M1.6 earthquake 16 km NNE of Austin, Nevada
A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 16 km NNE of Austin, Nevada on Fri, Nov 23, 2018, 11:16 PM PST (07:16 UTC), 12 km (8 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M2.3 53 km ESE of Lovelock, Nevada. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 1.6 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
- Magnitude from
- Nevada Seismological Laboratory
- Local time
- UTC
- 2018-11-24 07:16:17 UTC
- Depth
- 12.2 km (7.6 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 39.628° N, 117.003° W
- Region
- Nevada
- Felt reports
- 1
- Tsunami flag
- No
- Status
- Reviewed by a seismologist
Did you feel it?
1 person reported to the USGS what they felt; the strongest reported shaking was II, weak shaking.
How well it is located
Reviewed by a seismologist.
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.07
- Station coverage gap
- 120°
- Stations used
- 6
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 5 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 1.619 km WSW of Kingston, Nevada · 2871 days ago · 15 km deep · 62 km away
- 1.750 km WNW of Kingston, Nevada · 2871 days ago · 13 km deep · 62 km away
- 1.762 km W of Austin, Nevada · 2852 days ago · 15 km deep · 70 km away
- 2.353 km ESE of Lovelock, Nevada · 2840 days ago · 1 km deep · 87 km away
- 1.556 km WNW of Austin, Nevada · 2835 days ago · 2 km deep · 59 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nn00666722. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 4:40 AM UTC.