Nevada earthquakes

M2.3 earthquake 30 km SSE of Mina, Nevada

A magnitude 2.3 earthquake struck 30 km SSE of Mina, Nevada on Sat, Sep 12, 2020, 8:28 AM PDT (15:28 UTC), 11 km (7 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
2.3 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Nevada Seismological Laboratory
Local time
UTC
2020-09-12 15:28:32 UTC
Depth
10.8 km (6.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
38.140° N, 117.972° 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
±0.30
Station coverage gap
69°
Stations used
29

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

After

  1. 1.530 km SSE of Mina, Nevada · 2211 days ago · 14 km deep · 1 km away
  2. 1.634 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 2211 days ago · 0 km deep · 18 km away
  3. 2.011km E of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 2211 days ago · 5 km deep · 95 km away
  4. 1.710km E of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 2211 days ago · 5 km deep · 95 km away
  5. 1.710km E of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 2211 days ago · 5 km deep · 95 km away
  6. 2.411km E of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 2210 days ago · 5 km deep · 95 km away
  7. 1.610km E of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 2210 days ago · 5 km deep · 95 km away
  8. 1.9California-Nevada border region · 2210 days ago · 5 km deep · 5 km away
  9. 1.535 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 2210 days ago · 5 km deep · 17 km away
  10. 1.5Nevada · 2210 days ago · 11 km deep · 13 km away
  11. 1.828 km SSE of Mina, Nevada · 2210 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
  12. 1.636 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 2210 days ago · 12 km deep · 19 km away
  13. 1.727 km SSE of Mina, Nevada · 2210 days ago · 2 km deep · 3 km away
  14. 2.1Nevada · 2210 days ago · 8 km deep · 7 km away
  15. 1.534 km NE of Benton, California · 2210 days ago · 1 km deep · 23 km away
  16. 1.836 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 2210 days ago · 10 km deep · 18 km away
  17. 1.938 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 2210 days ago · 0 km deep · 17 km away
  18. 2.431 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 2210 days ago · 11 km deep · 7 km away
  19. 1.6Nevada · 2210 days ago · 13 km deep · 3 km away
  20. 2.229 km SSE of Mina, Nevada · 2210 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
  21. 1.532 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 2210 days ago · 1 km deep · 17 km away
  22. 1.637 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 2210 days ago · 2 km deep · 21 km away
  23. 1.537 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 2210 days ago · 11 km deep · 19 km away
  24. 1.638 km WNW of Tonopah, Nevada · 2209 days ago · 3 km deep · 29 km away
  25. 1.628 km SSE of Mina, Nevada · 2209 days ago · 8 km deep · 4 km away
  26. 1.728 km SSE of Mina, Nevada · 2209 days ago · 7 km deep · 5 km away
  27. 1.535 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 2209 days ago · 8 km deep · 11 km away
  28. 1.630 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 2209 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away
  29. 1.829 km SSE of Mina, Nevada · 2209 days ago · 13 km deep · 4 km away
  30. 1.533 km SSW of Mina, Nevada · 2209 days ago · 1 km deep · 20 km away
  31. 1.529 km SSE of Mina, Nevada · 2209 days ago · 13 km deep · 1 km away
  32. 1.931 km SSW of Mina, Nevada · 2209 days ago · 2 km deep · 19 km away
  33. 2.432 km SSW of Mina, Nevada · 2209 days ago · 2 km deep · 20 km away
  34. 1.530 km SSE of Mina, Nevada · 2208 days ago · 2 km deep · 5 km away
  35. 1.827 km SSE of Mina, Nevada · 2208 days ago · 2 km deep · 6 km away
  36. 1.52km ESE of Round Valley, CA · 2208 days ago · 5 km deep · 98 km away
  37. 1.530 km SSE of Mina, Nevada · 2208 days ago · 10 km deep · 2 km away
  38. 1.929 km SSE of Mina, Nevada · 2208 days ago · 12 km deep · 1 km away
  39. 1.527 km SSE of Mina, Nevada · 2208 days ago · 2 km deep · 3 km away
  40. 4.228 km SSE of Mina, Nevada · 2208 days ago · 12 km deep · 2 km away · felt by 2
  41. 1.930 km SSE of Mina, Nevada · 2208 days ago · 15 km deep · 1 km away
  42. 1.629 km SSE of Mina, Nevada · 2208 days ago · 12 km deep · 2 km away
  43. 2.427 km SSE of Mina, Nevada · 2208 days ago · 2 km deep · 6 km away
  44. 1.828 km SSE of Mina, Nevada · 2208 days ago · 12 km deep · 2 km away
  45. 2.328 km SSE of Mina, Nevada · 2208 days ago · 12 km deep · 2 km away
  46. 2.431 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 2208 days ago · 11 km deep · 12 km away
  47. 1.729 km SSE of Mina, Nevada · 2208 days ago · 14 km deep · 1 km away
  48. 1.629 km SSE of Mina, Nevada · 2208 days ago · 15 km deep · 3 km away
  49. 2.828 km SSE of Mina, Nevada · 2208 days ago · 10 km deep · 2 km away · felt by 2
  50. 1.928 km SSE of Mina, Nevada · 2208 days ago · 12 km deep · 2 km away
  51. 1.932 km SSW of Mina, Nevada · 2208 days ago · 2 km deep · 19 km away · felt by 1
  52. 1.630 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 2208 days ago · 12 km deep · 9 km away
  53. 2.127 km SSE of Mina, Nevada · 2207 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
  54. 1.831 km ESE of Mina, Nevada · 2207 days ago · 7 km deep · 19 km away
  55. 1.928 km ENE of Mono City, California · 2207 days ago · 9 km deep · 78 km away
  56. 1.639 km ESE of Mina, Nevada · 2207 days ago · 11 km deep · 22 km away
  57. 1.626 km SSE of Mina, Nevada · 2207 days ago · 7 km deep · 6 km away
  58. 1.629 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 2207 days ago · 2 km deep · 16 km away
  59. 1.927 km SSE of Mina, Nevada · 2207 days ago · 3 km deep · 3 km away
  60. 1.828 km SSE of Mina, Nevada · 2207 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away

The first 60 of at least 199.

Before

  1. 1.828 km SSE of Mina, Nevada · 2211 days ago · 16 km deep · 4 km away
  2. 2.527 km SSE of Mina, Nevada · 2212 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away
  3. 1.532 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 2212 days ago · 13 km deep · 12 km away
  4. 1.635 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 2212 days ago · 7 km deep · 16 km away
  5. 1.930 km SSE of Mina, Nevada · 2212 days ago · 12 km deep · 3 km away
  6. 1.7California-Nevada border region · 2212 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away
  7. 1.730 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 2212 days ago · 7 km deep · 7 km away
  8. 2.029 km SSE of Mina, Nevada · 2212 days ago · 10 km deep · 2 km away
  9. 2.328 km S of Mina, Nevada · 2212 days ago · 2 km deep · 8 km away
  10. 1.527 km SSE of Mina, Nevada · 2212 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
  11. 1.835 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 2212 days ago · 6 km deep · 16 km away
  12. 1.629 km SSE of Mina, Nevada · 2212 days ago · 14 km deep · 3 km away
  13. 1.734 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 2212 days ago · 9 km deep · 13 km away
  14. 2.033 km NE of Benton, California · 2212 days ago · 3 km deep · 23 km away
  15. 2.031 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 2213 days ago · 11 km deep · 10 km away
  16. 1.534 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 2213 days ago · 9 km deep · 15 km away
  17. 2.127 km SSE of Mina, Nevada · 2213 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away
  18. 1.634 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 2213 days ago · 11 km deep · 8 km away
  19. 1.631 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 2213 days ago · 8 km deep · 6 km away
  20. 1.835 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 2213 days ago · 10 km deep · 15 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nn00773374. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 5:37 PM UTC.