Nevada earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake 25 km SW of Goldfield, Nevada

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 25 km SW of Goldfield, Nevada on Tue, Oct 3, 2017, 3:24 PM PDT (22:24 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.

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

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.5 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Nevada Seismological Laboratory
Local time
UTC
2017-10-03 22:24:00 UTC
Depth
5.1 km (3.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
37.547° N, 117.445° 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.

Magnitude uncertainty
±0.43
Station coverage gap
130°
Stations used
5

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. 1.850 km WNW of Beatty, Nevada · 3288 days ago · 12 km deep · 47 km away
  2. 2.133 km N of Dyer, Nevada · 3282 days ago · 8 km deep · 73 km away
  3. 1.812 km NNW of Independence, California · 3279 days ago · 12 km deep · 99 km away
  4. 1.733 km N of Dyer, Nevada · 3279 days ago · 0 km deep · 77 km away
  5. 1.834 km N of Dyer, Nevada · 3279 days ago · 9 km deep · 77 km away
  6. 2.834 km N of Dyer, Nevada · 3278 days ago · 10 km deep · 77 km away
  7. 1.533 km N of Dyer, Nevada · 3277 days ago · 4 km deep · 76 km away
  8. 1.5California-Nevada border region · 3272 days ago · 7 km deep · 64 km away
  9. 1.82 km NE of Mesa, California · 3269 days ago · 7 km deep · 96 km away
  10. 2.15 km NNE of Mesa, California · 3267 days ago · 12 km deep · 94 km away
  11. 1.661 km WNW of Beatty, Nevada · 3266 days ago · 11 km deep · 44 km away
  12. 1.923 km NE of Independence, California · 3265 days ago · 11 km deep · 83 km away
  13. 1.645 km ESE of Goldfield, Nevada · 3264 days ago · 0 km deep · 57 km away
  14. 1.9California-Nevada border region · 3263 days ago · 4 km deep · 77 km away · felt by 1
  15. 2.133 km N of Dyer, Nevada · 3258 days ago · 8 km deep · 77 km away
  16. 3.333 km N of Dyer, Nevada · 3258 days ago · 3 km deep · 76 km away · felt by 4
  17. 1.65 km WSW of West Bishop, California · 3258 days ago · 8 km deep · 97 km away
  18. 2.78 km NE of Mesa, California · 3257 days ago · 6 km deep · 92 km away · felt by 1
  19. 2.78 km NE of Mesa, California · 3257 days ago · 6 km deep · 92 km away · felt by 1
  20. 1.58 km NE of Mesa, California · 3257 days ago · 7 km deep · 92 km away
  21. 3.38 km NE of Mesa, California · 3257 days ago · 6 km deep · 92 km away · felt by 8
  22. 2.59 km NE of Mesa, California · 3257 days ago · 6 km deep · 92 km away
  23. 2.9California-Nevada border region · 3257 days ago · 6 km deep · 92 km away
  24. 1.98 km NE of Mesa, California · 3257 days ago · 6 km deep · 92 km away · felt by 1
  25. 2.98 km NE of Mesa, California · 3257 days ago · 6 km deep · 92 km away
  26. 1.633 km N of Dyer, Nevada · 3256 days ago · 4 km deep · 77 km away
  27. 1.633 km N of Dyer, Nevada · 3255 days ago · 5 km deep · 76 km away
  28. 2.333 km N of Dyer, Nevada · 3254 days ago · 11 km deep · 76 km away
  29. 2.134 km N of Dyer, Nevada · 3254 days ago · 9 km deep · 77 km away
  30. 2.123 km NNW of Dyer, Nevada · 3251 days ago · 9 km deep · 75 km away
  31. 1.824 km NNW of Dyer, Nevada · 3251 days ago · 4 km deep · 75 km away · felt by 1
  32. 1.537 km SSE of Silver Peak, Nevada · 3248 days ago · 7 km deep · 16 km away
  33. 2.65 km SSE of Mesa, California · 3245 days ago · 13 km deep · 97 km away · felt by 1
  34. 1.633 km SSE of Goldfield, Nevada · 3240 days ago · 3 km deep · 34 km away
  35. 1.524 km ESE of Tonopah, Nevada · 3239 days ago · 8 km deep · 66 km away
  36. 1.936 km SSE of Goldfield, Nevada · 3238 days ago · 14 km deep · 34 km away
  37. 1.78km ESE of Deep Springs, CA · 3235 days ago · 6 km deep · 47 km away
  38. 2.233 km ENE of Independence, California · 3233 days ago · 0 km deep · 78 km away
  39. 1.533 km N of Dyer, Nevada · 3230 days ago · 1 km deep · 76 km away
  40. 1.533 km NW of Beatty, Nevada · 3229 days ago · 8 km deep · 61 km away

Before

  1. 1.88 km SW of Silver Peak, Nevada · 3293 days ago · 17 km deep · 29 km away
  2. 1.963 km NNE of Keeler, California · 3293 days ago · 7 km deep · 64 km away · felt by 1
  3. 1.634 km NW of Beatty, Nevada · 3294 days ago · 7 km deep · 59 km away
  4. 1.531 km NW of Beatty, Nevada · 3296 days ago · 9 km deep · 63 km away
  5. 2.338 km ENE of Big Pine, California · 3297 days ago · 9 km deep · 47 km away · felt by 3
  6. 1.817 km ENE of Big Pine, California · 3299 days ago · 7 km deep · 69 km away
  7. 1.953km ENE of Independence, CA · 3304 days ago · -1 km deep · 64 km away
  8. 2.35 km NE of Mesa, California · 3307 days ago · 6 km deep · 93 km away · felt by 1
  9. 1.724 km SW of Goldfield, Nevada · 3307 days ago · 30 km deep · 2 km away
  10. 2.06 km NNW of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 3307 days ago · 10 km deep · 90 km away
  11. 1.62 km W of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 3310 days ago · 12 km deep · 90 km away
  12. 1.853 km S of Goldfield, Nevada · 3315 days ago · 21 km deep · 41 km away
  13. 1.612 km WSW of Big Pine, California · 3317 days ago · 12 km deep · 98 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nn00608062. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 8:04 AM UTC.