Nevada earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake 33 km SE of Mina, Nevada

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 33 km SE of Mina, Nevada on Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 9:49 AM PDT (16:49 UTC), 1 km (1 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.3 12 km NE of Walker Lake, Nevada. 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
2026-10-01 16:49:05 UTC
Depth
0.8 km (0.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
38.148° N, 117.882° W
Region
Nevada
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

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How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Magnitude uncertainty
±0.18
Station coverage gap
97°
Stations used
18

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 2 since this one and 20 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.632 km N of Dyer, Nevada · 14 hr ago · 9 km deep · 27 km away
  2. 2.312 km NE of Walker Lake, Nevada · 6 hr ago · 9 km deep · 94 km away

Before

  1. 1.829 km SSE of Mina, Nevada · 30 hr ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
  2. 2.05 km NW of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CA · 37 hr ago · 5 km deep · 95 km away
  3. 1.520 km NE of Mina, Nevada · 38 hr ago · 9 km deep · 43 km away
  4. 1.726 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 3 days ago · 13 km deep · 8 km away
  5. 1.736 km N of Tonopah, Nevada · 7 days ago · 12 km deep · 61 km away
  6. 1.958 km S of Kingston, Nevada · 9 days ago · 5 km deep · 94 km away
  7. 2.152 km S of Silver Peak, Nevada · 10 days ago · 7 km deep · 100 km away
  8. 1.652 km S of Silver Peak, Nevada · 10 days ago · 8 km deep · 100 km away
  9. 2.051 km S of Silver Peak, Nevada · 10 days ago · 7 km deep · 99 km away
  10. 2.523 km NE of Hawthorne, Nevada · 11 days ago · 8 km deep · 80 km away
  11. 1.517 km NNW of Mina, Nevada · 19 days ago · 2 km deep · 50 km away
  12. 1.734 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 21 days ago · 12 km deep · 3 km away
  13. 1.530 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 22 days ago · 0 km deep · 5 km away
  14. 1.63 km N of West Bishop, CA · 26 days ago · 13 km deep · 98 km away
  15. 1.920 km SSW of Mina, Nevada · 27 days ago · 2 km deep · 27 km away
  16. 1.863 km N of Tonopah, Nevada · 27 days ago · 5 km deep · 81 km away
  17. 1.747 km NE of Tonopah, Nevada · 27 days ago · 7 km deep · 98 km away
  18. 2.021 km SSW of Silver Peak, Nevada · 29 days ago · 4 km deep · 63 km away
  19. 2.329 km ENE of Benton, California · 30 days ago · 6 km deep · 36 km away
  20. 2.111 km N of Deep Springs, CA · 30 days ago · 9 km deep · 76 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nn00925138. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 5:19 PM UTC.