M3.4 earthquake 42 km E of Austin, Nevada

A magnitude 3.4 earthquake struck 42 km E of Austin, Nevada on Wed, Jul 19, 2023, 4:57 AM PDT (11:57 UTC), 3 km (2 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
3.4	ML, local (Richter)	Nevada Seismological Laboratory	Preferred · Reviewed · ±0.25 · 10 stations
3.1	ML, local (Richter)	USGS National Earthquake Information Center	Reviewed · ±0.038 · 92 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 3 in the 30 days before it.

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nn00862982 (also filed as us7000kgv0). Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 9:51 AM UTC.