Nevada earthquakes

M1.9 earthquake 36 km SSE of Goldfield, Nevada

A magnitude 1.9 earthquake struck 36 km SSE of Goldfield, Nevada on Fri, Jun 28, 2002, 5:59 AM PDT (12:59 UTC), 4 km (2 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.1 27km ESE of Big Pine, CA. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.9 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Nevada Seismological Laboratory
Local time
UTC
2002-06-28 12:59:32 UTC
Depth
4.0 km (2.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
37.388° N, 117.122° 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
22

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 19 in the 60 days after this one and 12 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.840 km NE of Independence, California · 8864 days ago · 6 km deep · 75 km away
  2. 1.732 km SSE of Goldfield, Nevada · 8852 days ago · 5 km deep · 7 km away
  3. 1.634 km SSE of Goldfield, Nevada · 8852 days ago · 8 km deep · 4 km away
  4. 2.236 km SSE of Goldfield, Nevada · 8851 days ago · 9 km deep · 2 km away
  5. 1.728 km SSW of Goldfield, Nevada · 8845 days ago · 7 km deep · 24 km away
  6. 1.535 km S of Goldfield, Nevada · 8841 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
  7. 1.639 km SSE of Goldfield, Nevada · 8837 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away
  8. 1.731 km NNE of Beatty, Nevada · 8836 days ago · 2 km deep · 53 km away
  9. 1.630 km NNE of Beatty, Nevada · 8836 days ago · 4 km deep · 53 km away
  10. 1.735 km SSE of Goldfield, Nevada · 8833 days ago · 4 km deep · 4 km away
  11. 1.714 km ENE of Big Pine, California · 8830 days ago · 8 km deep · 92 km away
  12. 1.631 km E of Tonopah, Nevada · 8829 days ago · 5 km deep · 78 km away
  13. 3.127km ESE of Big Pine, CA · 8819 days ago · 6 km deep · 83 km away
  14. 2.529km E of Big Pine, CA · 8819 days ago · 4 km deep · 80 km away
  15. 2.329km E of Big Pine, CA · 8818 days ago · 5 km deep · 79 km away
  16. 1.727 km E of Big Pine, California · 8818 days ago · 6 km deep · 81 km away
  17. 1.5Central California · 8815 days ago · 13 km deep · 62 km away
  18. 2.338 km SSE of Goldfield, Nevada · 8814 days ago · 8 km deep · 3 km away
  19. 2.220 km N of Dyer, Nevada · 8812 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away

Before

  1. 1.832 km SSE of Goldfield, Nevada · 8870 days ago · 4 km deep · 6 km away
  2. 1.948km ENE of Independence, California · 8871 days ago · 5 km deep · 68 km away
  3. 1.728 km SSW of Goldfield, Nevada · 8872 days ago · 6 km deep · 24 km away
  4. 2.328km ESE of Big Pine, CA · 8877 days ago · 6 km deep · 85 km away
  5. 1.636 km SSE of Goldfield, Nevada · 8878 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away
  6. 1.736 km SSE of Goldfield, Nevada · 8880 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away
  7. 1.732 km SSE of Goldfield, Nevada · 8880 days ago · 0 km deep · 7 km away
  8. 1.632 km SSE of Goldfield, Nevada · 8880 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away
  9. 1.757 km NE of Keeler, California · 8886 days ago · 7 km deep · 65 km away
  10. 1.546 km S of Goldfield, Nevada · 8886 days ago · 3 km deep · 19 km away
  11. 1.538 km SSE of Goldfield, Nevada · 8893 days ago · 0 km deep · 1 km away
  12. 1.628 km SSW of Goldfield, Nevada · 8894 days ago · 7 km deep · 24 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nn00051526. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 9:25 AM UTC.