Nevada earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake 31 km WSW of Mina, Nevada

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 31 km WSW of Mina, Nevada on Tue, Mar 5, 2002, 10:20 AM PST (18:20 UTC), 8 km (5 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.7 13 km W of Aspen Springs, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.5 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Nevada Seismological Laboratory
Local time
UTC
2002-03-05 18:20:09 UTC
Depth
7.9 km (4.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
38.243° N, 118.412° 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.

Station coverage gap
91°
Stations used
17

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 125 in the 60 days after this one and 47 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.012 km W of Aspen Springs, California · 8980 days ago · 7 km deep · 87 km away
  2. 1.610 km WSW of Aspen Springs, California · 8978 days ago · -2 km deep · 89 km away
  3. 1.628 km ENE of Mono City, California · 8976 days ago · 3 km deep · 40 km away
  4. 2.526 km NW of Gabbs, Nevada · 8976 days ago · 9 km deep · 95 km away
  5. 1.913 km W of Aspen Springs, California · 8975 days ago · 7 km deep · 88 km away
  6. 2.813 km W of Aspen Springs, California · 8975 days ago · 7 km deep · 88 km away
  7. 2.322 km S of Hawthorne, Nevada · 8975 days ago · 8 km deep · 23 km away
  8. 3.713 km W of Aspen Springs, California · 8975 days ago · 8 km deep · 88 km away
  9. 2.314 km W of Aspen Springs, California · 8975 days ago · 8 km deep · 88 km away
  10. 1.613 km W of Aspen Springs, California · 8974 days ago · 8 km deep · 88 km away
  11. 2.411 km NW of Aspen Springs, California · 8974 days ago · 2 km deep · 79 km away
  12. 1.911 km WNW of Aspen Springs, California · 8974 days ago · 3 km deep · 79 km away
  13. 1.6California-Nevada border region · 8974 days ago · 4 km deep · 68 km away
  14. 3.013 km W of Aspen Springs, California · 8974 days ago · 7 km deep · 88 km away
  15. 1.814 km W of Aspen Springs, California · 8974 days ago · 7 km deep · 88 km away
  16. 1.813 km W of Aspen Springs, California · 8974 days ago · 6 km deep · 87 km away
  17. 1.69 km WSW of Aspen Springs, California · 8974 days ago · 2 km deep · 86 km away
  18. 1.835 km S of Mina, Nevada · 8974 days ago · 5 km deep · 28 km away
  19. 1.722 km E of Benton, California · 8972 days ago · 0 km deep · 48 km away
  20. 1.635 km S of Mina, Nevada · 8972 days ago · 2 km deep · 28 km away
  21. 1.513 km W of Aspen Springs, California · 8972 days ago · 7 km deep · 88 km away
  22. 2.47 km W of Bridgeport, California · 8972 days ago · 6 km deep · 79 km away
  23. 2.11 km WSW of Round Valley, California · 8971 days ago · 10 km deep · 94 km away
  24. 2.310 km SW of Aspen Springs, California · 8971 days ago · 6 km deep · 90 km away
  25. 2.14 km N of Round Valley, California · 8970 days ago · 11 km deep · 89 km away
  26. 1.825 km NW of Benton, California · 8970 days ago · 6 km deep · 37 km away
  27. 1.813 km SE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 8968 days ago · 5 km deep · 86 km away
  28. 2.231 km E of Mono City, California · 8967 days ago · 10 km deep · 38 km away
  29. 1.731 km E of Mono City, California · 8967 days ago · 5 km deep · 38 km away
  30. 2.132 km E of Mono City, California · 8967 days ago · 10 km deep · 38 km away
  31. 1.514 km W of Aspen Springs, California · 8967 days ago · 7 km deep · 88 km away
  32. 2.030 km ENE of Lee Vining, California · 8966 days ago · 2 km deep · 40 km away
  33. 1.736 km S of Mina, Nevada · 8965 days ago · 4 km deep · 28 km away
  34. 2.136 km S of Mina, Nevada · 8965 days ago · 5 km deep · 28 km away
  35. 1.636 km S of Mina, Nevada · 8965 days ago · 3 km deep · 29 km away
  36. 2.230 km ENE of Lee Vining, California · 8965 days ago · 0 km deep · 40 km away
  37. 2.336 km S of Mina, Nevada · 8965 days ago · 3 km deep · 28 km away
  38. 1.636 km NE of Benton, California · 8965 days ago · 4 km deep · 29 km away
  39. 1.936 km S of Mina, Nevada · 8965 days ago · 5 km deep · 28 km away
  40. 1.536 km NE of Benton, California · 8965 days ago · 3 km deep · 28 km away
  41. 1.99 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 8964 days ago · 3 km deep · 79 km away
  42. 1.519 km NW of Benton, California · 8964 days ago · 1 km deep · 42 km away
  43. 1.615 km NE of Mesa, California · 8963 days ago · 7 km deep · 79 km away
  44. 2.119 km NW of Mina, Nevada · 8961 days ago · 9 km deep · 31 km away
  45. 2.719 km NW of Mina, Nevada · 8961 days ago · 11 km deep · 32 km away
  46. 1.54 km N of Round Valley, California · 8961 days ago · 10 km deep · 89 km away
  47. 1.91 km ENE of Bishop, California · 8960 days ago · 10 km deep · 97 km away
  48. 1.79 km NW of Aspen Springs, California · 8960 days ago · 5 km deep · 79 km away
  49. 1.71 km WSW of Bishop, California · 8960 days ago · 9 km deep · 98 km away
  50. 1.53 km NNW of Sunny Slopes, California · 8960 days ago · 4 km deep · 76 km away
  51. 1.53 km NNW of Sunny Slopes, CA · 8960 days ago · 4 km deep · 77 km away
  52. 1.631 km ENE of Lee Vining, California · 8959 days ago · 4 km deep · 40 km away
  53. 2.830 km ENE of Lee Vining, California · 8959 days ago · -1 km deep · 40 km away
  54. 1.630 km ENE of Lee Vining, California · 8959 days ago · 0 km deep · 40 km away
  55. 1.72 km WNW of Swall Meadows, California · 8958 days ago · 10 km deep · 84 km away
  56. 1.638 km E of Schurz, Nevada · 8958 days ago · 12 km deep · 77 km away
  57. 1.516 km ENE of Swall Meadows, California · 8957 days ago · 8 km deep · 74 km away
  58. 1.630 km ENE of Lee Vining, California · 8957 days ago · 4 km deep · 40 km away
  59. 2.115 km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 8955 days ago · 12 km deep · 80 km away
  60. 1.922 km ENE of Mina, Nevada · 8955 days ago · 7 km deep · 53 km away

The first 60 of 125.

Before

  1. 2.411 km WSW of Aspen Springs, California · 8980 days ago · 5 km deep · 89 km away
  2. 2.013 km SW of Aspen Springs, California · 8981 days ago · 2 km deep · 92 km away
  3. 1.610 km SW of Aspen Springs, California · 8981 days ago · 8 km deep · 90 km away
  4. 1.935 km S of Mina, Nevada · 8981 days ago · 4 km deep · 28 km away
  5. 2.65 km NNE of Mesa, California · 8981 days ago · 12 km deep · 87 km away
  6. 1.736 km SW of Benton, CA · 8982 days ago · 12 km deep · 28 km away
  7. 1.710 km WSW of Aspen Springs, California · 8982 days ago · 3 km deep · 88 km away
  8. 1.910 km WSW of Aspen Springs, California · 8982 days ago · 3 km deep · 88 km away
  9. 1.610 km WSW of Aspen Springs, California · 8982 days ago · 3 km deep · 88 km away
  10. 1.620 km SW of Aspen Springs, California · 8983 days ago · 3 km deep · 100 km away
  11. 2.135 km S of Mina, Nevada · 8983 days ago · 3 km deep · 27 km away
  12. 1.56 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 8984 days ago · 4 km deep · 81 km away
  13. 1.735 km S of Mina, Nevada · 8984 days ago · 6 km deep · 28 km away
  14. 1.736 km S of Mina, Nevada · 8985 days ago · 5 km deep · 29 km away
  15. 1.530 km SW of Mina, Nevada · 8985 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away
  16. 1.535 km S of Mina, Nevada · 8985 days ago · 3 km deep · 28 km away
  17. 2.935 km SSW of Mina, Nevada · 8986 days ago · 4 km deep · 27 km away
  18. 1.836 km S of Mina, Nevada · 8986 days ago · 3 km deep · 28 km away
  19. 2.117 km NNE of Mesa, California · 8987 days ago · 6 km deep · 77 km away
  20. 1.52 km ESE of Mesa, California · 8987 days ago · 9 km deep · 93 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nn00045472. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 9:43 AM UTC.