Nevada earthquakes

M4.4 earthquake 28 km NNW of Mina, Nevada

A magnitude 4.4 earthquake struck 28 km NNW of Mina, Nevada on Sat, Dec 19, 1981, 12:56 PM PST (20:56 UTC), 17 km (11 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.5 California-Nevada border region. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.4 (ml), light
Local time
UTC
1981-12-19 20:56:52 UTC
Depth
17.0 km (10.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
38.633° N, 118.210° 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 1.5 and up: 13 in the 60 days after this one and 11 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.029 km NW of Benton, California · 16328 days ago · 4 km deep · 83 km away
  2. 1.814 km NNW of Benton, California · 16327 days ago · -2 km deep · 84 km away
  3. 2.929 km NW of Benton, California · 16321 days ago · 6 km deep · 80 km away
  4. 3.029 km NW of Benton, California · 16315 days ago · 6 km deep · 79 km away
  5. 1.828 km NNW of Benton, California · 16313 days ago · 11 km deep · 77 km away
  6. 1.829 km NW of Benton, California · 16313 days ago · 7 km deep · 79 km away
  7. 1.629 km NW of Benton, California · 16313 days ago · 6 km deep · 79 km away
  8. 2.29 km NW of Benton, California · 16312 days ago · -1 km deep · 88 km away
  9. 3.826 km NNW of Mina, Nevada · 16307 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away
  10. 4.325 km N of Mina, Nevada · 16307 days ago · 5 km deep · 10 km away
  11. 4.5California-Nevada border region · 16307 days ago · 5 km deep · 16 km away
  12. 3.725 km NNW of Mina, Nevada · 16307 days ago · 5 km deep · 4 km away
  13. 1.628 km NW of Benton, California · 16291 days ago · 3 km deep · 80 km away

Before

  1. 3.732 km NNW of Mina, Nevada · 16354 days ago · 5 km deep · 5 km away
  2. 2.336km ENE of Hawthorne, NV · 16360 days ago · 4 km deep · 3 km away
  3. 2.440km ENE of Hawthorne, NV · 16360 days ago · 4 km deep · 2 km away
  4. 4.132 km NNW of Mina, Nevada · 16360 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
  5. 2.436km E of Hawthorne, NV · 16364 days ago · 4 km deep · 10 km away
  6. 2.466km SSE of Hawthorne, NV · 16365 days ago · 4 km deep · 68 km away
  7. 2.641km ENE of Hawthorne, NV · 16366 days ago · 4 km deep · 4 km away
  8. 3.145km ENE of Hawthorne, NV · 16366 days ago · 4 km deep · 7 km away
  9. 2.236km E of Hawthorne, NV · 16366 days ago · 4 km deep · 9 km away
  10. 4.526 km NNW of Mina, Nevada · 16366 days ago · 11 km deep · 2 km away
  11. 2.651km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CA · 16375 days ago · 5 km deep · 89 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0001hh0. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 8:36 AM UTC.