Nevada earthquakes

M1.7 earthquake 26 km W of Austin, Nevada

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 26 km W of Austin, Nevada on Sun, Jun 25, 2023, 8:45 AM PDT (15:45 UTC), 0 km (0 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.5 45 km E of Austin, Nevada. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.7 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Nevada Seismological Laboratory
Local time
UTC
2023-06-25 15:45:24 UTC
Depth
0.0 km (0.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
39.503° N, 117.376° 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
±0.18
Station coverage gap
224°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
4

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 11 in the 60 days after this one and 5 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.428 km ENE of Fallon Station, Nevada · 1185 days ago · 3 km deep · 90 km away
  2. 2.348 km E of Kingston, Nevada · 1182 days ago · 0 km deep · 83 km away
  3. 4.545 km E of Austin, Nevada · 1174 days ago · 4 km deep · 72 km away · felt by 13
  4. 3.442 km E of Austin, Nevada · 1174 days ago · 3 km deep · 68 km away
  5. 3.338 km E of Austin, Nevada · 1174 days ago · 0 km deep · 65 km away
  6. 1.639 km E of Austin, Nevada · 1171 days ago · 0 km deep · 66 km away
  7. 2.341 km E of Austin, Nevada · 1168 days ago · 0 km deep · 68 km away
  8. 2.655 km ESE of Lovelock, Nevada · 1162 days ago · 2 km deep · 69 km away · felt by 1
  9. 1.920 km NE of Kingston, Nevada · 1145 days ago · 7 km deep · 44 km away
  10. 2.050 km ENE of Fallon Station, Nevada · 1145 days ago · 12 km deep · 67 km away
  11. 1.528 km ENE of Fallon Station, Nevada · 1142 days ago · 2 km deep · 91 km away

Before

  1. 2.564 km ESE of Lovelock, Nevada · 1200 days ago · 5 km deep · 59 km away
  2. 2.39 km SW of Gabbs, Nevada · 1206 days ago · 4 km deep · 94 km away
  3. 1.631 km ENE of Gabbs, Nevada · 1213 days ago · 2 km deep · 61 km away
  4. 2.117 km NNE of Austin, Nevada · 1217 days ago · 12 km deep · 37 km away
  5. 1.724 km NW of Gabbs, Nevada · 1220 days ago · 7 km deep · 79 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nn00861726. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 8:04 AM UTC.