Nevada earthquakes

M2.4 earthquake 28 km SSE of Mina, Nevada

A magnitude 2.4 earthquake struck 28 km SSE of Mina, Nevada on Tue, Jun 22, 2021, 12:20 AM PDT (07:20 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.9 28 km SSW of Mina, Nevada. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.4 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Nevada Seismological Laboratory
Local time
UTC
2021-06-22 07:20:10 UTC
Depth
6.1 km (3.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
38.138° N, 118.026° W
Region
Nevada
Felt reports
1
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
2.4ML, local (Richter)Nevada Seismological LaboratoryPreferred · Reviewed · ±0.41 · 13 stations
1.93Md, durationNorthern California Seismic SystemPreliminary · ±0.03 · 5 stations

Did you feel it?

1 person reported to the USGS what they felt; the strongest reported shaking was II, weak shaking.

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

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Magnitude uncertainty
±0.41
Station coverage gap
46°
Stations used
29

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 197 in the 60 days after this one and 149 in the 30 days before it.

After

The first 60 of 197.

Before

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nn00810062 (also filed as nc73577996). Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 1:56 PM UTC.