M3.2 earthquake 27 km S of Mina, Nevada

A magnitude 3.2 earthquake struck 27 km S of Mina, Nevada on Fri, Sep 15, 2023, 3:24 PM PDT (22:24 UTC), 11 km (7 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.3 31 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
3.2	ML, local (Richter)	Nevada Seismological Laboratory	Preferred · Reviewed · ±0.16 · 7 stations
3.0	ML, local (Richter)	USGS National Earthquake Information Center	Reviewed · ±0.027 · 184 stations

2 people reported to the USGS what they felt; the strongest reported shaking was III, 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: 110 in the 60 days after this one and 36 in the 30 days before it.

The first 60 of 110.

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nn00865877 (also filed as us7000kw3b). Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 4:40 AM UTC.