M4.6 earthquake 44 km E of Austin, Nevada
A magnitude 4.6 earthquake struck 44 km E of Austin, Nevada on Mon, Sep 9, 2019, 9:25 PM PDT (04:25 UTC), 9 km (6 mi) below the surface.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.6 (ML, local (Richter)), light
- Magnitude from
- Nevada Seismological Laboratory
- Local time
- UTC
- 2019-09-10 04:25:55 UTC
- Depth
- 9.1 km (5.7 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 39.542° N, 116.560° W
- Region
- Nevada
- Felt reports
- 24
- Strongest shaking
- V, moderate shaking
- PAGER alert
- Green
- Tsunami flag
- No
- Status
- Reviewed by a seismologist
Magnitude estimates
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4.6 | ML, local (Richter) | Nevada Seismological Laboratory | Preferred · Reviewed · ±0.27 · 23 stations |
| 4.1 | Mwr, regional moment | USGS National Earthquake Information Center | Reviewed · ±0.028 · 121 stations |
| 4.1 | Mwr, regional moment | Nevada Seismological Laboratory | Moment tensor · Reviewed |
Shaking
The USGS ShakeMap: shaking estimated from seismic stations and the quake’s size, on the Modified Mercalli intensity scale.
- Strongest estimated
- V, moderate shaking
- Peak ground acceleration
- 7.2% of gravity
- Peak ground velocity
- 1.3 cm/s
- Map
- Automatic
Did you feel it?
24 people reported to the USGS what they felt; the strongest reported shaking was V, moderate shaking.
Estimated impact
The USGS PAGER system estimates deaths and economic losses from the shaking and the population and buildings exposed to it.
- Alert level
- Green: little or no damage or loss of life expected
| Range | Chance |
|---|---|
| Under 1 | 69% |
| 1 to 10 | 29% |
| 10 to 100 | 2% |
| 100 to 1,000 | Under 1% |
| 1,000 to 10,000 | Under 1% |
| 10,000 to 100,000 | Under 1% |
| 100,000 to 10,000,000 | Under 1% |
| Range, million USD | Chance |
|---|---|
| Under 1 | 65% |
| 1 to 10 | 30% |
| 10 to 100 | 4% |
| 100 to 1,000 | Under 1% |
| 1,000 to 10,000 | Under 1% |
| 10,000 to 100,000 | Under 1% |
| 100,000 to 10,000,000 | Under 1% |
Fault motion and ground failure
How the rock slipped, from the moment tensor, and the USGS estimate of landslides and liquefaction.
- Faulting
- Normal
- Moment magnitude
- 4.1 Mwr
- Nodal plane 1
- Strike 205°, dip 42°, rake -99°
- Nodal plane 2
- Strike 37°, dip 48°, rake -82°
How well it is located
Reviewed by a seismologist.
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.27
- Station coverage gap
- 67°
- Stations used
- 53
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.6 and up: 13 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 2.047 km E of Austin, Nevada · 2579 days ago · 14 km deep · 11 km away
- 3.846 km W of Eureka, Nevada · 2579 days ago · 9 km deep · 5 km away
- 2.142 km E of Austin, NV · 2571 days ago · 3 km deep · 2 km away
- 1.943 km E of Austin, Nevada · 2570 days ago · 11 km deep · 1 km away
- 1.641 km SE of Eureka, Nevada · 2564 days ago · 0 km deep · 86 km away
- 2.746 km SW of Eureka, Nevada · 2550 days ago · 0 km deep · 35 km away
- 1.945 km SW of Eureka, Nevada · 2549 days ago · 2 km deep · 34 km away
- 2.050 km SW of Eureka, Nevada · 2549 days ago · 3 km deep · 39 km away
- 2.045 km SW of Eureka, Nevada · 2549 days ago · 0 km deep · 34 km away
- 1.658 km WNW of Austin, Nevada · 2542 days ago · 0 km deep · 99 km away
- 2.848 km SW of Eureka, Nevada · 2533 days ago · 4 km deep · 33 km away
- 1.752 km NW of Eureka, Nevada · 2519 days ago · 7 km deep · 32 km away
- 1.647 km SW of Eureka, Nevada · 2519 days ago · 10 km deep · 32 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nn00703188 (also filed as us70005dyt). Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 6:30 AM UTC.