Nevada earthquakes

M3.2 earthquake 25 km ENE of Mina, Nevada

A magnitude 3.2 earthquake struck 25 km ENE of Mina, Nevada on Mon, Nov 22, 2021, 1:14 PM PST (21:14 UTC), 7 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.2 35 km SE of Mina, Nevada. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.2 (ML, local (Richter)), minor
Magnitude from
Nevada Seismological Laboratory
Local time
UTC
2021-11-22 21:14:05 UTC
Depth
6.5 km (4.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
38.487° N, 117.841° W
Region
Nevada
Felt reports
3
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
3.2ML, local (Richter)Nevada Seismological LaboratoryPreferred · Reviewed · ±0.53 · 11 stations
2.9ML, local (Richter)USGS National Earthquake Information CenterReviewed · ±0.034 · 112 stations

Did you feel it?

3 people reported to the USGS what they felt; the strongest reported shaking was III, 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
±0.53
Station coverage gap
38°
Stations used
25

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 177 in the 60 days after this one and 73 in the 30 days before it.

After

The first 60 of 177.

Before

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nn00828641 (also filed as us7000fwaa). Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 9:15 AM UTC.