M2.9 earthquake 30 km SSE of Mina, Nevada

A magnitude 2.9 earthquake struck 30 km SSE of Mina, Nevada on Fri, Oct 15, 2021, 11:31 PM PDT (06:31 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.4 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
2.9	ML, local (Richter)	Nevada Seismological Laboratory	Preferred · Reviewed · ±0.33 · 11 stations
2.5	ML, local (Richter)	USGS National Earthquake Information Center	Reviewed · ±0.04 · 84 stations

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

Reviewed by a seismologist.

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

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 189 in the 60 days after this one and 148 in the 30 days before it.

The first 60 of 189.

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nn00825879 (also filed as us6000fv5p). Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 3:59 PM UTC.