Earthquake · reviewed by a seismologist
M 4.8ml
34 km SE of Mina, Nevada
Yes. A magnitude 4.8 earthquake was recorded 34 km SE of Mina, Nevada, at 8:24 pm PDT on 7 June 2020 (03:24 UTC), 5.2 km deep. 51 people have reported feeling it to USGS.
- When
- Magnitude
- M 4.8 (ml)
- Depth
- 5.2 km below the surface
- Felt
- 51 reports · strongest reported intensity V
- Measured shaking
- intensity VI (ShakeMap)
- USGS impact alert
- green
- Nearest
- Esmeralda County, 49 km SSE
- Nearest mapped fault
- Benton Spring fault, 16 km from its surface trace — near is not the same as on
- Status
- Reviewed by a seismologist
USGS · last changed by USGS · we first saw it 2277 days ago
Earthquake alerts for Tonopah, NV
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This was a light earthquake. It is usually felt clearly nearby and can rattle windows and dishes, but damage is uncommon.
At this magnitude and depth, people at rest would likely notice it out to about 170 km (106 mi) from the epicentre. Estimated from magnitude, depth and distance with the intensity equation USGS Did You Feel It? uses; felt reports, where there are any, are the measurement.
How big was it?
This earthquake released about 240 tons of TNT. Magnitude is logarithmic: each whole step up releases about 32 times more energy, so a magnitude 5.8 would have released about 32 times as much.
- Northridge, California 1994 M 6.7 710× the energy of this one
- Mineral, Virginia 2011 M 5.8 32× the energy of this one
- Magna, Utah 2020 M 5.7 22× the energy of this one
- This earthquake M 4.8 about 240 tons of TNT
- Around the size people start to feel M 3.0 this one released 500× more
Energy from the Gutenberg–Richter relation (log10E = 1.5M + 4.8), rounded to two figures; bar length is magnitude, which is already a logarithm of energy. Magnitudes of past earthquakes from the USGS catalogue.
For this area
The largest earthquake within 50 km since 2016 was M 6.5 on 2020-05-15 — about 350 times the energy of this one.
Before 2016, the USGS record lists 16 earthquakes of M5 or more within 50 km; the five largest:
- 6.8 The 1932 Cedar Mountain, Nevada Earthquake · 46 km NNW of this epicentre
- 6.1 Near Tonopah Junction, Nevada · 29 km SW of this epicentre
- 5.6 37 km N of Dyer, Nevada · 34 km SW of this epicentre
- 5.5 Near Tonopah Junction, Nevada · 29 km SW of this epicentre
- 5.5 Near Tonopah Junction, Nevada · 29 km SW of this epicentre
Since 2016: the QuakeIndex catalogue (US, M1.5+), built from the USGS FDSN event service. Before 2016: USGS ComCat, M5+ from 1900. Distances are between epicentres. This is the record, not a forecast.
Where
Epicentre 38.2059, -117.7912. Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Nearby places
| Place | Distance | Direction from the epicentre | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Esmeralda County, NV | 49 km (31 mi) | SSE | earthquakes near Esmeralda County |
| Mineral County, NV | 65 km (40 mi) | WNW | earthquakes near Mineral County |
| Mono County, CA | 100 km (62 mi) | WSW | earthquakes near Mono County |
| Nye County, NV | 120 km (74 mi) | ESE | earthquakes near Nye County |
Places and coordinates from the US Census Bureau Gazetteer (2024). Distances are from the epicentre.
Aftershocks so far
60 earthquakes have been recorded within 50 km since this one.
- 1.8 31 km SE of Mina, Nevada
- 2.9 28 km SSE of Mina, Nevada
- 1.6 32 km SE of Mina, Nevada
- 1.8 38 km SE of Mina, Nevada
- 1.6 30 km SSE of Mina, Nevada
- 2.4 29 km SSE of Mina, Nevada
- 1.5 35 km SE of Mina, Nevada
- 2.1 27 km SSE of Mina, Nevada
- 1.8 35 km SE of Mina, Nevada
- 1.9 27 km SSE of Mina, Nevada
- 2.8 27 km SSE of Mina, Nevada
- 1.8 34 km SE of Mina, Nevada
- 1.6 29 km SSE of Mina, Nevada
- 1.7 32 km ESE of Mina, Nevada
- 1.5 28 km SSE of Mina, Nevada
Counted from the QuakeIndex database, which ingests the USGS feed every 30 seconds · as of . QuakeIndex does not forecast aftershocks. When USGS issues an operational aftershock forecast it appears on the USGS event page.
On USGS
- The official USGS event page — the source of record for every value above
- Did you feel it? Report it to USGS — reports go to USGS, not to us
- ShakeMap for this event, when USGS has produced one
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