M1.6 earthquake 58 km SSW of Goldfield, Nevada

Magnitude

1.6 (ML, local (Richter)), micro

Magnitude from

Nevada Seismological Laboratory

Local time

Sat, Mar 17, 2018, 10:37 AM PDT

UTC

2018-03-17 17:37:17 UTC

Depth

9.6 km (6.0 mi), shallow

Epicenter

37.198° N, 117.393° W

Region

Nevada

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Magnitude uncertainty

±0.24

Station coverage gap

106°

Stations used

25

• Goldfield, NevadaPopulation 268. Forecast58 kmSSW
• Pahrump, NevadaPopulation 36,441. Forecast167 kmNW
• Visalia, CaliforniaPopulation 130,104. Forecast195 kmENE
• Los Angeles, CaliforniaPopulation 3,820,914. Forecast358 kmNNE

After

1. 1.632 km ESE of Big Pine, CaliforniaFri, Mar 23, 5:12 PM PDT · 3117 days ago · 5 km deep · 52 km away
2. 1.515 km SSE of Big Pine, CaliforniaSun, Mar 25, 7:07 AM PDT · 3116 days ago · 8 km deep · 78 km away
3. 2.72km SW of Bishop, CAMon, Apr 9, 9:56 AM PDT · 3101 days ago · 8 km deep · 91 km away · felt by 41
4. 1.61km WSW of Bishop, CAMon, Apr 9, 12:02 PM PDT · 3100 days ago · 7 km deep · 91 km away
5. 1.61km SW of Bishop, CAMon, Apr 9, 12:13 PM PDT · 3100 days ago · 7 km deep · 91 km away
6. 2.42km S of Bishop, CATue, Apr 10, 10:29 PM PDT · 3099 days ago · 12 km deep · 90 km away · felt by 5
7. 1.69km NE of Bishop, CAMon, Apr 16, 10:48 PM PDT · 3093 days ago · 4 km deep · 85 km away
8. 1.560 km E of Big Pine, CaliforniaThu, Apr 19, 3:13 AM PDT · 3091 days ago · 10 km deep · 20 km away
9. 1.98km SE of Deep Springs, CASat, Apr 21, 4:40 AM PDT · 3089 days ago · 9 km deep · 48 km away
10. 2.334km NE of Independence, CAMon, Apr 23, 4:18 PM PDT · 3086 days ago · -2 km deep · 50 km away · felt by 1
11. 1.66km SE of Wilkerson, CAMon, Apr 23, 9:16 PM PDT · 3086 days ago · 5 km deep · 84 km away
12. 1.75km SE of Wilkerson, CAMon, Apr 23, 11:16 PM PDT · 3086 days ago · 2 km deep · 84 km away
13. 1.612 km WNW of Beatty, NevadaWed, Apr 25, 8:09 AM PDT · 3085 days ago · 5 km deep · 52 km away
14. 1.654 km S of Silver Peak, NevadaSun, Apr 29, 2:08 AM PDT · 3081 days ago · 7 km deep · 21 km away
15. 1.84km E of Bishop, CAThu, May 3, 4:23 AM PDT · 3077 days ago · 4 km deep · 86 km away
16. 1.84km SE of Deep Springs, CAFri, May 4, 4:51 AM PDT · 3076 days ago · 4 km deep · 52 km away
17. 2.05km NE of Big Pine, CASun, May 6, 6:47 AM PDT · 3074 days ago · 12 km deep · 76 km away
18. 1.64km NE of Big Pine, CASun, May 6, 8:12 AM PDT · 3074 days ago · 9 km deep · 77 km away
19. 1.68km N of Big Pine, CASun, May 6, 12:36 PM PDT · 3073 days ago · 8 km deep · 81 km away
20. 1.77km SE of Wilkerson, CAThu, May 10, 12:20 PM PDT · 3069 days ago · 11 km deep · 83 km away
21. 1.83km NE of Big Pine, CAThu, May 10, 3:42 PM PDT · 3069 days ago · 12 km deep · 77 km away
22. 1.933 km E of Big Pine, CaliforniaSun, May 13, 12:48 PM PDT · 3066 days ago · 7 km deep · 46 km away · felt by 2

Before

1. 1.923km NE of Olancha, CASat, Mar 17, 4:13 AM PDT · 3124 days ago · 8 km deep · 94 km away · felt by 1
2. 1.67km NE of Wilkerson, CAFri, Mar 9, 1:54 PM PST · 3131 days ago · 11 km deep · 84 km away
3. 1.554 km S of Silver Peak, NevadaFri, Mar 9, 1:07 AM PST · 3132 days ago · 8 km deep · 15 km away
4. 2.08km ESE of Deep Springs, CAThu, Mar 8, 7:38 PM PST · 3132 days ago · 7 km deep · 48 km away
5. 2.123km NE of Olancha, CAThu, Mar 8, 9:19 AM PST · 3132 days ago · 5 km deep · 95 km away
6. 2.218km E of Stovepipe Wells, CAWed, Mar 7, 4:35 PM PST · 3133 days ago · 2 km deep · 75 km away
7. 2.239km ESE of Lone Pine, CAThu, Mar 1, 10:17 PM PST · 3139 days ago · 0 km deep · 79 km away
8. 3.58km ESE of Deep Springs, CASat, Feb 24, 1:02 PM PST · 3144 days ago · 6 km deep · 48 km away · felt by 6
9. 2.218km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CAWed, Feb 21, 9:09 PM PST · 3147 days ago · 5 km deep · 98 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nn00626306. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 4:40 AM UTC.