M1.6 earthquake 37 km SSE of Goldfield, Nevada

Magnitude

1.6 (ML, local (Richter)), micro

Magnitude from

Nevada Seismological Laboratory

Local time

Thu, Dec 20, 2001, 8:32 PM PST

UTC

2001-12-21 04:32:28 UTC

Depth

5.8 km (3.6 mi), shallow

Epicenter

37.386° N, 117.106° W

Region

Nevada

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Station coverage gap

107°

Stations used

25

• Goldfield, NevadaPopulation 268. Forecast38 kmSSE
• Pahrump, NevadaPopulation 36,441. Forecast165 kmNW
• Spring Valley, NevadaPopulation 178,395. Forecast218 kmNW
• Los Angeles, CaliforniaPopulation 3,820,914. Forecast385 kmNNE

After

1. 1.638 km SSE of Goldfield, NevadaFri, Dec 21, 12:45 PM PST · 9054 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away
2. 1.641 km S of Goldfield, NevadaSat, Dec 22, 9:05 AM PST · 9053 days ago · 0 km deep · 13 km away
3. 1.634 km S of Goldfield, NevadaSat, Dec 22, 7:45 PM PST · 9052 days ago · 0 km deep · 7 km away
4. 1.532 km SSE of Goldfield, NevadaMon, Dec 24, 3:07 PM PST · 9050 days ago · 5 km deep · 6 km away
5. 1.68 km ENE of Big Pine, CaliforniaMon, Dec 24, 6:26 PM PST · 9050 days ago · 4 km deep · 100 km away
6. 2.0California-Nevada border regionWed, Dec 26, 12:04 AM PST · 9049 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away
7. 1.558 km NNE of Keeler, CaliforniaThu, Dec 27, 8:23 PM PST · 9047 days ago · 0 km deep · 63 km away
8. 1.638 km SSE of Goldfield, NevadaFri, Dec 28, 9:30 AM PST · 9047 days ago · 4 km deep · 2 km away
9. 2.040 km SSE of Goldfield, NevadaFri, Dec 28, 10:22 AM PST · 9047 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
10. 1.635 km SSE of Goldfield, NevadaFri, Dec 28, 4:23 PM PST · 9046 days ago · 10 km deep · 3 km away
11. 1.557 km NNE of Keeler, CaliforniaWed, Jan 2, 12:14 AM PST · 9042 days ago · 0 km deep · 64 km away
12. 1.545 km E of Big Pine, CaliforniaWed, Jan 2, 6:26 PM PST · 9041 days ago · 10 km deep · 69 km away
13. 1.556 km ENE of Independence, CaliforniaSat, Jan 5, 9:58 AM PST · 9039 days ago · 3 km deep · 64 km away
14. 1.558 km ENE of Independence, CaliforniaSun, Jan 6, 3:18 AM PST · 9038 days ago · 10 km deep · 62 km away
15. 1.656 km ENE of Independence, CaliforniaSun, Jan 6, 5:04 PM PST · 9037 days ago · 3 km deep · 64 km away
16. 1.654 km S of Silver Peak, NevadaMon, Jan 7, 3:12 PM PST · 9036 days ago · 10 km deep · 41 km away
17. 1.637 km NW of Furnace Creek, CaliforniaTue, Jan 8, 6:16 AM PST · 9036 days ago · 5 km deep · 79 km away
18. 1.738 km NW of Furnace Creek, CaliforniaTue, Jan 8, 7:04 PM PST · 9035 days ago · 9 km deep · 79 km away
19. 2.361 km SSW of Goldfield, NevadaWed, Jan 9, 5:44 AM PST · 9035 days ago · 11 km deep · 35 km away
20. 2.047 km ENE of Independence, CaliforniaWed, Jan 9, 9:35 AM PST · 9035 days ago · 2 km deep · 71 km away
21. 2.321 km NW of Silver Peak, NevadaSun, Jan 13, 5:39 AM PST · 9031 days ago · 5 km deep · 83 km away
22. 2.721 km NW of Silver Peak, NevadaWed, Jan 16, 1:17 PM PST · 9028 days ago · 7 km deep · 83 km away
23. 1.621 km NW of Silver Peak, NevadaWed, Jan 16, 1:53 PM PST · 9028 days ago · 6 km deep · 83 km away
24. 1.721 km NW of Silver Peak, NevadaThu, Jan 17, 11:37 PM PST · 9026 days ago · 4 km deep · 83 km away
25. 1.534 km SSE of Goldfield, NevadaFri, Jan 18, 10:14 PM PST · 9025 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
26. 1.638 km SSE of Goldfield, NevadaSat, Jan 19, 6:50 AM PST · 9025 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
27. 1.556 km E of Tonopah, NevadaMon, Jan 21, 2:02 AM PST · 9023 days ago · 0 km deep · 85 km away
28. 1.534 km SSE of Goldfield, NevadaWed, Jan 23, 6:16 PM PST · 9020 days ago · 4 km deep · 5 km away
29. 1.535 km SSE of Goldfield, NevadaThu, Jan 24, 9:57 PM PST · 9019 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away
30. 1.537 km S of Goldfield, NevadaSun, Jan 27, 5:57 AM PST · 9017 days ago · 0 km deep · 5 km away
31. 1.554 km NE of Keeler, CaliforniaSun, Feb 3, 6:29 AM PST · 9010 days ago · 2 km deep · 68 km away
32. 1.535 km SSE of Goldfield, NevadaSun, Feb 3, 8:33 AM PST · 9010 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away
33. 1.538 km E of Big Pine, CaliforniaWed, Feb 6, 4:17 AM PST · 9007 days ago · 4 km deep · 70 km away
34. 1.829 km WNW of Tonopah, NevadaSat, Feb 9, 9:42 PM PST · 9003 days ago · 0 km deep · 97 km away
35. 1.540 km SSE of Goldfield, NevadaTue, Feb 12, 1:00 AM PST · 9001 days ago · 8 km deep · 3 km away
36. 1.537 km SSE of Goldfield, NevadaTue, Feb 12, 6:44 PM PST · 9000 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
37. 1.840 km SSE of Goldfield, NevadaTue, Feb 12, 7:45 PM PST · 9000 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away
38. 1.539 km SSE of Goldfield, NevadaWed, Feb 13, 12:18 AM PST · 9000 days ago · 8 km deep · 3 km away
39. 2.834 km SSE of Goldfield, NevadaSat, Feb 16, 3:27 AM PST · 8997 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
40. 1.621 km NW of Silver Peak, NevadaSat, Feb 16, 4:16 AM PST · 8997 days ago · 7 km deep · 83 km away
41. 2.11 km SSW of Dyer, NevadaSun, Feb 17, 3:57 AM PST · 8996 days ago · 6 km deep · 91 km away
42. 1.636 km SSE of Goldfield, NevadaMon, Feb 18, 1:42 PM PST · 8995 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away

Before

1. 1.538 km SSE of Goldfield, NevadaThu, Dec 20, 7:00 AM PST · 9055 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
2. 1.648 km ESE of Tonopah, NevadaWed, Dec 19, 4:06 AM PST · 9056 days ago · 13 km deep · 73 km away
3. 1.660 km SSW of Goldfield, NevadaTue, Dec 18, 11:49 AM PST · 9057 days ago · 11 km deep · 35 km away
4. 2.236 km SSE of Goldfield, NevadaSun, Dec 16, 3:25 AM PST · 9059 days ago · 7 km deep · 5 km away
5. 1.747 km S of Silver Peak, NevadaSat, Dec 15, 8:51 PM PST · 9059 days ago · 7 km deep · 51 km away
6. 1.647 km S of Silver Peak, NevadaSat, Dec 15, 8:08 PM PST · 9059 days ago · 8 km deep · 51 km away
7. 1.947 km S of Silver Peak, NevadaSat, Dec 15, 7:56 PM PST · 9059 days ago · 8 km deep · 51 km away
8. 2.147 km S of Silver Peak, NevadaSat, Dec 15, 7:47 PM PST · 9059 days ago · 9 km deep · 51 km away
9. 1.747 km S of Silver Peak, NevadaSat, Dec 15, 7:46 PM PST · 9059 days ago · 7 km deep · 51 km away
10. 2.136 km SSE of Goldfield, NevadaThu, Dec 13, 6:50 AM PST · 9062 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away
11. 1.535 km SSE of Goldfield, NevadaTue, Dec 11, 11:06 PM PST · 9063 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
12. 1.636 km NW of Furnace Creek, CaliforniaTue, Dec 11, 1:15 AM PST · 9064 days ago · 4 km deep · 82 km away
13. 1.645 km E of Tonopah, NevadaSat, Dec 8, 6:49 PM PST · 9066 days ago · 0 km deep · 91 km away
14. 1.839 km SSE of Goldfield, NevadaFri, Dec 7, 3:49 PM PST · 9067 days ago · 2 km deep · 2 km away
15. 1.659 km E of Big Pine, CaliforniaWed, Dec 5, 7:42 PM PST · 9069 days ago · 12 km deep · 51 km away
16. 1.556 km NNE of Keeler, CaliforniaWed, Dec 5, 6:15 PM PST · 9069 days ago · 0 km deep · 65 km away
17. 2.054 km NNE of Keeler, CaliforniaMon, Dec 3, 10:07 PM PST · 9071 days ago · 5 km deep · 67 km away
18. 2.456 km NNE of Keeler, CaliforniaMon, Dec 3, 10:03 PM PST · 9071 days ago · 0 km deep · 65 km away
19. 1.939 km SSE of Goldfield, NevadaMon, Dec 3, 8:52 AM PST · 9072 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away
20. 1.861 km SSW of Goldfield, NevadaThu, Nov 29, 7:03 PM PST · 9075 days ago · 10 km deep · 35 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nn00042004. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 9:41 AM UTC.