Nevada earthquakes

M1.9 earthquake 70 km NW of Austin, Nevada

A magnitude 1.9 earthquake struck 70 km NW of Austin, Nevada on Thu, Mar 14, 2019, 1:47 AM PDT (08:47 UTC), 16 km (10 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.1 Nevada. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.9 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Nevada Seismological Laboratory
Local time
UTC
2019-03-14 08:47:47 UTC
Depth
16.2 km (10.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
39.864° N, 117.740° 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
±0.19
Station coverage gap
244°, 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: 51 in the 60 days after this one and 8 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.634 km NW of Gabbs, Nevada · 2760 days ago · 7 km deep · 89 km away · felt by 1
  2. 3.533 km S of Golconda, Nevada · 2754 days ago · 8 km deep · 89 km away · felt by 1
  3. 1.841 km SSW of Golconda, Nevada · 2753 days ago · 0 km deep · 81 km away
  4. 1.532 km WSW of Lovelock, Nevada · 2752 days ago · 8 km deep · 95 km away
  5. 1.727 km ENE of Austin, Nevada · 2729 days ago · 2 km deep · 85 km away
  6. 2.950 km WNW of Austin, Nevada · 2715 days ago · 14 km deep · 21 km away
  7. 2.547 km NW of Austin, Nevada · 2715 days ago · 2 km deep · 25 km away
  8. 2.425 km NNE of Austin, Nevada · 2715 days ago · 3 km deep · 74 km away
  9. 4.049 km NW of Austin, Nevada · 2715 days ago · 4 km deep · 22 km away
  10. 3.547 km NW of Austin, Nevada · 2715 days ago · 5 km deep · 25 km away
  11. 1.954 km NNW of Austin, Nevada · 2715 days ago · 0 km deep · 40 km away
  12. 2.253 km NNW of Austin, Nevada · 2715 days ago · 0 km deep · 29 km away
  13. 2.346 km NW of Austin, Nevada · 2715 days ago · 0 km deep · 26 km away
  14. 3.348 km NW of Austin, Nevada · 2715 days ago · 3 km deep · 24 km away
  15. 1.846 km WNW of Austin, Nevada · 2715 days ago · 0 km deep · 25 km away
  16. 4.1Nevada · 2715 days ago · 4 km deep · 24 km away
  17. 2.148 km NW of Austin, Nevada · 2714 days ago · 6 km deep · 25 km away
  18. 1.944 km NW of Austin, Nevada · 2714 days ago · 3 km deep · 27 km away
  19. 3.146 km NW of Austin, Nevada · 2714 days ago · 3 km deep · 27 km away
  20. 2.048 km NW of Austin, Nevada · 2714 days ago · 4 km deep · 25 km away
  21. 1.850 km NW of Austin, Nevada · 2714 days ago · 2 km deep · 22 km away
  22. 1.643 km NW of Austin, Nevada · 2714 days ago · 5 km deep · 28 km away
  23. 2.342 km NNW of Austin, Nevada · 2714 days ago · 22 km deep · 36 km away
  24. 2.447 km NW of Austin, Nevada · 2714 days ago · 2 km deep · 27 km away
  25. 2.650 km NW of Austin, Nevada · 2714 days ago · 4 km deep · 25 km away
  26. 2.343 km NW of Austin, Nevada · 2714 days ago · 3 km deep · 29 km away
  27. 1.944 km NW of Austin, Nevada · 2713 days ago · 3 km deep · 27 km away
  28. 1.642 km NW of Austin, Nevada · 2713 days ago · 0 km deep · 30 km away
  29. 1.944 km NW of Austin, Nevada · 2713 days ago · 2 km deep · 28 km away
  30. 3.541 km NW of Austin, Nevada · 2713 days ago · 6 km deep · 30 km away
  31. 1.549 km NW of Austin, Nevada · 2713 days ago · 4 km deep · 22 km away
  32. 1.747 km NW of Austin, Nevada · 2713 days ago · 0 km deep · 24 km away
  33. 1.544 km NW of Austin, Nevada · 2713 days ago · 2 km deep · 28 km away
  34. 3.148 km NW of Austin, Nevada · 2713 days ago · 4 km deep · 26 km away
  35. 1.744 km NW of Austin, Nevada · 2713 days ago · 0 km deep · 28 km away
  36. 1.541 km NW of Austin, Nevada · 2713 days ago · 9 km deep · 29 km away
  37. 3.147 km NW of Austin, Nevada · 2712 days ago · 5 km deep · 25 km away
  38. 2.347 km NW of Austin, Nevada · 2712 days ago · 1 km deep · 26 km away
  39. 1.949 km NW of Austin, Nevada · 2712 days ago · 1 km deep · 26 km away
  40. 2.648 km NW of Austin, Nevada · 2712 days ago · 4 km deep · 28 km away
  41. 2.850 km NW of Austin, Nevada · 2711 days ago · 1 km deep · 23 km away
  42. 2.248 km NW of Austin, Nevada · 2711 days ago · 4 km deep · 25 km away
  43. 1.953 km NNW of Austin, Nevada · 2711 days ago · 0 km deep · 35 km away
  44. 1.948 km NW of Austin, Nevada · 2711 days ago · 3 km deep · 25 km away
  45. 1.648 km NW of Austin, Nevada · 2710 days ago · 13 km deep · 25 km away
  46. 3.144 km NW of Austin, Nevada · 2708 days ago · 0 km deep · 27 km away
  47. 2.241 km NW of Austin, Nevada · 2707 days ago · 1 km deep · 30 km away
  48. 3.948 km NW of Austin, Nevada · 2706 days ago · 5 km deep · 23 km away · felt by 4
  49. 1.645 km NW of Austin, Nevada · 2706 days ago · 0 km deep · 26 km away
  50. 1.843 km NW of Austin, Nevada · 2706 days ago · 1 km deep · 27 km away
  51. 2.132 km NW of Austin, Nevada · 2705 days ago · 0 km deep · 38 km away

Before

  1. 2.477 km E of Lovelock, Nevada · 2760 days ago · 0 km deep · 28 km away
  2. 2.471 km E of Lovelock, Nevada · 2761 days ago · 4 km deep · 26 km away · felt by 1
  3. 1.648 km SW of Battle Mountain, Nevada · 2771 days ago · 0 km deep · 62 km away
  4. 1.531 km SW of Lovelock, Nevada · 2773 days ago · 4 km deep · 89 km away · felt by 1
  5. 1.527 km SW of Lovelock, Nevada · 2779 days ago · 5 km deep · 88 km away
  6. 1.536 km NW of Gabbs, Nevada · 2784 days ago · 5 km deep · 92 km away
  7. 2.049 km NNE of Austin, Nevada · 2787 days ago · 6 km deep · 76 km away
  8. 1.819 km NNE of Austin, NV · 2787 days ago · 0 km deep · 69 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nn00679959. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 11:22 AM UTC.