Nevada earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake 32 km SE of Mina, Nevada

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 32 km SE of Mina, Nevada on Wed, May 20, 2020, 6:31 PM PDT (01:31 UTC), 10 km (6 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
1.5 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Nevada Seismological Laboratory
Local time
UTC
2020-05-21 01:31:59 UTC
Depth
9.6 km (6.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
38.181° N, 117.842° 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
132°
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. 1.530 km SSE of Mina, Nevada · 2326 days ago · 8 km deep · 10 km away
  2. 2.729 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 2326 days ago · 12 km deep · 6 km away
  3. 1.611 km WNW of Goldfield, Nevada · 2326 days ago · 8 km deep · 63 km away
  4. 2.426 km SSE of Mina, Nevada · 2326 days ago · 5 km deep · 13 km away
  5. 1.630km SE of Bodie, CA · 2326 days ago · 3 km deep · 80 km away
  6. 1.929km SE of Bodie, CA · 2326 days ago · 4 km deep · 81 km away
  7. 1.538 km ESE of Mina, Nevada · 2326 days ago · 8 km deep · 9 km away
  8. 2.4Nevada · 2326 days ago · 5 km deep · 7 km away
  9. 1.635 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 2326 days ago · 12 km deep · 5 km away
  10. 1.829 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 2326 days ago · 8 km deep · 4 km away
  11. 2.638 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 2326 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away
  12. 1.727 km SSE of Mina, Nevada · 2326 days ago · 16 km deep · 14 km away
  13. 1.526 km SSE of Mina, Nevada · 2326 days ago · 3 km deep · 16 km away
  14. 1.636 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 2326 days ago · 10 km deep · 4 km away
  15. 1.528 km S of Mina, Nevada · 2326 days ago · 0 km deep · 19 km away
  16. 2.136 km ESE of Mina, Nevada · 2326 days ago · 0 km deep · 9 km away
  17. 2.322 km S of Mina, Nevada · 2326 days ago · 7 km deep · 24 km away
  18. 1.636 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 2326 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away
  19. 1.929 km SSE of Mina, Nevada · 2326 days ago · 9 km deep · 11 km away
  20. 1.639 km ESE of Mina, Nevada · 2326 days ago · 7 km deep · 10 km away
  21. 1.738 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 2326 days ago · 12 km deep · 9 km away
  22. 1.628 km SSE of Mina, Nevada · 2326 days ago · 9 km deep · 16 km away
  23. 1.530 km SSE of Mina, Nevada · 2326 days ago · 9 km deep · 9 km away
  24. 2.227 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 2326 days ago · 1 km deep · 8 km away
  25. 1.839 km ESE of Mina, Nevada · 2326 days ago · 8 km deep · 10 km away
  26. 1.634 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 2326 days ago · 0 km deep · 6 km away
  27. 1.739 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 2326 days ago · 8 km deep · 8 km away
  28. 2.631 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 2326 days ago · 11 km deep · 5 km away
  29. 1.927 km SSE of Mina, Nevada · 2326 days ago · 3 km deep · 17 km away
  30. 2.024 km S of Mina, Nevada · 2326 days ago · 8 km deep · 19 km away
  31. 1.938 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 2326 days ago · 12 km deep · 9 km away
  32. 3.129 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 2326 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away
  33. 1.531 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 2326 days ago · 0 km deep · 1 km away
  34. 1.829 km SSE of Mina, Nevada · 2326 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away
  35. 1.629 km SSE of Mina, Nevada · 2326 days ago · 14 km deep · 12 km away
  36. 2.538 km ESE of Mina, Nevada · 2326 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away
  37. 1.531 km S of Mina, Nevada · 2326 days ago · 4 km deep · 20 km away
  38. 1.829 km SSE of Mina, Nevada · 2326 days ago · 6 km deep · 14 km away
  39. 1.926 km SSE of Mina, Nevada · 2326 days ago · 4 km deep · 12 km away
  40. 1.940 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 2326 days ago · 1 km deep · 10 km away
  41. 2.634 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 2326 days ago · 7 km deep · 6 km away
  42. 1.928 km SSE of Mina, Nevada · 2326 days ago · 0 km deep · 17 km away
  43. 1.631 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 2326 days ago · 2 km deep · 3 km away
  44. 1.537 km ESE of Mina, Nevada · 2326 days ago · 2 km deep · 9 km away
  45. 1.530 km ESE of Mina, Nevada · 2326 days ago · 0 km deep · 8 km away
  46. 1.924 km SSW of Mina, Nevada · 2326 days ago · 6 km deep · 29 km away
  47. 1.829 km SSE of Mina, Nevada · 2326 days ago · 10 km deep · 9 km away
  48. 3.239 km ESE of Mina, Nevada · 2326 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away
  49. 2.738 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 2326 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away
  50. 2.528 km SSE of Mina, Nevada · 2326 days ago · 11 km deep · 11 km away
  51. 1.939 km ESE of Mina, Nevada · 2326 days ago · 0 km deep · 10 km away
  52. 2.139 km ESE of Mina, Nevada · 2326 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away
  53. 2.834 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 2326 days ago · 8 km deep · 7 km away
  54. 2.127 km SSE of Mina, Nevada · 2326 days ago · 9 km deep · 12 km away
  55. 2.229 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 2326 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
  56. 2.039 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 2326 days ago · 0 km deep · 9 km away
  57. 1.529 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 2326 days ago · 1 km deep · 3 km away
  58. 1.537 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 2326 days ago · 5 km deep · 6 km away
  59. 2.128 km S of Mina, Nevada · 2326 days ago · 7 km deep · 20 km away
  60. 2.330 km S of Mina, Nevada · 2326 days ago · 6 km deep · 20 km away

The first 60 of at least 202.

Before

  1. 2.628 km SSE of Mina, Nevada · 2326 days ago · 7 km deep · 11 km away
  2. 2.133 km ESE of Mina, Nevada · 2326 days ago · 5 km deep · 7 km away
  3. 2.639 km ESE of Mina, Nevada · 2326 days ago · 10 km deep · 10 km away
  4. 1.933 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 2326 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away
  5. 1.729 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 2326 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
  6. 1.534 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 2326 days ago · 9 km deep · 2 km away
  7. 1.929km SE of Bodie, CA · 2326 days ago · 3 km deep · 80 km away
  8. 1.735 km ESE of Mina, Nevada · 2326 days ago · 0 km deep · 9 km away
  9. 3.034 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 2326 days ago · 7 km deep · 6 km away
  10. 1.733 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 2326 days ago · 0 km deep · 1 km away
  11. 2.136 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 2326 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away
  12. 1.638 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 2326 days ago · 1 km deep · 6 km away
  13. 1.937 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 2326 days ago · 7 km deep · 7 km away
  14. 1.928 km SSE of Mina, Nevada · 2326 days ago · 5 km deep · 8 km away
  15. 1.939 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 2326 days ago · 7 km deep · 7 km away
  16. 1.927 km SSE of Mina, Nevada · 2326 days ago · 5 km deep · 12 km away
  17. 2.039 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 2326 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away
  18. 1.534 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 2326 days ago · 10 km deep · 4 km away
  19. 3.034 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 2326 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
  20. 1.626 km S of Mina, Nevada · 2326 days ago · 0 km deep · 19 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nn00729864. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 10:30 PM UTC.