M2.2 earthquake 53 km WNW of Austin, Nevada
A magnitude 2.2 earthquake struck 53 km WNW of Austin, Nevada on Mon, Feb 3, 2020, 11:32 PM PST (07:32 UTC), 2 km (1 mi) below the surface.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 2.2 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
- Magnitude from
- Nevada Seismological Laboratory
- Local time
- UTC
- 2020-02-04 07:32:04 UTC
- Depth
- 2.2 km (1.4 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 39.638° N, 117.668° 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
- ±0.14
- Station coverage gap
- 234°, poorly surrounded by stations
- Stations used
- 6
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 4 in the 60 days after this one and 6 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 1.660 km WNW of Austin, Nevada · 2420 days ago · 10 km deep · 7 km away
- 1.854 km E of Fallon Station, Nevada · 2404 days ago · 7 km deep · 47 km away
- 1.812 km SE of Austin, Nevada · 2400 days ago · 6 km deep · 64 km away
- 2.041 km NE of Gabbs, Nevada · 2399 days ago · 9 km deep · 52 km away
Before
- 1.659 km E of Lovelock, Nevada · 2436 days ago · 6 km deep · 60 km away
- 1.539 km NE of Gabbs, Nevada · 2441 days ago · 0 km deep · 54 km away
- 2.039 km NE of Gabbs, Nevada · 2446 days ago · 5 km deep · 54 km away
- 1.750 km N of Gabbs, Nevada · 2450 days ago · 4 km deep · 38 km away
- 2.225 km NW of Gabbs, Nevada · 2462 days ago · 8 km deep · 74 km away
- 2.625 km NW of Gabbs, Nevada · 2463 days ago · 8 km deep · 74 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nn00716516. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 3:36 AM UTC.