Light mag. 4.8 earthquake - 34 km SE of Mina, Nevada (USA) on Monday, 8 June 2020
8 Jun 03:28 UTC: First to report: USGS after 4 minutes.
Jun 8 03:47: Magnitude recalculated from 4.9 to 4.8.
Hypocenter depth recalculated from 5.7 to 5.2 km.
Jun 8 03:47: Magnitude recalculated from 4.9 to 4.8.
Hypocenter depth recalculated from 5.7 to 5.2 km.
Magnitude: 4.8
Depth: 5.2 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude: 38.2059°N / 117.7912°W
(Nevada, United States)Nearest volcano: Clayton Valley (46 km / 29 mi)
Nearby towns and cities:
34 km (21 mi) SE of Mina (pop: 200)
51 km (32 mi) NW of Tonopah (pop: 2,500)
52 km (32 mi) NW of Silver Peak (pop: 100)
165 km (102 mi) SE of Fallon (pop: 8,500)
186 km (115 mi) SE of Gardnerville Ranchos (pop: 11,300)
194 km (120 mi) SE of Dayton (pop: 9,000)
Primary data source: USGS
Estimated released energy: 1 x 1012 joules (278 megawatt hours, equivalent to 239 tons of TNT) [learn more]
Data for the same earthquake reported by different agencies
Info: The more agencies report about the same quake and post similar data, the more confidence you can have in the data. It takes normally up to a few hours until earthquake parameters are calculated with near-optimum precision.
| Time | Mag. / Depth | Location | Source |
| Mon, 8 Jun 03:24 UTC | M 4.8 / 5 km | Nevada (USA) | EMSC |
| Mon, 8 Jun 03:24 UTC | M 4.8 / 5.2 km | 34 km SE of Mina, Nevada (USA) | USGS |
| Mon, 8 Jun 03:24 UTC | M 4.5 / 10 km | Nevada (USA) | GFZ |
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HENDERSON (344.1 km SE of epicenter) [Map] / Weak shaking (MMI III) : I asked what was that rumble, like a huge truck drove by (reported through our app)
38°23'13.1"N 117°25'59.3"W / Moderate shaking (MMI V) : The whole house shook. Some small light weight stuff fell on the floor. It was hard to walk in the house. Our dogs reacted too. The wind was blowing hard, so I didn't hear it like I have others.
Las Vegas / Very weak shaking (MMI II)
Las vegas / not felt : This is an "I felt it reports" not "I didn't feel it" reports. Retards
Long Beach / Very weak shaking (MMI II) : Felt like a jolt
Las Vegas / Very weak shaking (MMI II)
Tonopah / Moderate shaking (MMI V) : Shook everything. People upstairs apartment screamed too.
Fontana (United States, 459 km S of epicenter) : Not felt in Fontana Ca. (reported through EMSC)
Mountain View Acres (United States, 415 km S of epicenter) : That was definitely bigger than a 4.8... strong shake then rolled for quite a few seconds. victorville ca. (reported through EMSC)
Bakersfield (United States, 335 km S of epicenter) : Felt it in Bakersfield Calif near downtown (reported through EMSC)
Las Vegas (United States of America, 325 km SE of epicenter) : Didn't felt at all neither our dogs they are sleeping peaceful (reported through EMSC)
Pahrump (United States, 273 km SE of epicenter) : Slight swaying motion felt and you can see the hanging features moving (reported through EMSC)
Atwater (United States, 269 km W of epicenter) : I felt a jolt. Thought it was my dog and maybe it was but I thought...was that an earthquake...then my phone buzzed and it was an earthquake. (reported through EMSC)
Tonopah (United States, 49 km E of epicenter) : Laying down in my RV in Round Mountain. RV starting shaking for a few seconds. (reported through EMSC)
Tonopah (United States, 49 km E of epicenter) : Shook my whole house. I was walking and had to stop. (reported through EMSC)
Jurupa Valley (United States, 449 km S of epicenter) : Not felt. (reported through EMSC)
Lancaster (United States, 374 km S of epicenter) : Minor. 5 seconds (reported through EMSC)
Nellis Air Force Base (United States, 303 km SE of epicenter) : Didn’t feel it over in Vegas (reported through EMSC)
North Las Vegas (United States, 303 km SE of epicenter) : NW Vegas and didn't feel a thing. Animals didn't even react. (reported through EMSC)
Ridgecrest (United States, 268 km S of epicenter) : Wow (reported through EMSC)
Inyokern (United States of America, 266 km S of epicenter) : We are having such strong winds, I just thought they got extra rumbly sounding. Didn't recognize it as a quake. (reported through EMSC)
Beatty (United States, 147 km SE of epicenter) : Slight rocking motion (reported through EMSC)
Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek (United States, 100 km SW of epicenter) : Slight rolling motion (reported through EMSC)
Tonopah (United States, 35 km E of epicenter) : This shook out whole house. (reported through EMSC)
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