Nevada earthquakes

M2.5 earthquake 32 km SE of Mina, Nevada

A magnitude 2.5 earthquake struck 32 km SE of Mina, Nevada on Sun, May 17, 2020, 4:53 AM PDT (11:53 UTC), 6 km (4 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
2.5 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2020-05-17 11:53:24 UTC
Depth
6.2 km (3.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
38.163° N, 117.874° W
Region
Nevada
Strongest shaking
III, weak 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
III, weak shaking
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 1.0 km horizontally, 4.9 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.10
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
61°
Stations used
25

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. 4.529 km SSE of Mina, Nevada · 2329 days ago · 10 km deep · 7 km away · felt by 10
  2. 1.829 km SSE of Mina, Nevada · 2329 days ago · 11 km deep · 6 km away
  3. 2.029 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 2329 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
  4. 2.0Nevada · 2329 days ago · 5 km deep · 10 km away
  5. 2.737 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 2329 days ago · 5 km deep · 9 km away
  6. 2.329 km SSE of Mina, Nevada · 2329 days ago · 13 km deep · 7 km away
  7. 2.127 km SSE of Mina, Nevada · 2329 days ago · 15 km deep · 14 km away
  8. 2.730 km N of Benton, California · 2329 days ago · 11 km deep · 57 km away
  9. 2.025 km SSE of Mina, Nevada · 2329 days ago · 1 km deep · 14 km away
  10. 1.825 km SSE of Mina, Nevada · 2329 days ago · 0 km deep · 12 km away
  11. 1.731 km SSE of Mina, Nevada · 2329 days ago · 13 km deep · 6 km away
  12. 2.337 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 2329 days ago · 0 km deep · 10 km away
  13. 3.027 km SSE of Mina, Nevada · 2329 days ago · 7 km deep · 13 km away
  14. 1.840 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 2329 days ago · 4 km deep · 12 km away
  15. 1.928 km S of Mina, Nevada · 2329 days ago · 1 km deep · 16 km away
  16. 2.033 km ESE of Mina, Nevada · 2329 days ago · 2 km deep · 12 km away
  17. 2.131 km SSE of Mina, Nevada · 2329 days ago · 7 km deep · 9 km away
  18. 1.938 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 2329 days ago · 8 km deep · 9 km away
  19. 2.330 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 2329 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  20. 1.928 km SSE of Mina, Nevada · 2329 days ago · 4 km deep · 6 km away
  21. 2.537 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 2329 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
  22. 3.928 km SSE of Mina, Nevada · 2329 days ago · 11 km deep · 7 km away
  23. 2.035 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 2329 days ago · 2 km deep · 10 km away
  24. 1.833 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 2329 days ago · 4 km deep · 4 km away
  25. 1.931 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 2329 days ago · 9 km deep · 1 km away
  26. 2.031 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 2329 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  27. 1.629 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 2329 days ago · 4 km deep · 4 km away
  28. 2.029 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 2329 days ago · 4 km deep · 4 km away
  29. 2.039 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 2329 days ago · 8 km deep · 12 km away
  30. 1.533 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 2329 days ago · 5 km deep · 5 km away
  31. 2.333 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 2329 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away
  32. 2.138 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 2329 days ago · 5 km deep · 12 km away
  33. 2.537 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 2329 days ago · 7 km deep · 10 km away
  34. 2.429 km SSE of Mina, Nevada · 2329 days ago · 11 km deep · 5 km away
  35. 1.628 km S of Mina, Nevada · 2329 days ago · 1 km deep · 18 km away
  36. 1.527 km SSE of Mina, Nevada · 2329 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away
  37. 1.828 km SSE of Mina, Nevada · 2329 days ago · 5 km deep · 13 km away
  38. 2.132 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 2329 days ago · 12 km deep · 3 km away
  39. 1.739 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 2329 days ago · 5 km deep · 11 km away
  40. 1.927 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 2329 days ago · 9 km deep · 6 km away
  41. 2.626 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 2329 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
  42. 1.732 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 2329 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  43. 2.731 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 2329 days ago · 11 km deep · 4 km away
  44. 1.834 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 2329 days ago · 0 km deep · 10 km away
  45. 1.931 km SSE of Mina, Nevada · 2329 days ago · 9 km deep · 9 km away
  46. 2.133 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 2329 days ago · 8 km deep · 5 km away
  47. 1.929 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 2329 days ago · 5 km deep · 4 km away
  48. 3.130 km N of Benton, California · 2329 days ago · 7 km deep · 58 km away
  49. 2.332 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 2329 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  50. 2.430 km S of Mina, Nevada · 2329 days ago · 7 km deep · 21 km away
  51. 2.032 km ESE of Mina, Nevada · 2329 days ago · 1 km deep · 12 km away
  52. 1.830 km S of Mina, Nevada · 2329 days ago · 1 km deep · 19 km away
  53. 1.532 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 2329 days ago · 1 km deep · 1 km away
  54. 2.432 km NNW of Benton, California · 2329 days ago · 0 km deep · 60 km away
  55. 1.737 km ESE of Mina, Nevada · 2329 days ago · 2 km deep · 13 km away
  56. 1.726 km S of Mina, Nevada · 2329 days ago · 1 km deep · 21 km away
  57. 1.631 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 2329 days ago · 1 km deep · 5 km away
  58. 2.828 km SSE of Mina, Nevada · 2329 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away
  59. 1.729 km SSE of Mina, Nevada · 2329 days ago · 2 km deep · 15 km away
  60. 1.629 km SSE of Mina, Nevada · 2329 days ago · 11 km deep · 7 km away

The first 60 of at least 202.

Before

  1. 1.829 km S of Mina, Nevada · 2329 days ago · 3 km deep · 16 km away
  2. 2.028 km S of Mina, Nevada · 2329 days ago · 0 km deep · 17 km away
  3. 1.632 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 2329 days ago · 1 km deep · 1 km away
  4. 2.934 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 2329 days ago · 3 km deep · 3 km away
  5. 1.932 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 2329 days ago · 3 km deep · 9 km away
  6. 1.627 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 2329 days ago · 0 km deep · 5 km away
  7. 3.735 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 2329 days ago · 12 km deep · 9 km away
  8. 2.328 km SSE of Mina, Nevada · 2329 days ago · 7 km deep · 8 km away
  9. 1.627 km SSE of Mina, Nevada · 2329 days ago · 6 km deep · 12 km away
  10. 2.331 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 2329 days ago · 1 km deep · 2 km away
  11. 1.730 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 2329 days ago · 13 km deep · 2 km away
  12. 2.032 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 2329 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away
  13. 1.5Nevada · 2329 days ago · 0 km deep · 1 km away
  14. 2.330 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 2329 days ago · 5 km deep · 4 km away
  15. 1.7Nevada · 2329 days ago · 2 km deep · 2 km away
  16. 2.028 km S of Mina, Nevada · 2329 days ago · 7 km deep · 16 km away
  17. 1.825 km S of Mina, Nevada · 2329 days ago · 2 km deep · 20 km away
  18. 2.730 km SSE of Mina, Nevada · 2329 days ago · 7 km deep · 7 km away
  19. 1.628 km SSE of Mina, Nevada · 2329 days ago · 10 km deep · 10 km away
  20. 1.935 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 2329 days ago · 0 km deep · 8 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us70009iv0 (also filed as nn00727247). Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 10:10 AM UTC.