Nevada earthquakes

M2.6 earthquake 34 km SE of Mina, Nevada

A magnitude 2.6 earthquake struck 34 km SE of Mina, Nevada on Wed, May 20, 2026, 11:17 AM PDT (18:17 UTC), 2 km (1 mi) below the surface.

Automatic solution: the magnitude and location may still be revised.

A larger quake followed: M3.8 34 km SE of Mina, Nevada. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.6 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2026-05-20 18:17:04 UTC
Depth
1.7 km (1.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
38.185° N, 117.808° W
Region
Nevada
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Automatic solution, may be revised

Did you feel it?

No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

How well it is located

An automatic solution; a seismologist may revise it.

Magnitude uncertainty
±0.00
Station coverage gap
132°
Stations used
8

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Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 49 in the 60 days after this one and 26 in the 30 days before it.

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nn00918950. Read Sun, Sep 27, 2026, 8:06 PM UTC.