M2.5 earthquake 30 km S of Mina, Nevada

A magnitude 2.5 earthquake struck 30 km S of Mina, Nevada on Wed, Mar 9, 2022, 12:38 PM PST (20:38 UTC), 11 km (7 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.9 1km SW of Round Valley, CA. This one was a foreshock.

Map

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
2.5	ML, local (Richter)	Nevada Seismological Laboratory	Preferred · Reviewed · ±0.23 · 11 stations
2.4	ML, local (Richter)	USGS National Earthquake Information Center	Reviewed · ±0.044 · 69 stations

The USGS’s account of the effects of this earthquake.

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From the USGS event page for nn00835115. U.S. Geological Survey text and figures are in the public domain.

No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

Reviewed by a seismologist.

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

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 165 in the 60 days after this one and 83 in the 30 days before it.

The first 60 of 165.

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nn00835115 (also filed as us6000h3e7). Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 4:49 AM UTC.