Nevada earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 45 km ESE of Goldfield, Nevada

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 45 km ESE of Goldfield, Nevada on Fri, Oct 27, 2017, 1:56 PM PDT (20:56 UTC), 0 km (0 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.2 50 km ENE of Beatty, Nevada. 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
2017-10-27 20:56:05 UTC
Depth
0.0 km (0.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
37.487° N, 116.806° 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
±0.16
Station coverage gap
77°
Stations used
21

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 16 in the 60 days after this one and 6 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.021 km NNW of Furnace Creek, California · 3257 days ago · 6 km deep · 96 km away
  2. 1.537 km SSE of Silver Peak, Nevada · 3248 days ago · 7 km deep · 66 km away
  3. 1.631 km WSW of Rachel, Nevada · 3246 days ago · 14 km deep · 64 km away
  4. 1.552 km E of Beatty, Nevada · 3241 days ago · 7 km deep · 85 km away
  5. 1.828 km S of Rachel, Nevada · 3240 days ago · 4 km deep · 95 km away
  6. 1.633 km SSE of Goldfield, Nevada · 3239 days ago · 3 km deep · 26 km away
  7. 1.524 km ESE of Tonopah, Nevada · 3239 days ago · 8 km deep · 59 km away
  8. 1.936 km SSE of Goldfield, Nevada · 3237 days ago · 14 km deep · 29 km away
  9. 1.78km ESE of Deep Springs, CA · 3234 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away
  10. 1.943 km NW of Rachel, Nevada · 3229 days ago · 4 km deep · 71 km away
  11. 1.533 km NW of Beatty, Nevada · 3229 days ago · 8 km deep · 49 km away
  12. 1.846 km ESE of Beatty, Nevada · 3227 days ago · 9 km deep · 94 km away
  13. 1.838 km NW of Beatty, Nevada · 3226 days ago · 7 km deep · 39 km away
  14. 2.034 km NW of Beatty, Nevada · 3223 days ago · 7 km deep · 48 km away
  15. 2.250 km ENE of Beatty, Nevada · 3222 days ago · 9 km deep · 70 km away
  16. 1.565 km WNW of Beatty, Nevada · 3222 days ago · 6 km deep · 78 km away

Before

  1. 1.661 km WNW of Beatty, Nevada · 3266 days ago · 11 km deep · 62 km away
  2. 1.850 km WNW of Beatty, Nevada · 3288 days ago · 12 km deep · 53 km away
  3. 1.525 km SW of Goldfield, Nevada · 3288 days ago · 5 km deep · 57 km away
  4. 1.88 km SW of Silver Peak, Nevada · 3293 days ago · 17 km deep · 82 km away
  5. 1.963 km NNE of Keeler, California · 3293 days ago · 7 km deep · 85 km away · felt by 1
  6. 1.634 km NW of Beatty, Nevada · 3294 days ago · 7 km deep · 47 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nn00610740. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 3:07 AM UTC.