Nevada earthquakes

M1.7 earthquake 26 km SSW of Mina, Nevada

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 26 km SSW of Mina, Nevada on Thu, May 20, 2021, 1:14 AM PDT (08:14 UTC), 7 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.6 36 km SE of Mina, Nevada. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.7 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Nevada Seismological Laboratory
Local time
UTC
2021-05-20 08:14:42 UTC
Depth
7.0 km (4.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
38.160° N, 118.177° 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
±0.25
Station coverage gap
134°
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 at least 200 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.230km SSW of Qualeys Camp, NV · 1963 days ago · 3 km deep · 45 km away
  2. 1.833 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 1962 days ago · 10 km deep · 25 km away
  3. 1.627 km SSE of Silver Peak, Nevada · 1961 days ago · 4 km deep · 91 km away
  4. 2.511km WSW of Toms Place, CA · 1961 days ago · 3 km deep · 90 km away · felt by 1
  5. 1.831 km NE of Benton, California · 1961 days ago · 2 km deep · 20 km away
  6. 1.76km SE of Round Valley, CA · 1960 days ago · 9 km deep · 92 km away
  7. 1.838 km ESE of Mina, Nevada · 1960 days ago · 2 km deep · 39 km away
  8. 2.225 km S of Mina, Nevada · 1960 days ago · 3 km deep · 10 km away
  9. 1.930 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 1960 days ago · 7 km deep · 26 km away
  10. 1.82km E of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 1960 days ago · 5 km deep · 89 km away
  11. 2.117km WSW of Toms Place, CA · 1960 days ago · 5 km deep · 96 km away
  12. 2.239km NNE of Toms Place, CA · 1960 days ago · 3 km deep · 44 km away
  13. 1.714km W of Toms Place, CA · 1959 days ago · 4 km deep · 90 km away
  14. 2.839km NNE of Toms Place, CA · 1959 days ago · 7 km deep · 44 km away
  15. 2.340km NNE of Toms Place, CA · 1959 days ago · 8 km deep · 44 km away
  16. 2.040km NNE of Toms Place, CA · 1959 days ago · 2 km deep · 44 km away
  17. 2.340km NNE of Toms Place, CA · 1959 days ago · 6 km deep · 44 km away
  18. 2.540km NNE of Toms Place, CA · 1959 days ago · 6 km deep · 43 km away
  19. 1.740km NNE of Toms Place, CA · 1959 days ago · 6 km deep · 44 km away
  20. 1.733 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 1959 days ago · 6 km deep · 28 km away
  21. 2.239km NNE of Toms Place, CA · 1959 days ago · 1 km deep · 44 km away
  22. 1.632 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 1959 days ago · 0 km deep · 34 km away
  23. 1.841km NNE of Toms Place, CA · 1959 days ago · 5 km deep · 43 km away
  24. 1.532 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 1959 days ago · 4 km deep · 32 km away
  25. 1.833 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 1959 days ago · 9 km deep · 28 km away
  26. 1.631 km SSE of Silver Peak, Nevada · 1959 days ago · 5 km deep · 95 km away
  27. 1.528 km SSE of Mina, Nevada · 1959 days ago · 3 km deep · 18 km away
  28. 1.529 km SSE of Mina, Nevada · 1959 days ago · 3 km deep · 15 km away
  29. 2.940km NNE of Toms Place, CA · 1959 days ago · 6 km deep · 44 km away · felt by 2
  30. 1.733 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 1958 days ago · 2 km deep · 32 km away
  31. 1.832 km SSE of Mina, Nevada · 1958 days ago · 8 km deep · 24 km away
  32. 2.936 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 1958 days ago · 11 km deep · 34 km away
  33. 1.541km NNE of Toms Place, CA · 1958 days ago · 5 km deep · 43 km away
  34. 2.340km NNE of Toms Place, CA · 1958 days ago · 3 km deep · 43 km away
  35. 2.140km NNE of Toms Place, CA · 1958 days ago · 9 km deep · 44 km away
  36. 2.040km NNE of Toms Place, CA · 1958 days ago · 5 km deep · 44 km away
  37. 1.739km NNE of Toms Place, CA · 1958 days ago · 6 km deep · 44 km away
  38. 1.540km NNE of Toms Place, CA · 1957 days ago · 8 km deep · 43 km away
  39. 1.540km NNE of Toms Place, CA · 1957 days ago · 5 km deep · 44 km away
  40. 1.941km NNE of Toms Place, CA · 1957 days ago · 6 km deep · 44 km away
  41. 1.726 km SSW of Mina, Nevada · 1957 days ago · 4 km deep · 3 km away
  42. 2.240km NNE of Toms Place, CA · 1957 days ago · 6 km deep · 43 km away
  43. 2.724 km S of Mina, Nevada · 1957 days ago · 7 km deep · 10 km away
  44. 1.540km NNE of Toms Place, CA · 1957 days ago · 3 km deep · 44 km away
  45. 1.829 km NNW of Benton, California · 1956 days ago · 12 km deep · 41 km away
  46. 1.841km NNE of Toms Place, CA · 1956 days ago · 6 km deep · 43 km away
  47. 1.736 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 1956 days ago · 6 km deep · 33 km away
  48. 1.631 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 1956 days ago · 12 km deep · 26 km away
  49. 2.77km SE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 1956 days ago · 5 km deep · 91 km away · felt by 5
  50. 2.229 km SSE of Mina, Nevada · 1956 days ago · 4 km deep · 15 km away
  51. 1.929 km SSE of Mina, Nevada · 1956 days ago · 3 km deep · 16 km away
  52. 1.827 km SSW of Mina, Nevada · 1956 days ago · 3 km deep · 2 km away
  53. 1.533 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 1956 days ago · 8 km deep · 26 km away
  54. 2.329 km SSE of Mina, Nevada · 1955 days ago · 2 km deep · 18 km away
  55. 1.830 km SSE of Mina, Nevada · 1955 days ago · 10 km deep · 19 km away
  56. 2.740km NNE of Toms Place, CA · 1955 days ago · 6 km deep · 43 km away · felt by 1
  57. 1.539km NNE of Toms Place, CA · 1955 days ago · 5 km deep · 44 km away
  58. 1.939km NNE of Toms Place, CA · 1954 days ago · 6 km deep · 44 km away
  59. 1.839km NNE of Toms Place, CA · 1954 days ago · 4 km deep · 44 km away
  60. 1.733 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 1954 days ago · 12 km deep · 27 km away

The first 60 of at least 200.

Before

  1. 1.533 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 1963 days ago · 9 km deep · 28 km away
  2. 4.033 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 1963 days ago · 9 km deep · 29 km away · felt by 4
  3. 2.82 km WSW of Gabbs, Nevada · 1963 days ago · 11 km deep · 80 km away · felt by 1
  4. 1.510km WSW of Toms Place, CA · 1963 days ago · 6 km deep · 89 km away
  5. 2.429km SE of Bodie, CA · 1964 days ago · 8 km deep · 52 km away
  6. 1.536 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 1964 days ago · 10 km deep · 34 km away
  7. 2.233 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 1964 days ago · 8 km deep · 26 km away
  8. 2.532 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 1964 days ago · 8 km deep · 25 km away
  9. 1.618km SW of Toms Place, CA · 1964 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away
  10. 1.829 km SSE of Mina, Nevada · 1965 days ago · 6 km deep · 14 km away
  11. 2.131 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 1965 days ago · 9 km deep · 25 km away
  12. 1.736 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 1965 days ago · 6 km deep · 33 km away
  13. 1.528 km SSE of Mina, Nevada · 1965 days ago · 8 km deep · 15 km away
  14. 2.610km WSW of Toms Place, CA · 1965 days ago · 6 km deep · 89 km away · felt by 1
  15. 1.933 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 1965 days ago · 3 km deep · 34 km away
  16. 1.913km W of Toms Place, CA · 1965 days ago · 3 km deep · 87 km away
  17. 2.110km WSW of Toms Place, CA · 1965 days ago · 6 km deep · 89 km away
  18. 3.110km WSW of Toms Place, CA · 1965 days ago · 5 km deep · 89 km away · felt by 10
  19. 2.910km WSW of Toms Place, CA · 1965 days ago · 5 km deep · 89 km away · felt by 3
  20. 1.840km NNE of Toms Place, CA · 1966 days ago · 10 km deep · 44 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nn00807678. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 7:00 AM UTC.