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Past earthquakes in or near Nevada: 2020 - list, stats and map

Overview

Updated: Mar 29, 2024 07:28 GMT -
In 2020, Nevada has had 24,797 quakes of magnitudes up to 6.5:
  • 1 quake above magnitude 6
  • 7 quakes between magnitude 5 and 6
  • 61 quakes between magnitude 4 and 5
  • 477 quakes between magnitude 3 and 4
  • 3,290 quakes between magnitude 2 and 3
  • 20,961 quakes below magnitude 2 that people normally don't feel.
Strongest: Mag. 6.5 Earthquake 56km W of Tonopah, Nevada (USA) -

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Showing quakes magnitude 3.5 or higher, within up to 50 km (31 mi) distance (193 out of 24,797 quakes, show more):
Past earthquakes in or near Nevada: 2020 - list, stats and map
Date and TimeMag
Depth
Nearest VolcanoLocationDetailsMap
Dec 23, 2020 03:00 pm (Los Angeles)
Dec 23, 2020 23:00 GMT
3.8

5.8 km
26 Km WSW of Battle Mountain, Nevada, USA Info
Tuesday, December 15, 2020 GMT (2 quakes)
Dec 14, 2020 10:41 pm (Los Angeles)
Dec 15, 2020 05:41 GMT
3.6

5.1 km
17 mi south of Mina, Nevada, USA 2 reportsInfo
Dec 14, 2020 04:35 pm (Los Angeles)
Dec 15, 2020 00:35 GMT
4.3

10.8 km
Esmeralda, 18 mi southeast of Mina, Nevada, USA 2 reportsInfo
Monday, December 14, 2020 GMT (1 quake)
Dec 14, 2020 01:20 pm (Los Angeles)
Dec 14, 2020 21:20 GMT
4.7

5.2 km
16 mi south of Mina, Nevada, USA 7 reportsInfo
Saturday, December 12, 2020 GMT (3 quakes)
Dec 12, 2020 01:25 am (Los Angeles)
Dec 12, 2020 08:25 GMT
3.6

4.1 km
Esmeralda, 13 mi south of Goldfield, Nevada, USA 1 reportInfo
Dec 12, 2020 12:25 am (Los Angeles)
Dec 12, 2020 08:25 GMT
3.9

6.8 km
17 mi south of Mina, Nevada, USA 1 reportInfo
Dec 11, 2020 11:52 pm (Los Angeles)
Dec 12, 2020 07:52 GMT
3.7

5 km
16 mi south of Mina, Nevada, USA 1 reportInfo
Monday, December 7, 2020 GMT (1 quake)
Dec 7, 2020 01:31 am (Los Angeles)
Dec 7, 2020 08:31 GMT
3.5

8.7 km
Esmeralda, 19 mi southeast of Mina, Nevada, USA 1 reportInfo
Thursday, December 3, 2020 GMT (2 quakes)
Dec 2, 2020 09:15 pm (Los Angeles)
Dec 3, 2020 05:15 GMT
4.9

5 km
Esmeralda County, 15 mi south of Mina, Nevada, USA 7 reportsInfo
Dec 2, 2020 07:18 pm (Los Angeles)
Dec 3, 2020 03:18 GMT
4.0

4.6 km
Esmeralda, 21 mi southeast of Mina, Nevada, USA 1 reportInfo
Wednesday, December 2, 2020 GMT (6 quakes)
Dec 2, 2020 08:08 am (Los Angeles)
Dec 2, 2020 16:08 GMT
3.9

4.2 km
Esmeralda County, 16 mi south of Mina, Nevada, USA 2 reportsInfo
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About these data
Estimated combined seismic energy released: 4 x 1014 joules (111 gigawatt hours, equivalent to 95876 tons of TNT or 6 atomic bombs!) | about seismic energy

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