Nevada earthquakes

M2.1 earthquake Nevada

A magnitude 2.1 earthquake struck in Nevada on Sat, May 16, 2020, 12:55 AM PDT (07:55 UTC), 17 km (11 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
2.1 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Nevada Seismological Laboratory
Local time
UTC
2020-05-16 07:55:40 UTC
Depth
17.1 km (10.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
38.211° N, 117.745° 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.

Magnitude uncertainty
±0.31
Station coverage gap
101°
Stations used
15

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. 1.934 km ESE of Mina, Nevada · 2330 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
  2. 1.633 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 2330 days ago · 4 km deep · 5 km away
  3. 2.030 km SSE of Mina, Nevada · 2330 days ago · 0 km deep · 25 km away
  4. 2.639 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 2330 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
  5. 2.927 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 2330 days ago · 10 km deep · 11 km away
  6. 2.028 km SSE of Mina, Nevada · 2330 days ago · 5 km deep · 26 km away
  7. 1.930 km SSE of Mina, Nevada · 2330 days ago · 1 km deep · 17 km away
  8. 2.530 km SSE of Mina, Nevada · 2330 days ago · 10 km deep · 20 km away
  9. 1.725 km SSE of Mina, Nevada · 2330 days ago · 13 km deep · 19 km away
  10. 2.530 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 2330 days ago · 8 km deep · 10 km away
  11. 2.427 km SSE of Mina, Nevada · 2330 days ago · 16 km deep · 21 km away
  12. 1.535 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 2330 days ago · 9 km deep · 2 km away
  13. 1.938 km ESE of Mina, Nevada · 2330 days ago · 3 km deep · 1 km away
  14. 1.832 km SSE of Mina, Nevada · 2330 days ago · 17 km deep · 23 km away
  15. 1.831 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 2330 days ago · 1 km deep · 11 km away
  16. 2.829 km SSE of Mina, Nevada · 2330 days ago · 9 km deep · 21 km away
  17. 2.228 km SSE of Mina, Nevada · 2330 days ago · 12 km deep · 25 km away
  18. 2.429 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 2330 days ago · 8 km deep · 10 km away
  19. 2.631 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 2330 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away
  20. 3.025 km S of Mina, Nevada · 2330 days ago · 16 km deep · 29 km away
  21. 2.328 km SSE of Mina, Nevada · 2330 days ago · 14 km deep · 22 km away
  22. 3.328 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 2330 days ago · 8 km deep · 13 km away
  23. 2.528 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 2330 days ago · 1 km deep · 11 km away
  24. 3.539 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 2330 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away
  25. 2.130 km SSE of Mina, Nevada · 2330 days ago · 10 km deep · 22 km away
  26. 1.733 km ESE of Mina, Nevada · 2330 days ago · 16 km deep · 4 km away
  27. 2.028 km ESE of Mina, Nevada · 2330 days ago · 5 km deep · 9 km away
  28. 2.134 km ESE of Mina, Nevada · 2330 days ago · 4 km deep · 3 km away
  29. 2.036 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 2330 days ago · 0 km deep · 2 km away
  30. 2.538 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 2330 days ago · 9 km deep · 2 km away
  31. 1.932 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 2330 days ago · 12 km deep · 11 km away
  32. 1.733 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 2330 days ago · 0 km deep · 11 km away
  33. 2.932 km ESE of Mina, Nevada · 2330 days ago · 12 km deep · 5 km away
  34. 1.838 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 2330 days ago · 1 km deep · 2 km away
  35. 1.830 km ESE of Mina, Nevada · 2330 days ago · 21 km deep · 7 km away
  36. 3.024 km SSE of Mina, Nevada · 2330 days ago · 11 km deep · 26 km away
  37. 1.727 km SSE of Mina, Nevada · 2330 days ago · 11 km deep · 25 km away
  38. 2.330 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 2330 days ago · 15 km deep · 9 km away
  39. 2.028 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 2330 days ago · 4 km deep · 12 km away
  40. 2.426 km SSE of Mina, Nevada · 2330 days ago · 14 km deep · 22 km away
  41. 1.831 km ESE of Mina, Nevada · 2330 days ago · 4 km deep · 8 km away
  42. 2.225 km SSE of Mina, Nevada · 2330 days ago · 12 km deep · 18 km away
  43. 1.936 km ESE of Mina, Nevada · 2330 days ago · 17 km deep · 1 km away
  44. 2.032 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 2330 days ago · 12 km deep · 6 km away
  45. 2.136 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 2330 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away
  46. 2.1Nevada · 2330 days ago · 0 km deep · 5 km away
  47. 1.737 km ESE of Mina, Nevada · 2330 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  48. 3.928 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 2330 days ago · 7 km deep · 14 km away · felt by 1
  49. 3.427 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 2330 days ago · 6 km deep · 14 km away
  50. 2.027 km SSE of Mina, Nevada · 2330 days ago · 11 km deep · 22 km away
  51. 1.828 km SSE of Mina, Nevada · 2330 days ago · 10 km deep · 23 km away
  52. 1.529km SE of Bodie, CA · 2330 days ago · 3 km deep · 88 km away
  53. 1.831 km SSE of Mina, Nevada · 2330 days ago · 0 km deep · 19 km away
  54. 2.528 km SSE of Mina, Nevada · 2330 days ago · 10 km deep · 19 km away
  55. 2.633 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 2330 days ago · 5 km deep · 4 km away
  56. 2.627 km SSE of Mina, Nevada · 2330 days ago · 13 km deep · 24 km away
  57. 1.632 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 2330 days ago · 11 km deep · 9 km away
  58. 3.029 km SSE of Mina, Nevada · 2330 days ago · 9 km deep · 18 km away
  59. 2.631 km SSE of Mina, Nevada · 2330 days ago · 3 km deep · 19 km away
  60. 1.934 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 2330 days ago · 8 km deep · 8 km away

The first 60 of at least 202.

Before

  1. 1.931 km SSE of Mina, Nevada · 2330 days ago · 12 km deep · 16 km away
  2. 2.939 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 2330 days ago · 7 km deep · 5 km away
  3. 2.529 km S of Mina, Nevada · 2330 days ago · 8 km deep · 29 km away
  4. 1.830 km SSE of Mina, Nevada · 2330 days ago · 11 km deep · 21 km away
  5. 3.035 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 2330 days ago · 7 km deep · 10 km away
  6. 1.932 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 2330 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away
  7. 2.1Nevada · 2330 days ago · 1 km deep · 6 km away
  8. 1.829 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 2330 days ago · 11 km deep · 15 km away
  9. 2.730 km SSE of Mina, Nevada · 2330 days ago · 8 km deep · 21 km away
  10. 2.1Nevada · 2330 days ago · 4 km deep · 11 km away
  11. 1.935 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 2330 days ago · 8 km deep · 5 km away
  12. 2.332 km ESE of Mina, Nevada · 2330 days ago · 1 km deep · 6 km away
  13. 1.930 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 2330 days ago · 14 km deep · 10 km away
  14. 3.237 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 2330 days ago · 11 km deep · 3 km away
  15. 3.032 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 2330 days ago · 7 km deep · 11 km away
  16. 2.036 km ESE of Mina, Nevada · 2330 days ago · 9 km deep · 1 km away
  17. 2.334 km NE of Benton, California · 2330 days ago · 0 km deep · 46 km away
  18. 3.538 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 2330 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away
  19. 2.023 km SSE of Mina, Nevada · 2330 days ago · 5 km deep · 20 km away
  20. 2.122 km SSE of Mina, Nevada · 2330 days ago · 2 km deep · 22 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nn00726186. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 9:59 AM UTC.