Nevada earthquakes

M1.7 earthquake 29 km SE of Mina, Nevada

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 29 km SE of Mina, Nevada on Wed, May 20, 2020, 2:40 AM PDT (09:40 UTC), 4 km (3 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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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.7 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Nevada Seismological Laboratory
Local time
UTC
2020-05-20 09:40:24 UTC
Depth
4.3 km (2.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
38.200° N, 117.870° 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
±0.30
Station coverage gap
63°
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: at least 201 in the 60 days after this one and at least 200 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.837 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 2326 days ago · 4 km deep · 9 km away
  2. 1.537 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 2326 days ago · 0 km deep · 10 km away
  3. 3.629 km S of Mina, Nevada · 2326 days ago · 4 km deep · 20 km away
  4. 4.128 km S of Mina, Nevada · 2326 days ago · 7 km deep · 19 km away · felt by 2
  5. 3.128 km S of Mina, Nevada · 2326 days ago · 6 km deep · 20 km away
  6. 2.328 km SSE of Mina, Nevada · 2326 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away
  7. 2.427 km SSE of Mina, Nevada · 2326 days ago · 7 km deep · 9 km away
  8. 2.228 km S of Mina, Nevada · 2326 days ago · 8 km deep · 19 km away
  9. 1.736 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 2326 days ago · 0 km deep · 9 km away
  10. 2.626 km S of Mina, Nevada · 2326 days ago · 4 km deep · 18 km away
  11. 1.928 km S of Mina, Nevada · 2326 days ago · 8 km deep · 19 km away
  12. 1.632 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 2326 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away
  13. 1.731 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 2326 days ago · 12 km deep · 5 km away
  14. 1.928 km S of Mina, Nevada · 2326 days ago · 6 km deep · 19 km away
  15. 2.427 km S of Mina, Nevada · 2326 days ago · 6 km deep · 18 km away
  16. 1.728 km S of Mina, Nevada · 2326 days ago · 6 km deep · 20 km away
  17. 2.528 km S of Mina, Nevada · 2326 days ago · 7 km deep · 18 km away
  18. 1.528 km SSE of Mina, Nevada · 2326 days ago · 10 km deep · 11 km away
  19. 3.433 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 2326 days ago · 5 km deep · 4 km away
  20. 1.532 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 2326 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
  21. 1.729 km S of Mina, Nevada · 2326 days ago · 7 km deep · 20 km away
  22. 2.035 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 2326 days ago · 10 km deep · 7 km away
  23. 1.530 km S of Mina, Nevada · 2326 days ago · 3 km deep · 20 km away
  24. 1.830 km SSE of Mina, Nevada · 2326 days ago · 2 km deep · 15 km away
  25. 1.731 km SSE of Mina, Nevada · 2326 days ago · 0 km deep · 16 km away
  26. 1.833 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 2326 days ago · 4 km deep · 4 km away
  27. 1.828 km SSE of Mina, Nevada · 2326 days ago · 6 km deep · 15 km away
  28. 2.634 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 2326 days ago · 8 km deep · 7 km away
  29. 2.326 km S of Mina, Nevada · 2326 days ago · 6 km deep · 18 km away
  30. 1.828 km S of Mina, Nevada · 2326 days ago · 2 km deep · 18 km away
  31. 1.632 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 2326 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
  32. 1.927 km S of Mina, Nevada · 2326 days ago · 7 km deep · 18 km away
  33. 1.735 km ESE of Mina, Nevada · 2326 days ago · 0 km deep · 9 km away
  34. 1.933 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 2326 days ago · 10 km deep · 7 km away
  35. 1.928 km S of Mina, Nevada · 2326 days ago · 6 km deep · 20 km away
  36. 1.827 km S of Mina, Nevada · 2326 days ago · 6 km deep · 19 km away
  37. 1.538 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 2326 days ago · 2 km deep · 9 km away
  38. 1.5Nevada · 2326 days ago · 9 km deep · 10 km away
  39. 1.629 km S of Mina, Nevada · 2326 days ago · 9 km deep · 18 km away
  40. 1.629km SE of Bodie, CA · 2326 days ago · 4 km deep · 79 km away
  41. 1.827 km S of Mina, Nevada · 2326 days ago · 0 km deep · 19 km away
  42. 1.526 km SSE of Mina, Nevada · 2326 days ago · 0 km deep · 6 km away
  43. 1.630 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 2326 days ago · 0 km deep · 3 km away
  44. 1.829 km S of Mina, Nevada · 2326 days ago · 4 km deep · 18 km away
  45. 2.238 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 2326 days ago · 7 km deep · 11 km away
  46. 5.038 km ESE of Mina, Nevada · 2326 days ago · 12 km deep · 11 km away · felt by 47
  47. 4.336 km ESE of Mina, Nevada · 2326 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away
  48. 2.737 km ESE of Mina, Nevada · 2326 days ago · 4 km deep · 11 km away
  49. 3.237 km ESE of Mina, Nevada · 2326 days ago · 8 km deep · 11 km away
  50. 1.838 km ESE of Mina, Nevada · 2326 days ago · 7 km deep · 12 km away
  51. 3.338 km ESE of Mina, Nevada · 2326 days ago · 8 km deep · 11 km away · felt by 1
  52. 2.230 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 2326 days ago · 10 km deep · 6 km away
  53. 2.136 km ESE of Mina, Nevada · 2326 days ago · 11 km deep · 10 km away
  54. 2.733 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 2326 days ago · 7 km deep · 7 km away
  55. 2.137 km ESE of Mina, Nevada · 2326 days ago · 4 km deep · 11 km away
  56. 1.640 km ESE of Mina, Nevada · 2326 days ago · 0 km deep · 14 km away
  57. 1.838 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 2326 days ago · 0 km deep · 11 km away
  58. 1.738 km ESE of Mina, Nevada · 2326 days ago · 6 km deep · 12 km away
  59. 2.538 km ESE of Mina, Nevada · 2326 days ago · 11 km deep · 11 km away
  60. 1.733 km ESE of Mina, Nevada · 2326 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away

The first 60 of at least 201.

Before

  1. 1.636 km S of Mina, Nevada · 2326 days ago · 16 km deep · 22 km away
  2. 1.733 km ESE of Mina, Nevada · 2326 days ago · 7 km deep · 8 km away
  3. 1.535 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 2326 days ago · 10 km deep · 6 km away
  4. 1.628 km SSE of Mina, Nevada · 2326 days ago · 8 km deep · 9 km away
  5. 1.928 km SSE of Mina, Nevada · 2326 days ago · 6 km deep · 16 km away
  6. 2.833 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 2326 days ago · 5 km deep · 4 km away
  7. 1.626 km S of Mina, Nevada · 2326 days ago · 6 km deep · 18 km away
  8. 1.828 km SSE of Mina, Nevada · 2326 days ago · 4 km deep · 7 km away
  9. 1.828 km SSE of Mina, Nevada · 2326 days ago · 10 km deep · 9 km away
  10. 1.636 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 2326 days ago · 7 km deep · 8 km away
  11. 1.629 km S of Mina, Nevada · 2326 days ago · 3 km deep · 19 km away
  12. 1.825 km S of Mina, Nevada · 2326 days ago · 6 km deep · 20 km away
  13. 1.531 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 2326 days ago · 3 km deep · 3 km away
  14. 1.638 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 2326 days ago · 5 km deep · 11 km away
  15. 1.830 km SSE of Mina, Nevada · 2326 days ago · 9 km deep · 8 km away
  16. 2.130 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 2326 days ago · 3 km deep · 2 km away
  17. 1.626 km S of Mina, Nevada · 2326 days ago · 5 km deep · 18 km away
  18. 1.627 km SSE of Mina, Nevada · 2326 days ago · 9 km deep · 10 km away
  19. 2.026 km SSE of Mina, Nevada · 2326 days ago · 2 km deep · 9 km away
  20. 2.026 km SSE of Mina, Nevada · 2326 days ago · 3 km deep · 13 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nn00729207. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 10:31 AM UTC.