M1.6 earthquake 34 km SSE of Goldfield, Nevada

Magnitude

1.6 (ML, local (Richter)), micro

Magnitude from

Nevada Seismological Laboratory

Local time

Thu, Jul 11, 2002, 12:18 AM PDT

UTC

2002-07-11 07:18:16 UTC

Depth

8.0 km (5.0 mi), shallow

Epicenter

37.417° N, 117.096° W

Region

Nevada

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Station coverage gap

164°

Stations used

12

• Goldfield, NevadaPopulation 268. Forecast35 kmSSE
• Pahrump, NevadaPopulation 36,441. Forecast167 kmNW
• Spring Valley, NevadaPopulation 178,395. Forecast220 kmNW
• Los Angeles, CaliforniaPopulation 3,820,914. Forecast388 kmNNE

After

1. 2.236 km SSE of Goldfield, NevadaFri, Jul 12, 2:45 PM PDT · 8850 days ago · 9 km deep · 2 km away
2. 1.728 km SSW of Goldfield, NevadaThu, Jul 18, 1:23 AM PDT · 8845 days ago · 7 km deep · 25 km away
3. 1.535 km S of Goldfield, NevadaMon, Jul 22, 2:18 AM PDT · 8841 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away
4. 1.639 km SSE of Goldfield, NevadaFri, Jul 26, 1:21 PM PDT · 8837 days ago · 5 km deep · 5 km away
5. 1.731 km NNE of Beatty, NevadaFri, Jul 26, 7:44 PM PDT · 8836 days ago · 2 km deep · 53 km away
6. 1.630 km NNE of Beatty, NevadaFri, Jul 26, 11:20 PM PDT · 8836 days ago · 4 km deep · 53 km away
7. 1.735 km SSE of Goldfield, NevadaTue, Jul 30, 2:04 AM PDT · 8833 days ago · 4 km deep · 1 km away
8. 1.714 km ENE of Big Pine, CaliforniaFri, Aug 2, 3:06 AM PDT · 8830 days ago · 8 km deep · 95 km away
9. 1.631 km E of Tonopah, NevadaSat, Aug 3, 9:43 AM PDT · 8829 days ago · 5 km deep · 75 km away
10. 3.127km ESE of Big Pine, CATue, Aug 13, 12:20 PM PDT · 8819 days ago · 6 km deep · 86 km away
11. 2.529km E of Big Pine, CATue, Aug 13, 12:23 PM PDT · 8819 days ago · 4 km deep · 83 km away
12. 2.329km E of Big Pine, CAWed, Aug 14, 11:29 AM PDT · 8818 days ago · 5 km deep · 82 km away
13. 1.727 km E of Big Pine, CaliforniaWed, Aug 14, 11:38 AM PDT · 8818 days ago · 6 km deep · 84 km away
14. 1.5Central CaliforniaSat, Aug 17, 3:59 AM PDT · 8815 days ago · 13 km deep · 66 km away
15. 2.338 km SSE of Goldfield, NevadaSun, Aug 18, 11:10 AM PDT · 8814 days ago · 8 km deep · 5 km away
16. 2.220 km N of Dyer, NevadaMon, Aug 19, 4:27 PM PDT · 8812 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away
17. 1.537 km SSE of Goldfield, NevadaTue, Sep 3, 10:19 AM PDT · 8798 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away

Before

1. 1.732 km SSE of Goldfield, NevadaWed, Jul 10, 8:32 PM PDT · 8852 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away
2. 1.840 km NE of Independence, CaliforniaSat, Jun 29, 11:11 AM PDT · 8864 days ago · 6 km deep · 79 km away
3. 1.936 km SSE of Goldfield, NevadaFri, Jun 28, 5:59 AM PDT · 8865 days ago · 4 km deep · 4 km away
4. 1.832 km SSE of Goldfield, NevadaSun, Jun 23, 1:05 PM PDT · 8870 days ago · 4 km deep · 2 km away
5. 1.948km ENE of Independence, CaliforniaSat, Jun 22, 1:54 AM PDT · 8871 days ago · 5 km deep · 72 km away
6. 1.728 km SSW of Goldfield, NevadaThu, Jun 20, 9:02 PM PDT · 8872 days ago · 6 km deep · 25 km away
7. 2.328km ESE of Big Pine, CASun, Jun 16, 12:37 AM PDT · 8877 days ago · 6 km deep · 88 km away
8. 1.636 km SSE of Goldfield, NevadaSat, Jun 15, 12:58 AM PDT · 8878 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away
9. 1.736 km SSE of Goldfield, NevadaThu, Jun 13, 5:28 AM PDT · 8880 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
10. 1.732 km SSE of Goldfield, NevadaWed, Jun 12, 6:04 PM PDT · 8880 days ago · 0 km deep · 3 km away
11. 1.632 km SSE of Goldfield, NevadaWed, Jun 12, 6:04 PM PDT · 8880 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nn00052521. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 8:34 AM UTC.