Nevada earthquakes

M1.7 earthquake 32 km SE of Mina, Nevada

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 32 km SE of Mina, Nevada on Fri, May 22, 2020, 4:44 AM PDT (11:44 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.

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

A larger quake followed: M5.0 29 km SSE of Mina, Nevada. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.7 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Nevada Seismological Laboratory
Local time
UTC
2020-05-22 11:44:18 UTC
Depth
9.5 km (5.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
38.222° N, 117.806° 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
51°
Stations used
24

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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

The first 60 of at least 202.

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nn00731195. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 1:31 PM UTC.