M4.0 earthquake 24 km ENE of Mina, Nevada
A magnitude 4.0 earthquake struck 24 km ENE of Mina, Nevada on Thu, Jun 7, 1979, 10:44 PM PDT (05:44 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.
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Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.0 (ml), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 1979-06-08 05:44:03 UTC
- Depth
- 5.0 km (3.1 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 38.511° N, 117.879° 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.
- Depth from
- OPERATOR_ASSIGNED
- Stations used
- 11
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 9 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 2.124 km E of Mono City, California · 17237 days ago · 6 km deep · 99 km away
- 1.944km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CA · 17224 days ago · 6 km deep · 91 km away
- 2.544km ENE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 17224 days ago · 6 km deep · 96 km away
- 2.353km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CA · 17223 days ago · 6 km deep · 87 km away
- 2.019 km WNW of Benton, California · 17221 days ago · 3 km deep · 96 km away
- 2.046km ENE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 17220 days ago · 6 km deep · 95 km away
- 1.847km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CA · 17220 days ago · 6 km deep · 90 km away
- 2.345km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CA · 17219 days ago · 6 km deep · 90 km away
- 2.765km WSW of Tonopah, NV · 17219 days ago · 5 km deep · 79 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000115n (also filed as ci3349602). Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 10:41 AM UTC.