Nevada earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 35 km S of Goldfield, Nevada

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 35 km S of Goldfield, Nevada on Tue, Nov 5, 2019, 2:43 PM PST (22:43 UTC), 8 km (5 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.0 53 km S of Silver Peak, Nevada. 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
2019-11-05 22:43:17 UTC
Depth
8.3 km (5.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
37.386° N, 117.254° W
Region
Nevada
Felt reports
1
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Did you feel it?

1 person reported to the USGS what they felt; the strongest reported shaking was II, weak shaking.

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How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Magnitude uncertainty
±0.22
Station coverage gap
92°
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: 24 in the 60 days after this one and 12 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.640 km E of Big Pine, California · 2520 days ago · 7 km deep · 55 km away
  2. 1.553 km SE of Goldfield, Nevada · 2520 days ago · 15 km deep · 46 km away
  3. 2.04km NNE of Big Pine, CA · 2510 days ago · 12 km deep · 93 km away
  4. 1.760km ENE of Big Pine, CA · 2505 days ago · 8 km deep · 35 km away
  5. 1.663 km SSW of Goldfield, Nevada · 2499 days ago · 6 km deep · 30 km away
  6. 1.94km SSW of Big Pine, CA · 2495 days ago · 14 km deep · 98 km away
  7. 1.761 km WNW of Beatty, Nevada · 2494 days ago · 8 km deep · 39 km away
  8. 1.817 km S of Goldfield, Nevada · 2490 days ago · 0 km deep · 19 km away
  9. 1.526 km E of Big Pine, California · 2488 days ago · 0 km deep · 71 km away
  10. 1.952 km WNW of Beatty, Nevada · 2488 days ago · 10 km deep · 24 km away
  11. 1.552 km S of Silver Peak, Nevada · 2481 days ago · 3 km deep · 38 km away
  12. 1.740km W of Stovepipe Wells, CA · 2481 days ago · 2 km deep · 98 km away
  13. 3.053 km S of Silver Peak, Nevada · 2478 days ago · 5 km deep · 34 km away · felt by 1
  14. 1.750 km S of Silver Peak, Nevada · 2478 days ago · 6 km deep · 33 km away
  15. 1.751 km S of Silver Peak, Nevada · 2478 days ago · 7 km deep · 33 km away
  16. 1.548 km S of Silver Peak, Nevada · 2476 days ago · 4 km deep · 32 km away
  17. 1.660 km SSW of Goldfield, Nevada · 2475 days ago · 6 km deep · 26 km away
  18. 1.651 km S of Silver Peak, Nevada · 2473 days ago · 6 km deep · 32 km away
  19. 1.658 km S of Goldfield, Nevada · 2471 days ago · 5 km deep · 24 km away
  20. 1.655 km S of Silver Peak, Nevada · 2470 days ago · 2 km deep · 35 km away
  21. 1.939 km S of Silver Peak, Nevada · 2468 days ago · 3 km deep · 29 km away
  22. 2.435 km S of Goldfield, Nevada · 2468 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  23. 2.134 km S of Goldfield, Nevada · 2468 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away
  24. 1.541 km ENE of Independence, California · 2466 days ago · 11 km deep · 67 km away

Before

  1. 1.638 km ENE of Independence, California · 2529 days ago · 17 km deep · 73 km away
  2. 1.731km NNW of Deep Springs, CA · 2531 days ago · 4 km deep · 82 km away
  3. 2.824 km ENE of Benton, California · 2535 days ago · 12 km deep · 99 km away · felt by 2
  4. 1.751 km SSW of Goldfield, Nevada · 2536 days ago · 8 km deep · 23 km away
  5. 1.740 km ENE of Big Pine, California · 2540 days ago · 3 km deep · 55 km away
  6. 2.035 km S of Goldfield, Nevada · 2540 days ago · 1 km deep · 1 km away
  7. 2.435 km S of Goldfield, Nevada · 2540 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  8. 1.935 km SSE of Goldfield, Nevada · 2543 days ago · 0 km deep · 15 km away
  9. 1.519 km SSW of Silver Peak, Nevada · 2545 days ago · 0 km deep · 47 km away
  10. 2.834 km S of Goldfield, Nevada · 2548 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  11. 1.63 km SE of Wilkerson, California · 2548 days ago · 5 km deep · 99 km away
  12. 1.85km NW of Big Pine, CA · 2549 days ago · 11 km deep · 97 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nn00709653. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 2:55 PM UTC.