Nevada earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 27 km S of Mina, Nevada

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 27 km S of Mina, Nevada on Sat, Aug 8, 2020, 2:32 PM PDT (21:32 UTC), 0 km (0 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.2 28 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
2020-08-08 21:32:59 UTC
Depth
0.0 km (0.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
38.141° N, 118.140° 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
±0.08
Station coverage gap
164°
Stations used
10

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

  1. 1.828km SE of Bodie, CA · 2246 days ago · 5 km deep · 56 km away
  2. 1.528 km SSE of Mina, Nevada · 2246 days ago · 13 km deep · 16 km away
  3. 1.728 km S of Mina, Nevada · 2246 days ago · 5 km deep · 5 km away
  4. 1.533 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 2246 days ago · 2 km deep · 26 km away
  5. 1.728 km SSE of Mina, Nevada · 2246 days ago · 13 km deep · 14 km away
  6. 1.927 km SSE of Mina, Nevada · 2246 days ago · 2 km deep · 13 km away
  7. 2.528 km SSE of Mina, Nevada · 2245 days ago · 11 km deep · 13 km away
  8. 2.030 km S of Mina, Nevada · 2245 days ago · 3 km deep · 5 km away
  9. 1.733 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 2245 days ago · 11 km deep · 23 km away
  10. 1.730km SE of Bodie, CA · 2245 days ago · 0 km deep · 54 km away
  11. 2.030 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 2245 days ago · 5 km deep · 23 km away
  12. 1.632 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 2245 days ago · 9 km deep · 22 km away
  13. 1.821 km SSW of Silver Peak, Nevada · 2245 days ago · 2 km deep · 74 km away
  14. 1.535 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 2245 days ago · 12 km deep · 28 km away
  15. 1.627 km SSE of Mina, Nevada · 2245 days ago · 11 km deep · 15 km away
  16. 1.528 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 2245 days ago · 6 km deep · 21 km away
  17. 1.5California-Nevada border region · 2245 days ago · 1 km deep · 92 km away
  18. 1.630 km SSE of Mina, Nevada · 2245 days ago · 10 km deep · 13 km away
  19. 1.830 km SSE of Mina, Nevada · 2245 days ago · 8 km deep · 13 km away
  20. 1.928 km SSE of Mina, Nevada · 2245 days ago · 12 km deep · 14 km away
  21. 1.528 km SSE of Mina, Nevada · 2245 days ago · 12 km deep · 16 km away
  22. 1.629 km SSE of Mina, Nevada · 2245 days ago · 9 km deep · 15 km away
  23. 2.434 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 2245 days ago · 7 km deep · 28 km away
  24. 1.732 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 2245 days ago · 0 km deep · 26 km away
  25. 1.528 km SSE of Mina, Nevada · 2245 days ago · 6 km deep · 12 km away
  26. 1.539 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 2245 days ago · 0 km deep · 31 km away
  27. 1.634 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 2245 days ago · 4 km deep · 23 km away
  28. 1.629 km S of Mina, Nevada · 2245 days ago · 2 km deep · 2 km away
  29. 1.630 km SSE of Mina, Nevada · 2245 days ago · 14 km deep · 17 km away
  30. 2.033 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 2245 days ago · 4 km deep · 24 km away
  31. 2.129 km SSE of Mina, Nevada · 2244 days ago · 10 km deep · 16 km away
  32. 1.635 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 2244 days ago · 8 km deep · 27 km away
  33. 1.733 km S of Mina, Nevada · 2244 days ago · 3 km deep · 6 km away
  34. 1.833 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 2244 days ago · 9 km deep · 22 km away
  35. 1.738 km ESE of Mina, Nevada · 2244 days ago · 9 km deep · 37 km away
  36. 1.727 km S of Mina, Nevada · 2244 days ago · 9 km deep · 8 km away
  37. 1.527 km S of Mina, Nevada · 2244 days ago · 5 km deep · 5 km away
  38. 1.736 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 2244 days ago · 11 km deep · 30 km away
  39. 1.832 km S of Mina, Nevada · 2244 days ago · 3 km deep · 5 km away
  40. 1.631 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 2244 days ago · 10 km deep · 22 km away
  41. 1.920 km WSW of Mina, Nevada · 2243 days ago · 10 km deep · 23 km away
  42. 1.827 km SSE of Mina, Nevada · 2243 days ago · 2 km deep · 14 km away
  43. 1.7Nevada · 2243 days ago · 15 km deep · 17 km away
  44. 1.629km SE of Bodie, CA · 2243 days ago · 3 km deep · 56 km away
  45. 1.732 km NE of Benton, California · 2243 days ago · 2 km deep · 15 km away
  46. 1.535 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 2243 days ago · 6 km deep · 29 km away
  47. 2.632 km S of Mina, Nevada · 2243 days ago · 5 km deep · 5 km away
  48. 2.033 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 2243 days ago · 11 km deep · 22 km away
  49. 1.832 km S of Mina, Nevada · 2243 days ago · 3 km deep · 5 km away
  50. 1.728 km SSE of Mina, Nevada · 2243 days ago · 9 km deep · 17 km away
  51. 1.828 km SSE of Mina, Nevada · 2243 days ago · 2 km deep · 8 km away
  52. 1.832 km SSE of Mina, Nevada · 2243 days ago · 11 km deep · 20 km away
  53. 1.834 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 2243 days ago · 6 km deep · 27 km away
  54. 2.533 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 2243 days ago · 6 km deep · 27 km away
  55. 2.031 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 2243 days ago · 4 km deep · 22 km away
  56. 1.532 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 2243 days ago · 4 km deep · 24 km away
  57. 2.030 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 2243 days ago · 13 km deep · 21 km away
  58. 1.931km SE of Bodie, CA · 2242 days ago · -1 km deep · 53 km away
  59. 1.738 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 2242 days ago · 8 km deep · 34 km away
  60. 1.530 km SSE of Mina, Nevada · 2242 days ago · 2 km deep · 12 km away

The first 60 of at least 201.

Before

  1. 1.631 km SSE of Mina, Nevada · 2246 days ago · 10 km deep · 17 km away
  2. 2.633 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 2246 days ago · 7 km deep · 25 km away
  3. 2.333 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 2246 days ago · 7 km deep · 25 km away
  4. 3.032 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 2246 days ago · 9 km deep · 25 km away · felt by 3
  5. 2.335 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 2246 days ago · 8 km deep · 29 km away
  6. 1.532 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 2246 days ago · 11 km deep · 23 km away
  7. 2.231km SE of Bodie, CA · 2246 days ago · 0 km deep · 53 km away
  8. 1.536 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 2246 days ago · 10 km deep · 32 km away
  9. 1.638 km ESE of Mina, Nevada · 2246 days ago · 5 km deep · 36 km away
  10. 1.533 km SSW of Mina, Nevada · 2247 days ago · 7 km deep · 7 km away
  11. 2.129 km SSE of Mina, Nevada · 2247 days ago · 3 km deep · 9 km away
  12. 1.733 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 2247 days ago · 10 km deep · 22 km away
  13. 2.329 km SSE of Mina, Nevada · 2247 days ago · 8 km deep · 16 km away
  14. 2.426 km SSE of Mina, Nevada · 2247 days ago · 2 km deep · 15 km away
  15. 1.6Nevada · 2247 days ago · 12 km deep · 25 km away
  16. 1.540 km WNW of Tonopah, Nevada · 2247 days ago · 0 km deep · 41 km away
  17. 1.534 km ESE of Mina, Nevada · 2247 days ago · 6 km deep · 35 km away
  18. 2.230 km SSE of Mina, Nevada · 2247 days ago · 2 km deep · 9 km away
  19. 1.534 km SSW of Mina, Nevada · 2247 days ago · 8 km deep · 8 km away
  20. 1.529 km SSE of Mina, Nevada · 2247 days ago · 0 km deep · 12 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nn00766477. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 8:01 PM UTC.