Nevada earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 39 km S of Goldfield, Nevada

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 39 km S of Goldfield, Nevada on Fri, Feb 7, 2020, 3:00 PM PST (23:00 UTC), 14 km (9 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.0 25 km SSW 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
2020-02-07 23:00:28 UTC
Depth
14.3 km (8.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
37.356° N, 117.273° 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
100°
Stations used
16

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 35 in the 60 days after this one and 4 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.614km N of Lone Pine, CA · 2428 days ago · 7 km deep · 100 km away
  2. 2.014km N of Lone Pine, CA · 2425 days ago · 2 km deep · 100 km away
  3. 3.36km E of Independence, CA · 2417 days ago · 4 km deep · 98 km away · felt by 7
  4. 2.129km ESE of Big Pine, CA · 2408 days ago · -2 km deep · 68 km away
  5. 1.931 km SSE of Dyer, Nevada · 2408 days ago · 10 km deep · 57 km away
  6. 2.028 km ENE of Beatty, Nevada · 2406 days ago · 14 km deep · 83 km away
  7. 1.636 km SSE of Goldfield, Nevada · 2403 days ago · 7 km deep · 18 km away
  8. 2.434km ENE of Lone Pine, CA · 2395 days ago · 2 km deep · 82 km away
  9. 1.535 km SSE of Goldfield, Nevada · 2395 days ago · 0 km deep · 18 km away
  10. 1.541 km SSE of Goldfield, Nevada · 2395 days ago · 5 km deep · 13 km away
  11. 3.025 km SSW of Silver Peak, Nevada · 2393 days ago · 6 km deep · 47 km away
  12. 4.025 km SSW of Silver Peak, Nevada · 2393 days ago · 6 km deep · 46 km away · felt by 9
  13. 2.325 km SSW of Silver Peak, Nevada · 2393 days ago · 5 km deep · 47 km away
  14. 1.925 km SSW of Silver Peak, Nevada · 2393 days ago · 5 km deep · 47 km away
  15. 1.725 km SSW of Silver Peak, Nevada · 2393 days ago · 0 km deep · 47 km away
  16. 1.825 km SSW of Silver Peak, Nevada · 2393 days ago · 0 km deep · 47 km away
  17. 2.124 km SSW of Silver Peak, Nevada · 2393 days ago · 0 km deep · 47 km away
  18. 2.324 km SSW of Silver Peak, Nevada · 2393 days ago · 0 km deep · 48 km away
  19. 2.124 km SSW of Silver Peak, Nevada · 2393 days ago · 0 km deep · 47 km away
  20. 1.925 km SSW of Silver Peak, Nevada · 2393 days ago · 2 km deep · 47 km away
  21. 2.125 km SSW of Silver Peak, Nevada · 2393 days ago · 4 km deep · 46 km away
  22. 1.526 km SSW of Silver Peak, Nevada · 2393 days ago · 7 km deep · 46 km away
  23. 1.526 km SSW of Silver Peak, Nevada · 2392 days ago · 0 km deep · 45 km away
  24. 2.224 km SSW of Silver Peak, Nevada · 2392 days ago · 0 km deep · 47 km away
  25. 1.724 km SSW of Silver Peak, Nevada · 2392 days ago · 0 km deep · 47 km away
  26. 1.524 km SSW of Silver Peak, Nevada · 2392 days ago · 0 km deep · 47 km away
  27. 2.424 km SSW of Silver Peak, Nevada · 2392 days ago · 0 km deep · 48 km away
  28. 2.326 km SSW of Silver Peak, Nevada · 2392 days ago · 0 km deep · 47 km away
  29. 1.725 km SSW of Silver Peak, Nevada · 2392 days ago · 0 km deep · 47 km away
  30. 1.625 km SSW of Silver Peak, Nevada · 2388 days ago · 4 km deep · 47 km away
  31. 1.626 km SSW of Silver Peak, Nevada · 2388 days ago · 6 km deep · 47 km away
  32. 1.837 km NE of Independence, California · 2384 days ago · 8 km deep · 65 km away
  33. 1.919 km S of Goldfield, Nevada · 2383 days ago · 9 km deep · 21 km away
  34. 1.836 km SSE of Goldfield, Nevada · 2382 days ago · 7 km deep · 18 km away
  35. 1.625 km SSW of Silver Peak, Nevada · 2378 days ago · 6 km deep · 47 km away

Before

  1. 1.852 km SSW of Goldfield, Nevada · 2440 days ago · 4 km deep · 21 km away
  2. 2.350 km S of Silver Peak, Nevada · 2440 days ago · 6 km deep · 30 km away
  3. 2.255km WNW of Beatty, NV · 2443 days ago · 2 km deep · 30 km away
  4. 1.739 km ENE of Beatty, Nevada · 2444 days ago · 9 km deep · 84 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nn00716740. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 6:59 AM UTC.