M2.9 earthquake 49 km SSW of Rachel, Nevada

A magnitude 2.9 earthquake struck 49 km SSW of Rachel, Nevada on Sun, Feb 6, 2022, 6:38 PM PST (02:38 UTC), 8 km (5 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.4 30 km SSW of Alamo, 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
2.9	ML, local (Richter)	Nevada Seismological Laboratory	Preferred · Reviewed · ±0.32 · 21 stations
2.6	ML, local (Richter)	USGS National Earthquake Information Center	Reviewed · ±0.035 · 108 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: 23 in the 60 days after this one and 6 in the 30 days before it.

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nn00833376 (also filed as us7000gir4). Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 9:35 AM UTC.