Nevada earthquakes

M2.4 earthquake 36 km SE of Mina, Nevada

A magnitude 2.4 earthquake struck 36 km SE of Mina, Nevada on Sat, Feb 19, 2022, 5:23 PM PST (01:23 UTC), 9 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.5 California-Nevada border region. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.4 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Nevada Seismological Laboratory
Local time
UTC
2022-02-20 01:23:25 UTC
Depth
9.2 km (5.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
38.182° N, 117.779° 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
2.4ML, local (Richter)Nevada Seismological LaboratoryPreferred · Reviewed · ±0.2 · 6 stations
2.5ML, local (Richter)USGS National Earthquake Information CenterReviewed · ±0.042 · 73 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
±0.20
Station coverage gap
58°
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: 132 in the 60 days after this one and 101 in the 30 days before it.

After

The first 60 of 132.

Before

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nn00834180 (also filed as us7000gmbt). Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 6:03 AM UTC.