Nevada earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 28 km SSE of Mina, Nevada

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 28 km SSE of Mina, Nevada on Sat, May 8, 2021, 7:47 PM PDT (02:47 UTC), 3 km (2 mi) below the surface.

Automatic solution: the magnitude and location may still be revised.

A larger quake followed: M4.0 33 km SE 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
2021-05-09 02:47:02 UTC
Depth
2.6 km (1.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
38.155° N, 117.970° W
Region
Nevada
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Automatic solution, may be revised

Did you feel it?

No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

How well it is located

An automatic solution; a seismologist may revise it.

Magnitude uncertainty
±0.35
Station coverage gap
120°
Stations used
14

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 199 in the 60 days after this one and 178 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.227km ESE of Bodie, CA · 1975 days ago · 4 km deep · 69 km away
  2. 3.027km ESE of Bodie, CA · 1974 days ago · 8 km deep · 69 km away · felt by 1
  3. 2.430 km SSE of Mina, Nevada · 1974 days ago · 13 km deep · 4 km away
  4. 3.627 km SSE of Mina, Nevada · 1974 days ago · 2 km deep · 2 km away · felt by 5
  5. 1.626 km SSE of Mina, Nevada · 1974 days ago · 2 km deep · 3 km away
  6. 1.626 km SSE of Mina, Nevada · 1974 days ago · 1 km deep · 3 km away
  7. 1.526 km SSE of Mina, Nevada · 1974 days ago · 0 km deep · 3 km away
  8. 1.926 km SSE of Mina, Nevada · 1974 days ago · 2 km deep · 3 km away
  9. 2.225 km SSE of Mina, Nevada · 1974 days ago · 2 km deep · 3 km away
  10. 2.530 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 1973 days ago · 11 km deep · 10 km away
  11. 1.530 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 1973 days ago · 12 km deep · 6 km away
  12. 1.630 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 1973 days ago · 5 km deep · 9 km away
  13. 1.527 km SSE of Mina, Nevada · 1973 days ago · 3 km deep · 2 km away
  14. 1.827 km SSE of Mina, Nevada · 1973 days ago · 2 km deep · 2 km away
  15. 1.834 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 1973 days ago · 7 km deep · 11 km away
  16. 2.330 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 1973 days ago · 12 km deep · 7 km away
  17. 1.625 km S of Mina, Nevada · 1973 days ago · 5 km deep · 9 km away
  18. 1.936 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 1972 days ago · 11 km deep · 17 km away
  19. 1.632 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 1972 days ago · 8 km deep · 7 km away
  20. 1.826 km SSE of Mina, Nevada · 1972 days ago · 1 km deep · 2 km away
  21. 1.733 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 1972 days ago · 9 km deep · 7 km away
  22. 1.639km NNE of Toms Place, CA · 1972 days ago · 9 km deep · 58 km away
  23. 2.130 km SSE of Mina, Nevada · 1972 days ago · 12 km deep · 2 km away
  24. 1.630 km SSE of Mina, Nevada · 1972 days ago · 12 km deep · 2 km away
  25. 1.530 km SSE of Mina, Nevada · 1972 days ago · 9 km deep · 4 km away
  26. 1.530 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 1971 days ago · 11 km deep · 8 km away
  27. 1.630 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 1971 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away
  28. 1.627 km SSE of Mina, Nevada · 1971 days ago · 0 km deep · 2 km away
  29. 2.140km NNE of Toms Place, CA · 1971 days ago · 7 km deep · 58 km away
  30. 1.527 km SSE of Mina, Nevada · 1971 days ago · 3 km deep · 2 km away
  31. 1.529 km SSE of Mina, Nevada · 1971 days ago · 9 km deep · 3 km away
  32. 1.840km NNE of Toms Place, CA · 1970 days ago · 4 km deep · 58 km away
  33. 1.530 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 1970 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away
  34. 1.640km NNE of Toms Place, CA · 1969 days ago · 4 km deep · 58 km away
  35. 1.833 km SSW of Mina, Nevada · 1969 days ago · 2 km deep · 22 km away
  36. 2.639km NNE of Toms Place, CA · 1969 days ago · 7 km deep · 58 km away · felt by 2
  37. 2.139km NNE of Toms Place, CA · 1969 days ago · 5 km deep · 59 km away
  38. 2.59km WSW of Toms Place, CA · 1969 days ago · 8 km deep · 98 km away · felt by 1
  39. 2.132 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 1968 days ago · 12 km deep · 8 km away
  40. 3.630 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 1968 days ago · 5 km deep · 10 km away · felt by 2
  41. 1.629 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 1967 days ago · 9 km deep · 6 km away
  42. 2.08 km WNW of Goldfield, Nevada · 1967 days ago · 0 km deep · 73 km away
  43. 2.236 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 1967 days ago · 13 km deep · 15 km away
  44. 1.610km WSW of Toms Place, CA · 1967 days ago · 5 km deep · 100 km away
  45. 1.538 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 1967 days ago · 12 km deep · 19 km away
  46. 2.027 km SSE of Mina, Nevada · 1967 days ago · 2 km deep · 5 km away
  47. 1.828 km SSE of Mina, Nevada · 1967 days ago · 3 km deep · 7 km away
  48. 1.540km NNE of Toms Place, CA · 1966 days ago · 5 km deep · 59 km away
  49. 1.838km NNE of Toms Place, CA · 1966 days ago · 2 km deep · 59 km away
  50. 1.840km NNE of Toms Place, CA · 1966 days ago · 10 km deep · 59 km away
  51. 2.910km WSW of Toms Place, CA · 1966 days ago · 5 km deep · 100 km away · felt by 3
  52. 3.110km WSW of Toms Place, CA · 1966 days ago · 5 km deep · 100 km away · felt by 10
  53. 2.110km WSW of Toms Place, CA · 1966 days ago · 6 km deep · 100 km away
  54. 1.913km W of Toms Place, CA · 1966 days ago · 3 km deep · 100 km away
  55. 1.933 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 1966 days ago · 3 km deep · 17 km away
  56. 2.610km WSW of Toms Place, CA · 1966 days ago · 6 km deep · 100 km away · felt by 1
  57. 1.528 km SSE of Mina, Nevada · 1966 days ago · 8 km deep · 3 km away
  58. 1.736 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 1966 days ago · 6 km deep · 15 km away
  59. 2.131 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 1965 days ago · 9 km deep · 7 km away
  60. 1.829 km SSE of Mina, Nevada · 1965 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away

The first 60 of at least 199.

Before

  1. 1.939 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 1975 days ago · 2 km deep · 21 km away
  2. 1.530 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 1975 days ago · 4 km deep · 10 km away
  3. 1.631 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 1975 days ago · 11 km deep · 10 km away
  4. 2.030 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 1975 days ago · 11 km deep · 9 km away
  5. 1.629 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 1975 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away
  6. 2.329 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 1975 days ago · 12 km deep · 9 km away
  7. 1.84km ENE of Round Valley, CA · 1975 days ago · 10 km deep · 96 km away
  8. 4.430 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 1976 days ago · 5 km deep · 10 km away · felt by 4
  9. 1.930 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 1976 days ago · 3 km deep · 11 km away
  10. 1.730 km SSE of Mina, Nevada · 1976 days ago · 12 km deep · 4 km away
  11. 1.750 km NNE of Tonopah, Nevada · 1976 days ago · 15 km deep · 88 km away
  12. 1.528 km SSE of Mina, Nevada · 1977 days ago · 6 km deep · 0 km away
  13. 1.530 km SSE of Mina, Nevada · 1977 days ago · 8 km deep · 4 km away
  14. 1.532 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 1977 days ago · 8 km deep · 7 km away
  15. 1.830 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 1977 days ago · 12 km deep · 7 km away
  16. 2.238 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 1978 days ago · 7 km deep · 21 km away
  17. 1.639 km ESE of Mina, Nevada · 1978 days ago · 7 km deep · 22 km away
  18. 1.925 km SSE of Mina, Nevada · 1978 days ago · 7 km deep · 7 km away
  19. 2.731 km SSE of Mina, Nevada · 1978 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away · felt by 1
  20. 1.939 km ESE of Mina, Nevada · 1978 days ago · 0 km deep · 23 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nn00806811. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 10:48 PM UTC.