Nevada earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 58 km S of Goldfield, Nevada

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 58 km S of Goldfield, Nevada on Fri, Dec 27, 2019, 9:23 AM PST (17:23 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.3 6km E of Independence, CA. 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
2019-12-27 17:23:38 UTC
Depth
5.1 km (3.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
37.188° N, 117.363° 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
±0.46
Station coverage gap
147°
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: 22 in the 60 days after this one and 19 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.655 km S of Silver Peak, Nevada · 2472 days ago · 2 km deep · 24 km away
  2. 1.939 km S of Silver Peak, Nevada · 2470 days ago · 3 km deep · 30 km away
  3. 2.435 km S of Goldfield, Nevada · 2470 days ago · 6 km deep · 25 km away
  4. 2.134 km S of Goldfield, Nevada · 2470 days ago · 5 km deep · 26 km away
  5. 1.73km NW of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CA · 2470 days ago · 10 km deep · 98 km away
  6. 1.541 km ENE of Independence, California · 2468 days ago · 11 km deep · 45 km away
  7. 1.91km NNE of Wilkerson, CA · 2468 days ago · 7 km deep · 91 km away
  8. 1.720 km SW of Silver Peak, Nevada · 2462 days ago · 2 km deep · 63 km away
  9. 1.88km S of Wilkerson, CA · 2450 days ago · 18 km deep · 91 km away
  10. 1.617 km SSE of Lone Pine, CA · 2447 days ago · 5 km deep · 99 km away
  11. 1.739 km ENE of Beatty, Nevada · 2446 days ago · 9 km deep · 88 km away
  12. 2.255km WNW of Beatty, NV · 2446 days ago · 2 km deep · 11 km away
  13. 2.350 km S of Silver Peak, Nevada · 2443 days ago · 6 km deep · 25 km away
  14. 1.852 km SSW of Goldfield, Nevada · 2442 days ago · 4 km deep · 16 km away
  15. 1.54km NNW of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CA · 2442 days ago · 10 km deep · 99 km away
  16. 1.72km SSW of Lone Pine, CA · 2439 days ago · 9 km deep · 94 km away
  17. 1.82 km S of Lone Pine, CA · 2439 days ago · 9 km deep · 94 km away
  18. 1.639 km S of Goldfield, Nevada · 2431 days ago · 14 km deep · 20 km away
  19. 1.614km N of Lone Pine, CA · 2431 days ago · 7 km deep · 81 km away
  20. 2.014km N of Lone Pine, CA · 2428 days ago · 2 km deep · 81 km away
  21. 3.36km E of Independence, CA · 2420 days ago · 4 km deep · 81 km away · felt by 7
  22. 1.52km SSW of Bishop, CA · 2414 days ago · 8 km deep · 94 km away

Before

  1. 1.651 km S of Silver Peak, Nevada · 2475 days ago · 6 km deep · 24 km away
  2. 1.660 km SSW of Goldfield, Nevada · 2477 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
  3. 2.48km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CA · 2477 days ago · 9 km deep · 95 km away · felt by 1
  4. 2.011km SSW of Wilkerson, CA · 2477 days ago · 3 km deep · 96 km away
  5. 1.88km SSW of Wilkerson, CA · 2477 days ago · 14 km deep · 93 km away
  6. 1.548 km S of Silver Peak, Nevada · 2478 days ago · 4 km deep · 26 km away
  7. 1.751 km S of Silver Peak, Nevada · 2480 days ago · 7 km deep · 25 km away
  8. 1.750 km S of Silver Peak, Nevada · 2480 days ago · 6 km deep · 25 km away
  9. 3.053 km S of Silver Peak, Nevada · 2480 days ago · 5 km deep · 25 km away · felt by 1
  10. 2.04km WNW of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CA · 2483 days ago · 1 km deep · 99 km away
  11. 1.740km W of Stovepipe Wells, CA · 2483 days ago · 2 km deep · 74 km away
  12. 1.552 km S of Silver Peak, Nevada · 2484 days ago · 3 km deep · 29 km away
  13. 1.952 km WNW of Beatty, Nevada · 2490 days ago · 10 km deep · 10 km away
  14. 1.526 km E of Big Pine, California · 2490 days ago · 0 km deep · 56 km away
  15. 1.817 km S of Goldfield, Nevada · 2492 days ago · 0 km deep · 42 km away
  16. 2.84km NW of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CA · 2495 days ago · 9 km deep · 99 km away · felt by 2
  17. 1.761 km WNW of Beatty, Nevada · 2496 days ago · 8 km deep · 15 km away
  18. 1.94km SSW of Big Pine, CA · 2497 days ago · 14 km deep · 85 km away
  19. 1.663 km SSW of Goldfield, Nevada · 2501 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nn00714103. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 9:50 PM UTC.