M2.3 earthquake 38 km SSE of Goldfield, Nevada

Magnitude

2.3 (ML, local (Richter)), micro

Magnitude from

Nevada Seismological Laboratory

Local time

Sun, Aug 18, 2002, 11:10 AM PDT

UTC

2002-08-18 18:10:34 UTC

Depth

8.3 km (5.2 mi), shallow

Epicenter

37.376° N, 117.098° W

Region

Nevada

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Station coverage gap

107°

Stations used

22

• Goldfield, NevadaPopulation 268. Forecast39 kmSSE
• Pahrump, NevadaPopulation 36,441. Forecast163 kmNW
• Spring Valley, NevadaPopulation 178,395. Forecast217 kmNW
• Los Angeles, CaliforniaPopulation 3,820,914. Forecast384 kmNNE

After

1. 2.220 km N of Dyer, NevadaMon, Aug 19, 4:27 PM PDT · 8813 days ago · 6 km deep · 100 km away
2. 1.537 km SSE of Goldfield, NevadaTue, Sep 3, 10:19 AM PDT · 8798 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
3. 1.632 km NW of Silver Peak, NevadaMon, Sep 9, 10:58 PM PDT · 8791 days ago · 0 km deep · 96 km away
4. 2.736 km SSE of Goldfield, NevadaTue, Sep 10, 8:29 AM PDT · 8791 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
5. 1.635 km SSE of Goldfield, NevadaTue, Sep 10, 7:06 PM PDT · 8790 days ago · 8 km deep · 4 km away
6. 1.934 km SSE of Dyer, NevadaSun, Sep 15, 4:22 PM PDT · 8786 days ago · 12 km deep · 68 km away
7. 2.046km E of Independence, CaliforniaSun, Sep 22, 4:18 AM PDT · 8779 days ago · 11 km deep · 77 km away
8. 1.632 km SSE of Goldfield, NevadaSun, Sep 22, 1:39 PM PDT · 8779 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away
9. 1.935 km S of Goldfield, NevadaTue, Sep 24, 7:42 PM PDT · 8776 days ago · 5 km deep · 8 km away
10. 1.638 km SSE of Goldfield, NevadaThu, Sep 26, 1:26 PM PDT · 8775 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away
11. 1.847 km SSW of Goldfield, NevadaThu, Sep 26, 1:28 PM PDT · 8775 days ago · 15 km deep · 30 km away
12. 1.517 km SSE of Dyer, NevadaSat, Sep 28, 2:31 AM PDT · 8773 days ago · 0 km deep · 82 km away
13. 1.932 km SSE of Goldfield, NevadaSun, Sep 29, 9:54 AM PDT · 8772 days ago · 8 km deep · 7 km away
14. 1.835 km S of Goldfield, NevadaMon, Sep 30, 5:16 AM PDT · 8771 days ago · 4 km deep · 8 km away
15. 2.033km NE of Lone Pine, CaliforniaWed, Oct 2, 9:46 AM PDT · 8769 days ago · 2 km deep · 91 km away
16. 1.740 km SSE of Goldfield, NevadaSun, Oct 6, 12:08 PM PDT · 8765 days ago · 0 km deep · 2 km away
17. 1.612 km NE of Big Pine, CaliforniaTue, Oct 15, 2:24 PM PDT · 8756 days ago · 8 km deep · 98 km away
18. 1.618 km ENE of Big Pine, CaliforniaWed, Oct 16, 12:06 AM PDT · 8755 days ago · 13 km deep · 89 km away

Before

1. 1.5Central CaliforniaSat, Aug 17, 3:59 AM PDT · 8815 days ago · 13 km deep · 63 km away
2. 1.727 km E of Big Pine, CaliforniaWed, Aug 14, 11:38 AM PDT · 8818 days ago · 6 km deep · 83 km away
3. 2.329km E of Big Pine, CAWed, Aug 14, 11:29 AM PDT · 8818 days ago · 5 km deep · 80 km away
4. 2.529km E of Big Pine, CATue, Aug 13, 12:23 PM PDT · 8819 days ago · 4 km deep · 81 km away
5. 3.127km ESE of Big Pine, CATue, Aug 13, 12:20 PM PDT · 8819 days ago · 6 km deep · 84 km away
6. 1.631 km E of Tonopah, NevadaSat, Aug 3, 9:43 AM PDT · 8829 days ago · 5 km deep · 79 km away
7. 1.714 km ENE of Big Pine, CaliforniaFri, Aug 2, 3:06 AM PDT · 8830 days ago · 8 km deep · 94 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. 1.630 km NNE of Beatty, NevadaFri, Jul 26, 11:20 PM PDT · 8836 days ago · 4 km deep · 50 km away
10. 1.731 km NNE of Beatty, NevadaFri, Jul 26, 7:44 PM PDT · 8836 days ago · 2 km deep · 51 km away
11. 1.639 km SSE of Goldfield, NevadaFri, Jul 26, 1:21 PM PDT · 8837 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away
12. 1.535 km S of Goldfield, NevadaMon, Jul 22, 2:18 AM PDT · 8841 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nn00054847. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 12:05 PM UTC.