Nevada earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 42 km SE of Goldfield, Nevada

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 42 km SE of Goldfield, Nevada on Sat, Feb 15, 2003, 1:25 PM PST (21:25 UTC), 8 km (5 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.5 7km NNW of Stovepipe Wells, CA. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.6 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Nevada Seismological Laboratory
Local time
UTC
2003-02-15 21:25:24 UTC
Depth
7.5 km (4.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
37.487° N, 116.849° 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
179°
Stations used
25

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 144 in the 60 days after this one and 23 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.842 km SE of Goldfield, Nevada · 8633 days ago · 4 km deep · 0 km away
  2. 1.552 km ENE of Independence, California · 8629 days ago · 5 km deep · 90 km away
  3. 1.542 km SE of Goldfield, Nevada · 8627 days ago · 12 km deep · 2 km away
  4. 1.551 km ENE of Independence, California · 8626 days ago · 11 km deep · 92 km away
  5. 1.953 km ENE of Independence, California · 8626 days ago · 6 km deep · 89 km away
  6. 2.27km NNW of Stovepipe Wells, CA · 8625 days ago · 14 km deep · 96 km away
  7. 1.536 km NW of Furnace Creek, California · 8625 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away
  8. 1.935 km NW of Furnace Creek, California · 8625 days ago · 7 km deep · 97 km away
  9. 1.735 km NW of Furnace Creek, California · 8625 days ago · 7 km deep · 97 km away
  10. 1.836 km NW of Furnace Creek, California · 8625 days ago · 5 km deep · 96 km away
  11. 1.742 km SE of Goldfield, Nevada · 8622 days ago · 12 km deep · 1 km away
  12. 1.84km NNW of Stovepipe Wells, CA · 8622 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away
  13. 1.642 km SE of Goldfield, Nevada · 8622 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
  14. 2.24km NNW of Stovepipe Wells, CA · 8622 days ago · 13 km deep · 98 km away
  15. 1.835 km NW of Furnace Creek, California · 8622 days ago · 5 km deep · 97 km away
  16. 1.535 km NW of Furnace Creek, California · 8622 days ago · 9 km deep · 97 km away
  17. 1.542 km SE of Goldfield, Nevada · 8621 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  18. 1.636 km NW of Furnace Creek, California · 8620 days ago · 8 km deep · 96 km away
  19. 2.04km NE of Stovepipe Wells, CA · 8618 days ago · 6 km deep · 99 km away
  20. 1.654 km S of Silver Peak, Nevada · 8618 days ago · 8 km deep · 74 km away
  21. 1.735 km NW of Furnace Creek, California · 8616 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away
  22. 2.15km NNW of Stovepipe Wells, CA · 8615 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away
  23. 1.835 km NW of Furnace Creek, California · 8615 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away
  24. 1.737 km NW of Furnace Creek, California · 8614 days ago · 6 km deep · 96 km away
  25. 1.635 km NW of Furnace Creek, California · 8614 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away
  26. 1.843 km SE of Goldfield, Nevada · 8613 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
  27. 1.9Central California · 8611 days ago · 7 km deep · 97 km away
  28. 2.157 km NNE of Keeler, California · 8611 days ago · 14 km deep · 89 km away
  29. 1.537 km NW of Furnace Creek, California · 8611 days ago · 7 km deep · 96 km away
  30. 1.861 km SSW of Goldfield, Nevada · 8611 days ago · 9 km deep · 60 km away
  31. 1.535 km NW of Furnace Creek, California · 8611 days ago · 5 km deep · 97 km away
  32. 1.760 km SSW of Goldfield, Nevada · 8611 days ago · 11 km deep · 59 km away
  33. 1.737 km SSE of Goldfield, Nevada · 8609 days ago · 5 km deep · 22 km away
  34. 1.534 km NW of Furnace Creek, California · 8607 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away
  35. 1.635 km NW of Furnace Creek, California · 8607 days ago · 5 km deep · 97 km away
  36. 1.734 km NW of Furnace Creek, California · 8607 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away
  37. 2.237 km SSE of Goldfield, Nevada · 8607 days ago · 6 km deep · 24 km away
  38. 1.637 km SSE of Goldfield, Nevada · 8607 days ago · 0 km deep · 24 km away
  39. 1.634 km NW of Furnace Creek, California · 8607 days ago · 5 km deep · 97 km away
  40. 1.534 km NW of Furnace Creek, California · 8607 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away
  41. 1.735 km NW of Furnace Creek, California · 8607 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away
  42. 1.934 km NW of Furnace Creek, California · 8606 days ago · 7 km deep · 98 km away
  43. 1.634 km SSE of Goldfield, Nevada · 8606 days ago · 0 km deep · 27 km away
  44. 1.638 km NW of Furnace Creek, California · 8605 days ago · 7 km deep · 96 km away
  45. 2.95km NNW of Stovepipe Wells, CA · 8605 days ago · 9 km deep · 98 km away
  46. 1.834 km NW of Furnace Creek, California · 8605 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away
  47. 1.534 km NW of Furnace Creek, California · 8605 days ago · 5 km deep · 98 km away
  48. 1.635 km NW of Furnace Creek, California · 8605 days ago · 5 km deep · 97 km away
  49. 2.034 km NW of Furnace Creek, California · 8605 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away
  50. 1.736 km NW of Furnace Creek, California · 8605 days ago · 6 km deep · 96 km away
  51. 1.535 km NW of Furnace Creek, California · 8605 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away
  52. 1.734 km NW of Furnace Creek, California · 8605 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away
  53. 1.535 km NW of Furnace Creek, California · 8605 days ago · 9 km deep · 98 km away
  54. 1.634 km NW of Furnace Creek, California · 8605 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away
  55. 2.035 km NW of Furnace Creek, California · 8605 days ago · 5 km deep · 97 km away
  56. 2.034 km NW of Furnace Creek, California · 8605 days ago · 8 km deep · 97 km away
  57. 2.85km NNW of Stovepipe Wells, CA · 8604 days ago · 9 km deep · 98 km away
  58. 2.24km NNW of Stovepipe Wells, CA · 8604 days ago · 6 km deep · 99 km away
  59. 2.84km NNW of Stovepipe Wells, CA · 8604 days ago · 11 km deep · 98 km away
  60. 1.73km NW of Stovepipe Wells, CA · 8604 days ago · 10 km deep · 100 km away

The first 60 of 144.

Before

  1. 1.536 km NW of Furnace Creek, California · 8633 days ago · 6 km deep · 96 km away
  2. 1.836 km NW of Furnace Creek, California · 8634 days ago · 7 km deep · 97 km away
  3. 1.638 km NW of Rachel, Nevada · 8636 days ago · 13 km deep · 77 km away
  4. 1.540 km SSE of Goldfield, Nevada · 8636 days ago · 6 km deep · 26 km away
  5. 1.637 km SSE of Goldfield, Nevada · 8637 days ago · 6 km deep · 24 km away
  6. 2.033 km S of Goldfield, Nevada · 8639 days ago · 5 km deep · 30 km away
  7. 2.034 km S of Goldfield, Nevada · 8639 days ago · 5 km deep · 30 km away
  8. 1.637 km NW of Furnace Creek, California · 8639 days ago · 6 km deep · 96 km away
  9. 1.96 km ESE of Tonopah, Nevada · 8639 days ago · 12 km deep · 67 km away
  10. 2.740 km SSE of Goldfield, Nevada · 8643 days ago · 8 km deep · 26 km away
  11. 2.439 km NW of Rachel, Nevada · 8643 days ago · 0 km deep · 78 km away
  12. 1.562 km ENE of Independence, California · 8643 days ago · 13 km deep · 82 km away
  13. 2.034 km S of Goldfield, Nevada · 8645 days ago · 5 km deep · 30 km away
  14. 1.721 km S of Silver Peak, Nevada · 8646 days ago · 6 km deep · 73 km away
  15. 2.639 km SSE of Goldfield, Nevada · 8650 days ago · 8 km deep · 25 km away
  16. 1.97km NNW of Stovepipe Wells, California · 8651 days ago · 6 km deep · 96 km away
  17. 1.833 km SSE of Goldfield, Nevada · 8651 days ago · 0 km deep · 21 km away
  18. 2.156 km NNE of Keeler, California · 8652 days ago · 3 km deep · 90 km away
  19. 1.856 km NNE of Keeler, California · 8652 days ago · 6 km deep · 89 km away
  20. 2.355 km NE of Lone Pine, California · 8652 days ago · 9 km deep · 90 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nn00063339. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 12:59 PM UTC.