Nevada earthquakes

M3.5 earthquake 42 km S of Goldfield, Nevada

A magnitude 3.5 earthquake struck 42 km S of Goldfield, Nevada on Wed, Jun 4, 1986, 8:07 AM PDT (15:07 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.5 45 km NNE of Beatty, Nevada. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.5 (ml), minor
Local time
UTC
1986-06-04 15:07:38 UTC
Depth
5.0 km (3.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
37.326° N, 117.187° 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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Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 36 in the 60 days after this one and 4 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.869km NW of Beatty, NV · 14724 days ago · 4 km deep · 12 km away
  2. 3.338km WSW of Stovepipe Wells, CA · 14715 days ago · 5 km deep · 99 km away
  3. 2.337km ENE of Independence, CA · 14710 days ago · 5 km deep · 70 km away
  4. 5.545 km NNE of Beatty, Nevada · 14706 days ago · 0 km deep · 61 km away
  5. 2.410 km ENE of Big Pine, California · 14702 days ago · 8 km deep · 89 km away
  6. 3.159km NNW of Beatty, NV · 14696 days ago · 4 km deep · 13 km away
  7. 2.613km N of Stovepipe Wells, CA · 14694 days ago · 5 km deep · 68 km away
  8. 4.145km NE of Bishop, CA · 14680 days ago · 5 km deep · 79 km away
  9. 4.238km ENE of Bishop, CA · 14680 days ago · 4 km deep · 74 km away
  10. 3.115 km E of Bishop, California · 14680 days ago · -2 km deep · 92 km away
  11. 2.912 km NE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14680 days ago · 2 km deep · 100 km away
  12. 2.615 km NE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14680 days ago · 9 km deep · 100 km away
  13. 2.615 km NE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14680 days ago · 12 km deep · 97 km away
  14. 2.013 km NE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14680 days ago · 9 km deep · 100 km away
  15. 1.817 km SSW of Dyer, Nevada · 14680 days ago · 2 km deep · 86 km away
  16. 2.120 km WSW of Dyer, Nevada · 14680 days ago · 20 km deep · 99 km away
  17. 2.115 km NE of Bishop, California · 14680 days ago · 13 km deep · 95 km away
  18. 2.221 km ENE of Bishop, California · 14680 days ago · 8 km deep · 88 km away
  19. 2.843km ENE of Bishop, CA · 14679 days ago · 5 km deep · 74 km away
  20. 1.623 km SSW of Dyer, Nevada · 14679 days ago · 15 km deep · 87 km away
  21. 1.710 km SW of Dyer, Nevada · 14676 days ago · -1 km deep · 90 km away
  22. 2.024 km S of Dyer, Nevada · 14675 days ago · 0 km deep · 75 km away
  23. 4.29 km E of Bishop, California · 14675 days ago · 4 km deep · 97 km away
  24. 2.29 km ENE of Bishop, California · 14675 days ago · 2 km deep · 98 km away
  25. 1.88 km ENE of Bishop, California · 14675 days ago · 3 km deep · 98 km away
  26. 1.814 km ENE of Wilkerson, California · 14674 days ago · 15 km deep · 92 km away
  27. 2.015 km ENE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14674 days ago · 17 km deep · 96 km away
  28. 2.0California-Nevada border region · 14673 days ago · 3 km deep · 97 km away
  29. 1.814 km ENE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14673 days ago · -1 km deep · 97 km away
  30. 1.614 km WSW of Dyer, Nevada · 14672 days ago · 32 km deep · 97 km away
  31. 1.930 km NE of Big Pine, California · 14672 days ago · 9 km deep · 76 km away
  32. 2.311 km NE of Bishop, California · 14671 days ago · 22 km deep · 98 km away
  33. 1.822 km NE of Big Pine, California · 14671 days ago · 3 km deep · 80 km away
  34. 1.821 km SW of Dyer, Nevada · 14670 days ago · 13 km deep · 96 km away
  35. 2.122 km NE of Big Pine, California · 14669 days ago · 4 km deep · 82 km away
  36. 1.67 km ESE of Bishop, California · 14669 days ago · -1 km deep · 100 km away

Before

  1. 2.212 km ENE of Big Pine, California · 14731 days ago · 3 km deep · 88 km away
  2. 2.627km E of Lone Pine, CA · 14748 days ago · 4 km deep · 97 km away
  3. 1.714 km ENE of Big Pine, California · 14749 days ago · 1 km deep · 85 km away
  4. 2.012 km ENE of Big Pine, California · 14757 days ago · 0 km deep · 86 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0002usm (also filed as ci126022). Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 8:57 PM UTC.