Nevada earthquakes

M4.3 earthquake 37 km S of Goldfield, Nevada

A magnitude 4.3 earthquake struck 37 km S of Goldfield, Nevada on Wed, Sep 24, 1986, 7:20 AM PDT (14:20 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.3 (ML, local (Richter)), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
1986-09-24 14:20:33 UTC
Depth
5.0 km (3.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
37.374° N, 117.199° W
Region
Nevada
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Magnitude estimates

Different scales measure different things and differ by a few tenths. The USGS marks one as preferred, and it is the one this page uses.

Mag.ScaleComputed byNotes
4.3ML, local (Richter)USGS National Earthquake Information CenterPreferred · Reviewed
3.39ML, local (Richter)Southern California Seismic NetworkFinal · 5 stations

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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: 13 in the 60 days after this one and 20 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.339 km S of Goldfield, Nevada · 14617 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away
  2. 1.710 km NE of Big Pine, California · 14611 days ago · 3 km deep · 90 km away
  3. 2.3California-Nevada border region · 14606 days ago · 9 km deep · 89 km away
  4. 1.86 km NE of Big Pine, California · 14600 days ago · 9 km deep · 94 km away
  5. 1.613 km NNE of Big Pine, California · 14594 days ago · 7 km deep · 90 km away
  6. 2.014 km NE of Big Pine, California · 14593 days ago · 8 km deep · 89 km away
  7. 1.813 km NE of Big Pine, California · 14591 days ago · 8 km deep · 89 km away
  8. 2.766km NW of Beatty, NV · 14589 days ago · 4 km deep · 7 km away
  9. 2.236 km SE of Dyer, Nevada · 14589 days ago · 3 km deep · 54 km away
  10. 1.6California-Nevada border region · 14588 days ago · 11 km deep · 85 km away
  11. 3.144 km NE of Beatty, Nevada · 14585 days ago · 5 km deep · 68 km away
  12. 1.513 km NE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14585 days ago · 7 km deep · 98 km away
  13. 1.834 km SE of Dyer, Nevada · 14577 days ago · 1 km deep · 55 km away

Before

  1. 1.69 km E of Bishop, California · 14618 days ago · 3 km deep · 96 km away
  2. 1.913 km NE of Big Pine, California · 14619 days ago · 10 km deep · 89 km away
  3. 2.0California-Nevada border region · 14620 days ago · 11 km deep · 86 km away
  4. 1.58 km E of Bishop, California · 14621 days ago · 5 km deep · 97 km away
  5. 2.619 km S of Dyer, Nevada · 14624 days ago · 6 km deep · 75 km away
  6. 2.014 km NE of Big Pine, California · 14626 days ago · 9 km deep · 89 km away
  7. 1.813 km NE of Big Pine, California · 14627 days ago · 9 km deep · 87 km away
  8. 1.613 km NE of Big Pine, California · 14627 days ago · 9 km deep · 89 km away
  9. 1.616 km NE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14630 days ago · 10 km deep · 95 km away
  10. 1.913 km NNE of Big Pine, California · 14631 days ago · 9 km deep · 90 km away
  11. 1.813 km NE of Big Pine, California · 14632 days ago · 9 km deep · 89 km away
  12. 2.013 km NE of Big Pine, California · 14633 days ago · 9 km deep · 89 km away
  13. 3.861km NNW of Beatty, NV · 14634 days ago · 4 km deep · 12 km away
  14. 1.919 km ENE of Big Pine, California · 14635 days ago · 13 km deep · 80 km away
  15. 1.713 km NNE of Big Pine, California · 14635 days ago · 9 km deep · 90 km away
  16. 1.813 km NE of Big Pine, California · 14638 days ago · 12 km deep · 89 km away
  17. 1.718 km S of Dyer, Nevada · 14639 days ago · 5 km deep · 75 km away
  18. 1.742km ENE of Independence, CA · 14641 days ago · 5 km deep · 69 km away
  19. 1.714 km ESE of Bishop, California · 14641 days ago · 1 km deep · 92 km away
  20. 1.611 km NE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 14645 days ago · 2 km deep · 99 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0002ybe (also filed as ci608087). Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 8:33 AM UTC.