Nevada earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 7 km WSW of Mina, Nevada

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 7 km WSW of Mina, Nevada on Sat, May 18, 2019, 9:19 AM PDT (16:19 UTC), 11 km (7 mi) below the surface.

Automatic solution: the magnitude and location may still be revised.

A larger quake followed: M3.4 20km NNE of Deep Springs, CA. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.6 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Nevada Seismological Laboratory
Local time
UTC
2019-05-18 16:19:23 UTC
Depth
11.3 km (7.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
38.361° N, 118.190° W
Region
Nevada
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Automatic solution, may be revised

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No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

How well it is located

An automatic solution; a seismologist may revise it.

Station coverage gap
89°
Stations used
17

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Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 34 in the 60 days after this one and 22 in the 30 days before it.

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nn00685247. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 9:04 AM UTC.