Nevada earthquakes

M2.8 earthquake 29 km SSE of Mina, Nevada

A magnitude 2.8 earthquake struck 29 km SSE of Mina, Nevada on Sat, Nov 20, 2021, 8:39 PM PST (04:39 UTC), 11 km (7 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.8 8km ESE of Deep Springs, CA. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.8 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Nevada Seismological Laboratory
Local time
UTC
2021-11-21 04:39:43 UTC
Depth
10.9 km (6.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
38.162° N, 117.937° W
Region
Nevada
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
2.8ML, local (Richter)Nevada Seismological LaboratoryPreferred · Reviewed · ±0.34 · 13 stations
2.6ML, local (Richter)USGS National Earthquake Information CenterReviewed · ±0.045 · 64 stations

Did you feel it?

No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Magnitude uncertainty
±0.34
Station coverage gap
67°
Stations used
28

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 198 in the 60 days after this one and 94 in the 30 days before it.

After

The first 60 of 198.

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nn00828552 (also filed as us7000fvvt). Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 9:15 AM UTC.