Nevada earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 33 km SSE of Goldfield, Nevada

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 33 km SSE of Goldfield, Nevada on Tue, Nov 21, 2017, 7:45 AM PST (15:45 UTC), 3 km (2 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.5 37km NE of Lone Pine, 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
2017-11-21 15:45:12 UTC
Depth
2.9 km (1.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
37.431° N, 117.088° 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
±0.36
Station coverage gap
61°
Stations used
26

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 21 in the 60 days after this one and 7 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.524 km ESE of Tonopah, Nevada · 3239 days ago · 8 km deep · 64 km away
  2. 1.936 km SSE of Goldfield, Nevada · 3237 days ago · 14 km deep · 5 km away
  3. 1.78km ESE of Deep Springs, CA · 3234 days ago · 6 km deep · 73 km away
  4. 2.233 km ENE of Independence, California · 3232 days ago · 0 km deep · 88 km away
  5. 1.943 km NW of Rachel, Nevada · 3229 days ago · 4 km deep · 95 km away
  6. 1.533 km NW of Beatty, Nevada · 3228 days ago · 8 km deep · 37 km away
  7. 1.838 km NW of Beatty, Nevada · 3226 days ago · 7 km deep · 28 km away
  8. 2.034 km NW of Beatty, Nevada · 3222 days ago · 7 km deep · 36 km away
  9. 2.250 km ENE of Beatty, Nevada · 3222 days ago · 9 km deep · 87 km away
  10. 1.565 km WNW of Beatty, Nevada · 3221 days ago · 6 km deep · 56 km away
  11. 2.252km NW of Stovepipe Wells, CA · 3197 days ago · 1 km deep · 62 km away
  12. 1.665 km ENE of Independence, California · 3196 days ago · 0 km deep · 61 km away
  13. 1.763 km ENE of Independence, California · 3196 days ago · 0 km deep · 63 km away
  14. 1.6California-Nevada border region · 3195 days ago · 3 km deep · 71 km away
  15. 1.854 km WNW of Rachel, Nevada · 3193 days ago · 8 km deep · 75 km away
  16. 2.537km NE of Lone Pine, CA · 3191 days ago · 0 km deep · 92 km away
  17. 2.137km NE of Lone Pine, CA · 3190 days ago · 7 km deep · 92 km away
  18. 1.657 km WNW of Rachel, Nevada · 3190 days ago · 4 km deep · 74 km away
  19. 1.537 km NE of Lone Pine, California · 3190 days ago · 6 km deep · 89 km away
  20. 1.853 km S of Silver Peak, Nevada · 3186 days ago · 7 km deep · 43 km away
  21. 1.556 km WNW of Rachel, Nevada · 3185 days ago · 0 km deep · 74 km away

Before

  1. 1.552 km E of Beatty, Nevada · 3240 days ago · 7 km deep · 100 km away
  2. 1.631 km WSW of Rachel, Nevada · 3245 days ago · 14 km deep · 90 km away
  3. 1.537 km SSE of Silver Peak, Nevada · 3247 days ago · 7 km deep · 41 km away
  4. 2.021 km NNW of Furnace Creek, California · 3256 days ago · 6 km deep · 90 km away
  5. 1.645 km ESE of Goldfield, Nevada · 3264 days ago · 0 km deep · 26 km away
  6. 1.923 km NE of Independence, California · 3264 days ago · 11 km deep · 98 km away
  7. 1.661 km WNW of Beatty, Nevada · 3265 days ago · 11 km deep · 39 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nn00613196. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 2:07 PM UTC.