Nevada earthquakes

M2.6 earthquake 33 km SE of Mina, Nevada

A magnitude 2.6 earthquake struck 33 km SE of Mina, Nevada on Sat, Sep 12, 1987, 7:18 PM PDT (02:18 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.7 21 km ENE of Swall Meadows, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.6 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
1987-09-13 02:18:04 UTC
Depth
5.0 km (3.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
38.178° N, 117.843° 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.

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Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 100 in the 60 days after this one and 69 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.611 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14254 days ago · 3 km deep · 90 km away
  2. 1.615 km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14254 days ago · 6 km deep · 89 km away
  3. 1.515 km NNE of Mesa, California · 14253 days ago · 6 km deep · 89 km away
  4. 1.88 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14253 days ago · 10 km deep · 93 km away
  5. 2.417 km NE of Mesa, California · 14252 days ago · 6 km deep · 87 km away
  6. 1.518 km NNE of Mesa, California · 14252 days ago · 5 km deep · 86 km away
  7. 1.814 km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14252 days ago · 7 km deep · 89 km away
  8. 1.615 km NNE of Mesa, California · 14252 days ago · 7 km deep · 88 km away
  9. 1.613 km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14251 days ago · 6 km deep · 90 km away
  10. 1.613 km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14251 days ago · 7 km deep · 90 km away
  11. 1.711 km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14251 days ago · 9 km deep · 91 km away
  12. 1.725 km NW of Benton, California · 14251 days ago · 9 km deep · 77 km away
  13. 1.87 km ENE of Bishop, California · 14251 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away
  14. 1.817 km ENE of Mono City, California · 14251 days ago · 5 km deep · 97 km away
  15. 1.715 km NE of Swall Meadows, California · 14250 days ago · 9 km deep · 87 km away
  16. 1.616 km ENE of Swall Meadows, California · 14250 days ago · 7 km deep · 87 km away
  17. 1.727 km E of Mono City, California · 14249 days ago · 4 km deep · 88 km away
  18. 1.616 km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14249 days ago · 5 km deep · 87 km away
  19. 1.815 km NNE of Mesa, California · 14248 days ago · 6 km deep · 89 km away
  20. 1.718 km ENE of Swall Meadows, California · 14248 days ago · 6 km deep · 85 km away
  21. 1.915 km NE of Mesa, California · 14246 days ago · 10 km deep · 89 km away
  22. 1.817 km NE of Mesa, California · 14246 days ago · 5 km deep · 87 km away
  23. 1.717 km ENE of Swall Meadows, California · 14246 days ago · 7 km deep · 87 km away
  24. 2.513 km NW of Benton, California · 14246 days ago · 7 km deep · 70 km away
  25. 1.814 km NW of Benton, California · 14246 days ago · 3 km deep · 70 km away
  26. 2.113 km NW of Benton, California · 14246 days ago · 7 km deep · 70 km away
  27. 1.713 km NW of Benton, California · 14246 days ago · 7 km deep · 70 km away
  28. 1.6California-Nevada border region · 14246 days ago · 5 km deep · 70 km away
  29. 1.814 km NE of Mesa, California · 14245 days ago · 10 km deep · 90 km away
  30. 1.913 km NW of Benton, California · 14244 days ago · 4 km deep · 70 km away
  31. 1.813 km NW of Benton, California · 14243 days ago · 6 km deep · 71 km away
  32. 2.311 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14242 days ago · 6 km deep · 91 km away
  33. 1.817 km ENE of Swall Meadows, California · 14242 days ago · 7 km deep · 87 km away
  34. 1.612 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14242 days ago · 5 km deep · 89 km away
  35. 1.611 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14241 days ago · 3 km deep · 90 km away
  36. 1.614 km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14241 days ago · 5 km deep · 88 km away
  37. 1.615 km NNE of Mesa, California · 14238 days ago · 6 km deep · 90 km away
  38. 1.734 km ENE of Lee Vining, California · 14238 days ago · 7 km deep · 80 km away
  39. 1.929 km ENE of Mono City, California · 14237 days ago · 1 km deep · 86 km away
  40. 1.711 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14234 days ago · 5 km deep · 90 km away
  41. 2.721 km ENE of Swall Meadows, California · 14233 days ago · 4 km deep · 82 km away
  42. 1.712 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14231 days ago · 5 km deep · 90 km away
  43. 2.227 km NW of Benton, California · 14230 days ago · 8 km deep · 78 km away
  44. 1.816 km ENE of Swall Meadows, California · 14230 days ago · 10 km deep · 87 km away
  45. 1.718 km NE of Mesa, California · 14229 days ago · 3 km deep · 86 km away
  46. 1.615 km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14228 days ago · 10 km deep · 88 km away
  47. 1.615 km NE of Mesa, California · 14227 days ago · 10 km deep · 89 km away
  48. 1.920 km SSE of Dyer, Nevada · 14225 days ago · 4 km deep · 76 km away
  49. 1.817 km ENE of Swall Meadows, California · 14225 days ago · 5 km deep · 86 km away
  50. 2.517 km NE of Mesa, California · 14223 days ago · 5 km deep · 87 km away
  51. 2.214 km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14221 days ago · 8 km deep · 89 km away
  52. 2.417 km ENE of Swall Meadows, California · 14221 days ago · 7 km deep · 86 km away
  53. 1.58 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14219 days ago · 7 km deep · 93 km away
  54. 1.810 km NNW of Benton, California · 14219 days ago · -1 km deep · 67 km away
  55. 1.528 km ENE of Lee Vining, California · 14219 days ago · 7 km deep · 87 km away
  56. 1.59 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14217 days ago · 7 km deep · 92 km away
  57. 2.119 km ENE of Swall Meadows, California · 14217 days ago · 6 km deep · 85 km away
  58. 2.218 km NE of Mesa, California · 14217 days ago · 5 km deep · 86 km away
  59. 1.811 km NNW of Benton, California · 14216 days ago · 10 km deep · 65 km away
  60. 1.611 km N of Benton, California · 14216 days ago · 6 km deep · 64 km away

The first 60 of 100.

Before

  1. 1.714 km NE of Mesa, California · 14254 days ago · 9 km deep · 90 km away
  2. 1.615 km NNE of Mesa, California · 14254 days ago · 6 km deep · 89 km away
  3. 2.015 km NNE of Mesa, California · 14255 days ago · 7 km deep · 90 km away
  4. 1.514 km NNE of Mesa, California · 14255 days ago · 8 km deep · 91 km away
  5. 1.928 km E of Mono City, California · 14257 days ago · 2 km deep · 86 km away
  6. 2.111 km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14258 days ago · 7 km deep · 91 km away
  7. 1.817 km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14260 days ago · 5 km deep · 87 km away
  8. 3.317 km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14260 days ago · 4 km deep · 87 km away
  9. 1.619 km NW of Benton, California · 14260 days ago · 3 km deep · 77 km away
  10. 1.919 km ENE of Swall Meadows, California · 14261 days ago · 6 km deep · 84 km away
  11. 2.225 km SE of Dyer, Nevada · 14261 days ago · 5 km deep · 78 km away
  12. 2.125 km SE of Dyer, Nevada · 14261 days ago · 6 km deep · 77 km away
  13. 2.511 km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14264 days ago · 3 km deep · 91 km away
  14. 2.311 km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14264 days ago · 6 km deep · 91 km away
  15. 2.011 km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14264 days ago · 5 km deep · 91 km away
  16. 1.710 km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14264 days ago · 6 km deep · 91 km away
  17. 1.511 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14265 days ago · 4 km deep · 90 km away
  18. 2.127 km NW of Benton, California · 14266 days ago · 8 km deep · 78 km away
  19. 1.811 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14266 days ago · 6 km deep · 91 km away
  20. 1.610 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14266 days ago · 6 km deep · 91 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp00038br. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 7:54 AM UTC.