Nevada earthquakes

M5.1 earthquake 25 km S of Mina, Nevada

A magnitude 5.1 earthquake struck 25 km S of Mina, Nevada on Tue, Dec 1, 2020, 3:32 PM PST (23:32 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.

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The earthquake

Magnitude: 5.1 (ML, local (Richter)), moderate
Magnitude from: Nevada Seismological Laboratory
Local time: Tue, Dec 1, 2020, 3:32 PM PST
UTC: 2020-12-01 23:32:56 UTC
Depth: 5.0 km (3.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter: 38.164° N, 118.084° W
Region: Nevada
Felt reports: 130
Strongest shaking: V, moderate shaking
PAGER alert: Green
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.	Scale	Computed by	Notes
5.1	ML, local (Richter)	Nevada Seismological Laboratory	Preferred · Reviewed · ±0.25 · 11 stations
4.9	Mwr, regional moment	USGS National Earthquake Information Center	Reviewed · ±0.025 · 158 stations
4.99	Mw, moment	ISC-GEM global catalog	Final · ±0.1
4.9	Mwr, regional moment	Nevada Seismological Laboratory	Moment tensor · Reviewed

Shaking

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

Strongest estimated: V, moderate shaking
Map: Automatic

USGS ShakeMap: estimated shaking intensity around the epicenter — Estimated shaking intensity. Map: USGS ShakeMap.

Did you feel it?

130 people reported to the USGS what they felt; the strongest reported shaking was IV, light shaking.

Estimated impact

The USGS PAGER system estimates deaths and economic losses from the shaking and the population and buildings exposed to it.

Alert level: Green: little or no damage or loss of life expected

Deaths: estimated chance of each range
Range	Chance
Under 1	65%
1 to 10	30%
10 to 100	4%
100 to 1,000	Under 1%
1,000 to 10,000	Under 1%
10,000 to 100,000	Under 1%
100,000 to 10,000,000	Under 1%

Economic losses: estimated chance of each range
Range, million USD	Chance
Under 1	65%
1 to 10	30%
10 to 100	4%
100 to 1,000	Under 1%
1,000 to 10,000	Under 1%
10,000 to 100,000	Under 1%
100,000 to 10,000,000	Under 1%

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: 4.9 Mwr
Nodal plane 1: Strike 168°, dip 55°, rake -166°
Nodal plane 2: Strike 69°, dip 78°, rake -36°
Landslide alert: Green
Liquefaction alert: Green

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Magnitude uncertainty: ±0.25
Station coverage gap: 42°
Stations used: 21

Nearest places

Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 2.1 and up: at least 199 in the 60 days after this one and 173 in the 30 days before it.

After

The first 60 of at least 199.

Before

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nn00787105 (also filed as us7000clue, iscgem619564272). Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 3:34 AM UTC.