Nevada earthquakes

M3.1 earthquake 26 km S of Mina, Nevada

A magnitude 3.1 earthquake struck 26 km S of Mina, Nevada on Sat, Dec 12, 2020, 12:56 AM PST (08:56 UTC), 7 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.7 26 km S of Mina, Nevada. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude: 3.1 (ML, local (Richter)), minor
Magnitude from: Nevada Seismological Laboratory
Local time: Sat, Dec 12, 2020, 12:56 AM PST
UTC: 2020-12-12 08:56:41 UTC
Depth: 6.6 km (4.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter: 38.154° N, 118.089° W
Region: Nevada
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
3.1	ML, local (Richter)	Nevada Seismological Laboratory	Preferred · Reviewed · ±0.41 · 10 stations
2.9	ML, local (Richter)	USGS National Earthquake Information Center	Reviewed · ±0.048 · 56 stations

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No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Magnitude uncertainty: ±0.41
Station coverage gap: 128°
Stations used: 24

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Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: at least 200 in the 60 days after this one and at least 200 in the 30 days before it.

After

The first 60 of at least 200.

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nn00791517 (also filed as nn00791494, us7000cqiu). Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 8:06 PM UTC.