Nevada earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 16 km NNW of Mina, Nevada

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 16 km NNW of Mina, Nevada on Sat, Aug 16, 2025, 2:40 PM PDT (21:40 UTC), 12 km (7 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.8 18 km ENE of Walker Lake, Nevada. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.6 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2025-08-16 21:40:03 UTC
Depth
12.0 km (7.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
38.536° N, 118.152° 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
±0.23
Station coverage gap
51°
Stations used
15

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 24 in the 60 days after this one and 9 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.630 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 409 days ago · 12 km deep · 46 km away
  2. 1.724 km SSE of Hawthorne, Nevada · 407 days ago · 3 km deep · 36 km away
  3. 2.015 km NE of Yerington, Nevada · 400 days ago · 8 km deep · 95 km away
  4. 1.714 km ENE of Yerington, Nevada · 398 days ago · 7 km deep · 94 km away
  5. 1.715 km NE of Yerington, Nevada · 397 days ago · 9 km deep · 95 km away
  6. 2.319 km SSE of Bodie, CA · 393 days ago · 10 km deep · 87 km away
  7. 3.533 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 391 days ago · 9 km deep · 49 km away
  8. 1.541 km N of Toms Place, CA · 391 days ago · 12 km deep · 80 km away
  9. 1.818 km NE of Yerington, Nevada · 388 days ago · 9 km deep · 97 km away
  10. 2.810 km SE of Schurz, Nevada · 388 days ago · 9 km deep · 63 km away · felt by 2
  11. 1.639 km E of Lee Vining, CA · 386 days ago · 15 km deep · 78 km away
  12. 2.940 km S of Qualeys Camp, NV · 384 days ago · 13 km deep · 74 km away · felt by 2
  13. 1.829 km SE of Bodie, CA · 383 days ago · 5 km deep · 77 km away
  14. 1.810 km SE of Schurz, Nevada · 377 days ago · 9 km deep · 63 km away
  15. 1.831 km SSE of Mina, Nevada · 373 days ago · 12 km deep · 48 km away
  16. 1.610 km SE of Schurz, Nevada · 372 days ago · 8 km deep · 63 km away
  17. 2.420 km N of Benton, California · 372 days ago · 7 km deep · 67 km away
  18. 1.628 km SE of Bodie, CA · 371 days ago · 11 km deep · 78 km away
  19. 3.818 km ENE of Walker Lake, Nevada · 370 days ago · 10 km deep · 41 km away · felt by 16
  20. 1.542 km S of Qualeys Camp, NV · 370 days ago · 9 km deep · 78 km away
  21. 1.628 km SE of Bodie, CA · 367 days ago · 6 km deep · 79 km away
  22. 1.730 km SSE of Mina, Nevada · 359 days ago · 13 km deep · 46 km away
  23. 1.728 km SSW of Mina, Nevada · 351 days ago · 9 km deep · 44 km away
  24. 2.444 km ENE of Mina, Nevada · 350 days ago · 3 km deep · 47 km away

Before

  1. 2.727 km SE of Bodie, CA · 419 days ago · 9 km deep · 78 km away
  2. 2.436 km W of Gabbs, Nevada · 420 days ago · 11 km deep · 38 km away
  3. 1.531 km SSE of Mina, Nevada · 420 days ago · 11 km deep · 47 km away
  4. 1.719 km SSE of Bodie, CA · 422 days ago · 14 km deep · 79 km away
  5. 1.933 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 422 days ago · 10 km deep · 49 km away
  6. 1.629 km N of Dyer, Nevada · 424 days ago · 8 km deep · 69 km away
  7. 1.531 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 429 days ago · 13 km deep · 47 km away
  8. 2.429 km SW of Qualeys Camp, NV · 432 days ago · 5 km deep · 69 km away
  9. 2.134 km NE of Benton, California · 437 days ago · 13 km deep · 52 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nn00902677. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 10:30 PM UTC.