Nevada earthquakes

M1.9 earthquake 50 km SSW of Goldfield, Nevada

A magnitude 1.9 earthquake struck 50 km SSW of Goldfield, Nevada on Sun, Mar 17, 2019, 8:45 PM PDT (03:45 UTC), 8 km (5 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.9 6km SE of Round Valley, CA. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.9 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Nevada Seismological Laboratory
Local time
UTC
2019-03-18 03:45:20 UTC
Depth
8.3 km (5.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
37.303° N, 117.497° 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
±0.28
Station coverage gap
66°
Stations used
29

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 63 in the 60 days after this one and 33 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.649 km SSW of Goldfield, Nevada · 2756 days ago · 0 km deep · 1 km away
  2. 1.850 km SSW of Goldfield, Nevada · 2756 days ago · 4 km deep · 1 km away
  3. 2.534 km S of Mina, Nevada · 2755 days ago · 4 km deep · 100 km away
  4. 1.854 km SSW of Goldfield, Nevada · 2755 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away
  5. 1.649 km SSW of Goldfield, Nevada · 2755 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away
  6. 1.654 km SSW of Goldfield, Nevada · 2755 days ago · 9 km deep · 4 km away
  7. 2.449 km SSW of Goldfield, Nevada · 2755 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  8. 1.538 km SSE of Goldfield, Nevada · 2752 days ago · 7 km deep · 35 km away
  9. 1.949 km SSW of Goldfield, Nevada · 2751 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  10. 3.350 km SSW of Goldfield, Nevada · 2751 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  11. 1.749 km SSW of Goldfield, Nevada · 2751 days ago · 0 km deep · 1 km away
  12. 1.630km NNW of Deep Springs, CA · 2747 days ago · 4 km deep · 67 km away
  13. 1.924 km N of Dyer, Nevada · 2746 days ago · 16 km deep · 82 km away
  14. 1.547km NNW of Stovepipe Wells, CA · 2745 days ago · 4 km deep · 38 km away
  15. 1.522 km N of Dyer, Nevada · 2745 days ago · 2 km deep · 82 km away
  16. 2.119 km E of Goldfield, Nevada · 2744 days ago · 3 km deep · 63 km away
  17. 1.68km W of Wilkerson, CA · 2740 days ago · 12 km deep · 86 km away
  18. 1.643 km SE of Goldfield, Nevada · 2733 days ago · 14 km deep · 60 km away
  19. 2.212 km SE of Silver Peak, Nevada · 2731 days ago · 6 km deep · 42 km away
  20. 1.66km ESE of Round Valley, CA · 2728 days ago · 7 km deep · 93 km away
  21. 2.56km SE of Round Valley, CA · 2728 days ago · 10 km deep · 93 km away · felt by 2
  22. 2.96km ESE of Round Valley, CA · 2728 days ago · 9 km deep · 92 km away · felt by 3
  23. 3.36km SE of Round Valley, CA · 2728 days ago · 9 km deep · 92 km away · felt by 18
  24. 1.96km ESE of Round Valley, CA · 2728 days ago · 8 km deep · 93 km away
  25. 1.56km ESE of Round Valley, CA · 2728 days ago · 9 km deep · 92 km away
  26. 3.96km SE of Round Valley, CA · 2728 days ago · 9 km deep · 92 km away · felt by 122
  27. 1.66km SE of Round Valley, CA · 2728 days ago · 9 km deep · 93 km away
  28. 1.86km SE of Round Valley, CA · 2728 days ago · 8 km deep · 93 km away
  29. 1.66km SE of Round Valley, CA · 2728 days ago · 10 km deep · 93 km away
  30. 2.06km SE of Round Valley, CA · 2728 days ago · 9 km deep · 92 km away
  31. 2.26km SE of Round Valley, CA · 2728 days ago · 9 km deep · 93 km away
  32. 2.16km SE of Round Valley, CA · 2728 days ago · 10 km deep · 93 km away
  33. 1.77km SE of Round Valley, CA · 2728 days ago · 8 km deep · 92 km away
  34. 2.76km SE of Round Valley, CA · 2728 days ago · 9 km deep · 93 km away
  35. 1.86km SE of Round Valley, CA · 2727 days ago · 8 km deep · 93 km away
  36. 1.86km SE of Round Valley, CA · 2727 days ago · 8 km deep · 93 km away
  37. 2.57km ENE of Wilkerson, CA · 2726 days ago · 12 km deep · 72 km away
  38. 1.619km ESE of Lone Pine, CA · 2725 days ago · 2 km deep · 97 km away
  39. 2.16km ESE of Round Valley, CA · 2725 days ago · 8 km deep · 93 km away
  40. 1.539 km NNE of Keeler, California · 2722 days ago · 2 km deep · 57 km away
  41. 1.94km NE of Big Pine, CA · 2721 days ago · 7 km deep · 69 km away
  42. 1.94km NE of Big Pine, CA · 2721 days ago · 8 km deep · 68 km away
  43. 2.04km NNE of Big Pine, CA · 2721 days ago · 4 km deep · 69 km away
  44. 2.060 km S of Goldfield, Nevada · 2721 days ago · 8 km deep · 19 km away
  45. 2.161 km WNW of Beatty, Nevada · 2721 days ago · 13 km deep · 20 km away
  46. 2.66km SE of Round Valley, CA · 2719 days ago · 8 km deep · 93 km away
  47. 2.14km SE of Independence, CA · 2719 days ago · 1 km deep · 83 km away
  48. 1.76km ESE of Round Valley, CA · 2717 days ago · 9 km deep · 92 km away
  49. 3.86km NE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CA · 2714 days ago · 7 km deep · 78 km away · felt by 91
  50. 2.24km ENE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CA · 2714 days ago · 0 km deep · 78 km away · felt by 2
  51. 2.25km NE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CA · 2714 days ago · 3 km deep · 79 km away
  52. 3.06km NE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CA · 2714 days ago · 7 km deep · 78 km away · felt by 9
  53. 1.96km NE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CA · 2714 days ago · 7 km deep · 78 km away · felt by 1
  54. 1.76km S of Round Valley, CA · 2711 days ago · 10 km deep · 96 km away
  55. 2.08km SSW of Wilkerson, CA · 2710 days ago · 13 km deep · 82 km away
  56. 1.927 km N of Dyer, Nevada · 2708 days ago · 11 km deep · 85 km away
  57. 2.16km SE of Round Valley, CA · 2707 days ago · 8 km deep · 93 km away
  58. 2.61km SSW of Round Valley, CA · 2707 days ago · 11 km deep · 98 km away
  59. 1.639 km SSE of Goldfield, Nevada · 2706 days ago · 3 km deep · 35 km away
  60. 1.53km ESE of Bishop, CA · 2704 days ago · 10 km deep · 77 km away

The first 60 of 63.

Before

  1. 2.040km NW of Stovepipe Wells, CA · 2757 days ago · 4 km deep · 49 km away
  2. 2.239km NW of Stovepipe Wells, CA · 2757 days ago · 2 km deep · 49 km away
  3. 1.941km NW of Stovepipe Wells, CA · 2757 days ago · 7 km deep · 48 km away
  4. 1.949 km SSW of Goldfield, Nevada · 2759 days ago · 4 km deep · 1 km away
  5. 1.845 km ENE of Big Pine, California · 2763 days ago · 12 km deep · 26 km away
  6. 1.651 km SSW of Goldfield, Nevada · 2763 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away · felt by 1
  7. 2.451 km SSW of Goldfield, Nevada · 2763 days ago · 1 km deep · 2 km away · felt by 1
  8. 1.650 km SSW of Goldfield, Nevada · 2764 days ago · 1 km deep · 1 km away
  9. 1.750 km SSW of Goldfield, Nevada · 2764 days ago · 3 km deep · 1 km away
  10. 2.150 km SSW of Goldfield, Nevada · 2764 days ago · 0 km deep · 1 km away · felt by 1
  11. 1.651 km SSW of Goldfield, Nevada · 2764 days ago · 0 km deep · 1 km away
  12. 2.450 km SSW of Goldfield, Nevada · 2764 days ago · 0 km deep · 1 km away
  13. 1.619 km NE of Dyer, Nevada · 2766 days ago · 0 km deep · 64 km away
  14. 1.555 km SSW of Goldfield, Nevada · 2770 days ago · 0 km deep · 7 km away
  15. 1.550 km SSW of Goldfield, Nevada · 2770 days ago · 3 km deep · 1 km away
  16. 1.510km WSW of Wilkerson, CA · 2770 days ago · 3 km deep · 89 km away
  17. 1.610km WSW of Wilkerson, CA · 2770 days ago · 2 km deep · 89 km away
  18. 1.538 km SSE of Mina, Nevada · 2771 days ago · 1 km deep · 94 km away
  19. 1.551 km SSW of Goldfield, Nevada · 2771 days ago · 1 km deep · 1 km away
  20. 1.610 km ENE of Tonopah, Nevada · 2773 days ago · 13 km deep · 95 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nn00680202. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 1:22 PM UTC.