Nevada earthquakes

M3.0 earthquake 10 km SSW of Goldfield, Nevada

A magnitude 3.0 earthquake struck 10 km SSW of Goldfield, Nevada on Wed, Aug 21, 1985, 7:27 PM PDT (02:27 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.0 19 km SW of Goldfield, Nevada. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.0 (ml), minor
Local time
UTC
1985-08-22 02:27:23 UTC
Depth
5.0 km (3.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
37.617° N, 117.279° W
Region
Nevada
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

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No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

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Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 11 in the 60 days after this one and 5 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.548km S of Tonopah, NV · 15006 days ago · 4 km deep · 5 km away
  2. 4.019 km SW of Goldfield, Nevada · 15006 days ago · 5 km deep · 11 km away
  3. 2.651km SSW of Tonopah, NV · 15006 days ago · 4 km deep · 6 km away
  4. 2.848km SSW of Tonopah, NV · 15006 days ago · 4 km deep · 6 km away
  5. 3.251km SSW of Tonopah, NV · 15006 days ago · 5 km deep · 13 km away
  6. 2.461km E of Big Pine, CA · 15004 days ago · 5 km deep · 52 km away
  7. 2.561km E of Big Pine, CA · 15004 days ago · 5 km deep · 53 km away
  8. 2.120 km SSE of Dyer, Nevada · 15001 days ago · 3 km deep · 60 km away
  9. 3.722 km E of Big Pine, California · 14994 days ago · 9 km deep · 82 km away
  10. 2.417km NNW of Stovepipe Wells, CA · 14990 days ago · 5 km deep · 97 km away
  11. 3.357 km NE of Beatty, Nevada · 14968 days ago · 5 km deep · 98 km away

Before

  1. 2.04 km ESE of Bishop, California · 15007 days ago · 6 km deep · 99 km away
  2. 1.87 km ESE of Wilkerson, California · 15015 days ago · 3 km deep · 99 km away
  3. 2.316km NNW of Beatty, NV · 15026 days ago · 5 km deep · 76 km away
  4. 2.520km NW of Beatty, NV · 15029 days ago · 5 km deep · 73 km away
  5. 3.227 km NNW of Beatty, Nevada · 15029 days ago · 5 km deep · 64 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0002j02 (also filed as ci110238). Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 6:16 AM UTC.