Nevada earthquakes

M1.7 earthquake 36 km SSE of Goldfield, Nevada

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 36 km SSE of Goldfield, Nevada on Fri, Mar 1, 2002, 5:27 PM PST (01:27 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.2 California-Nevada border region. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.7 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Nevada Seismological Laboratory
Local time
UTC
2002-03-02 01:27:05 UTC
Depth
5.3 km (3.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
37.391° N, 117.116° W
Region
Nevada
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Did you feel it?

No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Station coverage gap
107°
Stations used
32

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 32 in the 60 days after this one and 24 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.937 km SSE of Goldfield, Nevada · 8982 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  2. 3.2California-Nevada border region · 8980 days ago · 11 km deep · 3 km away
  3. 2.037 km SSE of Goldfield, Nevada · 8978 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
  4. 1.937 km SE of Goldfield, Nevada · 8976 days ago · 5 km deep · 17 km away
  5. 1.938 km SSE of Goldfield, Nevada · 8974 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
  6. 2.237 km SE of Goldfield, Nevada · 8973 days ago · 7 km deep · 16 km away
  7. 1.535 km SSE of Goldfield, Nevada · 8971 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away
  8. 1.560 km SSW of Goldfield, Nevada · 8970 days ago · 11 km deep · 35 km away
  9. 2.346 km WNW of Beatty, Nevada · 8970 days ago · 9 km deep · 32 km away
  10. 1.538 km SSE of Goldfield, Nevada · 8969 days ago · 9 km deep · 2 km away
  11. 2.339 km SSE of Goldfield, Nevada · 8968 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
  12. 1.635 km ESE of Big Pine, California · 8968 days ago · 0 km deep · 79 km away
  13. 1.539 km SSE of Goldfield, Nevada · 8968 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
  14. 2.149 km ENE of Beatty, Nevada · 8964 days ago · 3 km deep · 78 km away
  15. 1.935 km SSE of Goldfield, Nevada · 8964 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away
  16. 1.738 km SSE of Goldfield, Nevada · 8960 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
  17. 1.661 km SSW of Goldfield, Nevada · 8959 days ago · 8 km deep · 35 km away
  18. 1.950 km ENE of Beatty, Nevada · 8957 days ago · 9 km deep · 82 km away
  19. 1.750 km ENE of Beatty, Nevada · 8956 days ago · 9 km deep · 81 km away
  20. 1.550 km ENE of Beatty, Nevada · 8956 days ago · 8 km deep · 81 km away
  21. 1.638 km SSE of Goldfield, Nevada · 8955 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
  22. 1.630 km ENE of Big Pine, California · 8953 days ago · 9 km deep · 77 km away
  23. 1.538 km SSE of Goldfield, Nevada · 8948 days ago · 4 km deep · 4 km away
  24. 1.950 km ENE of Beatty, Nevada · 8947 days ago · 9 km deep · 81 km away
  25. 1.737 km SSE of Goldfield, Nevada · 8943 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away
  26. 2.932km ESE of Big Pine, California · 8938 days ago · 5 km deep · 83 km away
  27. 1.538 km SSE of Goldfield, Nevada · 8938 days ago · 2 km deep · 2 km away
  28. 1.850 km ENE of Beatty, Nevada · 8936 days ago · 8 km deep · 81 km away
  29. 1.650 km ENE of Beatty, Nevada · 8935 days ago · 8 km deep · 81 km away
  30. 1.557 km NNE of Keeler, California · 8931 days ago · 8 km deep · 64 km away
  31. 1.534 km SSE of Goldfield, Nevada · 8929 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
  32. 1.937 km ENE of Beatty, Nevada · 8926 days ago · 12 km deep · 78 km away

Before

  1. 1.539 km SSE of Goldfield, Nevada · 8988 days ago · 0 km deep · 3 km away
  2. 1.860 km WNW of Beatty, Nevada · 8992 days ago · 12 km deep · 35 km away
  3. 1.864 km ESE of Goldfield, Nevada · 8993 days ago · 14 km deep · 52 km away
  4. 1.838 km SSE of Goldfield, Nevada · 8993 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away
  5. 1.539 km SSE of Goldfield, Nevada · 8993 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away
  6. 1.740 km SSE of Goldfield, Nevada · 8993 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away
  7. 2.034 km NW of Beatty, Nevada · 8993 days ago · 6 km deep · 29 km away
  8. 1.640 km SSE of Goldfield, Nevada · 8993 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
  9. 2.539 km SSE of Goldfield, Nevada · 8994 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
  10. 2.038 km SSE of Goldfield, Nevada · 8994 days ago · 4 km deep · 2 km away
  11. 3.339 km SSE of Goldfield, Nevada · 8994 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  12. 2.136km NE of Independence, California · 8994 days ago · 6 km deep · 80 km away
  13. 1.636 km SSE of Goldfield, Nevada · 8995 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  14. 2.11 km SSW of Dyer, Nevada · 8996 days ago · 6 km deep · 89 km away
  15. 1.621 km NW of Silver Peak, Nevada · 8997 days ago · 7 km deep · 82 km away
  16. 2.834 km SSE of Goldfield, Nevada · 8997 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
  17. 1.539 km SSE of Goldfield, Nevada · 9000 days ago · 8 km deep · 3 km away
  18. 1.840 km SSE of Goldfield, Nevada · 9000 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away
  19. 1.537 km SSE of Goldfield, Nevada · 9000 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  20. 1.540 km SSE of Goldfield, Nevada · 9001 days ago · 8 km deep · 3 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nn00045288 (also filed as nc21214745). Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 12:09 PM UTC.