Nevada earthquakes

M4.4 earthquake 24 km S of Mina, Nevada

A magnitude 4.4 earthquake struck 24 km S of Mina, Nevada on Tue, Mar 30, 2021, 9:04 AM PDT (16:04 UTC), 4 km (2 mi) below the surface.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.4 (ML, local (Richter)), light
Magnitude from
Nevada Seismological Laboratory
Local time
UTC
2021-03-30 16:04:05 UTC
Depth
3.8 km (2.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
38.172° N, 118.070° W
Region
Nevada
Felt reports
5
Strongest shaking
V, moderate shaking
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Magnitude estimates

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.ScaleComputed byNotes
4.4ML, local (Richter)Nevada Seismological LaboratoryPreferred · Reviewed · ±0.28 · 13 stations
4.3Mwr, regional momentUSGS National Earthquake Information CenterReviewed · ±0.026 · 138 stations
4.2Mwr, regional momentNevada Seismological LaboratoryMoment tensor · Reviewed

Shaking

The USGS ShakeMap: shaking estimated from seismic stations and the quake’s size, on the Modified Mercalli intensity scale.

Strongest estimated
V, moderate shaking
Peak ground acceleration
15.2% of gravity
Peak ground velocity
1.7 cm/s
Map
Automatic
USGS ShakeMap: estimated shaking intensity around the epicenter
Estimated shaking intensity. Map: USGS ShakeMap.

Did you feel it?

5 people reported to the USGS what they felt; the strongest reported shaking was III, weak shaking.

Did You Feel It? map: shaking reported by the public
Shaking reported by the public, by area. Map: USGS Did You Feel It?

Fault motion and ground failure

How the rock slipped, from the moment tensor, and the USGS estimate of landslides and liquefaction.

Faulting
Strike-slip
Moment magnitude
4.3 Mwr
Nodal plane 1
Strike 79°, dip 61°, rake -25°
Nodal plane 2
Strike 182°, dip 69°, rake -148°

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Magnitude uncertainty
±0.28
Station coverage gap
42°
Stations used
32

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: at least 199 in the 60 days after this one and 185 in the 30 days before it.

After

The first 60 of at least 199.

Before

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nn00803678 (also filed as us6000dxnd). Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 7:53 AM UTC.