Nevada earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake 46 km S of Goldfield, Nevada

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 46 km S of Goldfield, Nevada on Thu, Jun 6, 2002, 3:19 PM PDT (22:19 UTC), 3 km (2 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.6 0 km ESE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, 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
2002-06-06 22:19:38 UTC
Depth
3.4 km (2.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
37.296° N, 117.305° 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
91°
Stations used
22

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 28 in the 60 days after this one and 8 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.757 km NE of Keeler, California · 8886 days ago · 7 km deep · 50 km away
  2. 1.632 km SSE of Goldfield, Nevada · 8880 days ago · 6 km deep · 26 km away
  3. 1.732 km SSE of Goldfield, Nevada · 8880 days ago · 0 km deep · 26 km away
  4. 1.736 km SSE of Goldfield, Nevada · 8880 days ago · 7 km deep · 22 km away
  5. 1.636 km SSE of Goldfield, Nevada · 8878 days ago · 8 km deep · 22 km away
  6. 2.328km ESE of Big Pine, CA · 8877 days ago · 6 km deep · 66 km away
  7. 1.728 km SSW of Goldfield, Nevada · 8872 days ago · 6 km deep · 21 km away
  8. 1.948km ENE of Independence, California · 8871 days ago · 5 km deep · 50 km away
  9. 1.832 km SSE of Goldfield, Nevada · 8870 days ago · 4 km deep · 25 km away
  10. 1.713km N of Lone Pine, California · 8866 days ago · 4 km deep · 94 km away
  11. 1.936 km SSE of Goldfield, Nevada · 8865 days ago · 4 km deep · 19 km away
  12. 1.915km E of Lone Pine, CA · 8864 days ago · 4 km deep · 94 km away
  13. 1.840 km NE of Independence, California · 8864 days ago · 6 km deep · 56 km away
  14. 1.732 km SSE of Goldfield, Nevada · 8852 days ago · 5 km deep · 26 km away
  15. 1.634 km SSE of Goldfield, Nevada · 8852 days ago · 8 km deep · 23 km away
  16. 2.236 km SSE of Goldfield, Nevada · 8851 days ago · 9 km deep · 22 km away
  17. 3.60 km ESE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 8848 days ago · 11 km deep · 98 km away
  18. 1.80 km ESE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 8848 days ago · 12 km deep · 98 km away
  19. 1.51 km S of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 8848 days ago · 11 km deep · 99 km away
  20. 1.728 km SSW of Goldfield, Nevada · 8845 days ago · 7 km deep · 21 km away
  21. 1.535 km S of Goldfield, Nevada · 8841 days ago · 6 km deep · 17 km away
  22. 1.639 km SSE of Goldfield, Nevada · 8837 days ago · 5 km deep · 21 km away
  23. 1.731 km NNE of Beatty, Nevada · 8836 days ago · 2 km deep · 65 km away
  24. 1.630 km NNE of Beatty, Nevada · 8836 days ago · 4 km deep · 64 km away
  25. 1.735 km SSE of Goldfield, Nevada · 8833 days ago · 4 km deep · 23 km away
  26. 1.714 km ENE of Big Pine, California · 8830 days ago · 8 km deep · 75 km away
  27. 1.631 km E of Tonopah, Nevada · 8829 days ago · 5 km deep · 94 km away
  28. 1.940km E of Lone Pine, California · 8827 days ago · 6 km deep · 85 km away

Before

  1. 1.538 km SSE of Goldfield, Nevada · 8893 days ago · 0 km deep · 19 km away
  2. 1.628 km SSW of Goldfield, Nevada · 8894 days ago · 7 km deep · 21 km away
  3. 1.644 km E of Big Pine, California · 8895 days ago · 6 km deep · 47 km away
  4. 2.339km NW of Stovepipe Wells, California · 8896 days ago · 13 km deep · 55 km away
  5. 2.160 km WNW of Beatty, Nevada · 8906 days ago · 12 km deep · 17 km away
  6. 1.734 km SSE of Goldfield, Nevada · 8907 days ago · 4 km deep · 25 km away
  7. 1.537 km SSE of Goldfield, Nevada · 8915 days ago · 7 km deep · 20 km away
  8. 2.137 km SSE of Goldfield, Nevada · 8915 days ago · 7 km deep · 20 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nn00049465. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 10:46 AM UTC.