M1.9 earthquake 43 km E of Austin, Nevada

A magnitude 1.9 earthquake struck 43 km E of Austin, Nevada on Wed, Sep 18, 2019, 11:42 PM PDT (06:42 UTC), 11 km (7 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.8 48 km SW of Eureka, 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
1.9	ML, local (Richter)	Nevada Seismological Laboratory	Preferred · Reviewed · ±0 · 1 stations
1.9	ML, local (Richter)	USGS National Earthquake Information Center	Reviewed · 1 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: 12 in the 60 days after this one and 6 in the 30 days before it.

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nn00704510 (also filed as us60005kt4). Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 1:33 AM UTC.