Nevada earthquakes

M3.6 earthquake 26 km SSE of Mina, Nevada

A magnitude 3.6 earthquake struck 26 km SSE of Mina, Nevada on Fri, May 15, 2020, 4:25 AM PDT (11:25 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.1 32 km ESE of Mina, Nevada. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.6 (ML, local (Richter)), minor
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2020-05-15 11:25:42 UTC
Depth
5.0 km (3.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
38.174° N, 117.974° W
Region
Nevada
Strongest shaking
IV, light shaking
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Shaking

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

Strongest estimated
IV, light shaking
Peak ground acceleration
3.6% of gravity
Peak ground velocity
0.3 cm/s
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.

Location uncertainty
About 1.3 km horizontally, 1.9 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.15
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
49°
Stations used
38

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. 5.131 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 2331 days ago · 7 km deep · 9 km away · felt by 170
  2. 4.030 km SSE of Mina, Nevada · 2331 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away · felt by 13
  3. 3.029 km SSE of Mina, Nevada · 2331 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
  4. 3.030 km SSE of Mina, Nevada · 2331 days ago · 0 km deep · 6 km away
  5. 2.839 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 2331 days ago · 0 km deep · 19 km away
  6. 3.229 km SSE of Mina, Nevada · 2331 days ago · 10 km deep · 6 km away · felt by 4
  7. 3.039 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 2331 days ago · 0 km deep · 20 km away
  8. 3.431 km SSE of Mina, Nevada · 2331 days ago · 7 km deep · 5 km away · felt by 5
  9. 2.536 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 2331 days ago · 18 km deep · 17 km away
  10. 4.829 km SSE of Mina, Nevada · 2331 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away · felt by 18
  11. 3.430 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 2331 days ago · 3 km deep · 6 km away · felt by 2
  12. 3.531 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 2331 days ago · 10 km deep · 7 km away
  13. 4.536 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 2331 days ago · 6 km deep · 14 km away · felt by 41
  14. 2.832 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 2331 days ago · 9 km deep · 9 km away
  15. 2.931 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 2331 days ago · 8 km deep · 7 km away
  16. 2.730 km SSE of Mina, Nevada · 2331 days ago · 8 km deep · 4 km away
  17. 2.631 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 2331 days ago · 4 km deep · 16 km away
  18. 2.930 km SSE of Mina, Nevada · 2331 days ago · 0 km deep · 6 km away
  19. 2.531 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 2331 days ago · 11 km deep · 7 km away
  20. 3.532 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 2331 days ago · 18 km deep · 9 km away · felt by 4
  21. 3.228 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 2331 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away · felt by 1
  22. 2.830 km SSE of Mina, Nevada · 2331 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away
  23. 2.629 km SSE of Mina, Nevada · 2331 days ago · 0 km deep · 5 km away
  24. 2.434 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 2331 days ago · 0 km deep · 11 km away
  25. 2.324 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 2331 days ago · 0 km deep · 10 km away
  26. 3.132 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 2331 days ago · 18 km deep · 9 km away · felt by 2
  27. 3.029 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 2331 days ago · 10 km deep · 5 km away · felt by 1
  28. 2.538 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 2331 days ago · 3 km deep · 17 km away
  29. 2.733 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 2331 days ago · 1 km deep · 14 km away
  30. 2.826 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 2331 days ago · 18 km deep · 9 km away
  31. 2.831 km SSE of Mina, Nevada · 2331 days ago · 17 km deep · 6 km away
  32. 2.926 km SSE of Mina, Nevada · 2331 days ago · 12 km deep · 3 km away
  33. 2.133 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 2331 days ago · 11 km deep · 8 km away
  34. 3.031 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 2331 days ago · 18 km deep · 10 km away
  35. 3.335 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 2331 days ago · 6 km deep · 17 km away · felt by 1
  36. 3.136 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 2331 days ago · 9 km deep · 15 km away · felt by 1
  37. 1.929 km SSE of Mina, Nevada · 2331 days ago · 4 km deep · 3 km away
  38. 3.327 km SSE of Mina, Nevada · 2331 days ago · 5 km deep · 6 km away · felt by 2
  39. 3.039 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 2331 days ago · 0 km deep · 20 km away · felt by 1
  40. 2.934 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 2331 days ago · 0 km deep · 11 km away
  41. 4.337 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 2331 days ago · 8 km deep · 16 km away · felt by 7
  42. 2.733 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 2331 days ago · 4 km deep · 10 km away
  43. 2.430 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 2331 days ago · 10 km deep · 8 km away
  44. 2.532 km SSE of Mina, Nevada · 2331 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
  45. 2.626 km S of Mina, Nevada · 2331 days ago · 16 km deep · 7 km away
  46. 2.632 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 2331 days ago · 8 km deep · 8 km away
  47. 3.029 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 2331 days ago · 9 km deep · 5 km away
  48. 2.830 km SSE of Mina, Nevada · 2331 days ago · 9 km deep · 4 km away
  49. 3.333 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 2331 days ago · 5 km deep · 10 km away
  50. 2.429 km SSE of Mina, Nevada · 2331 days ago · 13 km deep · 3 km away
  51. 2.534 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 2331 days ago · 9 km deep · 16 km away
  52. 3.326 km SSE of Mina, Nevada · 2331 days ago · 9 km deep · 2 km away · felt by 5
  53. 3.232 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 2331 days ago · 4 km deep · 10 km away
  54. 2.737 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 2331 days ago · 0 km deep · 18 km away
  55. 3.834 km ESE of Mina, Nevada · 2331 days ago · 9 km deep · 18 km away · felt by 6
  56. 3.930 km SSE of Mina, Nevada · 2331 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away · felt by 4
  57. 2.826 km SSE of Mina, Nevada · 2331 days ago · 18 km deep · 3 km away
  58. 2.234 km ESE of Mina, Nevada · 2331 days ago · 14 km deep · 24 km away
  59. 2.631 km SSE of Mina, Nevada · 2331 days ago · 5 km deep · 5 km away
  60. 3.439 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 2331 days ago · 7 km deep · 21 km away · felt by 1

The first 60 of at least 201.

Before

  1. 2.929 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 2331 days ago · 19 km deep · 9 km away
  2. 3.426 km SSE of Mina, Nevada · 2331 days ago · 16 km deep · 5 km away · felt by 5
  3. 4.928 km SSE of Mina, Nevada · 2331 days ago · 4 km deep · 2 km away · felt by 234
  4. 3.832 km SSE of Mina, Nevada · 2331 days ago · 5 km deep · 6 km away · felt by 29
  5. 4.028 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 2331 days ago · 7 km deep · 9 km away · felt by 32
  6. 3.537 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 2331 days ago · 18 km deep · 18 km away
  7. 4.129 km SSE of Mina, Nevada · 2331 days ago · 11 km deep · 4 km away · felt by 97
  8. 6.5Monte Cristo Range, NV Earthquake · 2331 days ago · 3 km deep · 11 km away · felt by 11,961
  9. 2.128km SE of Bodie, CA · 2332 days ago · 5 km deep · 74 km away
  10. 2.129km SE of Bodie, CA · 2333 days ago · 5 km deep · 70 km away
  11. 2.529km SE of Bodie, CA · 2333 days ago · 7 km deep · 70 km away
  12. 2.029km SE of Bodie, CA · 2333 days ago · 3 km deep · 71 km away
  13. 1.827km SE of Bodie, CA · 2334 days ago · 6 km deep · 74 km away
  14. 3.510km NNW of Deep Springs, CA · 2334 days ago · 13 km deep · 81 km away · felt by 22
  15. 2.030km SE of Bodie, CA · 2334 days ago · 5 km deep · 67 km away
  16. 1.929km SE of Bodie, CA · 2334 days ago · 5 km deep · 71 km away
  17. 2.328km SE of Bodie, CA · 2334 days ago · 5 km deep · 74 km away
  18. 1.628km SE of Bodie, CA · 2334 days ago · 6 km deep · 74 km away
  19. 1.928km SE of Bodie, CA · 2334 days ago · 9 km deep · 73 km away
  20. 1.629km SE of Bodie, CA · 2335 days ago · 5 km deep · 71 km away

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