M1.7 earthquake 61 km W of Austin, Nevada
A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 61 km W of Austin, Nevada on Thu, Jan 9, 2025, 7:02 PM PST (03:02 UTC), 11 km (7 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M2.4 12 km S of Gabbs, Nevada. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 1.7 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
- Magnitude from
- Nevada Seismological Laboratory
- Local time
- UTC
- 2025-01-10 03:02:12 UTC
- Depth
- 11.1 km (6.9 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 39.413° N, 117.776° 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
- ±0.14
- Station coverage gap
- 154°
- Stations used
- 8
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
- 1.851 km NNW of Gabbs, Nevada · 630 days ago · 8 km deep · 29 km away
- 2.412 km S of Gabbs, Nevada · 617 days ago · 8 km deep · 74 km away
- 1.536 km SE of Gabbs, Nevada · 588 days ago · 12 km deep · 87 km away
- 2.112 km S of Gabbs, Nevada · 584 days ago · 10 km deep · 74 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nn00891687. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 4:38 AM UTC.