M2.9 earthquake 35 km SSW of Mina, Nevada

A magnitude 2.9 earthquake struck 35 km SSW of Mina, Nevada on Wed, Feb 27, 2002, 8:14 AM PST (16:14 UTC), 4 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.7 13 km W of Aspen Springs, California. This one was a foreshock.

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Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.

Different scales measure different things and differ by a few tenths. The USGS marks one as preferred, and it is the one this page uses.

Mag.	Scale	Computed by	Notes
2.9	ML, local (Richter)	Nevada Seismological Laboratory	Preferred · Reviewed
2.9	ML, local (Richter)	USGS National Earthquake Information Center	Reviewed

No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 139 in the 60 days after this one and 34 in the 30 days before it.

The first 60 of 139.

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nn00045192 (also filed as usp000aza9). Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 10:37 AM UTC.