Earthquakes in Mineral County, Nevada
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1 quake of M1.5 or larger in the last 7 days within 50 km. Normal for here is 1 to 4 in a week.
Compared against Mineral County, Nevada's own 10 years · USGS catalogue · updated
The last 30 days
Live · last 7 days
Latest earthquakes within 50 km
None within 50 km in the latest snapshot we hold; the full 7 days load from USGS as this page opens.
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Centre 38.517, -118.416 — the Census internal point, from the US Census Bureau Gazetteer (2024). Activity is measured within 50 km of it.
Largest on record nearby
| Magnitude | When | Where |
|---|---|---|
| M 5.6 | 29 km SW of Hawthorne, Nevada | |
| M 5.6 | 28 km WSW of Hawthorne, Nevada | |
| M 5.5 | 28 km SW of Hawthorne, Nevada | |
| M 5.1 | 25 km S of Mina, Nevada | |
| M 4.9 | 26 km S of Mina, Nevada | |
| M 4.9 | 24 km S of Mina, Nevada | |
| M 4.7 | 26 km S of Mina, Nevada | |
| M 4.5 | 3 km W of Walker Lake, Nevada |
From the QuakeIndex catalogue, built from the USGS FDSN event service · within 50 km of the centre above.
After an earthquake here
- Report what you felt to USGS — reports go to USGS, not to us, and they are what produces the intensity maps
- What to do during and after an earthquake
- Check the roads — Nevada Explorer, for Reno, Tahoe and the Sierra passes
- QuakeIndex does not issue warnings. For early warning, ShakeAlert reaches phones through Wireless Emergency Alerts and the MyShake app