M3.4 earthquake 31 km SE of Rachel, Nevada

A magnitude 3.4 earthquake struck 31 km SE of Rachel, Nevada on Sun, Feb 28, 2021, 2:51 AM PST (10:51 UTC), 0 km (0 mi) below the surface.

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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
3.4	ML, local (Richter)	Nevada Seismological Laboratory	Preferred · Reviewed · ±0.18 · 13 stations
3.1	ML, local (Richter)	USGS National Earthquake Information Center	Reviewed · ±0.046 · 62 stations

The USGS ShakeMap: shaking estimated from seismic stations and the quake’s size, on the Modified Mercalli intensity scale.

1 person reported to the USGS what they felt; the strongest reported shaking was II, 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: 11 in the 60 days after this one and 9 in the 30 days before it.

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nn00801429 (also filed as us7000dec1). Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 4:57 AM UTC.