M2.4 earthquake 66km S of Austin, NV
A magnitude 2.4 earthquake struck 66km S of Austin, NV on Mon, Jan 19, 1981, 3:56 PM PST (23:56 UTC), 4 km (2 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M2.6 30km N of Tonopah, NV. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 2.4 (mh), micro
- Local time
- UTC
- 1981-01-19 23:56:54 UTC
- Depth
- 3.6 km (2.3 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 38.896° N, 117.033° W
- Region
- Nevada
- Tsunami flag
- No
- Status
- Reviewed by a seismologist
Did you feel it?
No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.
How well it is located
Reviewed by a seismologist.
- Location uncertainty
- About 10.7 km horizontally, 31.6 km in depth
- Depth from
- Operator assigned
- Station coverage gap
- 341°, poorly surrounded by stations
- Stations used
- 5
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 6 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 2.236km NNE of Tonopah, NV · 16675 days ago · 4 km deep · 60 km away
- 2.035km N of Tonopah, NV · 16675 days ago · 4 km deep · 58 km away
- 2.630km N of Tonopah, NV · 16666 days ago · 4 km deep · 64 km away
- 2.332km N of Tonopah, NV · 16658 days ago · 4 km deep · 63 km away
- 2.725km W of Tonopah, NV · 16658 days ago · 4 km deep · 99 km away
- 3.672km ESE of Fallon, NV · 16632 days ago · 4 km deep · 94 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci3316026. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 12:08 PM UTC.