M1.6 earthquake 36 km SSE of Goldfield, Nevada

Magnitude

1.6 (ML, local (Richter)), micro

Magnitude from

Nevada Seismological Laboratory

Local time

Fri, Dec 20, 2002, 6:51 PM PST

UTC

2002-12-21 02:51:30 UTC

Depth

0.0 km (0.0 mi), shallow

Epicenter

37.398° N, 117.087° W

Region

Nevada

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Station coverage gap

211°, poorly surrounded by stations

Stations used

16

• Goldfield, NevadaPopulation 268. Forecast37 kmSSE
• Pahrump, NevadaPopulation 36,441. Forecast165 kmNW
• Spring Valley, NevadaPopulation 178,395. Forecast218 kmNW
• Los Angeles, CaliforniaPopulation 3,820,914. Forecast386 kmNNE

After

1. 1.638 km WNW of Rachel, NevadaSat, Dec 21, 3:42 AM PST · 8689 days ago · 0 km deep · 98 km away
2. 1.633 km ESE of Big Pine, CaliforniaSat, Dec 21, 6:09 AM PST · 8689 days ago · 7 km deep · 83 km away
3. 2.035 km S of Goldfield, NevadaSat, Dec 21, 2:34 PM PST · 8689 days ago · 7 km deep · 9 km away
4. 1.535 km SSE of Goldfield, NevadaSun, Dec 22, 11:33 PM PST · 8687 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away
5. 2.535 km SSE of Goldfield, NevadaSun, Dec 22, 11:36 PM PST · 8687 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
6. 1.635 km SSE of Goldfield, NevadaMon, Dec 23, 5:58 PM PST · 8686 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
7. 1.936 km SSE of Goldfield, NevadaTue, Dec 24, 4:35 PM PST · 8686 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
8. 1.570 km E of Tonopah, NevadaFri, Dec 27, 10:31 PM PST · 8682 days ago · 13 km deep · 92 km away
9. 2.146 km ESE of Big Pine, CaliforniaWed, Jan 1, 10:32 PM PST · 8677 days ago · 10 km deep · 71 km away
10. 1.646 km ESE of Big Pine, CaliforniaWed, Jan 1, 10:33 PM PST · 8677 days ago · 5 km deep · 71 km away
11. 1.837 km SSE of Goldfield, NevadaThu, Jan 2, 1:01 PM PST · 8677 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
12. 1.536 km SSE of Goldfield, NevadaFri, Jan 3, 3:53 AM PST · 8676 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
13. 1.535 km SSE of Goldfield, NevadaFri, Jan 3, 9:43 PM PST · 8675 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
14. 1.543 km E of Big Pine, CaliforniaMon, Jan 6, 6:41 PM PST · 8672 days ago · 6 km deep · 72 km away
15. 1.647 km NE of Lone Pine, CaliforniaThu, Jan 9, 5:18 AM PST · 8670 days ago · 5 km deep · 76 km away
16. 1.751 km NNE of Keeler, CaliforniaThu, Jan 9, 5:40 AM PST · 8670 days ago · 12 km deep · 72 km away
17. 1.524 km SSW of Silver Peak, NevadaSun, Jan 12, 3:34 PM PST · 8667 days ago · 5 km deep · 63 km away
18. 1.527 km E of Big Pine, CaliforniaMon, Jan 20, 5:42 PM PST · 8658 days ago · 8 km deep · 84 km away
19. 2.18km NNW of Stovepipe Wells, CATue, Jan 21, 5:08 AM PST · 8658 days ago · 5 km deep · 82 km away
20. 1.536 km NW of Furnace Creek, CaliforniaThu, Jan 23, 1:55 PM PST · 8656 days ago · 5 km deep · 83 km away
21. 2.355 km NE of Lone Pine, CaliforniaMon, Jan 27, 2:06 PM PST · 8652 days ago · 9 km deep · 68 km away
22. 1.856 km NNE of Keeler, CaliforniaMon, Jan 27, 2:07 PM PST · 8652 days ago · 6 km deep · 67 km away
23. 2.156 km NNE of Keeler, CaliforniaMon, Jan 27, 2:08 PM PST · 8652 days ago · 3 km deep · 68 km away
24. 1.833 km SSE of Goldfield, NevadaTue, Jan 28, 6:29 AM PST · 8651 days ago · 0 km deep · 4 km away
25. 1.97km NNW of Stovepipe Wells, CaliforniaTue, Jan 28, 2:35 PM PST · 8651 days ago · 6 km deep · 82 km away
26. 2.639 km SSE of Goldfield, NevadaWed, Jan 29, 10:41 AM PST · 8650 days ago · 8 km deep · 3 km away
27. 1.721 km S of Silver Peak, NevadaSat, Feb 1, 6:32 PM PST · 8646 days ago · 6 km deep · 55 km away
28. 2.034 km S of Goldfield, NevadaMon, Feb 3, 10:12 AM PST · 8645 days ago · 5 km deep · 8 km away
29. 1.562 km ENE of Independence, CaliforniaTue, Feb 4, 7:36 PM PST · 8643 days ago · 13 km deep · 60 km away
30. 2.740 km SSE of Goldfield, NevadaWed, Feb 5, 10:50 AM PST · 8643 days ago · 8 km deep · 4 km away
31. 1.96 km ESE of Tonopah, NevadaSat, Feb 8, 5:50 PM PST · 8639 days ago · 12 km deep · 71 km away
32. 1.637 km NW of Furnace Creek, CaliforniaSat, Feb 8, 11:48 PM PST · 8639 days ago · 6 km deep · 82 km away
33. 2.034 km S of Goldfield, NevadaSun, Feb 9, 3:06 PM PST · 8639 days ago · 5 km deep · 8 km away
34. 2.033 km S of Goldfield, NevadaSun, Feb 9, 3:30 PM PST · 8639 days ago · 5 km deep · 8 km away
35. 1.637 km SSE of Goldfield, NevadaTue, Feb 11, 4:40 PM PST · 8637 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
36. 1.540 km SSE of Goldfield, NevadaWed, Feb 12, 10:00 AM PST · 8636 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
37. 1.638 km NW of Rachel, NevadaWed, Feb 12, 1:37 PM PST · 8636 days ago · 13 km deep · 100 km away
38. 1.836 km NW of Furnace Creek, CaliforniaFri, Feb 14, 9:19 AM PST · 8634 days ago · 7 km deep · 83 km away
39. 1.536 km NW of Furnace Creek, CaliforniaFri, Feb 14, 8:04 PM PST · 8633 days ago · 6 km deep · 82 km away
40. 2.226km ESE of Big Pine, CaliforniaSat, Feb 15, 8:27 AM PST · 8633 days ago · 3 km deep · 88 km away
41. 1.642 km SE of Goldfield, NevadaSat, Feb 15, 1:25 PM PST · 8633 days ago · 8 km deep · 23 km away
42. 1.842 km SE of Goldfield, NevadaSat, Feb 15, 1:35 PM PST · 8633 days ago · 4 km deep · 24 km away
43. 1.53 km NNW of Dyer, NevadaSun, Feb 16, 5:42 PM PST · 8631 days ago · 0 km deep · 94 km away
44. 2.63 km NNW of Dyer, NevadaSun, Feb 16, 5:56 PM PST · 8631 days ago · 0 km deep · 94 km away
45. 2.63 km N of Dyer, NevadaTue, Feb 18, 3:29 PM PST · 8630 days ago · 4 km deep · 93 km away

Before

1. 2.034 km E of Big Pine, CaliforniaFri, Dec 20, 4:53 AM PST · 8690 days ago · 6 km deep · 76 km away
2. 2.0California-Nevada border regionThu, Dec 19, 7:21 AM PST · 8691 days ago · 2 km deep · 71 km away
3. 1.638 km SSE of Goldfield, NevadaTue, Dec 17, 7:15 AM PST · 8693 days ago · 0 km deep · 2 km away
4. 1.936 km SSE of Goldfield, NevadaMon, Dec 16, 4:18 AM PST · 8694 days ago · 12 km deep · 2 km away
5. 1.535 km SSE of Goldfield, NevadaMon, Dec 16, 1:23 AM PST · 8694 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away
6. 1.738 km SSE of Goldfield, NevadaSun, Dec 15, 1:34 PM PST · 8695 days ago · 0 km deep · 4 km away
7. 1.635 km SSE of Goldfield, NevadaSun, Dec 15, 8:55 AM PST · 8695 days ago · 0 km deep · 2 km away
8. 1.535 km S of Goldfield, NevadaSat, Dec 14, 7:21 PM PST · 8695 days ago · 4 km deep · 6 km away
9. 2.115 km SE of Tonopah, NevadaSat, Dec 14, 5:22 AM PST · 8696 days ago · 14 km deep · 64 km away
10. 3.516 km SE of Tonopah, NevadaSat, Dec 14, 5:07 AM PST · 8696 days ago · 7 km deep · 62 km away
11. 1.934 km S of Goldfield, NevadaWed, Dec 11, 5:51 PM PST · 8698 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
12. 2.0California-Nevada border regionWed, Dec 11, 6:29 AM PST · 8699 days ago · 11 km deep · 1 km away
13. 1.837 km SSE of Goldfield, NevadaMon, Dec 9, 4:59 PM PST · 8701 days ago · 6 km deep · 0 km away
14. 1.534 km S of Goldfield, NevadaSun, Dec 8, 11:06 PM PST · 8701 days ago · 5 km deep · 8 km away
15. 1.735 km S of Goldfield, NevadaSun, Dec 8, 9:00 AM PST · 8702 days ago · 5 km deep · 9 km away
16. 1.534 km S of Goldfield, NevadaFri, Dec 6, 3:37 AM PST · 8704 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
17. 2.134 km S of Goldfield, NevadaThu, Dec 5, 2:39 PM PST · 8705 days ago · 0 km deep · 7 km away
18. 1.934 km S of Goldfield, NevadaThu, Dec 5, 12:57 AM PST · 8705 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
19. 1.615 km N of Tonopah, NevadaTue, Dec 3, 10:31 PM PST · 8706 days ago · 20 km deep · 90 km away
20. 1.936 km S of Goldfield, NevadaMon, Dec 2, 7:41 PM PST · 8707 days ago · 7 km deep · 9 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nn00060852. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 1:03 PM UTC.