Nevada earthquakes

M2.0 earthquake 37 km SSE of Goldfield, Nevada

A magnitude 2.0 earthquake struck 37 km SSE of Goldfield, Nevada on Mon, Jun 25, 2018, 1:18 PM PDT (20:18 UTC), 5 km (3 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
2.0 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Nevada Seismological Laboratory
Local time
UTC
2018-06-25 20:18:28 UTC
Depth
5.3 km (3.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
37.390° N, 117.094° 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
±0.26
Station coverage gap
59°
Stations used
50

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 11 in the 60 days after this one and 5 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.561 km WNW of Beatty, Nevada · 3013 days ago · 12 km deep · 36 km away · felt by 3
  2. 1.645km E of Independence, CA · 3008 days ago · 1 km deep · 79 km away
  3. 2.633 km WNW of Beatty, Nevada · 3004 days ago · 8 km deep · 36 km away · felt by 1
  4. 1.635 km NE of Independence, California · 3004 days ago · 9 km deep · 83 km away
  5. 1.7California-Nevada border region · 2995 days ago · 6 km deep · 51 km away
  6. 1.751 km S of Silver Peak, Nevada · 2992 days ago · 3 km deep · 43 km away
  7. 2.452 km SSW of Goldfield, Nevada · 2984 days ago · 0 km deep · 29 km away
  8. 1.544 km ESE of Goldfield, Nevada · 2982 days ago · 14 km deep · 31 km away
  9. 2.153 km SSW of Rachel, Nevada · 2978 days ago · 9 km deep · 97 km away · felt by 1
  10. 1.73 km SE of Beatty, Nevada · 2974 days ago · 6 km deep · 65 km away
  11. 1.658 km ENE of Beatty, Nevada · 2966 days ago · 7 km deep · 93 km away

Before

  1. 1.653 km S of Silver Peak, Nevada · 3025 days ago · 6 km deep · 50 km away
  2. 1.856 km S of Silver Peak, Nevada · 3029 days ago · 4 km deep · 47 km away
  3. 1.950 km ESE of Goldfield, Nevada · 3036 days ago · 13 km deep · 40 km away · felt by 1
  4. 1.749 km ESE of Goldfield, Nevada · 3037 days ago · 13 km deep · 39 km away
  5. 2.544km ENE of Independence, CA · 3040 days ago · -2 km deep · 75 km away · felt by 1

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nn00641439. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 4:39 AM UTC.