Nevada earthquakes

M4.8 earthquake 6 km W of Mina, Nevada

A magnitude 4.8 earthquake struck 6 km W of Mina, Nevada on Mon, Aug 2, 1976, 1:14 AM PDT (08:14 UTC), 8 km (5 mi) below the surface.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.8 (mb), light
Local time
UTC
1976-08-02 08:14:07 UTC
Depth
8.0 km (5.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
38.381° N, 118.185° W
Region
Nevada
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Did you feel it?

No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Stations used
19

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.8 and up: 8 in the 60 days after this one and 6 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.52 km WNW of Mina, Nevada · 18314 days ago · 8 km deep · 5 km away
  2. 2.513 km N of Sunny Slopes, California · 18313 days ago · 2 km deep · 89 km away
  3. 2.635 km E of Mono City, California · 18300 days ago · 1 km deep · 59 km away
  4. 3.331 km ENE of Lee Vining, California · 18299 days ago · 2 km deep · 64 km away
  5. 2.525 km ENE of Lee Vining, California · 18299 days ago · 2 km deep · 70 km away
  6. 2.429 km ENE of Lee Vining, California · 18288 days ago · 2 km deep · 67 km away
  7. 2.7California-Nevada border region · 18287 days ago · 2 km deep · 72 km away
  8. 2.120 km NW of Benton, California · 18263 days ago · 4 km deep · 65 km away

Before

  1. 1.922 km E of Mono City, California · 18325 days ago · 2 km deep · 71 km away
  2. 2.617 km ENE of Swall Meadows, California · 18335 days ago · 3 km deep · 93 km away
  3. 2.723 km SSE of Benton, California · 18341 days ago · 2 km deep · 86 km away
  4. 2.516 km ESE of Walker, California · 18341 days ago · 7 km deep · 98 km away
  5. 3.79 km NE of Swall Meadows, California · 18343 days ago · 4 km deep · 97 km away
  6. 2.116 km NNW of Bridgeport, California · 18345 days ago · 4 km deep · 96 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0000hph (also filed as ci3118896). Read Sat, Sep 26, 2026, 11:36 PM UTC.