Nevada earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 29 km S of Mina, Nevada

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 29 km S of Mina, Nevada on Tue, Feb 16, 2021, 6:11 PM PST (02:11 UTC), 4 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.4 24 km S of Mina, Nevada. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.6 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Nevada Seismological Laboratory
Local time
UTC
2021-02-17 02:11:58 UTC
Depth
4.1 km (2.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
38.126° N, 118.092° 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
±0.33
Station coverage gap
148°
Stations used
21

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. 1.828 km SSE of Mina, Nevada · 2054 days ago · 6 km deep · 12 km away
  2. 1.630 km SSE of Mina, Nevada · 2054 days ago · 11 km deep · 10 km away
  3. 1.624 km S of Mina, Nevada · 2054 days ago · 3 km deep · 5 km away
  4. 1.933 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 2054 days ago · 9 km deep · 18 km away
  5. 1.539 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 2054 days ago · 10 km deep · 32 km away
  6. 1.639 km ESE of Mina, Nevada · 2054 days ago · 9 km deep · 32 km away
  7. 2.225 km S of Mina, Nevada · 2054 days ago · 7 km deep · 5 km away
  8. 1.737 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 2054 days ago · 11 km deep · 29 km away
  9. 1.724 km S of Mina, Nevada · 2053 days ago · 3 km deep · 5 km away
  10. 2.030 km SSE of Mina, Nevada · 2053 days ago · 11 km deep · 10 km away
  11. 1.530 km SSE of Mina, Nevada · 2053 days ago · 11 km deep · 10 km away
  12. 1.731 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 2053 days ago · 7 km deep · 19 km away
  13. 2.234 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 2053 days ago · 8 km deep · 22 km away
  14. 1.634 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 2053 days ago · 8 km deep · 21 km away
  15. 3.414km NE of Big Pine, CA · 2053 days ago · 9 km deep · 99 km away · felt by 9
  16. 2.415km ENE of Big Pine, CA · 2053 days ago · 9 km deep · 99 km away · felt by 2
  17. 1.536 km SW of Mina, Nevada · 2053 days ago · 9 km deep · 25 km away
  18. 2.349 km ENE of Mina, Nevada · 2053 days ago · 12 km deep · 63 km away
  19. 2.522 km NNW of Mina, Nevada · 2052 days ago · 11 km deep · 50 km away
  20. 1.522 km NNW of Mina, Nevada · 2052 days ago · 4 km deep · 51 km away
  21. 1.627 km SSE of Mina, Nevada · 2052 days ago · 2 km deep · 12 km away
  22. 1.834km E of Lee Vining, CA · 2052 days ago · 4 km deep · 62 km away
  23. 1.531 km SSE of Mina, Nevada · 2052 days ago · 10 km deep · 13 km away
  24. 2.232 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 2052 days ago · 9 km deep · 19 km away
  25. 2.337 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 2051 days ago · 11 km deep · 28 km away
  26. 1.511 km NW of Benton, California · 2051 days ago · 9 km deep · 48 km away
  27. 3.233 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 2051 days ago · 12 km deep · 22 km away
  28. 1.732 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 2051 days ago · 11 km deep · 22 km away
  29. 2.324 km S of Mina, Nevada · 2050 days ago · 4 km deep · 5 km away
  30. 2.924 km S of Mina, Nevada · 2050 days ago · 4 km deep · 5 km away
  31. 1.924 km S of Mina, Nevada · 2050 days ago · 4 km deep · 5 km away
  32. 1.630 km SSE of Mina, Nevada · 2050 days ago · 7 km deep · 5 km away
  33. 3.023 km ENE of Hawthorne, Nevada · 2050 days ago · 6 km deep · 55 km away
  34. 1.533 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 2050 days ago · 9 km deep · 19 km away
  35. 2.630 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 2050 days ago · 5 km deep · 18 km away
  36. 3.132 km SSE of Hawthorne, Nevada · 2050 days ago · 10 km deep · 38 km away · felt by 1
  37. 2.324 km SSE of Mina, Nevada · 2050 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
  38. 2.324 km S of Mina, Nevada · 2049 days ago · 7 km deep · 6 km away
  39. 1.6California-Nevada border region · 2049 days ago · 11 km deep · 14 km away
  40. 2.124 km S of Mina, Nevada · 2049 days ago · 8 km deep · 5 km away
  41. 2.130 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 2049 days ago · 12 km deep · 19 km away
  42. 3.126 km SSE of Mina, Nevada · 2049 days ago · 2 km deep · 10 km away · felt by 1
  43. 1.828 km SSE of Mina, Nevada · 2049 days ago · 4 km deep · 6 km away
  44. 2.033 km SSW of Mina, Nevada · 2048 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away
  45. 1.917km WSW of Toms Place, CA · 2048 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away
  46. 1.840 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 2048 days ago · 3 km deep · 31 km away
  47. 1.727km SE of Bodie, CA · 2048 days ago · 6 km deep · 62 km away
  48. 2.127 km SSE of Mina, Nevada · 2048 days ago · 3 km deep · 5 km away
  49. 1.627 km SSE of Mina, Nevada · 2048 days ago · 2 km deep · 5 km away
  50. 1.541km NNE of Toms Place, CA · 2047 days ago · 5 km deep · 47 km away
  51. 2.034 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 2047 days ago · 11 km deep · 24 km away
  52. 1.629 km SSE of Mina, Nevada · 2047 days ago · 12 km deep · 13 km away
  53. 2.029 km SSE of Mina, Nevada · 2047 days ago · 8 km deep · 13 km away
  54. 1.633 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 2047 days ago · 10 km deep · 23 km away
  55. 2.540km NNE of Toms Place, CA · 2047 days ago · 8 km deep · 46 km away
  56. 2.136 km NNE of Benton, California · 2047 days ago · 10 km deep · 26 km away
  57. 1.636 km N of Benton, California · 2047 days ago · 12 km deep · 27 km away
  58. 2.238 km ESE of Mina, Nevada · 2047 days ago · 12 km deep · 32 km away
  59. 2.2Nevada · 2046 days ago · 2 km deep · 11 km away
  60. 2.630 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 2046 days ago · 8 km deep · 19 km away · felt by 1

The first 60 of at least 202.

Before

  1. 1.828 km SSE of Mina, Nevada · 2055 days ago · 6 km deep · 13 km away
  2. 1.97km E of Wilkerson, CA · 2055 days ago · 13 km deep · 97 km away
  3. 2.033 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 2055 days ago · 6 km deep · 22 km away
  4. 1.9Nevada · 2055 days ago · 8 km deep · 25 km away
  5. 2.430 km SSE of Mina, Nevada · 2055 days ago · 10 km deep · 15 km away
  6. 1.535 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 2055 days ago · 8 km deep · 26 km away
  7. 1.631 km SSW of Mina, Nevada · 2055 days ago · 3 km deep · 8 km away
  8. 1.931 km SSW of Mina, Nevada · 2055 days ago · 2 km deep · 8 km away
  9. 1.627 km SSE of Mina, Nevada · 2055 days ago · 3 km deep · 12 km away
  10. 1.6California-Nevada border region · 2055 days ago · 3 km deep · 7 km away
  11. 2.515km WSW of Toms Place, CA · 2056 days ago · 5 km deep · 95 km away · felt by 1
  12. 1.727 km SSE of Mina, Nevada · 2056 days ago · 2 km deep · 6 km away
  13. 1.727 km SSE of Mina, Nevada · 2056 days ago · 3 km deep · 7 km away
  14. 1.826 km SW of Mina, Nevada · 2056 days ago · 12 km deep · 24 km away
  15. 1.531 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 2056 days ago · 8 km deep · 17 km away
  16. 2.3Nevada · 2057 days ago · 8 km deep · 22 km away
  17. 1.720 km NNW of Mina, Nevada · 2057 days ago · 3 km deep · 50 km away
  18. 3.116 km NE of Hawthorne, Nevada · 2057 days ago · 4 km deep · 63 km away · felt by 1
  19. 2.030 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 2057 days ago · 5 km deep · 19 km away
  20. 3.76km ESE of Wilkerson, CA · 2057 days ago · 12 km deep · 98 km away · felt by 58

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nn00800551. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 1:02 PM UTC.