M2.9 earthquake 50 km WNW of Austin, Nevada

A magnitude 2.9 earthquake struck 50 km WNW of Austin, Nevada on Sat, Apr 27, 2019, 10:19 PM PDT (05:19 UTC), 14 km (9 mi) below the surface.

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

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Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.

Different scales measure different things and differ by a few tenths. The USGS marks one as preferred, and it is the one this page uses.

Mag.	Scale	Computed by	Notes
2.9	ML, local (Richter)	Nevada Seismological Laboratory	Preferred · Reviewed · ±0.32 · 12 stations
2.9	ML, local (Richter)	USGS National Earthquake Information Center	Reviewed · ±0.32 · 12 stations

No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 49 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.

1.727 km ENE of Austin, NevadaSun, Apr 14, 3:16 AM PDT · 2730 days ago · 2 km deep · 67 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nn00683395 (also filed as us70003da7). Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 12:19 AM UTC.