Nevada earthquakes

M1.9 earthquake 40 km E of Austin, Nevada

A magnitude 1.9 earthquake struck 40 km E of Austin, Nevada on Sun, Nov 24, 2019, 5:37 AM PST (13:37 UTC), 4 km (2 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.5 39 km E of Austin, Nevada. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.9 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Nevada Seismological Laboratory
Local time
UTC
2019-11-24 13:37:05 UTC
Depth
3.8 km (2.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
39.511° N, 116.596° 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
139°
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: 8 in the 60 days after this one and 8 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.539 km E of Austin, Nevada · 2503 days ago · 0 km deep · 3 km away
  2. 1.555 km WNW of Austin, Nevada · 2496 days ago · 4 km deep · 95 km away
  3. 2.555 km WNW of Austin, Nevada · 2495 days ago · 5 km deep · 94 km away
  4. 1.945 km E of Austin, Nevada · 2486 days ago · 14 km deep · 6 km away
  5. 2.337 km SW of Eureka, Nevada · 2473 days ago · 0 km deep · 44 km away
  6. 1.961 km W of Preston, Nevada · 2471 days ago · 10 km deep · 98 km away
  7. 2.056 km SSW of Eureka, Nevada · 2457 days ago · 0 km deep · 69 km away
  8. 2.039 km NE of Gabbs, Nevada · 2445 days ago · 5 km deep · 98 km away

Before

  1. 2.057 km ESE of Kingston, Nevada · 2506 days ago · 0 km deep · 57 km away
  2. 2.2Nevada · 2509 days ago · 6 km deep · 64 km away
  3. 2.140 km NNW of Austin, Nevada · 2512 days ago · 5 km deep · 66 km away
  4. 1.944 km NNW of Austin, Nevada · 2512 days ago · 0 km deep · 70 km away
  5. 1.647 km SW of Eureka, Nevada · 2520 days ago · 10 km deep · 30 km away
  6. 1.752 km NW of Eureka, Nevada · 2520 days ago · 7 km deep · 37 km away
  7. 1.532 km WSW of Eureka, Nevada · 2524 days ago · 0 km deep · 29 km away
  8. 2.848 km SW of Eureka, Nevada · 2534 days ago · 4 km deep · 31 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nn00711644. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 11:18 AM UTC.