M4.9 earthquake 28 km SSE of Mina, Nevada

A magnitude 4.9 earthquake struck 28 km SSE of Mina, Nevada on Fri, May 15, 2020, 4:18 AM PDT (11:18 UTC), 4 km (2 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.1 32 km ESE of Mina, Nevada. This one was a foreshock.

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

Different scales measure different things and differ by a few tenths. The USGS marks one as preferred, and it is the one this page uses.

Mag.	Scale	Computed by	Notes
4.9	ML, local (Richter)	Nevada Seismological Laboratory	Preferred · Reviewed · ±0.43 · 6 stations
4.8	mb, body-wave	USGS National Earthquake Information Center	Reviewed · ±0.321 · 3 stations

The USGS ShakeMap: shaking estimated from seismic stations and the quake’s size, on the Modified Mercalli intensity scale.

234 people reported to the USGS what they felt; the strongest reported shaking was V, moderate shaking.

The USGS PAGER system estimates deaths and economic losses from the shaking and the population and buildings exposed to it.

Reviewed by a seismologist.

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

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.9 and up: at least 201 in the 60 days after this one and 116 in the 30 days before it.

The first 60 of at least 201.

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nn00725284 (also filed as us70009gjc). Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 9:44 AM UTC.