Nevada earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake 38 km SE of Mina, Nevada

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 38 km SE of Mina, Nevada on Sun, May 16, 2021, 8:13 PM PDT (03:13 UTC), 12 km (8 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
1.5 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Nevada Seismological Laboratory
Local time
UTC
2021-05-17 03:13:26 UTC
Depth
12.1 km (7.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
38.189° N, 117.754° 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
97°
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 177 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.027 km SSE of Mina, Nevada · 1965 days ago · 2 km deep · 25 km away
  2. 1.828 km SSE of Mina, Nevada · 1965 days ago · 3 km deep · 26 km away
  3. 1.540km NNE of Toms Place, CA · 1965 days ago · 5 km deep · 77 km away
  4. 1.838km NNE of Toms Place, CA · 1965 days ago · 2 km deep · 77 km away
  5. 1.840km NNE of Toms Place, CA · 1965 days ago · 10 km deep · 77 km away
  6. 1.933 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 1964 days ago · 3 km deep · 5 km away
  7. 1.528 km SSE of Mina, Nevada · 1964 days ago · 8 km deep · 22 km away
  8. 1.736 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 1964 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
  9. 2.131 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 1964 days ago · 9 km deep · 12 km away
  10. 1.829 km SSE of Mina, Nevada · 1964 days ago · 6 km deep · 25 km away
  11. 2.532 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 1963 days ago · 8 km deep · 13 km away
  12. 2.233 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 1963 days ago · 8 km deep · 12 km away
  13. 1.536 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 1963 days ago · 10 km deep · 3 km away
  14. 2.429km SE of Bodie, CA · 1963 days ago · 8 km deep · 89 km away
  15. 2.82 km WSW of Gabbs, Nevada · 1962 days ago · 11 km deep · 76 km away · felt by 1
  16. 4.033 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 1962 days ago · 9 km deep · 9 km away · felt by 4
  17. 1.533 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 1962 days ago · 9 km deep · 10 km away
  18. 1.726 km SSW of Mina, Nevada · 1962 days ago · 7 km deep · 37 km away
  19. 2.230km SSW of Qualeys Camp, NV · 1962 days ago · 3 km deep · 82 km away
  20. 1.833 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 1961 days ago · 10 km deep · 13 km away
  21. 1.627 km SSE of Silver Peak, Nevada · 1960 days ago · 4 km deep · 77 km away
  22. 1.831 km NE of Benton, California · 1960 days ago · 2 km deep · 44 km away
  23. 1.838 km ESE of Mina, Nevada · 1959 days ago · 2 km deep · 2 km away
  24. 2.225 km S of Mina, Nevada · 1959 days ago · 3 km deep · 27 km away
  25. 1.930 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 1959 days ago · 7 km deep · 11 km away
  26. 2.239km NNE of Toms Place, CA · 1959 days ago · 3 km deep · 78 km away
  27. 2.839km NNE of Toms Place, CA · 1958 days ago · 7 km deep · 77 km away
  28. 2.340km NNE of Toms Place, CA · 1958 days ago · 8 km deep · 77 km away
  29. 2.040km NNE of Toms Place, CA · 1958 days ago · 2 km deep · 77 km away
  30. 2.340km NNE of Toms Place, CA · 1958 days ago · 6 km deep · 77 km away
  31. 2.540km NNE of Toms Place, CA · 1958 days ago · 6 km deep · 77 km away
  32. 1.740km NNE of Toms Place, CA · 1958 days ago · 6 km deep · 77 km away
  33. 1.733 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 1958 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away
  34. 2.239km NNE of Toms Place, CA · 1958 days ago · 1 km deep · 77 km away
  35. 1.632 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 1958 days ago · 0 km deep · 6 km away
  36. 1.841km NNE of Toms Place, CA · 1958 days ago · 5 km deep · 77 km away
  37. 1.532 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 1958 days ago · 4 km deep · 6 km away
  38. 1.833 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 1958 days ago · 9 km deep · 9 km away
  39. 1.631 km SSE of Silver Peak, Nevada · 1958 days ago · 5 km deep · 81 km away
  40. 1.528 km SSE of Mina, Nevada · 1958 days ago · 3 km deep · 20 km away
  41. 1.529 km SSE of Mina, Nevada · 1958 days ago · 3 km deep · 23 km away
  42. 2.940km NNE of Toms Place, CA · 1958 days ago · 6 km deep · 77 km away · felt by 2
  43. 1.733 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 1958 days ago · 2 km deep · 5 km away
  44. 1.832 km SSE of Mina, Nevada · 1958 days ago · 8 km deep · 14 km away
  45. 2.936 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 1957 days ago · 11 km deep · 3 km away
  46. 1.541km NNE of Toms Place, CA · 1957 days ago · 5 km deep · 77 km away
  47. 2.340km NNE of Toms Place, CA · 1957 days ago · 3 km deep · 77 km away
  48. 2.140km NNE of Toms Place, CA · 1957 days ago · 9 km deep · 78 km away
  49. 2.040km NNE of Toms Place, CA · 1957 days ago · 5 km deep · 77 km away
  50. 1.739km NNE of Toms Place, CA · 1957 days ago · 6 km deep · 77 km away
  51. 1.540km NNE of Toms Place, CA · 1957 days ago · 8 km deep · 77 km away
  52. 1.540km NNE of Toms Place, CA · 1956 days ago · 5 km deep · 78 km away
  53. 1.941km NNE of Toms Place, CA · 1956 days ago · 6 km deep · 78 km away
  54. 1.726 km SSW of Mina, Nevada · 1956 days ago · 4 km deep · 40 km away
  55. 2.240km NNE of Toms Place, CA · 1956 days ago · 6 km deep · 77 km away
  56. 2.724 km S of Mina, Nevada · 1956 days ago · 7 km deep · 27 km away
  57. 1.540km NNE of Toms Place, CA · 1956 days ago · 3 km deep · 77 km away
  58. 1.829 km NNW of Benton, California · 1955 days ago · 12 km deep · 78 km away
  59. 1.841km NNE of Toms Place, CA · 1955 days ago · 6 km deep · 77 km away
  60. 1.736 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 1955 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away

The first 60 of at least 200.

Before

  1. 2.236 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 1966 days ago · 13 km deep · 5 km away
  2. 2.08 km WNW of Goldfield, Nevada · 1966 days ago · 0 km deep · 63 km away
  3. 1.629 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 1966 days ago · 9 km deep · 14 km away
  4. 3.630 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 1966 days ago · 5 km deep · 10 km away · felt by 2
  5. 2.132 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 1966 days ago · 12 km deep · 11 km away
  6. 2.139km NNE of Toms Place, CA · 1967 days ago · 5 km deep · 77 km away
  7. 2.639km NNE of Toms Place, CA · 1967 days ago · 7 km deep · 77 km away · felt by 2
  8. 1.833 km SSW of Mina, Nevada · 1968 days ago · 2 km deep · 42 km away
  9. 1.640km NNE of Toms Place, CA · 1968 days ago · 4 km deep · 77 km away
  10. 1.530 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 1968 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away
  11. 1.840km NNE of Toms Place, CA · 1968 days ago · 4 km deep · 77 km away
  12. 1.529 km SSE of Mina, Nevada · 1969 days ago · 9 km deep · 22 km away
  13. 1.527 km SSE of Mina, Nevada · 1969 days ago · 3 km deep · 19 km away
  14. 2.140km NNE of Toms Place, CA · 1969 days ago · 7 km deep · 77 km away
  15. 1.627 km SSE of Mina, Nevada · 1969 days ago · 0 km deep · 21 km away
  16. 1.630 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 1970 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away
  17. 1.530 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 1970 days ago · 11 km deep · 12 km away
  18. 1.530 km SSE of Mina, Nevada · 1970 days ago · 9 km deep · 16 km away
  19. 1.630 km SSE of Mina, Nevada · 1970 days ago · 12 km deep · 18 km away
  20. 2.130 km SSE of Mina, Nevada · 1970 days ago · 12 km deep · 17 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nn00807388. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 9:25 AM UTC.