Nevada earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 36 km SSE of Goldfield, Nevada

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 36 km SSE of Goldfield, Nevada on Tue, Mar 3, 2020, 8:43 PM PST (04:43 UTC), 7 km (5 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
2020-03-04 04:43:10 UTC
Depth
7.3 km (4.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
37.408° N, 117.074° 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
±0.40
Station coverage gap
104°
Stations used
39

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 34 in the 60 days after this one and 5 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.434km ENE of Lone Pine, CA · 2395 days ago · 2 km deep · 96 km away
  2. 1.535 km SSE of Goldfield, Nevada · 2395 days ago · 0 km deep · 0 km away
  3. 1.541 km SSE of Goldfield, Nevada · 2394 days ago · 5 km deep · 9 km away
  4. 3.025 km SSW of Silver Peak, Nevada · 2393 days ago · 6 km deep · 61 km away
  5. 4.025 km SSW of Silver Peak, Nevada · 2393 days ago · 6 km deep · 61 km away · felt by 9
  6. 2.325 km SSW of Silver Peak, Nevada · 2393 days ago · 5 km deep · 61 km away
  7. 1.925 km SSW of Silver Peak, Nevada · 2393 days ago · 5 km deep · 61 km away
  8. 1.725 km SSW of Silver Peak, Nevada · 2393 days ago · 0 km deep · 61 km away
  9. 1.825 km SSW of Silver Peak, Nevada · 2393 days ago · 0 km deep · 61 km away
  10. 2.124 km SSW of Silver Peak, Nevada · 2393 days ago · 0 km deep · 61 km away
  11. 2.324 km SSW of Silver Peak, Nevada · 2393 days ago · 0 km deep · 62 km away
  12. 2.124 km SSW of Silver Peak, Nevada · 2393 days ago · 0 km deep · 61 km away
  13. 1.925 km SSW of Silver Peak, Nevada · 2393 days ago · 2 km deep · 61 km away
  14. 2.125 km SSW of Silver Peak, Nevada · 2392 days ago · 4 km deep · 61 km away
  15. 1.526 km SSW of Silver Peak, Nevada · 2392 days ago · 7 km deep · 61 km away
  16. 1.526 km SSW of Silver Peak, Nevada · 2392 days ago · 0 km deep · 60 km away
  17. 2.224 km SSW of Silver Peak, Nevada · 2392 days ago · 0 km deep · 62 km away
  18. 1.724 km SSW of Silver Peak, Nevada · 2392 days ago · 0 km deep · 62 km away
  19. 1.524 km SSW of Silver Peak, Nevada · 2392 days ago · 0 km deep · 61 km away
  20. 2.424 km SSW of Silver Peak, Nevada · 2392 days ago · 0 km deep · 62 km away
  21. 2.326 km SSW of Silver Peak, Nevada · 2392 days ago · 0 km deep · 62 km away
  22. 1.725 km SSW of Silver Peak, Nevada · 2392 days ago · 0 km deep · 61 km away
  23. 1.625 km SSW of Silver Peak, Nevada · 2388 days ago · 4 km deep · 61 km away
  24. 1.626 km SSW of Silver Peak, Nevada · 2388 days ago · 6 km deep · 62 km away
  25. 1.837 km NE of Independence, California · 2384 days ago · 8 km deep · 83 km away
  26. 1.919 km S of Goldfield, Nevada · 2383 days ago · 9 km deep · 19 km away
  27. 1.836 km SSE of Goldfield, Nevada · 2382 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  28. 1.625 km SSW of Silver Peak, Nevada · 2378 days ago · 6 km deep · 61 km away
  29. 1.636 km NW of Beatty, Nevada · 2361 days ago · 0 km deep · 27 km away
  30. 1.714km WSW of Deep Springs, CA · 2356 days ago · 11 km deep · 94 km away
  31. 1.654 km ENE of Beatty, Nevada · 2355 days ago · 7 km deep · 92 km away
  32. 1.842 km WNW of Beatty, Nevada · 2347 days ago · 0 km deep · 33 km away
  33. 1.638 km SSE of Goldfield, Nevada · 2345 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
  34. 2.744 km NW of Rachel, Nevada · 2344 days ago · 12 km deep · 97 km away

Before

  1. 2.028 km ENE of Beatty, Nevada · 2406 days ago · 14 km deep · 72 km away
  2. 1.931 km SSE of Dyer, Nevada · 2408 days ago · 10 km deep · 74 km away
  3. 2.129km ESE of Big Pine, CA · 2408 days ago · -2 km deep · 87 km away
  4. 1.738 km WNW of Rachel, Nevada · 2411 days ago · 0 km deep · 95 km away
  5. 1.639 km S of Goldfield, Nevada · 2428 days ago · 14 km deep · 18 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nn00718280. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 2:44 AM UTC.