Light mag. 2.7 earthquake - 18 mi northeast of Austin, Lander County, Nevada, USA, on Tuesday, May 10, 2022 at 3:49 pm (GMT -7) -
Light magnitude 2.7 earthquake at 0 km depth
10 May 22:55 UTC: First to report: EMSC after 6 minutes.
10 May 22:55: Now using data updates from USGS
10 May 23:48: Magnitude recalculated from 2.5 to 2.7. Hypocenter depth recalculated from 10.0 to 0.0 km (from 6.2 to 0 mi). Epicenter location corrected by 59 km (37 mi) towards NE.
10 May 22:55: Now using data updates from USGS
10 May 23:48: Magnitude recalculated from 2.5 to 2.7. Hypocenter depth recalculated from 10.0 to 0.0 km (from 6.2 to 0 mi). Epicenter location corrected by 59 km (37 mi) towards NE.
Earthquake details
| Date & time | May 10, 2022 22:49:33 UTC - |
| Local time at epicenter | Tuesday, May 10, 2022 at 3:49 pm (GMT -7) |
| Status | Confirmed |
| Magnitude | 2.7 |
| Depth | 0.0 km |
| Epicenter latitude / longitude | 39.5888°N / 116.7624°W  (Lander, Nevada, United States) |
| Antipode | 39.589°S / 63.238°E |
| Shaking intensity | Light shaking near epicenter |
| Felt | 0 reports |
| Primary data source | USGS (United States Geological Survey) |
| Nearest volcano | Soda Lakes (181 km / 112 mi) |
| Nearby towns and cities | 28 km (18 mi) ENE of Austin (pop: 192) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 50 km (31 mi) NNE of Morgan (pop: 113) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 69 km (43 mi) W of Eureka (pop: 610) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 93 km (58 mi) S of Crescent Valley (pop: 392) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 128 km (80 mi) NE of Gabbs (pop: 269) | Show on map | Quakes nearby |
| Weather at epicenter at time of quake | Overcast Clouds  3.8°C (39 F), humidity: 26%, wind: 5 m/s (9 kts) from NNW |
| Estimated seismic energy released | 7.1 x 108 joules (197 kilowatt hours, equivalent to 0.169 tons of TNT) | about seismic energy |
Data for the same earthquake reported by different agencies
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| Mag. | Depth | Location | Source |
| 2.7 | 0 km | 28 Km ENE of Austin, Nevada | USGS |
| 2.7 | 0 km | NEVADA | EMSC |
| 2.7 | 0 km | Nevada | RaspberryShake |
User reports for this quake
At magnitude 2.7, this quake might have been felt very close to the epicenter and under calm conditions.User reports estimate the perceived ground shaking intensity according to the MMI (Modified Mercalli Intensity) scale.
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