M3.0 earthquake 2 km NW of Mogul, Nevada
A magnitude 3.0 earthquake struck 2 km NW of Mogul, Nevada on Thu, Nov 29, 1973, 12:59 PM PST (20:59 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 3.0 (ml), minor
- Local time
- UTC
- 1973-11-29 20:59:41 UTC
- Depth
- 5.0 km (3.1 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 39.533° N, 119.950° W
- Region
- Nevada
- Tsunami flag
- No
- Status
- Reviewed by a seismologist
Did you feel it?
No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.
How well it is located
Reviewed by a seismologist.
- Stations used
- 8
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 6 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 1.911 km N of Beckwourth, California · 19250 days ago · 1 km deep · 55 km away
- 1.88 km E of Sierra Brooks, California · 19249 days ago · 2 km deep · 19 km away
- 1.710 km ENE of Chilcoot-Vinton, California · 19234 days ago · 3 km deep · 36 km away
- 1.610 km NE of Chilcoot-Vinton, California · 19234 days ago · 2 km deep · 39 km away
- 1.911 km ENE of Chilcoot-Vinton, California · 19234 days ago · 2 km deep · 37 km away
- 1.710 km E of Chilcoot-Vinton, California · 19233 days ago · 3 km deep · 32 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp00004c0. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 11:35 AM UTC.