M2.8 earthquake 38 km NE of Austin, Nevada

A magnitude 2.8 earthquake struck 38 km NE of Austin, Nevada on Sat, Oct 22, 2022, 12:22 AM PDT (07:22 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.4 17 km NE of Austin, 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
2.8	ML, local (Richter)	Nevada Seismological Laboratory	Preferred · Reviewed · ±0.08 · 2 stations
2.5	ML, local (Richter)	USGS National Earthquake Information Center	Reviewed · ±0.056 · 42 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: 11 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nn00849776 (also filed as us6000ivqh). Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 5:37 AM UTC.