Nevada earthquakes

M3.5 earthquake 2 km WNW of Mina, Nevada

A magnitude 3.5 earthquake struck 2 km WNW of Mina, Nevada on Thu, Aug 5, 1976, 12:38 PM PDT (19:38 UTC), 8 km (5 mi) below the surface.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.5 (ml), minor
Local time
UTC
1976-08-05 19:38:20 UTC
Depth
8.0 km (5.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
38.398° N, 118.135° 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
14

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 10 in the 60 days after this one and 6 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.513 km N of Sunny Slopes, California · 18315 days ago · 2 km deep · 93 km away
  2. 2.635 km E of Mono City, California · 18302 days ago · 1 km deep · 64 km away
  3. 3.331 km ENE of Lee Vining, California · 18301 days ago · 2 km deep · 68 km away
  4. 2.525 km ENE of Lee Vining, California · 18301 days ago · 2 km deep · 74 km away
  5. 2.429 km ENE of Lee Vining, California · 18290 days ago · 2 km deep · 72 km away
  6. 2.7California-Nevada border region · 18288 days ago · 2 km deep · 77 km away
  7. 2.120 km NW of Benton, California · 18265 days ago · 4 km deep · 69 km away
  8. 1.620 km NW of Benton, California · 18265 days ago · 3 km deep · 67 km away
  9. 1.7California-Nevada border region · 18264 days ago · 12 km deep · 63 km away
  10. 2.99 km E of Sunny Slopes, California · 18257 days ago · 15 km deep · 98 km away

Before

  1. 4.86 km W of Mina, Nevada · 18319 days ago · 8 km deep · 5 km away
  2. 1.922 km E of Mono City, California · 18326 days ago · 2 km deep · 76 km away
  3. 2.617 km ENE of Swall Meadows, California · 18337 days ago · 3 km deep · 96 km away
  4. 2.723 km SSE of Benton, California · 18342 days ago · 2 km deep · 89 km away
  5. 1.623 km E of Mono City, California · 18345 days ago · -1 km deep · 76 km away
  6. 3.79 km NE of Swall Meadows, California · 18345 days ago · 4 km deep · 100 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0000hr6 (also filed as ci3118928). Read Mon, Sep 28, 2026, 6:09 PM UTC.