Nevada earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 36 km SE of Mina, Nevada

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 36 km SE of Mina, Nevada on Wed, May 20, 2020, 9:17 AM PDT (16:17 UTC), 11 km (7 mi) below the surface.

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

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

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.6 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Nevada Seismological Laboratory
Local time
UTC
2020-05-20 16:17:17 UTC
Depth
11.3 km (7.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
38.195° N, 117.767° W
Region
Nevada
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Automatic solution, may be revised

Did you feel it?

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
119°
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: at least 202 in the 60 days after this one and at least 200 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.439 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 2326 days ago · 8 km deep · 3 km away · felt by 1
  2. 2.639 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 2326 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  3. 1.937 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 2326 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  4. 2.237 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 2326 days ago · 4 km deep · 1 km away
  5. 3.128 km SSE of Mina, Nevada · 2326 days ago · 12 km deep · 19 km away
  6. 2.928 km SSE of Mina, Nevada · 2326 days ago · 2 km deep · 18 km away
  7. 2.925 km SSE of Mina, Nevada · 2326 days ago · 3 km deep · 18 km away
  8. 2.5California-Nevada border region · 2326 days ago · 8 km deep · 26 km away
  9. 1.540 km ESE of Mina, Nevada · 2326 days ago · 4 km deep · 5 km away
  10. 1.730 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 2326 days ago · 7 km deep · 12 km away
  11. 1.628 km S of Mina, Nevada · 2326 days ago · 1 km deep · 27 km away
  12. 2.638 km ESE of Mina, Nevada · 2326 days ago · 4 km deep · 3 km away
  13. 1.732 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 2326 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away
  14. 1.934 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 2326 days ago · 10 km deep · 5 km away
  15. 3.030 km SSE of Mina, Nevada · 2326 days ago · 5 km deep · 17 km away
  16. 2.428 km SSE of Mina, Nevada · 2326 days ago · 2 km deep · 17 km away
  17. 2.1Nevada · 2326 days ago · 8 km deep · 4 km away
  18. 2.629 km SSE of Mina, Nevada · 2326 days ago · 3 km deep · 17 km away
  19. 2.037 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 2326 days ago · 4 km deep · 1 km away
  20. 2.330 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 2326 days ago · 10 km deep · 12 km away
  21. 1.527 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 2326 days ago · 12 km deep · 15 km away
  22. 1.529 km SSE of Mina, Nevada · 2326 days ago · 3 km deep · 20 km away
  23. 3.538 km ESE of Mina, Nevada · 2326 days ago · 10 km deep · 3 km away · felt by 4
  24. 2.031 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 2326 days ago · 7 km deep · 10 km away
  25. 2.429 km S of Mina, Nevada · 2326 days ago · 5 km deep · 29 km away
  26. 1.537 km ESE of Mina, Nevada · 2326 days ago · 9 km deep · 4 km away
  27. 1.529 km SSE of Mina, Nevada · 2326 days ago · 13 km deep · 18 km away
  28. 2.334 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 2326 days ago · 8 km deep · 4 km away
  29. 2.227 km SSE of Mina, Nevada · 2326 days ago · 6 km deep · 24 km away
  30. 1.832 km ESE of Mina, Nevada · 2326 days ago · 0 km deep · 6 km away
  31. 1.533 km ESE of Mina, Nevada · 2326 days ago · 3 km deep · 5 km away
  32. 2.036 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 2326 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  33. 1.541 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 2326 days ago · 1 km deep · 4 km away
  34. 1.532 km SSE of Mina, Nevada · 2326 days ago · 1 km deep · 24 km away
  35. 1.637 km ESE of Mina, Nevada · 2326 days ago · 2 km deep · 2 km away
  36. 1.833 km ESE of Mina, Nevada · 2326 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away
  37. 1.538 km ESE of Mina, Nevada · 2326 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
  38. 2.035 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 2326 days ago · 8 km deep · 3 km away
  39. 1.829 km SSE of Mina, Nevada · 2326 days ago · 2 km deep · 24 km away
  40. 2.628 km SSE of Mina, Nevada · 2326 days ago · 9 km deep · 22 km away
  41. 2.035 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 2326 days ago · 11 km deep · 3 km away
  42. 2.638 km ESE of Mina, Nevada · 2326 days ago · 8 km deep · 3 km away
  43. 3.439 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 2326 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away
  44. 1.9Nevada · 2326 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away
  45. 2.933 km ESE of Mina, Nevada · 2326 days ago · 7 km deep · 5 km away
  46. 2.329 km SSE of Mina, Nevada · 2326 days ago · 12 km deep · 18 km away
  47. 1.933 km ESE of Mina, Nevada · 2326 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
  48. 1.929 km SSE of Mina, Nevada · 2326 days ago · 12 km deep · 18 km away
  49. 2.338 km ESE of Mina, Nevada · 2326 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
  50. 2.129km SE of Bodie, CA · 2326 days ago · 4 km deep · 87 km away
  51. 2.240 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 2326 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away
  52. 2.028 km S of Mina, Nevada · 2326 days ago · 7 km deep · 27 km away
  53. 1.833 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 2326 days ago · 5 km deep · 11 km away
  54. 2.530 km S of Mina, Nevada · 2326 days ago · 6 km deep · 29 km away
  55. 2.433 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 2326 days ago · 8 km deep · 9 km away
  56. 1.638 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 2326 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
  57. 3.439 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 2326 days ago · 8 km deep · 3 km away
  58. 1.738 km ESE of Mina, Nevada · 2326 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
  59. 2.427 km SSE of Mina, Nevada · 2326 days ago · 7 km deep · 20 km away
  60. 2.836 km ESE of Mina, Nevada · 2326 days ago · 2 km deep · 3 km away

The first 60 of at least 202.

Before

  1. 2.1Nevada · 2326 days ago · 4 km deep · 1 km away
  2. 2.031 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 2326 days ago · 7 km deep · 7 km away
  3. 1.738 km ESE of Mina, Nevada · 2326 days ago · 0 km deep · 4 km away
  4. 1.729 km SSE of Mina, Nevada · 2326 days ago · 2 km deep · 15 km away
  5. 1.836 km ESE of Mina, Nevada · 2326 days ago · 3 km deep · 4 km away
  6. 1.627 km S of Mina, Nevada · 2326 days ago · 2 km deep · 28 km away
  7. 2.431 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 2326 days ago · 4 km deep · 12 km away
  8. 3.628 km SSE of Mina, Nevada · 2326 days ago · 6 km deep · 17 km away
  9. 2.429 km S of Mina, Nevada · 2326 days ago · 6 km deep · 28 km away
  10. 2.532 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 2326 days ago · 5 km deep · 8 km away
  11. 2.326 km SSE of Mina, Nevada · 2326 days ago · 3 km deep · 16 km away
  12. 3.428 km SSE of Mina, Nevada · 2326 days ago · 6 km deep · 17 km away
  13. 1.939 km ESE of Mina, Nevada · 2326 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away
  14. 1.928 km SSE of Mina, Nevada · 2326 days ago · 6 km deep · 17 km away
  15. 1.640 km ESE of Mina, Nevada · 2326 days ago · 1 km deep · 7 km away
  16. 3.336 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 2326 days ago · 12 km deep · 3 km away
  17. 1.737 km ESE of Mina, Nevada · 2326 days ago · 3 km deep · 2 km away
  18. 2.338 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 2326 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
  19. 2.230 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 2326 days ago · 3 km deep · 9 km away
  20. 2.030 km SSE of Mina, Nevada · 2326 days ago · 9 km deep · 15 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nn00729507. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 12:13 PM UTC.