Nevada earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 38 km SE of Mina, Nevada

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 38 km SE of Mina, Nevada on Wed, Aug 5, 2026, 1:22 AM PDT (08:22 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M1.7 36 km N of Benton, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.6 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2026-08-05 08:22:58 UTC
Depth
9.5 km (5.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
38.186° N, 117.750° 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
±0.51
Station coverage gap
84°
Stations used
16

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 26 since this one and 34 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.736 km N of Benton, California · 46 days ago · 1 km deep · 58 km away
  2. 2.630 km SSE of Mina, Nevada · 41 days ago · 11 km deep · 21 km away
  3. 2.030 km SSE of Mina, Nevada · 41 days ago · 10 km deep · 21 km away
  4. 1.616 km NNW of Mina, Nevada · 41 days ago · 11 km deep · 53 km away
  5. 1.734 km WNW of Gabbs, Nevada · 39 days ago · 5 km deep · 100 km away
  6. 2.212 km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CA · 37 days ago · 9 km deep · 97 km away
  7. 2.528 km SE of Bodie, CA · 36 days ago · 13 km deep · 94 km away
  8. 1.630 km NE of Tonopah, Nevada · 35 days ago · 3 km deep · 70 km away
  9. 1.548 km NE of Tonopah, Nevada · 34 days ago · 7 km deep · 85 km away
  10. 1.850 km ENE of Tonopah, Nevada · 34 days ago · 7 km deep · 89 km away
  11. 1.739 km NE of Tonopah, Nevada · 33 days ago · 2 km deep · 78 km away
  12. 1.830 km SSE of Mina, Nevada · 31 days ago · 7 km deep · 21 km away
  13. 1.64 km NW of Dyer, Nevada · 30 days ago · 7 km deep · 63 km away
  14. 1.720 km NW of Gabbs, Nevada · 25 days ago · 8 km deep · 94 km away
  15. 1.621 km NW of Gabbs, Nevada · 24 days ago · 8 km deep · 94 km away
  16. 1.66 km SW of Mina, Nevada · 24 days ago · 4 km deep · 41 km away
  17. 2.111 km N of Deep Springs, CA · 20 days ago · 9 km deep · 83 km away
  18. 2.329 km ENE of Benton, California · 19 days ago · 6 km deep · 47 km away
  19. 2.021 km SSW of Silver Peak, Nevada · 19 days ago · 4 km deep · 67 km away
  20. 1.747 km NE of Tonopah, Nevada · 17 days ago · 7 km deep · 85 km away
  21. 1.863 km N of Tonopah, Nevada · 17 days ago · 5 km deep · 70 km away
  22. 1.920 km SSW of Mina, Nevada · 17 days ago · 2 km deep · 38 km away
  23. 1.530 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 12 days ago · 0 km deep · 10 km away
  24. 1.734 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 10 days ago · 12 km deep · 9 km away
  25. 1.517 km NNW of Mina, Nevada · 9 days ago · 2 km deep · 53 km away
  26. 2.523 km NE of Hawthorne, Nevada · 16 hr ago · 8 km deep · 85 km away

Before

  1. 2.720 km SSW of Silver Peak, Nevada · 48 days ago · 6 km deep · 66 km away
  2. 1.545 km E of Tonopah, Nevada · 48 days ago · 5 km deep · 91 km away
  3. 1.532 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 51 days ago · 1 km deep · 7 km away
  4. 1.831 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 52 days ago · 11 km deep · 10 km away
  5. 2.431 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 52 days ago · 12 km deep · 10 km away
  6. 1.613 km SSW of Hawthorne, Nevada · 53 days ago · 8 km deep · 85 km away
  7. 1.76 km NW of Goldfield, Nevada · 54 days ago · 16 km deep · 63 km away
  8. 1.634 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 54 days ago · 9 km deep · 8 km away
  9. 1.837 km NNE of Toms Place, CA · 55 days ago · 5 km deep · 78 km away
  10. 1.646 km E of Tonopah, Nevada · 55 days ago · 8 km deep · 92 km away
  11. 1.825 km SSW of Silver Peak, Nevada · 57 days ago · 4 km deep · 71 km away
  12. 1.646 km SSW of Goldfield, Nevada · 57 days ago · 2 km deep · 100 km away
  13. 2.035 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 58 days ago · 8 km deep · 4 km away
  14. 2.424 km SSW of Silver Peak, Nevada · 58 days ago · 6 km deep · 71 km away
  15. 1.625 km SSW of Hawthorne, Nevada · 59 days ago · 8 km deep · 89 km away
  16. 2.133 km N of Benton, California · 59 days ago · 8 km deep · 64 km away
  17. 2.033 km N of Benton, California · 59 days ago · 8 km deep · 63 km away
  18. 1.725 km SSW of Hawthorne, Nevada · 60 days ago · 9 km deep · 88 km away
  19. 2.625 km SSW of Hawthorne, Nevada · 60 days ago · 7 km deep · 88 km away
  20. 2.124 km SSW of Hawthorne, Nevada · 60 days ago · 7 km deep · 88 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nn00922869. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 3:09 PM UTC.