gabbs, Nevada · 34189 days ago · 24 km away
  4. 5.028 km ESE of Gabbs, Nevada · 34162 days ago · 48 km away

Before

  1. 4.810 km SW of Gabbs, Nevada · 34217 days ago · 33 km away
  2. 5.211 km ENE of Gabbs, Nevada · 34222 days ago · 48 km away
  3. 4.516 km NNW of Gabbs, Nevada · 34227 days ago · 56 km away
  4. 5.118 km NE of Gabbs, Nevada · 34227 days ago · 58 km away
  5. 4.116km SSW of Hawthorne, NV · 34228 days ago · 6 km deep · 61 km away
  6. 4.224km S of Hawthorne, NV · 34228 days ago · 6 km deep · 59 km away
  7. 4.331km S of Hawthorne, NV · 34228 days ago · 6 km deep · 62 km away
  8. 4.332km SSW of Hawthorne, NV · 34230 days ago · 6 km deep · 71 km away
  9. 4.710 km SW of Gabbs, Nevada · 34231 days ago · 33 km away
  10. 4.510 km SW of Gabbs, Nevada · 34231 days ago · 33 km away
  11. 4.629 km NE of Mina, Nevada · 34233 days ago · 14 km away
  12. 4.610 km SW of Gabbs, Nevada · 34234 days ago · 33 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ushis941. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 4:21 PM UTC.