Nevada earthquakes

M3.0 earthquake 26 km SSE of Mina, Nevada

A magnitude 3.0 earthquake struck 26 km SSE of Mina, Nevada on Fri, May 15, 2020, 9:56 PM PDT (04:56 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
3.0 (ML, local (Richter)), minor
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2020-05-16 04:56:31 UTC
Depth
5.0 km (3.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
38.189° N, 117.941° 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.

Location uncertainty
About 0.9 km horizontally, 1.7 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.06
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
81°
Stations used
28

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

After

  1. 2.530 km SSE of Mina, Nevada · 2330 days ago · 11 km deep · 4 km away
  2. 3.732 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 2330 days ago · 1 km deep · 7 km away
  3. 3.8Nevada · 2330 days ago · 12 km deep · 2 km away
  4. 2.228 km SSE of Mina, Nevada · 2330 days ago · 11 km deep · 6 km away
  5. 2.230 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 2330 days ago · 11 km deep · 5 km away
  6. 3.332 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 2330 days ago · 5 km deep · 9 km away
  7. 2.132 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 2330 days ago · 10 km deep · 9 km away
  8. 1.928 km SSE of Mina, Nevada · 2330 days ago · 11 km deep · 6 km away
  9. 1.631 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 2330 days ago · 18 km deep · 7 km away
  10. 1.937 km WNW of Tonopah, Nevada · 2330 days ago · 3 km deep · 26 km away
  11. 2.030 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 2330 days ago · 11 km deep · 11 km away
  12. 1.630 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 2330 days ago · 2 km deep · 4 km away
  13. 2.128 km SSE of Mina, Nevada · 2330 days ago · 4 km deep · 3 km away
  14. 2.029 km SSE of Mina, Nevada · 2330 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away
  15. 1.830 km SSE of Mina, Nevada · 2330 days ago · 2 km deep · 10 km away
  16. 2.424 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 2330 days ago · 1 km deep · 9 km away
  17. 2.339 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 2330 days ago · 11 km deep · 17 km away
  18. 1.925 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 2330 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
  19. 1.828 km SSE of Mina, Nevada · 2330 days ago · 13 km deep · 3 km away
  20. 1.829 km SSE of Mina, Nevada · 2330 days ago · 1 km deep · 5 km away
  21. 2.031 km ESE of Mina, Nevada · 2330 days ago · 1 km deep · 13 km away
  22. 2.130 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 2330 days ago · 12 km deep · 6 km away
  23. 1.630 km SSE of Mina, Nevada · 2330 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
  24. 3.733 km NE of Benton, California · 2330 days ago · 6 km deep · 30 km away · felt by 1
  25. 1.733 km SSE of Mina, Nevada · 2330 days ago · 12 km deep · 12 km away
  26. 2.235 km NE of Benton, California · 2330 days ago · 3 km deep · 29 km away
  27. 2.525 km SSE of Mina, Nevada · 2330 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  28. 1.634 km SSE of Mina, Nevada · 2330 days ago · 16 km deep · 9 km away
  29. 1.729 km S of Mina, Nevada · 2330 days ago · 19 km deep · 14 km away
  30. 2.533 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 2330 days ago · 5 km deep · 10 km away
  31. 1.931 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 2330 days ago · 10 km deep · 8 km away
  32. 2.336 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 2330 days ago · 18 km deep · 14 km away
  33. 3.228 km SSE of Mina, Nevada · 2330 days ago · 5 km deep · 5 km away
  34. 2.538 km ESE of Mina, Nevada · 2330 days ago · 13 km deep · 19 km away
  35. 3.639 km ESE of Mina, Nevada · 2330 days ago · 11 km deep · 20 km away
  36. 2.327 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 2330 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
  37. 2.237 km ESE of Mina, Nevada · 2330 days ago · 12 km deep · 18 km away
  38. 1.542 km WNW of Tonopah, Nevada · 2330 days ago · 0 km deep · 22 km away
  39. 3.538 km ESE of Mina, Nevada · 2330 days ago · 5 km deep · 18 km away · felt by 2
  40. 2.122 km SSE of Mina, Nevada · 2330 days ago · 2 km deep · 5 km away
  41. 2.023 km SSE of Mina, Nevada · 2330 days ago · 5 km deep · 4 km away
  42. 3.538 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 2330 days ago · 7 km deep · 17 km away
  43. 2.334 km NE of Benton, California · 2330 days ago · 0 km deep · 29 km away
  44. 2.036 km ESE of Mina, Nevada · 2330 days ago · 9 km deep · 16 km away
  45. 3.032 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 2330 days ago · 7 km deep · 7 km away
  46. 3.237 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 2330 days ago · 11 km deep · 15 km away
  47. 1.930 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 2330 days ago · 14 km deep · 7 km away
  48. 2.332 km ESE of Mina, Nevada · 2330 days ago · 1 km deep · 17 km away
  49. 1.935 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 2330 days ago · 8 km deep · 13 km away
  50. 2.1Nevada · 2330 days ago · 4 km deep · 6 km away
  51. 2.730 km SSE of Mina, Nevada · 2330 days ago · 8 km deep · 6 km away
  52. 1.829 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 2330 days ago · 11 km deep · 3 km away
  53. 2.1Nevada · 2330 days ago · 1 km deep · 16 km away
  54. 1.932 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 2330 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
  55. 3.035 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 2330 days ago · 7 km deep · 10 km away
  56. 1.830 km SSE of Mina, Nevada · 2330 days ago · 11 km deep · 6 km away
  57. 2.529 km S of Mina, Nevada · 2330 days ago · 8 km deep · 12 km away
  58. 2.939 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 2330 days ago · 7 km deep · 17 km away
  59. 1.931 km SSE of Mina, Nevada · 2330 days ago · 12 km deep · 5 km away
  60. 2.1Nevada · 2330 days ago · 17 km deep · 17 km away

The first 60 of at least 202.

Before

  1. 2.227 km SSE of Mina, Nevada · 2330 days ago · 7 km deep · 6 km away
  2. 2.035 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 2330 days ago · 0 km deep · 9 km away
  3. 2.636 km ESE of Mina, Nevada · 2330 days ago · 6 km deep · 18 km away
  4. 2.529 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 2330 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away
  5. 2.534 km ESE of Mina, Nevada · 2330 days ago · 12 km deep · 17 km away
  6. 2.032 km S of Mina, Nevada · 2330 days ago · 10 km deep · 18 km away
  7. 2.829 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 2330 days ago · 17 km deep · 6 km away
  8. 3.832 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 2330 days ago · 9 km deep · 8 km away
  9. 2.538 km ESE of Mina, Nevada · 2330 days ago · 5 km deep · 18 km away
  10. 1.738 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 2330 days ago · 10 km deep · 17 km away
  11. 2.533 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 2330 days ago · 13 km deep · 8 km away
  12. 2.6Nevada · 2330 days ago · 10 km deep · 6 km away
  13. 2.728 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 2330 days ago · 14 km deep · 5 km away
  14. 3.126 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 2330 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
  15. 4.631 km SSE of Mina, Nevada · 2330 days ago · 5 km deep · 7 km away · felt by 9
  16. 2.137 km ESE of Mina, Nevada · 2330 days ago · 17 km deep · 18 km away
  17. 2.727 km SSE of Mina, Nevada · 2330 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
  18. 2.132 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 2330 days ago · 11 km deep · 6 km away
  19. 1.931 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 2330 days ago · 1 km deep · 9 km away
  20. 2.330 km S of Mina, Nevada · 2330 days ago · 3 km deep · 13 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us70009hra (also filed as nn00726047). Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 11:39 AM UTC.