Nevada earthquakes

M2.1 earthquake 40 km NNW of Austin, Nevada

A magnitude 2.1 earthquake struck 40 km NNW of Austin, Nevada on Sun, Nov 17, 2019, 5:40 AM PST (13:40 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.8 41 km SW of Valmy, Nevada. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.1 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Nevada Seismological Laboratory
Local time
UTC
2019-11-17 13:40:31 UTC
Depth
4.6 km (2.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
39.829° N, 117.249° 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
±0.25
Station coverage gap
263°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
5

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 9 in the 60 days after this one and 6 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.042 km SE of Imlay, Nevada · 2508 days ago · 6 km deep · 78 km away
  2. 2.2Nevada · 2508 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
  3. 1.940 km E of Austin, Nevada · 2504 days ago · 4 km deep · 66 km away
  4. 1.818 km S of Battle Mountain, Nevada · 2502 days ago · 5 km deep · 78 km away
  5. 2.539 km E of Austin, Nevada · 2502 days ago · 0 km deep · 63 km away
  6. 1.555 km WNW of Austin, Nevada · 2495 days ago · 4 km deep · 44 km away
  7. 2.555 km WNW of Austin, Nevada · 2494 days ago · 5 km deep · 40 km away
  8. 1.945 km E of Austin, Nevada · 2485 days ago · 14 km deep · 68 km away
  9. 2.841 km SW of Valmy, Nevada · 2482 days ago · 6 km deep · 86 km away

Before

  1. 1.944 km NNW of Austin, Nevada · 2511 days ago · 0 km deep · 4 km away
  2. 1.647 km SW of Eureka, Nevada · 2519 days ago · 10 km deep · 94 km away
  3. 1.752 km NW of Eureka, Nevada · 2519 days ago · 7 km deep · 69 km away
  4. 1.532 km WSW of Eureka, Nevada · 2523 days ago · 0 km deep · 95 km away
  5. 1.558 km SE of Lovelock, Nevada · 2532 days ago · 0 km deep · 69 km away
  6. 2.848 km SW of Eureka, Nevada · 2533 days ago · 4 km deep · 95 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nn00711290. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 7:45 AM UTC.