Nevada earthquakes

M2.3 earthquake 39 km SSE of Goldfield, Nevada

A magnitude 2.3 earthquake struck 39 km SSE of Goldfield, Nevada on Sun, Mar 17, 2002, 12:19 AM PST (08:19 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.9 32km ESE of Big Pine, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.3 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Nevada Seismological Laboratory
Local time
UTC
2002-03-17 08:19:31 UTC
Depth
6.1 km (3.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
37.371° N, 117.100° 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
106°
Stations used
29

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 25 in the 60 days after this one and 27 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.635 km ESE of Big Pine, California · 8968 days ago · 0 km deep · 80 km away
  2. 1.539 km SSE of Goldfield, Nevada · 8968 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  3. 2.149 km ENE of Beatty, Nevada · 8964 days ago · 3 km deep · 76 km away
  4. 1.935 km SSE of Goldfield, Nevada · 8963 days ago · 7 km deep · 5 km away
  5. 1.738 km SSE of Goldfield, Nevada · 8960 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  6. 1.661 km SSW of Goldfield, Nevada · 8959 days ago · 8 km deep · 34 km away
  7. 1.950 km ENE of Beatty, Nevada · 8957 days ago · 9 km deep · 79 km away
  8. 1.750 km ENE of Beatty, Nevada · 8956 days ago · 9 km deep · 79 km away
  9. 1.550 km ENE of Beatty, Nevada · 8956 days ago · 8 km deep · 79 km away
  10. 1.638 km SSE of Goldfield, Nevada · 8955 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
  11. 1.630 km ENE of Big Pine, California · 8953 days ago · 9 km deep · 78 km away
  12. 1.538 km SSE of Goldfield, Nevada · 8948 days ago · 4 km deep · 3 km away
  13. 1.950 km ENE of Beatty, Nevada · 8947 days ago · 9 km deep · 79 km away
  14. 1.737 km SSE of Goldfield, Nevada · 8943 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
  15. 2.932km ESE of Big Pine, California · 8938 days ago · 5 km deep · 83 km away
  16. 1.538 km SSE of Goldfield, Nevada · 8938 days ago · 2 km deep · 3 km away
  17. 1.850 km ENE of Beatty, Nevada · 8935 days ago · 8 km deep · 79 km away
  18. 1.650 km ENE of Beatty, Nevada · 8935 days ago · 8 km deep · 79 km away
  19. 1.557 km NNE of Keeler, California · 8930 days ago · 8 km deep · 63 km away
  20. 1.534 km SSE of Goldfield, Nevada · 8928 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
  21. 1.937 km ENE of Beatty, Nevada · 8926 days ago · 12 km deep · 76 km away
  22. 2.037 km SSE of Goldfield, Nevada · 8923 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away
  23. 1.746 km SW of Rachel, Nevada · 8918 days ago · 8 km deep · 83 km away
  24. 2.137 km SSE of Goldfield, Nevada · 8915 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
  25. 1.537 km SSE of Goldfield, Nevada · 8915 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away

Before

  1. 1.538 km SSE of Goldfield, Nevada · 8969 days ago · 9 km deep · 1 km away
  2. 2.346 km WNW of Beatty, Nevada · 8970 days ago · 9 km deep · 30 km away
  3. 1.560 km SSW of Goldfield, Nevada · 8970 days ago · 11 km deep · 34 km away
  4. 1.535 km SSE of Goldfield, Nevada · 8971 days ago · 5 km deep · 4 km away
  5. 2.237 km SE of Goldfield, Nevada · 8973 days ago · 7 km deep · 16 km away
  6. 1.938 km SSE of Goldfield, Nevada · 8974 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
  7. 1.937 km SE of Goldfield, Nevada · 8975 days ago · 5 km deep · 17 km away
  8. 2.037 km SSE of Goldfield, Nevada · 8977 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away
  9. 3.2California-Nevada border region · 8979 days ago · 11 km deep · 2 km away
  10. 1.937 km SSE of Goldfield, Nevada · 8982 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  11. 1.736 km SSE of Goldfield, Nevada · 8983 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away
  12. 1.539 km SSE of Goldfield, Nevada · 8988 days ago · 0 km deep · 1 km away
  13. 1.860 km WNW of Beatty, Nevada · 8992 days ago · 12 km deep · 35 km away
  14. 1.864 km ESE of Goldfield, Nevada · 8992 days ago · 14 km deep · 51 km away
  15. 1.838 km SSE of Goldfield, Nevada · 8993 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away
  16. 1.539 km SSE of Goldfield, Nevada · 8993 days ago · 5 km deep · 0 km away
  17. 1.740 km SSE of Goldfield, Nevada · 8993 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  18. 2.034 km NW of Beatty, Nevada · 8993 days ago · 6 km deep · 27 km away
  19. 1.640 km SSE of Goldfield, Nevada · 8993 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  20. 2.539 km SSE of Goldfield, Nevada · 8994 days ago · 6 km deep · 0 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nn00046078. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 7:01 AM UTC.