M3.0 earthquake 36 km SE of Mina, Nevada

A magnitude 3.0 earthquake struck 36 km SE of Mina, Nevada on Fri, Jul 16, 2021, 1:09 PM PDT (20:09 UTC), 7 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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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
3.0	ML, local (Richter)	Nevada Seismological Laboratory	Preferred · Reviewed · ±0.39 · 9 stations
2.5	ML, local (Richter)	USGS National Earthquake Information Center	Reviewed · ±0.033 · 118 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: 197 in the 60 days after this one and 91 in the 30 days before it.

The first 60 of 197.

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nn00814337 (also filed as us7000emnv). Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 8:24 AM UTC.