Nevada earthquakes

M2.5 earthquake 27 km SW of Mina, Nevada

A magnitude 2.5 earthquake struck 27 km SW of Mina, Nevada on Wed, Aug 10, 2022, 4:14 AM PDT (11:14 UTC), 11 km (7 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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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.5 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Nevada Seismological Laboratory
Local time
UTC
2022-08-10 11:14:22 UTC
Depth
10.8 km (6.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
38.251° N, 118.363° 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
2.5ML, local (Richter)Nevada Seismological LaboratoryPreferred · Reviewed · ±0.26 · 10 stations
2.4ML, local (Richter)USGS National Earthquake Information CenterReviewed · ±0.051 · 50 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
±0.26
Station coverage gap
60°
Stations used
20

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 104 in the 60 days after this one and 53 in the 30 days before it.

After

The first 60 of 104.

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nn00844673 (also filed as us6000i9p5). Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 12:01 PM UTC.