M1.8 earthquake 19 km NNE of Austin, NV
A magnitude 1.8 earthquake struck 19 km NNE of Austin, NV on Thu, Feb 14, 2019, 6:23 PM PST (02:23 UTC), 0 km (0 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M2.4 71 km E 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
- 1.8 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
- Magnitude from
- Nevada Seismological Laboratory
- Local time
- UTC
- 2019-02-15 02:23:24 UTC
- Depth
- 0.0 km (0.0 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 39.655° N, 116.980° 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.
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.11
- Station coverage gap
- 161°
- Stations used
- 7
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 7 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 2.049 km NNE of Austin, Nevada · 2789 days ago · 6 km deep · 30 km away
- 1.648 km SW of Battle Mountain, Nevada · 2773 days ago · 0 km deep · 81 km away
- 2.471 km E of Lovelock, Nevada · 2763 days ago · 4 km deep · 74 km away · felt by 1
- 2.477 km E of Lovelock, Nevada · 2762 days ago · 0 km deep · 69 km away
- 1.946 km SW of Eureka, Nevada · 2762 days ago · 2 km deep · 72 km away · felt by 1
- 1.970 km NW of Austin, Nevada · 2762 days ago · 16 km deep · 69 km away
- 1.727 km ENE of Austin, Nevada · 2731 days ago · 2 km deep · 16 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nn00677865. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 6:52 AM UTC.