M1.7 earthquake 32 km SSE of Goldfield, Nevada

Magnitude

1.7 (ML, local (Richter)), micro

Magnitude from

Nevada Seismological Laboratory

Local time

Wed, Jul 10, 2002, 8:32 PM PDT

UTC

2002-07-11 03:32:02 UTC

Depth

5.4 km (3.4 mi), shallow

Epicenter

37.445° N, 117.082° W

Region

Nevada

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Station coverage gap

150°

Stations used

13

• Goldfield, NevadaPopulation 268. Forecast32 kmSSE
• Pahrump, NevadaPopulation 36,441. Forecast169 kmNW
• Spring Valley, NevadaPopulation 178,395. Forecast221 kmNW
• Los Angeles, CaliforniaPopulation 3,820,914. Forecast392 kmNNE

After

1. 1.634 km SSE of Goldfield, NevadaThu, Jul 11, 12:18 AM PDT · 8852 days ago · 8 km deep · 3 km away
2. 2.236 km SSE of Goldfield, NevadaFri, Jul 12, 2:45 PM PDT · 8850 days ago · 9 km deep · 5 km away
3. 1.728 km SSW of Goldfield, NevadaThu, Jul 18, 1:23 AM PDT · 8845 days ago · 7 km deep · 25 km away
4. 1.535 km S of Goldfield, NevadaMon, Jul 22, 2:18 AM PDT · 8841 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away
5. 1.639 km SSE of Goldfield, NevadaFri, Jul 26, 1:21 PM PDT · 8837 days ago · 5 km deep · 8 km away
6. 1.731 km NNE of Beatty, NevadaFri, Jul 26, 7:44 PM PDT · 8836 days ago · 2 km deep · 53 km away
7. 1.630 km NNE of Beatty, NevadaFri, Jul 26, 11:20 PM PDT · 8836 days ago · 4 km deep · 53 km away
8. 1.735 km SSE of Goldfield, NevadaTue, Jul 30, 2:04 AM PDT · 8833 days ago · 4 km deep · 4 km away
9. 1.714 km ENE of Big Pine, CaliforniaFri, Aug 2, 3:06 AM PDT · 8830 days ago · 8 km deep · 97 km away
10. 1.631 km E of Tonopah, NevadaSat, Aug 3, 9:43 AM PDT · 8829 days ago · 5 km deep · 71 km away
11. 3.127km ESE of Big Pine, CATue, Aug 13, 12:20 PM PDT · 8819 days ago · 6 km deep · 89 km away
12. 2.529km E of Big Pine, CATue, Aug 13, 12:23 PM PDT · 8819 days ago · 4 km deep · 85 km away
13. 2.329km E of Big Pine, CAWed, Aug 14, 11:29 AM PDT · 8818 days ago · 5 km deep · 84 km away
14. 1.727 km E of Big Pine, CaliforniaWed, Aug 14, 11:38 AM PDT · 8818 days ago · 6 km deep · 87 km away
15. 1.5Central CaliforniaSat, Aug 17, 3:59 AM PDT · 8815 days ago · 13 km deep · 69 km away
16. 2.338 km SSE of Goldfield, NevadaSun, Aug 18, 11:10 AM PDT · 8814 days ago · 8 km deep · 8 km away
17. 2.220 km N of Dyer, NevadaMon, Aug 19, 4:27 PM PDT · 8812 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away
18. 1.537 km SSE of Goldfield, NevadaTue, Sep 3, 10:19 AM PDT · 8798 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away

Before

1. 2.330 km N of Tonopah, NevadaFri, Jul 5, 10:20 PM PDT · 8857 days ago · 0 km deep · 100 km away
2. 1.840 km NE of Independence, CaliforniaSat, Jun 29, 11:11 AM PDT · 8864 days ago · 6 km deep · 81 km away
3. 1.936 km SSE of Goldfield, NevadaFri, Jun 28, 5:59 AM PDT · 8865 days ago · 4 km deep · 7 km away
4. 1.832 km SSE of Goldfield, NevadaSun, Jun 23, 1:05 PM PDT · 8870 days ago · 4 km deep · 1 km away
5. 1.948km ENE of Independence, CaliforniaSat, Jun 22, 1:54 AM PDT · 8871 days ago · 5 km deep · 75 km away
6. 1.728 km SSW of Goldfield, NevadaThu, Jun 20, 9:02 PM PDT · 8872 days ago · 6 km deep · 26 km away
7. 2.328km ESE of Big Pine, CASun, Jun 16, 12:37 AM PDT · 8877 days ago · 6 km deep · 91 km away
8. 1.636 km SSE of Goldfield, NevadaSat, Jun 15, 12:58 AM PDT · 8878 days ago · 8 km deep · 5 km away
9. 1.736 km SSE of Goldfield, NevadaThu, Jun 13, 5:28 AM PDT · 8880 days ago · 7 km deep · 5 km away
10. 1.732 km SSE of Goldfield, NevadaWed, Jun 12, 6:04 PM PDT · 8880 days ago · 0 km deep · 1 km away
11. 1.632 km SSE of Goldfield, NevadaWed, Jun 12, 6:04 PM PDT · 8880 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nn00052514. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 8:38 AM UTC.