M3.9 earthquake 48 km NW of Austin, Nevada

A magnitude 3.9 earthquake struck 48 km NW of Austin, Nevada on Mon, May 6, 2019, 9:58 PM PDT (04:58 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.

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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
3.9	ML, local (Richter)	Nevada Seismological Laboratory	Preferred · Reviewed · ±0.25 · 26 stations
3.6	Mwr, regional moment	USGS National Earthquake Information Center	Reviewed · ±0.049 · 40 stations
3.5	Mwr, regional moment	Nevada Seismological Laboratory	Moment tensor · Reviewed

The USGS ShakeMap: shaking estimated from seismic stations and the quake’s size, on the Modified Mercalli intensity scale.

4 people reported to the USGS what they felt; the strongest reported shaking was II, weak shaking.

How the rock slipped, from the moment tensor, and the USGS estimate of landslides and liquefaction.

Reviewed by a seismologist.

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

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 7 in the 60 days after this one and 43 in the 30 days before it.

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nn00684210 (also filed as us70003huc). Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 6:48 AM UTC.