Nevada earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake 29 km SSE of Mina, Nevada

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 29 km SSE of Mina, Nevada on Sun, Feb 20, 2022, 1:41 AM PST (09:41 UTC), 12 km (7 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.5 6km WNW of Bodie, CA. 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
2022-02-20 09:41:07 UTC
Depth
11.7 km (7.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
38.161° N, 117.941° 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
±0.43
Station coverage gap
106°
Stations used
12

Nearest places

Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 140 in the 60 days after this one and 103 in the 30 days before it.

After

The first 60 of 140.

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nn00834209. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 6:57 PM UTC.