Nevada earthquakes

M3.8 earthquake 34 km SE of Mina, Nevada

A magnitude 3.8 earthquake struck 34 km SE of Mina, Nevada on Mon, May 25, 2026, 1:52 AM PDT (08:52 UTC), 7 km (4 mi) below the surface.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.8 (mwr), minor
Local time
UTC
2026-05-25 08:52:42 UTC
Depth
7.0 km (4.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
38.157° N, 117.850° W
Region
Nevada
Felt reports
5
Strongest shaking
IV, light shaking
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Shaking

The USGS ShakeMap: shaking estimated from seismic stations and the quake’s size, on the Modified Mercalli intensity scale.

Strongest estimated
IV, light shaking
Peak ground acceleration
2.6% of gravity
Peak ground velocity
0.7 cm/s
Map
Automatic
USGS ShakeMap: estimated shaking intensity around the epicenter
Estimated shaking intensity. Map: USGS ShakeMap.

Did you feel it?

5 people reported to the USGS what they felt; the strongest reported shaking was III, weak shaking.

Did You Feel It? map: shaking reported by the public
Shaking reported by the public, by area. Map: USGS Did You Feel It?

Fault motion and ground failure

How the rock slipped, from the moment tensor, and the USGS estimate of landslides and liquefaction.

Faulting
Oblique normal
Moment magnitude
3.8 Mwr
Nodal plane 1
Strike 94°, dip 50°, rake -33°
Nodal plane 2
Strike 207°, dip 65°, rake -135°

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Station coverage gap
42°
Stations used
34

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 43 in the 60 days after this one and 31 in the 30 days before it.

After

Before

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nn00919169 (also filed as us6000t012). Read Mon, Sep 28, 2026, 10:59 AM UTC.