Nevada earthquakes

M1.7 earthquake 30 km SE of Mina, Nevada

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 30 km SE of Mina, Nevada on Wed, May 20, 2020, 10:17 AM PDT (17:17 UTC), 7 km (5 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
1.7 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Nevada Seismological Laboratory
Local time
UTC
2020-05-20 17:17:46 UTC
Depth
7.3 km (4.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
38.170° N, 117.902° 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
91°
Stations used
19

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. 1.628 km S of Mina, Nevada · 2326 days ago · 1 km deep · 14 km away
  2. 2.638 km ESE of Mina, Nevada · 2326 days ago · 4 km deep · 15 km away
  3. 1.732 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 2326 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
  4. 1.934 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 2326 days ago · 10 km deep · 7 km away
  5. 3.030 km SSE of Mina, Nevada · 2326 days ago · 5 km deep · 6 km away
  6. 2.428 km SSE of Mina, Nevada · 2326 days ago · 2 km deep · 5 km away
  7. 2.1Nevada · 2326 days ago · 8 km deep · 16 km away
  8. 2.629 km SSE of Mina, Nevada · 2326 days ago · 3 km deep · 5 km away
  9. 2.037 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 2326 days ago · 4 km deep · 12 km away
  10. 2.330 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 2326 days ago · 10 km deep · 0 km away
  11. 1.527 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 2326 days ago · 12 km deep · 3 km away
  12. 1.529 km SSE of Mina, Nevada · 2326 days ago · 3 km deep · 8 km away
  13. 3.538 km ESE of Mina, Nevada · 2326 days ago · 10 km deep · 15 km away · felt by 4
  14. 2.031 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 2326 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away
  15. 2.429 km S of Mina, Nevada · 2326 days ago · 5 km deep · 16 km away
  16. 1.537 km ESE of Mina, Nevada · 2326 days ago · 9 km deep · 16 km away
  17. 1.529 km SSE of Mina, Nevada · 2326 days ago · 13 km deep · 6 km away
  18. 2.334 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 2326 days ago · 8 km deep · 8 km away
  19. 2.227 km SSE of Mina, Nevada · 2326 days ago · 6 km deep · 12 km away
  20. 1.832 km ESE of Mina, Nevada · 2326 days ago · 0 km deep · 13 km away
  21. 1.533 km ESE of Mina, Nevada · 2326 days ago · 3 km deep · 14 km away
  22. 2.036 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 2326 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away
  23. 1.541 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 2326 days ago · 1 km deep · 15 km away
  24. 1.532 km SSE of Mina, Nevada · 2326 days ago · 1 km deep · 13 km away
  25. 1.637 km ESE of Mina, Nevada · 2326 days ago · 2 km deep · 13 km away
  26. 1.833 km ESE of Mina, Nevada · 2326 days ago · 7 km deep · 12 km away
  27. 1.538 km ESE of Mina, Nevada · 2326 days ago · 6 km deep · 16 km away
  28. 2.035 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 2326 days ago · 8 km deep · 9 km away
  29. 1.829 km SSE of Mina, Nevada · 2326 days ago · 2 km deep · 12 km away
  30. 2.628 km SSE of Mina, Nevada · 2326 days ago · 9 km deep · 10 km away
  31. 2.035 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 2326 days ago · 11 km deep · 9 km away
  32. 2.638 km ESE of Mina, Nevada · 2326 days ago · 8 km deep · 15 km away
  33. 3.439 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 2326 days ago · 8 km deep · 14 km away
  34. 1.9Nevada · 2326 days ago · 8 km deep · 15 km away
  35. 2.933 km ESE of Mina, Nevada · 2326 days ago · 7 km deep · 12 km away
  36. 2.329 km SSE of Mina, Nevada · 2326 days ago · 12 km deep · 6 km away
  37. 1.933 km ESE of Mina, Nevada · 2326 days ago · 6 km deep · 12 km away
  38. 1.929 km SSE of Mina, Nevada · 2326 days ago · 12 km deep · 6 km away
  39. 2.338 km ESE of Mina, Nevada · 2326 days ago · 6 km deep · 15 km away
  40. 2.129km SE of Bodie, CA · 2326 days ago · 4 km deep · 75 km away
  41. 2.240 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 2326 days ago · 7 km deep · 15 km away
  42. 2.028 km S of Mina, Nevada · 2326 days ago · 7 km deep · 15 km away
  43. 1.833 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 2326 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away
  44. 2.530 km S of Mina, Nevada · 2326 days ago · 6 km deep · 17 km away
  45. 2.433 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 2326 days ago · 8 km deep · 4 km away
  46. 1.638 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 2326 days ago · 7 km deep · 14 km away
  47. 3.439 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 2326 days ago · 8 km deep · 15 km away
  48. 1.738 km ESE of Mina, Nevada · 2326 days ago · 6 km deep · 15 km away
  49. 2.427 km SSE of Mina, Nevada · 2326 days ago · 7 km deep · 8 km away
  50. 2.836 km ESE of Mina, Nevada · 2326 days ago · 2 km deep · 14 km away
  51. 1.839 km ESE of Mina, Nevada · 2326 days ago · 0 km deep · 17 km away
  52. 1.927 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 2326 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
  53. 2.229 km S of Mina, Nevada · 2326 days ago · 6 km deep · 14 km away
  54. 2.1Nevada · 2326 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
  55. 2.029 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 2326 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  56. 1.927 km SSE of Mina, Nevada · 2326 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away
  57. 1.837 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 2326 days ago · 12 km deep · 10 km away
  58. 1.729 km SSE of Mina, Nevada · 2326 days ago · 0 km deep · 11 km away
  59. 1.729 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 2326 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away
  60. 1.538 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 2326 days ago · 0 km deep · 11 km away

The first 60 of at least 202.

Before

  1. 1.540 km ESE of Mina, Nevada · 2326 days ago · 4 km deep · 17 km away
  2. 2.5California-Nevada border region · 2326 days ago · 8 km deep · 14 km away
  3. 2.925 km SSE of Mina, Nevada · 2326 days ago · 3 km deep · 6 km away
  4. 2.928 km SSE of Mina, Nevada · 2326 days ago · 2 km deep · 6 km away
  5. 3.128 km SSE of Mina, Nevada · 2326 days ago · 12 km deep · 7 km away
  6. 2.237 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 2326 days ago · 4 km deep · 13 km away
  7. 1.937 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 2326 days ago · 6 km deep · 12 km away
  8. 2.639 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 2326 days ago · 6 km deep · 14 km away
  9. 3.439 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 2326 days ago · 8 km deep · 15 km away · felt by 1
  10. 1.636 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 2326 days ago · 11 km deep · 12 km away
  11. 2.1Nevada · 2326 days ago · 4 km deep · 11 km away
  12. 2.031 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 2326 days ago · 7 km deep · 5 km away
  13. 1.738 km ESE of Mina, Nevada · 2326 days ago · 0 km deep · 16 km away
  14. 1.729 km SSE of Mina, Nevada · 2326 days ago · 2 km deep · 3 km away
  15. 1.836 km ESE of Mina, Nevada · 2326 days ago · 3 km deep · 15 km away
  16. 1.627 km S of Mina, Nevada · 2326 days ago · 2 km deep · 16 km away
  17. 2.431 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 2326 days ago · 4 km deep · 1 km away
  18. 3.628 km SSE of Mina, Nevada · 2326 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
  19. 2.429 km S of Mina, Nevada · 2326 days ago · 6 km deep · 16 km away
  20. 2.532 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 2326 days ago · 5 km deep · 4 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nn00729555. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 12:13 PM UTC.