Nevada earthquakes

M2.1 earthquake 32 km NW of Austin, Nevada

A magnitude 2.1 earthquake struck 32 km NW of Austin, Nevada on Wed, May 8, 2019, 3:20 AM PDT (10:20 UTC), 0 km (0 mi) below the surface.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.1 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Nevada Seismological Laboratory
Local time
UTC
2019-05-08 10:20:32 UTC
Depth
0.0 km (0.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
39.682° N, 117.365° 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
±0.22
Station coverage gap
189°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
8

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 5 in the 60 days after this one and 46 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.941 km SSE of Kingston, Nevada · 2688 days ago · 1 km deep · 99 km away
  2. 1.936 km NNW of Gabbs, Nevada · 2685 days ago · 9 km deep · 85 km away
  3. 1.644 km W of Kingston, Nevada · 2678 days ago · 6 km deep · 50 km away
  4. 1.759 km ESE of Lovelock, Nevada · 2676 days ago · 8 km deep · 51 km away
  5. 1.555 km NW of Austin, Nevada · 2676 days ago · 10 km deep · 22 km away

Before

  1. 1.843 km NW of Austin, Nevada · 2705 days ago · 1 km deep · 11 km away
  2. 1.645 km NW of Austin, Nevada · 2705 days ago · 0 km deep · 13 km away
  3. 3.948 km NW of Austin, Nevada · 2705 days ago · 5 km deep · 16 km away · felt by 4
  4. 2.241 km NW of Austin, Nevada · 2705 days ago · 1 km deep · 8 km away
  5. 3.144 km NW of Austin, Nevada · 2707 days ago · 0 km deep · 13 km away
  6. 1.648 km NW of Austin, Nevada · 2709 days ago · 13 km deep · 16 km away
  7. 1.948 km NW of Austin, Nevada · 2710 days ago · 3 km deep · 16 km away
  8. 1.953 km NNW of Austin, Nevada · 2710 days ago · 0 km deep · 28 km away
  9. 2.248 km NW of Austin, Nevada · 2710 days ago · 4 km deep · 16 km away
  10. 2.850 km NW of Austin, Nevada · 2710 days ago · 1 km deep · 19 km away
  11. 2.648 km NW of Austin, Nevada · 2711 days ago · 4 km deep · 19 km away
  12. 1.949 km NW of Austin, Nevada · 2711 days ago · 1 km deep · 18 km away
  13. 2.347 km NW of Austin, Nevada · 2711 days ago · 1 km deep · 16 km away
  14. 3.147 km NW of Austin, Nevada · 2711 days ago · 5 km deep · 15 km away
  15. 1.541 km NW of Austin, Nevada · 2712 days ago · 9 km deep · 9 km away
  16. 1.744 km NW of Austin, Nevada · 2712 days ago · 0 km deep · 12 km away
  17. 3.148 km NW of Austin, Nevada · 2712 days ago · 4 km deep · 16 km away
  18. 1.544 km NW of Austin, Nevada · 2712 days ago · 2 km deep · 11 km away
  19. 1.747 km NW of Austin, Nevada · 2712 days ago · 0 km deep · 15 km away
  20. 1.549 km NW of Austin, Nevada · 2712 days ago · 4 km deep · 17 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nn00684297. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 7:28 AM UTC.