M2.6 earthquake 61 km W of Austin, Nevada

A magnitude 2.6 earthquake struck 61 km W of Austin, Nevada on Sat, Jan 16, 2021, 3:28 PM PST (23:28 UTC), 1 km (1 mi) below the surface.

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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
2.6	ML, local (Richter)	Nevada Seismological Laboratory	Preferred · Reviewed · ±0.61 · 6 stations
2.6	ML, local (Richter)	USGS National Earthquake Information Center	Reviewed · ±0.045 · 66 stations

2 people reported to the USGS what they felt; the strongest reported shaking was II, weak shaking.

Reviewed by a seismologist.

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

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 11 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nn00797681 (also filed as us7000d0q6). Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 8:58 AM UTC.