Nevada earthquakes

M2.3 earthquake 38 km NE of Austin, Nevada

A magnitude 2.3 earthquake struck 38 km NE of Austin, Nevada on Fri, Oct 21, 2022, 8:56 PM PDT (03:56 UTC), 11 km (7 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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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.3 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Nevada Seismological Laboratory
Local time
UTC
2022-10-22 03:56:06 UTC
Depth
11.2 km (7.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
39.720° N, 116.727° 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
±0.08
Station coverage gap
287°, 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: 12 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.838 km NE of Austin, Nevada · 1444 days ago · 10 km deep · 2 km away
  2. 3.417 km NE of Austin, Nevada · 1444 days ago · 13 km deep · 21 km away
  3. 1.827 km ENE of Austin, Nevada · 1444 days ago · 7 km deep · 19 km away
  4. 2.635 km ENE of Austin, Nevada · 1444 days ago · 16 km deep · 5 km away
  5. 1.94 km WNW of Eureka, Nevada · 1443 days ago · 3 km deep · 65 km away
  6. 2.2Nevada · 1443 days ago · 5 km deep · 76 km away
  7. 3.037 km WNW of Kingston, Nevada · 1420 days ago · 9 km deep · 78 km away
  8. 2.340 km W of Eureka, Nevada · 1418 days ago · 6 km deep · 34 km away
  9. 1.8Nevada · 1418 days ago · 7 km deep · 37 km away
  10. 2.019 km NE of Austin, Nevada · 1395 days ago · 1 km deep · 21 km away
  11. 1.70 km ENE of Austin, Nevada · 1388 days ago · 7 km deep · 38 km away
  12. 1.640 km WNW of Kingston, Nevada · 1386 days ago · 9 km deep · 83 km away

Before

  1. 2.014 km E of Crescent Valley, Nevada · 1451 days ago · 12 km deep · 80 km away
  2. 1.819 km N of Crescent Valley, Nevada · 1460 days ago · 12 km deep · 98 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nn00854299. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 5:37 AM UTC.