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Moderate mag. 5.0 earthquake - 29 km SSE of Mina, Nevada (USA) on Tuesday, 30 June 2020

Moderate mag. 5.0 earthquake - 29 km SSE of Mina, Nevada (USA) on Tuesday, 30 June 2020
30 Jun 09:28 UTC: First to report: USGS after 4 minutes.
Jun 30 09:53: Magnitude recalculated from 4.8 to 5.1.
Hypocenter depth recalculated from 11.2 to 8.7 km.
Hypocenter depth recalculated from 8.7 to 8.3 km.
Jun 30 15:48: Magnitude recalculated from 5.1 to 5.0.
Date & time: Tuesday, 30 June 2020 09:24 UTC
Magnitude: 5.0
Depth: 8.3 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude: 38.1539°N / 117.9583°W (Nevada, United States)
Nearest volcano: Long Valley (95 km / 59 mi)
Nearby towns and cities:
29 km (18 mi) SE of Mina (pop: 200)
53 km (33 mi) NW of Silver Peak (pop: 100)
55 km (34 mi) N of Dyer (pop: 300)
193 km (120 mi) SE of Carson City (pop: 54,500)
196 km (122 mi) SE of South Lake Tahoe (pop: 21,700)
197 km (122 mi) SE of Fernley (pop: 19,400)
Primary data source: USGS
Estimated released energy: 2 x 1012 joules (554 megawatt hours, equivalent to 477 tons of TNT) [learn more]
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Data for the same earthquake reported by different agencies

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TimeMag. / DepthLocationSource
Tue, 30 Jun 09:24 UTCM 5.0 / 8.3 km29 km SSE of Mina, Nevada (USA)USGS
Tue, 30 Jun 09:24 UTCM 4.1 / 12 kmNevada (USA)EMSC
Tue, 30 Jun 09:24 UTCM 4.4 / 10 kmNevada (USA)GFZ

User reports for this quake (11)

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Pahrump (276.7 km SE of epicenter) [Map] / Light shaking (MMI IV) : thought someone was in the house pushing my chair then I remembered seeing the cats freaking out. When they go nuts for no reason a quake is usually to follow. Flower baskets were moving also. (reported through our app)
Vancouver wa (914.2 km NNW of epicenter) [Map] / not felt : Idk why it thinks I can feel this quake over 500 miles away (reported through our app)
52.3 km SSE of epicenter [Map] / Very weak shaking (MMI II) (reported through our app)
Henderson nv. (348 km SE of epicenter) [Map] / Light shaking (MMI IV) (reported through our app)
NORTH LAS VEGAS (369.6 km SE of epicenter) [Map] / Weak shaking (MMI III)
Portland, OR / Very weak shaking (MMI II) : I was sleeping on the memory foam mattress on the floor of my bedroom, which is on the second floor of my house. I felt the shaking/vibration for a couple of minutes. I think it's around 3am PDT. And I'm in Portland, OR. So it's about 700 miles away. Is it possible to feel an M5.1 earthquake at that distance? Or totally unrelated?
South west las vegas / not felt : experience no shake
95037 / Weak shaking (MMI III)
Hawthorne, Nevada / Moderate shaking (MMI V)
Jamestown California / Light shaking (MMI IV) : Woke me up
Fallon (United States, 161 km NW of epicenter) : Felt myself and the water bottle on the table vibrate (reported through EMSC)
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Aftershocks of the 5.0 quake: 29 km SSE of Mina, Nevada (USA), 30 Jun 2020 09:24

More info
Recorded aftershocks, latest first (2558 quakes):
  • 29 Aug 2020 08:45 UTC
    | M 1.6 |
    3 km (1.9 mi) depth
    |
    7 km (4 mi) distance
    | USGS | Details
  • 29 Aug 2020 07:47 UTC
    | M 1.1 |
    13.3 km (8.3 mi) depth
    |
    3 km (2 mi) distance
    | USGS | Details
  • 29 Aug 2020 07:10 UTC
    | M 1.9 |
    9.1 km (5.7 mi) depth
    |
    7 km (4 mi) distance
    | USGS | Details
  • 29 Aug 2020 06:26 UTC
    | M 1.6 |
    10.1 km (6.3 mi) depth
    |
    15 km (9 mi) distance
    | USGS | Details
  • 29 Aug 2020 06:22 UTC
    | M 2.3 |
    7.7 km (4.8 mi) depth
    |
    14 km (9 mi) distance
    | USGS | Details
  • 29 Aug 2020 06:08 UTC
    | M 1.6 |
    8.5 km (5.3 mi) depth
    |
    1 km (1 mi) distance
    | USGS | Details
  • 29 Aug 2020 06:07 UTC
    | M 1.0 |
    5.9 km (3.7 mi) depth
    |
    3 km (2 mi) distance
    | USGS | Details
  • 29 Aug 2020 05:59 UTC
    | M 1.0 |
    12.9 km (8 mi) depth
    |
    3 km (2 mi) distance
    | USGS | Details
  • 29 Aug 2020 05:37 UTC
    | M 1.0 |
    10.5 km (6.5 mi) depth
    |
    6 km (4 mi) distance
    | USGS | Details
  • 29 Aug 2020 05:35 UTC
    | M 1.8 |
    12.3 km (7.6 mi) depth
    |
    9 km (5 mi) distance
    | USGS | Details
  • 29 Aug 2020 03:29 UTC
    | M 1.6 |
    11.6 km (7.2 mi) depth
    |
    7 km (5 mi) distance
    | USGS | Details
  • 29 Aug 2020 02:50 UTC
    | M 1.6 |
    14.8 km (9.2 mi) depth
    |
    1 km (1 mi) distance
    | USGS | Details
  • 29 Aug 2020 02:43 UTC
    | M 1.4 |
    7.4 km (4.6 mi) depth
    |
    9 km (5 mi) distance
    | USGS | Details
  • 29 Aug 2020 00:50 UTC
    | M 1.1 |
    0.1 km (0.1 mi) depth
    |
    2 km (1 mi) distance
    | USGS | Details
  • 29 Aug 2020 00:09 UTC
    | M 1.7 |
    7.4 km (4.6 mi) depth
    |
    15 km (9 mi) distance
    | USGS | Details
  • 28 Aug 2020 23:59 UTC
    | M 1.3 |
    11.6 km (7.2 mi) depth
    |
    8 km (5 mi) distance
    | USGS | Details
    • Show all

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Moderate mag. 5.0 earthquake - 29 km SSE of Mina, Nevada (USA) on Tuesday, 30 June 2020
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