M4.3 earthquake 39 km S of Goldfield, Nevada

Magnitude

4.3 (ml), light

Local time

Wed, Sep 24, 1986, 7:35 AM PDT

UTC

1986-09-24 14:35:55 UTC

Depth

5.0 km (3.1 mi), shallow

Epicenter

37.351° N, 117.206° W

Region

Nevada

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Depth from

OPERATOR_ASSIGNED

• Goldfield, NevadaPopulation 268. Forecast40 kmS
• Pahrump, NevadaPopulation 36,441. Forecast167 kmNW
• Visalia, CaliforniaPopulation 130,104. Forecast218 kmENE
• Los Angeles, CaliforniaPopulation 3,820,914. Forecast379 kmNNE

After

1. 1.710 km NE of Big Pine, CaliforniaTue, Sep 30, 12:44 AM PDT · 14610 days ago · 3 km deep · 89 km away
2. 2.3California-Nevada border regionSat, Oct 4, 6:12 PM PDT · 14605 days ago · 9 km deep · 88 km away
3. 1.86 km NE of Big Pine, CaliforniaSat, Oct 11, 11:18 AM PDT · 14599 days ago · 9 km deep · 93 km away
4. 1.613 km NNE of Big Pine, CaliforniaFri, Oct 17, 10:10 AM PDT · 14593 days ago · 7 km deep · 89 km away
5. 2.014 km NE of Big Pine, CaliforniaSat, Oct 18, 12:50 AM PDT · 14592 days ago · 8 km deep · 88 km away
6. 1.813 km NE of Big Pine, CaliforniaMon, Oct 20, 9:59 AM PDT · 14590 days ago · 8 km deep · 88 km away
7. 2.766km NW of Beatty, NVWed, Oct 22, 12:35 AM PDT · 14588 days ago · 4 km deep · 5 km away
8. 2.236 km SE of Dyer, NevadaWed, Oct 22, 9:05 AM PDT · 14588 days ago · 3 km deep · 54 km away
9. 1.6California-Nevada border regionThu, Oct 23, 4:32 AM PDT · 14587 days ago · 11 km deep · 84 km away
10. 3.144 km NE of Beatty, NevadaSat, Oct 25, 10:17 PM PDT · 14584 days ago · 5 km deep · 69 km away
11. 1.513 km NE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CaliforniaSat, Oct 25, 10:18 PM PDT · 14584 days ago · 7 km deep · 98 km away
12. 1.834 km SE of Dyer, NevadaMon, Nov 3, 4:15 AM PST · 14576 days ago · 1 km deep · 55 km away

Before

1. 4.337 km S of Goldfield, NevadaWed, Sep 24, 7:20 AM PDT · 14616 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away
2. 1.69 km E of Bishop, CaliforniaMon, Sep 22, 7:16 PM PDT · 14617 days ago · 3 km deep · 96 km away
3. 1.913 km NE of Big Pine, CaliforniaSun, Sep 21, 11:47 PM PDT · 14618 days ago · 10 km deep · 88 km away
4. 1.831km E of Lone Pine, CASun, Sep 21, 1:48 PM PDT · 14618 days ago · 5 km deep · 98 km away
5. 2.0California-Nevada border regionSun, Sep 21, 12:44 AM PDT · 14619 days ago · 11 km deep · 85 km away
6. 1.58 km E of Bishop, CaliforniaFri, Sep 19, 3:25 PM PDT · 14620 days ago · 5 km deep · 97 km away
7. 2.619 km S of Dyer, NevadaWed, Sep 17, 5:24 AM PDT · 14623 days ago · 6 km deep · 75 km away
8. 2.014 km NE of Big Pine, CaliforniaSun, Sep 14, 3:19 PM PDT · 14625 days ago · 9 km deep · 88 km away
9. 1.813 km NE of Big Pine, CaliforniaSun, Sep 14, 11:35 AM PDT · 14626 days ago · 9 km deep · 86 km away
10. 1.613 km NE of Big Pine, CaliforniaSat, Sep 13, 10:44 PM PDT · 14626 days ago · 9 km deep · 88 km away
11. 1.616 km NE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CaliforniaThu, Sep 11, 7:57 AM PDT · 14629 days ago · 10 km deep · 95 km away
12. 1.913 km NNE of Big Pine, CaliforniaWed, Sep 10, 2:50 AM PDT · 14630 days ago · 9 km deep · 89 km away
13. 1.813 km NE of Big Pine, CaliforniaTue, Sep 9, 3:04 AM PDT · 14631 days ago · 9 km deep · 88 km away
14. 2.013 km NE of Big Pine, CaliforniaSun, Sep 7, 4:32 PM PDT · 14632 days ago · 9 km deep · 89 km away
15. 3.861km NNW of Beatty, NVSun, Sep 7, 5:55 AM PDT · 14633 days ago · 4 km deep · 13 km away
16. 1.919 km ENE of Big Pine, CaliforniaSat, Sep 6, 7:23 AM PDT · 14634 days ago · 13 km deep · 79 km away
17. 1.713 km NNE of Big Pine, CaliforniaSat, Sep 6, 2:58 AM PDT · 14634 days ago · 9 km deep · 89 km away
18. 1.813 km NE of Big Pine, CaliforniaWed, Sep 3, 6:17 AM PDT · 14637 days ago · 12 km deep · 88 km away
19. 1.718 km S of Dyer, NevadaTue, Sep 2, 10:51 AM PDT · 14638 days ago · 5 km deep · 75 km away
20. 1.742km ENE of Independence, CASat, Aug 30, 11:52 PM PDT · 14640 days ago · 5 km deep · 67 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0002ybf (also filed as ci608088). Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 7:36 AM UTC.