M2.1 earthquake 48 km W of Austin, Nevada
A magnitude 2.1 earthquake struck 48 km W of Austin, Nevada on Sat, May 24, 2025, 11:35 PM PDT (06:35 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 2.1 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
- Magnitude from
- Nevada Seismological Laboratory
- Local time
- UTC
- 2025-05-25 06:35:48 UTC
- Depth
- 5.2 km (3.2 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 39.508° N, 117.633° 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
- ±0.32
- Station coverage gap
- 91°
- Stations used
- 12
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 1 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.
After
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nn00897957. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 1:06 PM UTC.