Nevada earthquakes

M1.7 earthquake 49 km ESE of Goldfield, Nevada

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 49 km ESE of Goldfield, Nevada on Tue, Jun 12, 2018, 7:09 AM PDT (14:09 UTC), 13 km (8 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.6 33 km WNW of Beatty, 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
2018-06-12 14:09:25 UTC
Depth
12.8 km (8.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
37.558° N, 116.712° 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
±0.39
Station coverage gap
86°
Stations used
19

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 13 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.950 km ESE of Goldfield, Nevada · 3036 days ago · 13 km deep · 2 km away · felt by 1
  2. 1.856 km S of Silver Peak, Nevada · 3029 days ago · 4 km deep · 85 km away
  3. 1.653 km S of Silver Peak, Nevada · 3025 days ago · 6 km deep · 87 km away
  4. 2.037 km SSE of Goldfield, Nevada · 3023 days ago · 5 km deep · 39 km away
  5. 2.268 km NNW of Rachel, Nevada · 3023 days ago · 2 km deep · 94 km away
  6. 1.940 km S of Rachel, Nevada · 3022 days ago · 9 km deep · 84 km away
  7. 2.561 km WNW of Beatty, Nevada · 3012 days ago · 12 km deep · 74 km away · felt by 3
  8. 2.633 km WNW of Beatty, Nevada · 3004 days ago · 8 km deep · 63 km away · felt by 1
  9. 1.7California-Nevada border region · 2994 days ago · 6 km deep · 89 km away
  10. 1.751 km S of Silver Peak, Nevada · 2992 days ago · 3 km deep · 81 km away
  11. 2.452 km SSW of Goldfield, Nevada · 2983 days ago · 0 km deep · 67 km away
  12. 1.544 km ESE of Goldfield, Nevada · 2982 days ago · 14 km deep · 8 km away
  13. 2.153 km SSW of Rachel, Nevada · 2978 days ago · 9 km deep · 72 km away · felt by 1

Before

  1. 1.548 km N of Rachel, Nevada · 3058 days ago · 17 km deep · 96 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nn00639258. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 1:52 AM UTC.