Nevada earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 29 km SSE of Mina, Nevada

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 29 km SSE of Mina, Nevada on Thu, May 21, 2020, 9:20 PM PDT (04:20 UTC), 9 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.0 29 km SSE 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
2020-05-22 04:20:12 UTC
Depth
9.1 km (5.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
38.153° N, 117.949° 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
±0.32
Station coverage gap
88°
Stations used
24

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. 1.629 km SSE of Mina, Nevada · 2324 days ago · 10 km deep · 0 km away
  2. 3.229 km SSE of Mina, Nevada · 2324 days ago · 11 km deep · 1 km away · felt by 1
  3. 1.532 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 2324 days ago · 1 km deep · 4 km away
  4. 1.830 km SSW of Mina, Nevada · 2324 days ago · 1 km deep · 20 km away
  5. 1.731 km ESE of Mina, Nevada · 2324 days ago · 4 km deep · 17 km away
  6. 1.631 km S of Mina, Nevada · 2324 days ago · 6 km deep · 13 km away
  7. 1.727 km SSE of Mina, Nevada · 2324 days ago · 2 km deep · 3 km away
  8. 2.1Nevada · 2324 days ago · 8 km deep · 16 km away
  9. 1.732 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 2324 days ago · 8 km deep · 15 km away
  10. 1.929 km SSE of Mina, Nevada · 2324 days ago · 0 km deep · 7 km away
  11. 1.929 km SSE of Mina, Nevada · 2324 days ago · 2 km deep · 4 km away
  12. 2.030 km SSE of Mina, Nevada · 2324 days ago · 10 km deep · 2 km away
  13. 1.5Nevada · 2324 days ago · 6 km deep · 16 km away
  14. 1.734 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 2324 days ago · 5 km deep · 6 km away
  15. 1.830 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 2324 days ago · 14 km deep · 3 km away
  16. 1.629 km SSE of Mina, Nevada · 2324 days ago · 9 km deep · 7 km away
  17. 2.328 km SSE of Mina, Nevada · 2324 days ago · 10 km deep · 2 km away
  18. 2.132 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 2324 days ago · 8 km deep · 15 km away
  19. 2.238 km ESE of Mina, Nevada · 2324 days ago · 8 km deep · 20 km away
  20. 1.929 km SSE of Mina, Nevada · 2324 days ago · 12 km deep · 0 km away
  21. 1.730 km SSE of Mina, Nevada · 2324 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away
  22. 1.529 km SSE of Mina, Nevada · 2324 days ago · 2 km deep · 6 km away
  23. 3.029 km SSE of Mina, Nevada · 2324 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
  24. 1.529 km SSE of Mina, Nevada · 2324 days ago · 2 km deep · 7 km away
  25. 1.528 km SSE of Mina, Nevada · 2324 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
  26. 1.928 km SSE of Mina, Nevada · 2324 days ago · 2 km deep · 4 km away
  27. 1.610 km WNW of Mina, Nevada · 2324 days ago · 9 km deep · 39 km away
  28. 1.634 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 2324 days ago · 10 km deep · 10 km away
  29. 2.531 km ESE of Mina, Nevada · 2324 days ago · 0 km deep · 16 km away
  30. 1.737 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 2324 days ago · 7 km deep · 15 km away
  31. 2.026 km SSE of Mina, Nevada · 2324 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
  32. 2.829 km SSE of Mina, Nevada · 2324 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
  33. 1.630 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 2324 days ago · 9 km deep · 4 km away
  34. 1.531 km ESE of Mina, Nevada · 2324 days ago · 7 km deep · 17 km away
  35. 1.827 km S of Mina, Nevada · 2324 days ago · 1 km deep · 12 km away
  36. 2.232 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 2324 days ago · 7 km deep · 5 km away
  37. 1.632 km S of Mina, Nevada · 2324 days ago · 0 km deep · 19 km away
  38. 1.932 km ESE of Mina, Nevada · 2324 days ago · 7 km deep · 17 km away
  39. 1.638 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 2324 days ago · 9 km deep · 19 km away
  40. 2.432 km ESE of Mina, Nevada · 2324 days ago · 7 km deep · 18 km away
  41. 2.030 km S of Mina, Nevada · 2324 days ago · 6 km deep · 13 km away
  42. 1.530 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 2324 days ago · 4 km deep · 5 km away
  43. 1.530 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 2324 days ago · 8 km deep · 7 km away
  44. 2.436 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 2324 days ago · 10 km deep · 14 km away
  45. 2.130 km S of Mina, Nevada · 2324 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away
  46. 1.736 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 2324 days ago · 14 km deep · 15 km away
  47. 2.032 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 2324 days ago · 9 km deep · 15 km away
  48. 1.830 km SSE of Mina, Nevada · 2324 days ago · 2 km deep · 6 km away
  49. 1.732 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 2324 days ago · 11 km deep · 13 km away
  50. 2.639 km ESE of Mina, Nevada · 2324 days ago · 7 km deep · 20 km away
  51. 1.630 km SSE of Mina, Nevada · 2324 days ago · 5 km deep · 5 km away
  52. 2.133 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 2324 days ago · 1 km deep · 13 km away
  53. 2.337 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 2324 days ago · 5 km deep · 15 km away
  54. 1.830 km SSE of Mina, Nevada · 2324 days ago · 13 km deep · 1 km away
  55. 1.731 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 2324 days ago · 8 km deep · 8 km away
  56. 1.531 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 2324 days ago · 8 km deep · 8 km away
  57. 2.228 km SSE of Mina, Nevada · 2324 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
  58. 3.130 km SSE of Mina, Nevada · 2324 days ago · 9 km deep · 4 km away
  59. 1.529 km SSE of Mina, Nevada · 2324 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
  60. 1.736 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 2324 days ago · 6 km deep · 15 km away

The first 60 of at least 202.

Before

  1. 1.637 km NE of Benton, California · 2324 days ago · 0 km deep · 22 km away
  2. 1.732 km ESE of Mina, Nevada · 2324 days ago · 11 km deep · 16 km away
  3. 1.532 km ESE of Mina, Nevada · 2324 days ago · 8 km deep · 16 km away
  4. 1.531 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 2324 days ago · 9 km deep · 7 km away
  5. 2.032 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 2324 days ago · 3 km deep · 8 km away
  6. 1.731 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 2324 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away
  7. 2.029 km S of Mina, Nevada · 2324 days ago · 7 km deep · 10 km away
  8. 1.642 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 2324 days ago · 4 km deep · 18 km away
  9. 1.630 km SSE of Mina, Nevada · 2324 days ago · 13 km deep · 4 km away
  10. 1.731 km SSE of Mina, Nevada · 2324 days ago · 3 km deep · 5 km away
  11. 1.532 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 2324 days ago · 7 km deep · 15 km away
  12. 1.6Nevada · 2324 days ago · 6 km deep · 17 km away
  13. 2.130 km SSE of Mina, Nevada · 2324 days ago · 10 km deep · 1 km away
  14. 1.526 km SSE of Mina, Nevada · 2324 days ago · 0 km deep · 8 km away
  15. 2.132 km ESE of Mina, Nevada · 2325 days ago · 1 km deep · 17 km away
  16. 2.032 km ESE of Mina, Nevada · 2325 days ago · 1 km deep · 16 km away
  17. 1.630 km SSE of Mina, Nevada · 2325 days ago · 4 km deep · 4 km away
  18. 1.828 km SSE of Mina, Nevada · 2325 days ago · 9 km deep · 2 km away
  19. 1.535 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 2325 days ago · 8 km deep · 14 km away
  20. 1.837 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 2325 days ago · 14 km deep · 18 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nn00730893. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 2:26 PM UTC.