Nevada earthquakes

M3.6 earthquake 39 km ESE of Mina, Nevada

A magnitude 3.6 earthquake struck 39 km ESE of Mina, Nevada on Fri, Jun 26, 2020, 6:32 PM PDT (01:32 UTC), 3 km (2 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
3.6 (ML, local (Richter)), minor
Magnitude from
Nevada Seismological Laboratory
Local time
UTC
2020-06-27 01:32:35 UTC
Depth
3.1 km (1.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
38.196° N, 117.724° W
Region
Nevada
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 · ±0.31 · 7 stations
3.1ML, local (Richter)USGS National Earthquake Information CenterReviewed · ±0.033 · 124 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
Map
Automatic
USGS ShakeMap: estimated shaking intensity around the epicenter
Estimated shaking intensity. Map: USGS ShakeMap.

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
±0.31
Station coverage gap
49°
Stations used
12

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 201 in the 60 days after this one and at least 200 in the 30 days before it.

After

The first 60 of at least 201.

Before

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nn00754216 (also filed as us7000act5). Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 9:48 AM UTC.