Nevada earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake 35 km SW of Mina, Nevada

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 35 km SW of Mina, Nevada on Thu, Feb 15, 2018, 11:46 AM PST (19:46 UTC), 8 km (5 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.5 8km ESE of Deep Springs, CA. 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
2018-02-15 19:46:27 UTC
Depth
8.1 km (5.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
38.144° N, 118.368° 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.

Magnitude uncertainty
±0.42
Station coverage gap
87°
Stations used
18

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 124 in the 60 days after this one and 65 in the 30 days before it.

After

The first 60 of 124.

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nn00621907. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 10:34 PM UTC.