M2.4 earthquake 48 km NW of Austin, Nevada
A magnitude 2.4 earthquake struck 48 km NW of Austin, Nevada on Tue, Dec 10, 2024, 10:30 PM PST (06:30 UTC), 10 km (6 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
- 2.4 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
- Magnitude from
- Nevada Seismological Laboratory
- Local time
- UTC
- 2024-12-11 06:30:14 UTC
- Depth
- 9.8 km (6.1 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 39.769° N, 117.506° W
- Region
- Nevada
- Felt reports
- 1
- Tsunami flag
- No
- Status
- Reviewed by a seismologist
Did you feel it?
1 person reported to the USGS what they felt; the strongest reported shaking was II, weak shaking.
How well it is located
Reviewed by a seismologist.
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.06
- Station coverage gap
- 239°, 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: 3 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 2.720 km ENE of Austin, Nevada · 632 days ago · 6 km deep · 59 km away
- 1.761 km W of Austin, Nevada · 632 days ago · 11 km deep · 46 km away
- 1.851 km NNW of Gabbs, Nevada · 631 days ago · 8 km deep · 71 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nn00889172. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 3:11 PM UTC.