M2.5 earthquake 20 km NE of Austin, Nevada
A magnitude 2.5 earthquake struck 20 km NE of Austin, Nevada on Sat, Nov 16, 2024, 1:31 PM PST (21:31 UTC), 0 km (0 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M2.7 20 km ENE of Austin, Nevada. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 2.5 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
- Magnitude from
- Nevada Seismological Laboratory
- Local time
- UTC
- 2024-11-16 21:31:40 UTC
- Depth
- 0.0 km (0.0 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 39.639° N, 116.916° W
- Region
- Nevada
- Tsunami flag
- No
- Status
- Reviewed by a seismologist
Magnitude estimates
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2.5 | ML, local (Richter) | Nevada Seismological Laboratory | Preferred · Reviewed · ±0.46 · 3 stations |
| 2.2 | ML, local (Richter) | USGS National Earthquake Information Center | Reviewed · ±0.063 · 33 stations |
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
- ±0.46
- Station coverage gap
- 205°, poorly surrounded by stations
- Stations used
- 6
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 4 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 2.339 km WSW of Austin, Nevada · 675 days ago · 2 km deep · 58 km away
- 2.448 km NW of Austin, Nevada · 662 days ago · 10 km deep · 53 km away · felt by 1
- 2.720 km ENE of Austin, Nevada · 633 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away
- 1.761 km W of Austin, Nevada · 632 days ago · 11 km deep · 78 km away
Before
Earthquakes todayNevada earthquakesLive radar here
Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nn00887734 (also filed as us6000p6fl). Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 6:38 PM UTC.