Nevada earthquakes

M2.0 earthquake 47 km E of Austin, Nevada

A magnitude 2.0 earthquake struck 47 km E of Austin, Nevada on Tue, Sep 10, 2019, 4:30 AM PDT (11:30 UTC), 14 km (8 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.8 46 km W of Eureka, Nevada. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.0 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Nevada Seismological Laboratory
Local time
UTC
2019-09-10 11:30:49 UTC
Depth
13.5 km (8.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
39.446° N, 116.516° 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
±0.00
Station coverage gap
224°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
4

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 12 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.846 km W of Eureka, Nevada · 2579 days ago · 9 km deep · 9 km away
  2. 2.142 km E of Austin, NV · 2571 days ago · 3 km deep · 11 km away
  3. 1.943 km E of Austin, Nevada · 2570 days ago · 11 km deep · 12 km away
  4. 1.641 km SE of Eureka, Nevada · 2564 days ago · 0 km deep · 79 km away
  5. 2.746 km SW of Eureka, Nevada · 2550 days ago · 0 km deep · 23 km away
  6. 1.945 km SW of Eureka, Nevada · 2549 days ago · 2 km deep · 23 km away
  7. 2.050 km SW of Eureka, Nevada · 2549 days ago · 3 km deep · 28 km away
  8. 2.045 km SW of Eureka, Nevada · 2549 days ago · 0 km deep · 23 km away
  9. 2.848 km SW of Eureka, Nevada · 2533 days ago · 4 km deep · 22 km away
  10. 1.532 km WSW of Eureka, Nevada · 2523 days ago · 0 km deep · 20 km away
  11. 1.752 km NW of Eureka, Nevada · 2519 days ago · 7 km deep · 42 km away
  12. 1.647 km SW of Eureka, Nevada · 2519 days ago · 10 km deep · 21 km away

Before

  1. 4.644 km E of Austin, Nevada · 2579 days ago · 9 km deep · 11 km away · felt by 24
  2. 1.530 km NNE of Eureka, Nevada · 2588 days ago · 16 km deep · 71 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nn00703322. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 8:07 AM UTC.