Nevada earthquakes

M1.7 earthquake 24 km SW of Goldfield, Nevada

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 24 km SW of Goldfield, Nevada on Fri, Sep 15, 2017, 12:51 AM PDT (07:51 UTC), 30 km (19 mi) below the surface.

Automatic solution: the magnitude and location may still be revised.

A larger quake followed: M3.3 33 km N of Dyer, Nevada. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.7 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Nevada Seismological Laboratory
Local time
UTC
2017-09-15 07:51:13 UTC
Depth
30.3 km (18.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
37.565° N, 117.444° W
Region
Nevada
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Automatic solution, may be revised

Did you feel it?

No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

How well it is located

An automatic solution; a seismologist may revise it.

Station coverage gap
174°
Stations used
6

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 40 in the 60 days after this one and 13 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.35 km NE of Mesa, California · 3306 days ago · 6 km deep · 93 km away · felt by 1
  2. 1.953km ENE of Independence, CA · 3304 days ago · -1 km deep · 66 km away
  3. 1.817 km ENE of Big Pine, California · 3298 days ago · 7 km deep · 70 km away
  4. 2.338 km ENE of Big Pine, California · 3297 days ago · 9 km deep · 48 km away · felt by 3
  5. 1.531 km NW of Beatty, Nevada · 3296 days ago · 9 km deep · 65 km away
  6. 1.634 km NW of Beatty, Nevada · 3294 days ago · 7 km deep · 61 km away
  7. 1.963 km NNE of Keeler, California · 3293 days ago · 7 km deep · 66 km away · felt by 1
  8. 1.88 km SW of Silver Peak, Nevada · 3292 days ago · 17 km deep · 27 km away
  9. 1.525 km SW of Goldfield, Nevada · 3288 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away
  10. 1.850 km WNW of Beatty, Nevada · 3288 days ago · 12 km deep · 49 km away
  11. 2.133 km N of Dyer, Nevada · 3282 days ago · 8 km deep · 72 km away
  12. 1.733 km N of Dyer, Nevada · 3278 days ago · 0 km deep · 75 km away
  13. 1.834 km N of Dyer, Nevada · 3278 days ago · 9 km deep · 76 km away
  14. 2.834 km N of Dyer, Nevada · 3278 days ago · 10 km deep · 75 km away
  15. 1.533 km N of Dyer, Nevada · 3277 days ago · 4 km deep · 75 km away
  16. 1.5California-Nevada border region · 3271 days ago · 7 km deep · 66 km away
  17. 1.82 km NE of Mesa, California · 3268 days ago · 7 km deep · 96 km away
  18. 2.15 km NNE of Mesa, California · 3266 days ago · 12 km deep · 95 km away
  19. 1.661 km WNW of Beatty, Nevada · 3266 days ago · 11 km deep · 46 km away
  20. 1.923 km NE of Independence, California · 3264 days ago · 11 km deep · 84 km away
  21. 1.645 km ESE of Goldfield, Nevada · 3264 days ago · 0 km deep · 57 km away
  22. 1.9California-Nevada border region · 3262 days ago · 4 km deep · 76 km away · felt by 1
  23. 2.133 km N of Dyer, Nevada · 3258 days ago · 8 km deep · 75 km away
  24. 3.333 km N of Dyer, Nevada · 3258 days ago · 3 km deep · 74 km away · felt by 4
  25. 1.65 km WSW of West Bishop, California · 3257 days ago · 8 km deep · 98 km away
  26. 2.78 km NE of Mesa, California · 3257 days ago · 6 km deep · 92 km away · felt by 1
  27. 2.78 km NE of Mesa, California · 3257 days ago · 6 km deep · 92 km away · felt by 1
  28. 1.58 km NE of Mesa, California · 3257 days ago · 7 km deep · 92 km away
  29. 3.38 km NE of Mesa, California · 3257 days ago · 6 km deep · 93 km away · felt by 8
  30. 2.59 km NE of Mesa, California · 3257 days ago · 6 km deep · 92 km away
  31. 2.9California-Nevada border region · 3257 days ago · 6 km deep · 92 km away
  32. 1.98 km NE of Mesa, California · 3257 days ago · 6 km deep · 92 km away · felt by 1
  33. 2.98 km NE of Mesa, California · 3257 days ago · 6 km deep · 92 km away
  34. 1.633 km N of Dyer, Nevada · 3256 days ago · 4 km deep · 76 km away
  35. 1.633 km N of Dyer, Nevada · 3255 days ago · 5 km deep · 75 km away
  36. 2.333 km N of Dyer, Nevada · 3254 days ago · 11 km deep · 75 km away
  37. 2.134 km N of Dyer, Nevada · 3254 days ago · 9 km deep · 76 km away
  38. 2.123 km NNW of Dyer, Nevada · 3251 days ago · 9 km deep · 74 km away
  39. 1.824 km NNW of Dyer, Nevada · 3251 days ago · 4 km deep · 74 km away · felt by 1
  40. 1.537 km SSE of Silver Peak, Nevada · 3248 days ago · 7 km deep · 18 km away

Before

  1. 2.06 km NNW of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 3307 days ago · 10 km deep · 90 km away
  2. 1.62 km W of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 3309 days ago · 12 km deep · 91 km away
  3. 1.853 km S of Goldfield, Nevada · 3315 days ago · 21 km deep · 42 km away
  4. 1.612 km WSW of Big Pine, California · 3317 days ago · 12 km deep · 99 km away
  5. 1.611 km SSE of Dyer, Nevada · 3320 days ago · -1 km deep · 50 km away
  6. 1.50 km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 3327 days ago · 4 km deep · 88 km away
  7. 1.69 km SW of Big Pine, California · 3328 days ago · 7 km deep · 96 km away
  8. 1.533 km N of Dyer, Nevada · 3330 days ago · 4 km deep · 75 km away
  9. 2.343 km E of Tonopah, Nevada · 3335 days ago · 10 km deep · 87 km away
  10. 2.233km ESE of Big Pine, CA · 3336 days ago · 1 km deep · 72 km away · felt by 1
  11. 1.717 km SE of Dyer, Nevada · 3336 days ago · 0 km deep · 44 km away
  12. 2.416 km SE of Dyer, Nevada · 3336 days ago · 4 km deep · 43 km away
  13. 1.533 km N of Dyer, Nevada · 3336 days ago · 3 km deep · 75 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nn00605283. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 10:39 PM UTC.