Nevada earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 27 km SSE of Mina, Nevada

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 27 km SSE of Mina, Nevada on Wed, May 12, 2021, 3:05 PM PDT (22:05 UTC), 0 km (0 mi) below the surface.

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
2021-05-12 22:05:14 UTC
Depth
0.2 km (0.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
38.161° N, 117.995° 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
±0.66
Station coverage gap
118°
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 200 in the 60 days after this one and 195 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.140km NNE of Toms Place, CA · 1970 days ago · 7 km deep · 57 km away
  2. 1.527 km SSE of Mina, Nevada · 1970 days ago · 3 km deep · 2 km away
  3. 1.529 km SSE of Mina, Nevada · 1969 days ago · 9 km deep · 2 km away
  4. 1.840km NNE of Toms Place, CA · 1969 days ago · 4 km deep · 56 km away
  5. 1.530 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 1968 days ago · 6 km deep · 12 km away
  6. 1.640km NNE of Toms Place, CA · 1968 days ago · 4 km deep · 57 km away
  7. 1.833 km SSW of Mina, Nevada · 1968 days ago · 2 km deep · 21 km away
  8. 2.639km NNE of Toms Place, CA · 1968 days ago · 7 km deep · 57 km away · felt by 2
  9. 2.139km NNE of Toms Place, CA · 1968 days ago · 5 km deep · 57 km away
  10. 2.59km WSW of Toms Place, CA · 1967 days ago · 8 km deep · 97 km away · felt by 1
  11. 2.132 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 1966 days ago · 12 km deep · 10 km away
  12. 3.630 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 1966 days ago · 5 km deep · 12 km away · felt by 2
  13. 1.629 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 1966 days ago · 9 km deep · 8 km away
  14. 2.08 km WNW of Goldfield, Nevada · 1966 days ago · 0 km deep · 76 km away
  15. 2.236 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 1966 days ago · 13 km deep · 17 km away
  16. 1.610km WSW of Toms Place, CA · 1966 days ago · 5 km deep · 99 km away
  17. 1.538 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 1965 days ago · 12 km deep · 21 km away
  18. 2.027 km SSE of Mina, Nevada · 1965 days ago · 2 km deep · 3 km away
  19. 1.828 km SSE of Mina, Nevada · 1965 days ago · 3 km deep · 5 km away
  20. 1.540km NNE of Toms Place, CA · 1965 days ago · 5 km deep · 57 km away
  21. 1.838km NNE of Toms Place, CA · 1965 days ago · 2 km deep · 57 km away
  22. 1.840km NNE of Toms Place, CA · 1965 days ago · 10 km deep · 57 km away
  23. 2.910km WSW of Toms Place, CA · 1965 days ago · 5 km deep · 99 km away · felt by 3
  24. 3.110km WSW of Toms Place, CA · 1965 days ago · 5 km deep · 99 km away · felt by 10
  25. 2.110km WSW of Toms Place, CA · 1965 days ago · 6 km deep · 99 km away
  26. 1.913km W of Toms Place, CA · 1965 days ago · 3 km deep · 98 km away
  27. 1.933 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 1964 days ago · 3 km deep · 18 km away
  28. 2.610km WSW of Toms Place, CA · 1964 days ago · 6 km deep · 99 km away · felt by 1
  29. 1.528 km SSE of Mina, Nevada · 1964 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away
  30. 1.736 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 1964 days ago · 6 km deep · 17 km away
  31. 2.131 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 1964 days ago · 9 km deep · 9 km away
  32. 1.829 km SSE of Mina, Nevada · 1964 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
  33. 2.532 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 1964 days ago · 8 km deep · 9 km away
  34. 2.233 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 1964 days ago · 8 km deep · 10 km away
  35. 1.536 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 1963 days ago · 10 km deep · 18 km away
  36. 2.429km SE of Bodie, CA · 1963 days ago · 8 km deep · 67 km away
  37. 1.510km WSW of Toms Place, CA · 1963 days ago · 6 km deep · 99 km away
  38. 2.82 km WSW of Gabbs, Nevada · 1963 days ago · 11 km deep · 78 km away · felt by 1
  39. 4.033 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 1962 days ago · 9 km deep · 13 km away · felt by 4
  40. 1.533 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 1962 days ago · 9 km deep · 12 km away
  41. 1.726 km SSW of Mina, Nevada · 1962 days ago · 7 km deep · 16 km away
  42. 2.230km SSW of Qualeys Camp, NV · 1962 days ago · 3 km deep · 61 km away
  43. 1.833 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 1962 days ago · 10 km deep · 9 km away
  44. 1.627 km SSE of Silver Peak, Nevada · 1961 days ago · 4 km deep · 82 km away
  45. 2.511km WSW of Toms Place, CA · 1961 days ago · 3 km deep · 100 km away · felt by 1
  46. 1.831 km NE of Benton, California · 1960 days ago · 2 km deep · 26 km away
  47. 1.76km SE of Round Valley, CA · 1960 days ago · 9 km deep · 99 km away
  48. 1.838 km ESE of Mina, Nevada · 1959 days ago · 2 km deep · 23 km away
  49. 2.225 km S of Mina, Nevada · 1959 days ago · 3 km deep · 6 km away
  50. 1.930 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 1959 days ago · 7 km deep · 10 km away
  51. 2.239km NNE of Toms Place, CA · 1959 days ago · 3 km deep · 57 km away
  52. 2.839km NNE of Toms Place, CA · 1959 days ago · 7 km deep · 57 km away
  53. 2.340km NNE of Toms Place, CA · 1959 days ago · 8 km deep · 57 km away
  54. 2.040km NNE of Toms Place, CA · 1959 days ago · 2 km deep · 57 km away
  55. 2.340km NNE of Toms Place, CA · 1959 days ago · 6 km deep · 57 km away
  56. 2.540km NNE of Toms Place, CA · 1958 days ago · 6 km deep · 57 km away
  57. 1.740km NNE of Toms Place, CA · 1958 days ago · 6 km deep · 57 km away
  58. 1.733 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 1958 days ago · 6 km deep · 12 km away
  59. 2.239km NNE of Toms Place, CA · 1958 days ago · 1 km deep · 57 km away
  60. 1.632 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 1958 days ago · 0 km deep · 18 km away

The first 60 of at least 200.

Before

  1. 1.630 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 1970 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away
  2. 1.530 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 1970 days ago · 11 km deep · 9 km away
  3. 1.530 km SSE of Mina, Nevada · 1970 days ago · 9 km deep · 6 km away
  4. 1.630 km SSE of Mina, Nevada · 1970 days ago · 12 km deep · 4 km away
  5. 2.130 km SSE of Mina, Nevada · 1970 days ago · 12 km deep · 5 km away
  6. 1.639km NNE of Toms Place, CA · 1970 days ago · 9 km deep · 57 km away
  7. 1.733 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 1971 days ago · 9 km deep · 9 km away
  8. 1.826 km SSE of Mina, Nevada · 1971 days ago · 1 km deep · 1 km away
  9. 1.632 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 1971 days ago · 8 km deep · 9 km away
  10. 1.936 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 1971 days ago · 11 km deep · 19 km away
  11. 1.625 km S of Mina, Nevada · 1971 days ago · 5 km deep · 7 km away
  12. 2.330 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 1971 days ago · 12 km deep · 9 km away
  13. 1.834 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 1971 days ago · 7 km deep · 13 km away
  14. 1.827 km SSE of Mina, Nevada · 1972 days ago · 2 km deep · 0 km away
  15. 1.527 km SSE of Mina, Nevada · 1972 days ago · 3 km deep · 2 km away
  16. 1.630 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 1972 days ago · 5 km deep · 11 km away
  17. 1.530 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 1972 days ago · 12 km deep · 8 km away
  18. 1.814km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 1972 days ago · 5 km deep · 99 km away
  19. 2.530 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 1972 days ago · 11 km deep · 12 km away
  20. 2.225 km SSE of Mina, Nevada · 1973 days ago · 2 km deep · 3 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nn00807125. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 1:58 PM UTC.