M3.1 earthquake Nevada

A magnitude 3.1 earthquake struck in Nevada on Thu, Mar 3, 2022, 3:51 PM PST (23:51 UTC), 8 km (5 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.5 51 km N of Hiko, 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
3.1	ML, local (Richter)	Nevada Seismological Laboratory	Preferred · Reviewed · ±0.34 · 12 stations
2.8	ML, local (Richter)	USGS National Earthquake Information Center	Reviewed · ±0.033 · 118 stations

2 people reported to the USGS what they felt; the strongest reported shaking was II, weak shaking.

Reviewed by a seismologist.

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

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 9 in the 60 days after this one and 4 in the 30 days before it.

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nn00834881 (also filed as us6000h1xd). Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 8:42 AM UTC.