Nevada earthquakes

M3.6 earthquake 29 km SSE of Mina, Nevada

A magnitude 3.6 earthquake struck 29 km SSE of Mina, Nevada on Mon, Jun 8, 2020, 1:22 AM PDT (08:22 UTC), 11 km (7 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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Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.6 (ML, local (Richter)), minor
Magnitude from
Nevada Seismological Laboratory
Local time
UTC
2020-06-08 08:22:49 UTC
Depth
10.8 km (6.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
38.146° N, 117.978° W
Region
Nevada
Felt reports
4
Strongest shaking
III, weak shaking
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Magnitude estimates

Different scales measure different things and differ by a few tenths. The USGS marks one as preferred, and it is the one this page uses.

Mag.ScaleComputed byNotes
3.6ML, local (Richter)Nevada Seismological LaboratoryPreferred · Reviewed · ±0.17 · 10 stations
3.5Mwr, regional momentUSGS National Earthquake Information CenterReviewed · ±0.057 · 30 stations

Shaking

The USGS ShakeMap: shaking estimated from seismic stations and the quake’s size, on the Modified Mercalli intensity scale.

Strongest estimated
III, weak shaking
Peak ground acceleration
1.1% of gravity
Peak ground velocity
-1.0 cm/s
Map
Automatic
USGS ShakeMap: estimated shaking intensity around the epicenter
Estimated shaking intensity. Map: USGS ShakeMap.

Did you feel it?

4 people reported to the USGS what they felt; the strongest reported shaking was II, weak shaking.

Did You Feel It? map: shaking reported by the public
Shaking reported by the public, by area. Map: USGS Did You Feel It?

Fault motion and ground failure

How the rock slipped, from the moment tensor, and the USGS estimate of landslides and liquefaction.

Faulting
Strike-slip
Moment magnitude
3.5 Mwr
Nodal plane 1
Strike 71°, dip 63°, rake -21°
Nodal plane 2
Strike 171°, dip 72°, rake -151°

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Magnitude uncertainty
±0.17
Station coverage gap
44°
Stations used
30

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

The first 60 of at least 202.

Before

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nn00745076 (also filed as us6000a7s3). Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 11:23 AM UTC.