M2.7 earthquake 23 km SSW of Mina, Nevada

A magnitude 2.7 earthquake struck 23 km SSW of Mina, Nevada on Fri, Jul 15, 2022, 6:02 AM PDT (13:02 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.9 32 km SE of Mina, Nevada. This one was a foreshock.

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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
2.7	ML, local (Richter)	Nevada Seismological Laboratory	Preferred · Reviewed · ±0.29 · 10 stations
2.5	ML, local (Richter)	USGS National Earthquake Information Center	Reviewed · ±0.041 · 80 stations

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: 111 in the 60 days after this one and 134 in the 30 days before it.

The first 60 of 111.

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nn00842966 (also filed as us6000i2qr). Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 8:17 PM UTC.