Nevada earthquakes

M2.6 earthquake 29 km SSE of Mina, Nevada

A magnitude 2.6 earthquake struck 29 km SSE of Mina, Nevada on Wed, May 20, 2020, 11:11 AM PDT (18:11 UTC), 3 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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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.6 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Nevada Seismological Laboratory
Local time
UTC
2020-05-20 18:11:58 UTC
Depth
3.3 km (2.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
38.156° N, 117.955° 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
±0.55
Station coverage gap
50°
Stations used
23

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. 2.037 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 2326 days ago · 4 km deep · 17 km away
  2. 2.330 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 2326 days ago · 10 km deep · 5 km away
  3. 1.527 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 2326 days ago · 12 km deep · 4 km away
  4. 1.529 km SSE of Mina, Nevada · 2326 days ago · 3 km deep · 3 km away
  5. 3.538 km ESE of Mina, Nevada · 2326 days ago · 10 km deep · 20 km away · felt by 4
  6. 2.031 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 2326 days ago · 7 km deep · 7 km away
  7. 2.429 km S of Mina, Nevada · 2326 days ago · 5 km deep · 12 km away
  8. 1.537 km ESE of Mina, Nevada · 2326 days ago · 9 km deep · 21 km away
  9. 1.529 km SSE of Mina, Nevada · 2326 days ago · 13 km deep · 1 km away
  10. 2.334 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 2326 days ago · 8 km deep · 13 km away
  11. 2.227 km SSE of Mina, Nevada · 2326 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away
  12. 1.832 km ESE of Mina, Nevada · 2326 days ago · 0 km deep · 18 km away
  13. 1.533 km ESE of Mina, Nevada · 2326 days ago · 3 km deep · 18 km away
  14. 2.036 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 2326 days ago · 6 km deep · 16 km away
  15. 1.541 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 2326 days ago · 1 km deep · 20 km away
  16. 1.532 km SSE of Mina, Nevada · 2326 days ago · 1 km deep · 8 km away
  17. 1.637 km ESE of Mina, Nevada · 2326 days ago · 2 km deep · 18 km away
  18. 1.833 km ESE of Mina, Nevada · 2326 days ago · 7 km deep · 17 km away
  19. 1.538 km ESE of Mina, Nevada · 2326 days ago · 6 km deep · 21 km away
  20. 2.035 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 2326 days ago · 8 km deep · 14 km away
  21. 1.829 km SSE of Mina, Nevada · 2326 days ago · 2 km deep · 7 km away
  22. 2.628 km SSE of Mina, Nevada · 2326 days ago · 9 km deep · 5 km away
  23. 2.035 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 2326 days ago · 11 km deep · 14 km away
  24. 2.638 km ESE of Mina, Nevada · 2326 days ago · 8 km deep · 20 km away
  25. 3.439 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 2326 days ago · 8 km deep · 19 km away
  26. 1.9Nevada · 2326 days ago · 8 km deep · 19 km away
  27. 2.933 km ESE of Mina, Nevada · 2326 days ago · 7 km deep · 17 km away
  28. 2.329 km SSE of Mina, Nevada · 2326 days ago · 12 km deep · 1 km away
  29. 1.933 km ESE of Mina, Nevada · 2326 days ago · 6 km deep · 17 km away
  30. 1.929 km SSE of Mina, Nevada · 2326 days ago · 12 km deep · 1 km away
  31. 2.338 km ESE of Mina, Nevada · 2326 days ago · 6 km deep · 20 km away
  32. 2.129km SE of Bodie, CA · 2326 days ago · 4 km deep · 70 km away
  33. 2.240 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 2326 days ago · 7 km deep · 20 km away
  34. 2.028 km S of Mina, Nevada · 2326 days ago · 7 km deep · 10 km away
  35. 1.833 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 2326 days ago · 5 km deep · 7 km away
  36. 2.530 km S of Mina, Nevada · 2326 days ago · 6 km deep · 12 km away
  37. 2.433 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 2326 days ago · 8 km deep · 8 km away
  38. 1.638 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 2326 days ago · 7 km deep · 19 km away
  39. 3.439 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 2326 days ago · 8 km deep · 20 km away
  40. 1.738 km ESE of Mina, Nevada · 2326 days ago · 6 km deep · 20 km away
  41. 2.427 km SSE of Mina, Nevada · 2326 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away
  42. 2.836 km ESE of Mina, Nevada · 2326 days ago · 2 km deep · 19 km away
  43. 1.839 km ESE of Mina, Nevada · 2326 days ago · 0 km deep · 22 km away
  44. 1.927 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 2326 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
  45. 2.229 km S of Mina, Nevada · 2326 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away
  46. 2.1Nevada · 2326 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
  47. 2.029 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 2326 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
  48. 1.927 km SSE of Mina, Nevada · 2326 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
  49. 1.837 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 2326 days ago · 12 km deep · 15 km away
  50. 1.729 km SSE of Mina, Nevada · 2326 days ago · 0 km deep · 6 km away
  51. 1.729 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 2326 days ago · 7 km deep · 7 km away
  52. 1.538 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 2326 days ago · 0 km deep · 16 km away
  53. 1.539 km ESE of Mina, Nevada · 2326 days ago · 6 km deep · 21 km away
  54. 1.628 km SSE of Mina, Nevada · 2326 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  55. 1.629 km SSE of Mina, Nevada · 2326 days ago · 0 km deep · 1 km away
  56. 1.638 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 2326 days ago · 37 km deep · 13 km away
  57. 1.528 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 2326 days ago · 5 km deep · 4 km away
  58. 2.427 km SSE of Mina, Nevada · 2326 days ago · 5 km deep · 6 km away
  59. 1.833 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 2326 days ago · 2 km deep · 15 km away
  60. 1.639 km ESE of Mina, Nevada · 2326 days ago · 3 km deep · 21 km away

The first 60 of at least 202.

Before

  1. 2.1Nevada · 2326 days ago · 8 km deep · 21 km away
  2. 2.428 km SSE of Mina, Nevada · 2326 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
  3. 3.030 km SSE of Mina, Nevada · 2326 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away
  4. 1.934 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 2326 days ago · 10 km deep · 12 km away
  5. 1.732 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 2326 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
  6. 2.638 km ESE of Mina, Nevada · 2326 days ago · 4 km deep · 20 km away
  7. 1.628 km S of Mina, Nevada · 2326 days ago · 1 km deep · 10 km away
  8. 1.730 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 2326 days ago · 7 km deep · 5 km away
  9. 1.540 km ESE of Mina, Nevada · 2326 days ago · 4 km deep · 22 km away
  10. 2.5California-Nevada border region · 2326 days ago · 8 km deep · 9 km away
  11. 2.925 km SSE of Mina, Nevada · 2326 days ago · 3 km deep · 3 km away
  12. 2.928 km SSE of Mina, Nevada · 2326 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
  13. 3.128 km SSE of Mina, Nevada · 2326 days ago · 12 km deep · 2 km away
  14. 2.237 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 2326 days ago · 4 km deep · 18 km away
  15. 1.937 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 2326 days ago · 6 km deep · 17 km away
  16. 2.639 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 2326 days ago · 6 km deep · 19 km away
  17. 3.439 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 2326 days ago · 8 km deep · 20 km away · felt by 1
  18. 1.636 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 2326 days ago · 11 km deep · 17 km away
  19. 2.1Nevada · 2326 days ago · 4 km deep · 16 km away
  20. 2.031 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 2326 days ago · 7 km deep · 10 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nn00729576. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 12:13 PM UTC.