M1.6 earthquake 28 km SSW of Goldfield, Nevada

Magnitude

1.6 (ML, local (Richter)), micro

Magnitude from

Nevada Seismological Laboratory

Local time

Thu, May 30, 2002, 12:03 PM PDT

UTC

2002-05-30 19:03:30 UTC

Depth

7.1 km (4.4 mi), shallow

Epicenter

37.473° N, 117.371° W

Region

Nevada

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Station coverage gap

92°

Stations used

19

• Goldfield, NevadaPopulation 268. Forecast29 kmSSW
• Pahrump, NevadaPopulation 36,441. Forecast187 kmNW
• Visalia, CaliforniaPopulation 130,104. Forecast213 kmNE
• Los Angeles, CaliforniaPopulation 3,820,914. Forecast388 kmNNE

After

1. 1.538 km SSE of Goldfield, NevadaFri, May 31, 4:51 AM PDT · 8893 days ago · 0 km deep · 25 km away
2. 2.030 km SE of Mina, NevadaSat, Jun 1, 5:31 AM PDT · 8892 days ago · 7 km deep · 90 km away
3. 1.546 km S of Goldfield, NevadaThu, Jun 6, 3:19 PM PDT · 8886 days ago · 3 km deep · 21 km away
4. 1.757 km NE of Keeler, CaliforniaFri, Jun 7, 9:18 AM PDT · 8886 days ago · 7 km deep · 69 km away
5. 1.632 km SSE of Goldfield, NevadaWed, Jun 12, 6:04 PM PDT · 8880 days ago · 6 km deep · 26 km away
6. 1.732 km SSE of Goldfield, NevadaWed, Jun 12, 6:04 PM PDT · 8880 days ago · 0 km deep · 27 km away
7. 1.736 km SSE of Goldfield, NevadaThu, Jun 13, 5:28 AM PDT · 8880 days ago · 7 km deep · 26 km away
8. 1.636 km SSE of Goldfield, NevadaSat, Jun 15, 12:58 AM PDT · 8878 days ago · 8 km deep · 25 km away
9. 2.328km ESE of Big Pine, CASun, Jun 16, 12:37 AM PDT · 8877 days ago · 6 km deep · 71 km away
10. 1.728 km SSW of Goldfield, NevadaThu, Jun 20, 9:02 PM PDT · 8872 days ago · 6 km deep · 0 km away
11. 1.948km ENE of Independence, CaliforniaSat, Jun 22, 1:54 AM PDT · 8871 days ago · 5 km deep · 62 km away
12. 2.014 km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CaliforniaSat, Jun 22, 6:55 AM PDT · 8871 days ago · 8 km deep · 94 km away
13. 1.832 km SSE of Goldfield, NevadaSun, Jun 23, 1:05 PM PDT · 8870 days ago · 4 km deep · 26 km away
14. 1.936 km SSE of Goldfield, NevadaFri, Jun 28, 5:59 AM PDT · 8865 days ago · 4 km deep · 24 km away
15. 1.633 km ENE of Benton, CaliforniaSat, Jun 29, 7:33 AM PDT · 8864 days ago · 3 km deep · 88 km away
16. 1.840 km NE of Independence, CaliforniaSat, Jun 29, 11:11 AM PDT · 8864 days ago · 6 km deep · 65 km away
17. 2.330 km N of Tonopah, NevadaFri, Jul 5, 10:20 PM PDT · 8857 days ago · 0 km deep · 98 km away
18. 1.825 km ENE of Benton, CaliforniaTue, Jul 9, 11:57 PM PDT · 8853 days ago · 0 km deep · 91 km away
19. 1.732 km SSE of Goldfield, NevadaWed, Jul 10, 8:32 PM PDT · 8852 days ago · 5 km deep · 26 km away
20. 1.634 km SSE of Goldfield, NevadaThu, Jul 11, 12:18 AM PDT · 8852 days ago · 8 km deep · 25 km away
21. 1.725 km ENE of Benton, CaliforniaFri, Jul 12, 1:57 AM PDT · 8851 days ago · 0 km deep · 91 km away
22. 2.236 km SSE of Goldfield, NevadaFri, Jul 12, 2:45 PM PDT · 8850 days ago · 9 km deep · 25 km away
23. 1.516 km NNE of Mesa, CaliforniaMon, Jul 15, 6:30 AM PDT · 8848 days ago · 7 km deep · 94 km away
24. 1.813 km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CaliforniaMon, Jul 15, 11:06 AM PDT · 8848 days ago · 7 km deep · 92 km away
25. 3.60 km ESE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CaliforniaMon, Jul 15, 1:18 PM PDT · 8847 days ago · 11 km deep · 92 km away
26. 1.80 km ESE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CaliforniaMon, Jul 15, 1:30 PM PDT · 8847 days ago · 12 km deep · 92 km away
27. 1.51 km S of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CaliforniaMon, Jul 15, 1:32 PM PDT · 8847 days ago · 11 km deep · 93 km away
28. 1.728 km SSW of Goldfield, NevadaThu, Jul 18, 1:23 AM PDT · 8845 days ago · 7 km deep · 0 km away
29. 2.421 km ENE of Benton, CaliforniaFri, Jul 19, 12:03 AM PDT · 8844 days ago · 0 km deep · 87 km away
30. 1.923 km E of Benton, CaliforniaFri, Jul 19, 12:43 PM PDT · 8844 days ago · 8 km deep · 86 km away
31. 1.535 km S of Goldfield, NevadaMon, Jul 22, 2:18 AM PDT · 8841 days ago · 6 km deep · 20 km away
32. 1.639 km SSE of Goldfield, NevadaFri, Jul 26, 1:21 PM PDT · 8836 days ago · 5 km deep · 27 km away
33. 1.731 km NNE of Beatty, NevadaFri, Jul 26, 7:44 PM PDT · 8836 days ago · 2 km deep · 77 km away
34. 1.630 km NNE of Beatty, NevadaFri, Jul 26, 11:20 PM PDT · 8836 days ago · 4 km deep · 77 km away

Before

1. 1.644 km E of Big Pine, CaliforniaWed, May 29, 3:13 AM PDT · 8895 days ago · 6 km deep · 55 km away
2. 2.339km NW of Stovepipe Wells, CaliforniaTue, May 28, 3:47 AM PDT · 8896 days ago · 13 km deep · 73 km away
3. 2.160 km WNW of Beatty, NevadaSat, May 18, 11:05 AM PDT · 8906 days ago · 12 km deep · 36 km away
4. 1.734 km SSE of Goldfield, NevadaFri, May 17, 12:29 AM PDT · 8907 days ago · 4 km deep · 26 km away
5. 1.537 km SSE of Goldfield, NevadaThu, May 9, 12:18 AM PDT · 8915 days ago · 7 km deep · 25 km away
6. 2.137 km SSE of Goldfield, NevadaWed, May 8, 11:47 PM PDT · 8915 days ago · 7 km deep · 25 km away
7. 1.67 km SW of Wilkerson, CaliforniaWed, May 1, 11:24 AM PDT · 8923 days ago · 15 km deep · 98 km away
8. 2.037 km SSE of Goldfield, NevadaWed, May 1, 3:42 AM PDT · 8923 days ago · 7 km deep · 28 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nn00049147. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 7:41 AM UTC.