Nevada earthquakes

M2.8 earthquake 34 km SE of Mina, Nevada

A magnitude 2.8 earthquake struck 34 km SE of Mina, Nevada on Tue, Jan 4, 2022, 11:26 PM PST (07:26 UTC), 10 km (6 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
2022-01-05 07:26:39 UTC
Depth
9.6 km (6.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
38.169° N, 117.825° W
Region
Nevada
Felt reports
2
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 · ±0.37 · 5 stations
2.6ML, local (Richter)USGS National Earthquake Information CenterReviewed · ±0.048 · 56 stations

Did you feel it?

2 people reported to the USGS what they felt; the strongest reported shaking was IV, light 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
±0.37
Station coverage gap
90°
Stations used
13

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: at least 199 in the 60 days after this one and 85 in the 30 days before it.

After

The first 60 of at least 199.

Before

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nn00831039 (also filed as us7000g961). Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 4:51 AM UTC.