M2.0 earthquake 49 km NNE of Austin, Nevada
A magnitude 2.0 earthquake struck 49 km NNE of Austin, Nevada on Thu, Feb 14, 2019, 7:01 PM PST (03:01 UTC), 6 km (4 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
- 2.0 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
- Magnitude from
- Nevada Seismological Laboratory
- Local time
- UTC
- 2019-02-15 03:01:27 UTC
- Depth
- 5.9 km (3.7 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 39.909° N, 116.856° 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
- ±0.34
- Station coverage gap
- 269°, poorly surrounded by stations
- 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: 7 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 1.648 km SW of Battle Mountain, Nevada · 2771 days ago · 0 km deep · 62 km away
- 2.471 km E of Lovelock, Nevada · 2761 days ago · 4 km deep · 70 km away · felt by 1
- 2.477 km E of Lovelock, Nevada · 2760 days ago · 0 km deep · 64 km away
- 1.946 km SW of Eureka, Nevada · 2760 days ago · 2 km deep · 88 km away · felt by 1
- 1.970 km NW of Austin, Nevada · 2760 days ago · 16 km deep · 76 km away
- 1.841 km SSW of Golconda, Nevada · 2753 days ago · 0 km deep · 98 km away
- 1.727 km ENE of Austin, Nevada · 2729 days ago · 2 km deep · 33 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nn00677906. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 8:20 AM UTC.