M2.5 earthquake 33 km SE of Mina, Nevada

A magnitude 2.5 earthquake struck 33 km SE of Mina, Nevada on Thu, Aug 22, 2019, 2:47 AM PDT (09:47 UTC), 8 km (5 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.7 5km WNW of Toms Place, CA. 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
2.5	ML, local (Richter)	Nevada Seismological Laboratory	Preferred · Reviewed · ±0.26 · 9 stations
2.5	ML, local (Richter)	USGS National Earthquake Information Center	Reviewed · ±0.26 · 9 stations

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: 39 in the 60 days after this one and 8 in the 30 days before it.

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nn00700508 (also filed as us700056zy). Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 8:27 PM UTC.