Nevada earthquakes

M4.3 earthquake 29 km SE of Mina, Nevada

A magnitude 4.3 earthquake struck 29 km SE of Mina, Nevada on Wed, Nov 13, 2024, 6:40 PM PST (02:40 UTC), 14 km (9 mi) below the surface.

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The earthquake

Magnitude: 4.3 (ML, local (Richter)), light
Magnitude from: Nevada Seismological Laboratory
Local time: Wed, Nov 13, 2024, 6:40 PM PST
UTC: 2024-11-14 02:40:35 UTC
Depth: 14.2 km (8.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter: 38.173° N, 117.917° W
Region: Nevada
Felt reports: 10
Strongest shaking: IV, light shaking
PAGER alert: Green
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.	Scale	Computed by	Notes
4.3	ML, local (Richter)	Nevada Seismological Laboratory	Preferred · Reviewed · ±0.38 · 5 stations
3.9	Mwr, regional moment	USGS National Earthquake Information Center	Reviewed · ±0.044 · 50 stations
3.9	Mwr, regional moment	Nevada Seismological Laboratory	Moment tensor · Reviewed

Shaking

The USGS ShakeMap: shaking estimated from seismic stations and the quake’s size, on the Modified Mercalli intensity scale.

Strongest estimated: IV, light shaking
Peak ground acceleration: 4.6% of gravity
Peak ground velocity: 1.2 cm/s
Map: Automatic

USGS ShakeMap: estimated shaking intensity around the epicenter — Estimated shaking intensity. Map: USGS ShakeMap.

Did you feel it?

10 people reported to the USGS what they felt; the strongest reported shaking was IV, light shaking.

Estimated impact

The USGS PAGER system estimates deaths and economic losses from the shaking and the population and buildings exposed to it.

Alert level: Green: little or no damage or loss of life expected

Deaths: estimated chance of each range
Range	Chance
Under 1	65%
1 to 10	30%
10 to 100	4%
100 to 1,000	Under 1%
1,000 to 10,000	Under 1%
10,000 to 100,000	Under 1%
100,000 to 10,000,000	Under 1%

Economic losses: estimated chance of each range
Range, million USD	Chance
Under 1	65%
1 to 10	30%
10 to 100	4%
100 to 1,000	Under 1%
1,000 to 10,000	Under 1%
10,000 to 100,000	Under 1%
100,000 to 10,000,000	Under 1%

Aftershock forecast

The chance of at least one aftershock this large or larger, from the USGS operational aftershock forecast, issued Fri, Nov 14, 2025, 2:40 AM UTC. The USGS updates it as the sequence unfolds.

Within	M3+	M4+	M5+	M6+	M7+
1 day	Under 1%	Under 1%	Under 1%	Under 1%	Under 1%
1 week	Under 1%	Under 1%	Under 1%	Under 1%	Under 1%
1 month	2%	Under 1%	Under 1%	Under 1%	Under 1%
1 year	16%	2%	Under 1%	Under 1%	Under 1%

In the coming week the USGS expects about 0 aftershocks of magnitude 3 or more, and most likely between 0 and 0.

Fault motion and ground failure

How the rock slipped, from the moment tensor, and the USGS estimate of landslides and liquefaction.

Faulting: Strike-slip
Moment magnitude: 3.9 Mwr
Nodal plane 1: Strike 157°, dip 74°, rake 174°
Nodal plane 2: Strike 249°, dip 84°, rake 16°

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Magnitude uncertainty: ±0.38
Station coverage gap: 73°
Stations used: 11

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 48 in the 60 days after this one and 15 in the 30 days before it.

After

Before

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nn00887532 (also filed as us7000nrn8). Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 8:11 AM UTC.