M 2.9 earthquake – 29 km SE of Mina, Nevada
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Local time: May 15, 2020 · 04:21 (UTC-7)
MicroShallow · 19 km
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- Magnitude
- 2.9local (Richter) magnitude (ml)
- Depth
- 19 kmShallow earthquake
- Epicenter
- 38.202, -117.872196 km from Carson City
- Energy released
- 0.3 tons of TNTless than one Hiroshima bomb
- Felt reports
- —"Did You Feel It?" responses
- Shaking intensity
- —not estimated
- Aftershocks
- 500M2.5+ within 30 km, up to 60 days
- Significance
- 129USGS score, 0–1,000+
Not rare around here
An earthquake at least as strong struck within 300 km on May 15, 2020.
How strong was it?
Micro earthquake. It released 0.3 tons of TNT, 1,413 times less than a magnitude 5.0. Bars use the magnitude scale: every step is about 32 times more energy.
Aftershocks
500 earthquakes of M2.5+ within 30 km in the 60 days after.
- 3.6 26 km SSE of Mina, Nevada May 15, 2020
- 5.1 31 km SE of Mina, Nevada May 15, 2020
- 4.0 30 km SSE of Mina, Nevada May 15, 2020
- 3.0 29 km SSE of Mina, Nevada May 15, 2020
- 3.0 30 km SSE of Mina, Nevada May 15, 2020
- 2.8 39 km SE of Mina, Nevada May 15, 2020
- 3.2 29 km SSE of Mina, Nevada May 15, 2020
- 3.0 39 km SE of Mina, Nevada May 15, 2020
- 3.4 31 km SSE of Mina, Nevada May 15, 2020
- 2.5 36 km SE of Mina, Nevada May 15, 2020
The strongest earthquakes within 300 km
Since 1900, around United States.
- 7.1 Ridgecrest Earthquake Sequence Jul 6, 2019
- 7.1 The 1954 Fairview Peak, Nevada Earthquake Dec 16, 1954
- 6.9 The 1954 Dixie Valley, Nevada Earthquake Dec 16, 1954
- 6.8 The 1932 Cedar Mountain, Nevada Earthquake Dec 21, 1932
- 6.8 The 1915 Pleasant Valley, Nevada Earthquake Oct 3, 1915
- 6.5 Monte Cristo Range, NV Earthquake May 15, 2020
- 6.5 17 km ESE of Fallon Station, Nevada Aug 24, 1954
- 6.4 Ridgecrest Earthquake Sequence Jul 4, 2019
In the week before
Earthquakes within 30 km in the 7 days before this one: possible foreshocks.
- 6.5 Monte Cristo Range, NV Earthquake May 15, 2020
- 4.1 29 km SSE of Mina, Nevada May 15, 2020
- 3.5 37 km SE of Mina, Nevada May 15, 2020
- 4.0 28 km SE of Mina, Nevada May 15, 2020
- 3.8 32 km SSE of Mina, Nevada May 15, 2020
- 4.9 28 km SSE of Mina, Nevada May 15, 2020
- 3.4 26 km SSE of Mina, Nevada May 15, 2020