Nevada earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake 17 km WSW of Silver Peak, Nevada

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 17 km WSW of Silver Peak, Nevada on Tue, May 26, 2020, 2:21 PM PDT (21:21 UTC), 16 km (10 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.0 29 km SSE of Mina, Nevada. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.5 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Nevada Seismological Laboratory
Local time
UTC
2020-05-26 21:21:15 UTC
Depth
16.0 km (9.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
37.721° N, 117.833° 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
±0.14
Station coverage gap
171°
Stations used
8

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. 2.236 km N of Benton, California · 2319 days ago · 0 km deep · 77 km away
  2. 1.632 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 2319 days ago · 7 km deep · 49 km away
  3. 1.5Nevada · 2319 days ago · 9 km deep · 46 km away
  4. 1.928 km SSE of Mina, Nevada · 2319 days ago · 6 km deep · 50 km away
  5. 3.635 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 2319 days ago · 8 km deep · 50 km away
  6. 1.835 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 2319 days ago · 7 km deep · 50 km away
  7. 1.637 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 2319 days ago · 10 km deep · 54 km away
  8. 1.529 km SSE of Mina, Nevada · 2319 days ago · 9 km deep · 50 km away
  9. 1.629 km S of Mina, Nevada · 2319 days ago · 1 km deep · 52 km away
  10. 2.327 km SSE of Mina, Nevada · 2319 days ago · 4 km deep · 52 km away
  11. 1.9Nevada · 2319 days ago · 3 km deep · 51 km away
  12. 1.830 km SSE of Mina, NV · 2319 days ago · 9 km deep · 49 km away
  13. 2.130 km SSE of Mina, Nevada · 2319 days ago · 8 km deep · 48 km away
  14. 1.929 km SSE of Mina, Nevada · 2319 days ago · 2 km deep · 50 km away
  15. 1.529 km S of Mina, Nevada · 2319 days ago · 2 km deep · 51 km away
  16. 1.7Nevada · 2319 days ago · 10 km deep · 49 km away
  17. 2.133 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 2319 days ago · 6 km deep · 55 km away
  18. 1.834 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 2319 days ago · 6 km deep · 51 km away
  19. 1.932 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 2319 days ago · 8 km deep · 56 km away
  20. 1.932 km SSW of Mina, Nevada · 2319 days ago · 0 km deep · 53 km away
  21. 1.733 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 2319 days ago · 3 km deep · 48 km away
  22. 1.628 km SSE of Mina, Nevada · 2319 days ago · 1 km deep · 50 km away
  23. 2.026 km SSE of Mina, Nevada · 2319 days ago · 4 km deep · 52 km away
  24. 2.329 km S of Mina, Nevada · 2319 days ago · 7 km deep · 50 km away
  25. 2.028 km SSE of Mina, Nevada · 2319 days ago · 8 km deep · 49 km away
  26. 1.5California-Nevada border region · 2319 days ago · 6 km deep · 49 km away
  27. 3.828 km S of Mina, Nevada · 2319 days ago · 2 km deep · 50 km away · felt by 5
  28. 1.626 km S of Mina, Nevada · 2319 days ago · 1 km deep · 53 km away
  29. 1.727 km S of Mina, Nevada · 2319 days ago · 13 km deep · 52 km away
  30. 1.728 km S of Mina, Nevada · 2319 days ago · 0 km deep · 50 km away
  31. 1.929 km SSE of Mina, Nevada · 2319 days ago · 12 km deep · 49 km away
  32. 2.729 km SSE of Mina, Nevada · 2319 days ago · 11 km deep · 49 km away
  33. 1.527 km SSE of Mina, Nevada · 2319 days ago · 2 km deep · 51 km away
  34. 1.628 km S of Mina, Nevada · 2319 days ago · 8 km deep · 50 km away
  35. 2.332 km ESE of Mina, Nevada · 2319 days ago · 9 km deep · 56 km away
  36. 1.627 km SSE of Mina, Nevada · 2319 days ago · 5 km deep · 51 km away
  37. 1.730 km S of Mina, Nevada · 2319 days ago · 3 km deep · 50 km away
  38. 1.730 km S of Mina, Nevada · 2319 days ago · 5 km deep · 50 km away
  39. 3.433 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 2319 days ago · 9 km deep · 50 km away
  40. 1.530 km SSE of Mina, Nevada · 2319 days ago · 15 km deep · 49 km away
  41. 1.727 km S of Mina, Nevada · 2319 days ago · 10 km deep · 51 km away
  42. 1.729 km S of Mina, Nevada · 2319 days ago · 0 km deep · 52 km away
  43. 2.027 km SSE of Mina, Nevada · 2319 days ago · 4 km deep · 50 km away
  44. 1.939 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 2319 days ago · 8 km deep · 52 km away
  45. 2.029 km SSE of Mina, Nevada · 2319 days ago · 10 km deep · 49 km away
  46. 1.631 km SSE of Mina, Nevada · 2319 days ago · 5 km deep · 48 km away
  47. 1.830 km SSE of Mina, Nevada · 2319 days ago · 6 km deep · 49 km away
  48. 1.730 km S of Mina, Nevada · 2319 days ago · 7 km deep · 50 km away
  49. 1.930 km SSE of Mina, Nevada · 2319 days ago · 5 km deep · 49 km away
  50. 1.529 km SSE of Mina, Nevada · 2319 days ago · 18 km deep · 49 km away
  51. 2.939 km ESE of Mina, Nevada · 2319 days ago · 8 km deep · 54 km away
  52. 1.738 km ESE of Mina, Nevada · 2319 days ago · 11 km deep · 54 km away
  53. 1.532 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 2319 days ago · 9 km deep · 56 km away
  54. 1.639 km ESE of Mina, Nevada · 2319 days ago · 8 km deep · 54 km away
  55. 2.228 km S of Mina, Nevada · 2319 days ago · 7 km deep · 51 km away
  56. 1.727 km SSE of Mina, Nevada · 2319 days ago · 5 km deep · 51 km away
  57. 1.833 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 2319 days ago · 6 km deep · 51 km away
  58. 1.837 km ESE of Mina, Nevada · 2319 days ago · 3 km deep · 55 km away
  59. 2.033 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 2319 days ago · 3 km deep · 48 km away
  60. 2.034 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 2319 days ago · 7 km deep · 49 km away

The first 60 of at least 202.

Before

  1. 1.627 km SSE of Mina, Nevada · 2319 days ago · 0 km deep · 51 km away
  2. 2.032 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 2319 days ago · 7 km deep · 48 km away
  3. 1.631 km SSE of Mina, Nevada · 2319 days ago · 9 km deep · 48 km away
  4. 1.630 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 2319 days ago · 7 km deep · 51 km away
  5. 1.530 km SSE of Mina, Nevada · 2319 days ago · 11 km deep · 48 km away
  6. 2.224 km SSE of Mina, Nevada · 2319 days ago · 4 km deep · 54 km away
  7. 1.930 km SSE of Mina, Nevada · 2319 days ago · 14 km deep · 48 km away
  8. 1.935 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 2319 days ago · 11 km deep · 51 km away
  9. 2.035 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 2319 days ago · 11 km deep · 52 km away
  10. 1.629km SE of Bodie, CA · 2320 days ago · 6 km deep · 89 km away
  11. 2.129km SE of Bodie, CA · 2320 days ago · 4 km deep · 89 km away
  12. 1.537 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 2320 days ago · 8 km deep · 52 km away
  13. 1.629 km SSE of Mina, Nevada · 2320 days ago · 12 km deep · 49 km away
  14. 1.529 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 2320 days ago · 9 km deep · 53 km away
  15. 2.229 km SSE of Mina, Nevada · 2320 days ago · 11 km deep · 50 km away
  16. 1.527 km SSE of Mina, Nevada · 2320 days ago · 13 km deep · 51 km away
  17. 1.630 km SSE of Mina, Nevada · 2320 days ago · 15 km deep · 48 km away
  18. 1.629 km SSE of Mina, Nevada · 2320 days ago · 14 km deep · 49 km away
  19. 2.530 km SSE of Mina, Nevada · 2320 days ago · 16 km deep · 48 km away
  20. 1.839 km ESE of Mina, Nevada · 2320 days ago · 12 km deep · 54 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nn00735709. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 7:27 AM UTC.