Nevada earthquakes

M2.8 earthquake 4 km S of Mina, Nevada

A magnitude 2.8 earthquake struck 4 km S of Mina, Nevada on Fri, Oct 12, 1990, 1:50 AM PDT (08:50 UTC), 15 km (9 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.8 3 km NE of Mono City, California. This one was a foreshock.

Hawthorne forecastMore in Nevada

Map

Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.

Open the live map with earthquakes

The earthquake

Magnitude
2.8 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
1990-10-12 08:50:11 UTC
Depth
15.0 km (9.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
38.347° N, 118.108° 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.

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 120 in the 60 days after this one and 8 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.618 km ENE of Swall Meadows, California · 13141 days ago · 6 km deep · 90 km away
  2. 1.711 km E of Mammoth Lakes, California · 13140 days ago · 4 km deep · 100 km away
  3. 1.610 km ENE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 13133 days ago · 2 km deep · 100 km away
  4. 1.512 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 13132 days ago · 5 km deep · 97 km away
  5. 2.12 km NE of Mono City, California · 13130 days ago · 10 km deep · 94 km away
  6. 5.83 km NE of Mono City, California · 13130 days ago · 11 km deep · 94 km away
  7. 3.92 km NE of Mono City, California · 13130 days ago · 9 km deep · 95 km away
  8. 1.61 km NE of Mono City, California · 13130 days ago · 10 km deep · 96 km away
  9. 2.62 km ENE of Mono City, California · 13130 days ago · 11 km deep · 94 km away
  10. 1.81 km NE of Mono City, California · 13130 days ago · -1 km deep · 95 km away
  11. 3.01 km NE of Mono City, California · 13130 days ago · 10 km deep · 95 km away
  12. 2.31 km ENE of Mono City, California · 13130 days ago · 10 km deep · 95 km away
  13. 2.42 km NNE of Mono City, California · 13130 days ago · 11 km deep · 95 km away
  14. 2.10 km SE of Mono City, California · 13130 days ago · 8 km deep · 96 km away
  15. 2.22 km ENE of Mono City, California · 13130 days ago · 10 km deep · 95 km away
  16. 1.60 km SSE of Mono City, California · 13130 days ago · 8 km deep · 97 km away
  17. 2.01 km ESE of Mono City, California · 13130 days ago · 10 km deep · 96 km away
  18. 2.30 km SE of Mono City, California · 13130 days ago · 9 km deep · 96 km away
  19. 1.72 km E of Mono City, California · 13130 days ago · 11 km deep · 94 km away
  20. 1.51 km SSW of Mono City, California · 13130 days ago · 8 km deep · 98 km away
  21. 1.91 km NE of Mono City, California · 13130 days ago · 11 km deep · 95 km away
  22. 3.01 km ENE of Mono City, California · 13130 days ago · 9 km deep · 96 km away
  23. 2.10 km NE of Mono City, California · 13130 days ago · 9 km deep · 96 km away
  24. 1.60 km SW of Mono City, California · 13130 days ago · 8 km deep · 97 km away
  25. 1.91 km NE of Mono City, California · 13130 days ago · 11 km deep · 95 km away
  26. 2.11 km NNE of Mono City, California · 13130 days ago · 9 km deep · 96 km away
  27. 1.73 km NNE of Mono City, California · 13130 days ago · 13 km deep · 94 km away
  28. 2.71 km NE of Mono City, California · 13130 days ago · 10 km deep · 96 km away
  29. 2.81 km NE of Mono City, California · 13130 days ago · 11 km deep · 95 km away
  30. 1.70 km ESE of Mono City, California · 13130 days ago · 9 km deep · 97 km away
  31. 2.91 km ENE of Mono City, California · 13130 days ago · 9 km deep · 96 km away
  32. 1.6California-Nevada border region · 13130 days ago · 10 km deep · 98 km away
  33. 2.01 km ENE of Mono City, California · 13130 days ago · 9 km deep · 96 km away
  34. 1.72 km E of Mono City, California · 13130 days ago · 10 km deep · 95 km away
  35. 1.72 km ENE of Mono City, California · 13130 days ago · 9 km deep · 94 km away
  36. 2.31 km SSW of Mono City, California · 13130 days ago · 8 km deep · 98 km away
  37. 3.12 km ENE of Mono City, California · 13130 days ago · 11 km deep · 94 km away
  38. 1.52 km NE of Mono City, California · 13130 days ago · 10 km deep · 94 km away
  39. 1.61 km NE of Mono City, California · 13130 days ago · 10 km deep · 95 km away
  40. 1.84 km ENE of Mono City, California · 13130 days ago · 11 km deep · 93 km away
  41. 2.20 km SSE of Mono City, California · 13130 days ago · 9 km deep · 97 km away
  42. 1.511 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 13130 days ago · 3 km deep · 99 km away
  43. 2.42 km NE of Mono City, California · 13130 days ago · 9 km deep · 95 km away
  44. 2.12 km ENE of Mono City, California · 13129 days ago · 12 km deep · 95 km away
  45. 3.90 km NE of Mono City, California · 13129 days ago · 10 km deep · 96 km away
  46. 1.9California-Nevada border region · 13128 days ago · 9 km deep · 96 km away
  47. 1.90 km SE of Mono City, California · 13128 days ago · 8 km deep · 97 km away
  48. 2.21 km ENE of Mono City, California · 13128 days ago · 9 km deep · 96 km away
  49. 3.61 km ENE of Mono City, California · 13128 days ago · 9 km deep · 96 km away
  50. 1.61 km ENE of Mono City, California · 13128 days ago · 8 km deep · 95 km away
  51. 1.611 km E of Mammoth Lakes, California · 13128 days ago · 3 km deep · 100 km away
  52. 1.61 km ESE of Mono City, California · 13128 days ago · 10 km deep · 96 km away
  53. 1.715 km NE of Mesa, California · 13128 days ago · 7 km deep · 95 km away
  54. 2.82 km NNE of Mono City, California · 13128 days ago · 11 km deep · 95 km away
  55. 1.86 km NNW of Mono City, California · 13128 days ago · 8 km deep · 98 km away
  56. 1.92 km ENE of Mono City, California · 13127 days ago · 9 km deep · 95 km away
  57. 2.01 km NE of Mono City, California · 13127 days ago · 10 km deep · 96 km away
  58. 1.81 km SE of Mono City, California · 13127 days ago · 9 km deep · 96 km away
  59. 2.50 km SSE of Mono City, California · 13126 days ago · 8 km deep · 97 km away
  60. 1.82 km NE of Mono City, California · 13126 days ago · 11 km deep · 94 km away

The first 60 of 120.

Before

  1. 1.511 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 13144 days ago · 2 km deep · 99 km away
  2. 1.711 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 13146 days ago · 4 km deep · 99 km away
  3. 2.214 km NE of Mesa, California · 13153 days ago · 8 km deep · 96 km away
  4. 2.867km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CA · 13155 days ago · 4 km deep · 43 km away
  5. 3.114 km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 13155 days ago · 8 km deep · 96 km away
  6. 2.765km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CA · 13161 days ago · 4 km deep · 46 km away
  7. 1.712 km NW of Benton, California · 13168 days ago · 1 km deep · 62 km away
  8. 1.914 km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 13170 days ago · 6 km deep · 96 km away

Earthquakes todayNevada earthquakesLive radar here

Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0004fnk. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 1:35 PM UTC.