Nevada earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake 38 km SSE of Goldfield, Nevada

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 38 km SSE of Goldfield, Nevada on Tue, Apr 16, 2002, 7:08 AM PDT (14:08 UTC), 2 km (1 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.3 39km NW of Stovepipe Wells, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.5 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Nevada Seismological Laboratory
Local time
UTC
2002-04-16 14:08:35 UTC
Depth
1.7 km (1.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
37.375° N, 117.135° 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
129°
Stations used
11

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 21 in the 60 days after this one and 15 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.850 km ENE of Beatty, Nevada · 8936 days ago · 8 km deep · 82 km away
  2. 1.650 km ENE of Beatty, Nevada · 8935 days ago · 8 km deep · 82 km away
  3. 1.557 km NNE of Keeler, California · 8930 days ago · 8 km deep · 62 km away
  4. 1.534 km SSE of Goldfield, Nevada · 8929 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away
  5. 1.937 km ENE of Beatty, Nevada · 8926 days ago · 12 km deep · 79 km away
  6. 2.037 km SSE of Goldfield, Nevada · 8923 days ago · 7 km deep · 7 km away
  7. 1.746 km SW of Rachel, Nevada · 8918 days ago · 8 km deep · 86 km away
  8. 2.137 km SSE of Goldfield, Nevada · 8915 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
  9. 1.537 km SSE of Goldfield, Nevada · 8915 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away
  10. 1.734 km SSE of Goldfield, Nevada · 8907 days ago · 4 km deep · 8 km away
  11. 2.160 km WNW of Beatty, Nevada · 8906 days ago · 12 km deep · 32 km away
  12. 2.339km NW of Stovepipe Wells, California · 8896 days ago · 13 km deep · 69 km away
  13. 1.644 km E of Big Pine, California · 8895 days ago · 6 km deep · 65 km away
  14. 1.628 km SSW of Goldfield, Nevada · 8894 days ago · 7 km deep · 24 km away
  15. 1.538 km SSE of Goldfield, Nevada · 8893 days ago · 0 km deep · 2 km away
  16. 1.546 km S of Goldfield, Nevada · 8887 days ago · 3 km deep · 17 km away
  17. 1.757 km NE of Keeler, California · 8886 days ago · 7 km deep · 63 km away
  18. 1.632 km SSE of Goldfield, Nevada · 8880 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away
  19. 1.732 km SSE of Goldfield, Nevada · 8880 days ago · 0 km deep · 9 km away
  20. 1.736 km SSE of Goldfield, Nevada · 8880 days ago · 7 km deep · 5 km away
  21. 1.636 km SSE of Goldfield, Nevada · 8878 days ago · 8 km deep · 4 km away

Before

  1. 2.932km ESE of Big Pine, California · 8938 days ago · 5 km deep · 80 km away
  2. 1.737 km SSE of Goldfield, Nevada · 8943 days ago · 7 km deep · 5 km away
  3. 1.950 km ENE of Beatty, Nevada · 8947 days ago · 9 km deep · 82 km away
  4. 1.538 km SSE of Goldfield, Nevada · 8948 days ago · 4 km deep · 6 km away
  5. 1.630 km ENE of Big Pine, California · 8953 days ago · 9 km deep · 75 km away
  6. 1.638 km SSE of Goldfield, Nevada · 8955 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
  7. 1.550 km ENE of Beatty, Nevada · 8956 days ago · 8 km deep · 82 km away
  8. 1.750 km ENE of Beatty, Nevada · 8956 days ago · 9 km deep · 82 km away
  9. 1.950 km ENE of Beatty, Nevada · 8957 days ago · 9 km deep · 83 km away
  10. 1.661 km SSW of Goldfield, Nevada · 8959 days ago · 8 km deep · 32 km away
  11. 1.738 km SSE of Goldfield, Nevada · 8960 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
  12. 1.85 km NE of Big Pine, California · 8962 days ago · 13 km deep · 100 km away
  13. 1.935 km SSE of Goldfield, Nevada · 8964 days ago · 7 km deep · 6 km away
  14. 2.149 km ENE of Beatty, Nevada · 8964 days ago · 3 km deep · 79 km away
  15. 1.539 km SSE of Goldfield, Nevada · 8968 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nn00047442. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 10:51 AM UTC.