M1.5 earthquake 37 km SSE of Goldfield, Nevada

Magnitude

1.5 (ML, local (Richter)), micro

Magnitude from

Nevada Seismological Laboratory

Local time

Thu, May 9, 2002, 12:18 AM PDT

UTC

2002-05-09 07:18:42 UTC

Depth

6.7 km (4.2 mi), shallow

Epicenter

37.385° N, 117.107° W

Region

Nevada

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Station coverage gap

107°

Stations used

22

• 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. 1.734 km SSE of Goldfield, NevadaFri, May 17, 12:29 AM PDT · 8907 days ago · 4 km deep · 5 km away
2. 2.160 km WNW of Beatty, NevadaSat, May 18, 11:05 AM PDT · 8906 days ago · 12 km deep · 35 km away
3. 2.339km NW of Stovepipe Wells, CaliforniaTue, May 28, 3:47 AM PDT · 8896 days ago · 13 km deep · 71 km away
4. 1.644 km E of Big Pine, CaliforniaWed, May 29, 3:13 AM PDT · 8895 days ago · 6 km deep · 68 km away
5. 1.628 km SSW of Goldfield, NevadaThu, May 30, 12:03 PM PDT · 8894 days ago · 7 km deep · 25 km away
6. 1.538 km SSE of Goldfield, NevadaFri, May 31, 4:51 AM PDT · 8893 days ago · 0 km deep · 1 km away
7. 1.546 km S of Goldfield, NevadaThu, Jun 6, 3:19 PM PDT · 8887 days ago · 3 km deep · 20 km away
8. 1.757 km NE of Keeler, CaliforniaFri, Jun 7, 9:18 AM PDT · 8886 days ago · 7 km deep · 65 km away
9. 1.632 km SSE of Goldfield, NevadaWed, Jun 12, 6:04 PM PDT · 8881 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away
10. 1.732 km SSE of Goldfield, NevadaWed, Jun 12, 6:04 PM PDT · 8881 days ago · 0 km deep · 7 km away
11. 1.736 km SSE of Goldfield, NevadaThu, Jun 13, 5:28 AM PDT · 8880 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
12. 1.636 km SSE of Goldfield, NevadaSat, Jun 15, 12:58 AM PDT · 8878 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away
13. 2.328km ESE of Big Pine, CASun, Jun 16, 12:37 AM PDT · 8877 days ago · 6 km deep · 86 km away
14. 1.728 km SSW of Goldfield, NevadaThu, Jun 20, 9:02 PM PDT · 8872 days ago · 6 km deep · 25 km away
15. 1.948km ENE of Independence, CaliforniaSat, Jun 22, 1:54 AM PDT · 8871 days ago · 5 km deep · 69 km away
16. 1.832 km SSE of Goldfield, NevadaSun, Jun 23, 1:05 PM PDT · 8870 days ago · 4 km deep · 6 km away
17. 1.936 km SSE of Goldfield, NevadaFri, Jun 28, 5:59 AM PDT · 8865 days ago · 4 km deep · 1 km away
18. 1.840 km NE of Independence, CaliforniaSat, Jun 29, 11:11 AM PDT · 8864 days ago · 6 km deep · 76 km away

Before

1. 2.137 km SSE of Goldfield, NevadaWed, May 8, 11:47 PM PDT · 8915 days ago · 7 km deep · 0 km away
2. 1.746 km SW of Rachel, NevadaMon, May 6, 9:27 AM PDT · 8918 days ago · 8 km deep · 83 km away
3. 2.037 km SSE of Goldfield, NevadaWed, May 1, 3:42 AM PDT · 8923 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away
4. 1.937 km ENE of Beatty, NevadaSat, Apr 27, 10:13 PM PDT · 8926 days ago · 12 km deep · 77 km away
5. 1.534 km SSE of Goldfield, NevadaThu, Apr 25, 3:31 PM PDT · 8929 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
6. 1.557 km NNE of Keeler, CaliforniaTue, Apr 23, 5:02 PM PDT · 8931 days ago · 8 km deep · 64 km away
7. 1.650 km ENE of Beatty, NevadaThu, Apr 18, 6:05 PM PDT · 8936 days ago · 8 km deep · 80 km away
8. 1.850 km ENE of Beatty, NevadaThu, Apr 18, 2:59 PM PDT · 8936 days ago · 8 km deep · 80 km away
9. 1.538 km SSE of Goldfield, NevadaTue, Apr 16, 7:08 AM PDT · 8938 days ago · 2 km deep · 3 km away
10. 2.932km ESE of Big Pine, CaliforniaTue, Apr 16, 3:15 AM PDT · 8938 days ago · 5 km deep · 83 km away
11. 1.737 km SSE of Goldfield, NevadaWed, Apr 10, 6:07 PM PDT · 8944 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nn00048236. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 1:20 PM UTC.