M3.0 earthquake 28 km ENE of Mina, Nevada
A magnitude 3.0 earthquake struck 28 km ENE of Mina, Nevada on Sat, May 23, 1987, 2:01 PM PDT (21:01 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 3.0 (ml), minor
- Local time
- UTC
- 1987-05-23 21:01:57 UTC
- Depth
- 5.0 km (3.1 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 38.499° N, 117.809° 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
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 7 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 2.536 km NW of Benton, California · 14341 days ago · 1 km deep · 92 km away
- 1.835 km NW of Benton, California · 14341 days ago · 0 km deep · 92 km away
- 1.931 km ENE of Mono City, California · 14334 days ago · 5 km deep · 96 km away
- 1.527 km NW of Benton, California · 14333 days ago · 3 km deep · 97 km away
- 2.033 km ENE of Lee Vining, California · 14321 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away
- 2.233 km NW of Benton, California · 14318 days ago · 8 km deep · 91 km away
- 1.934 km NW of Benton, California · 14316 days ago · 1 km deep · 94 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000357e. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 3:18 AM UTC.