Nevada earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake 41 km SSE of Goldfield, Nevada

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 41 km SSE of Goldfield, Nevada on Thu, Mar 12, 2020, 8:18 AM PDT (15:18 UTC), 5 km (3 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
1.5 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Nevada Seismological Laboratory
Local time
UTC
2020-03-12 15:18:06 UTC
Depth
4.5 km (2.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
37.345° N, 117.132° 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
±0.89
Station coverage gap
185°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
14

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 30 in the 60 days after this one and 6 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.025 km SSW of Silver Peak, Nevada · 2395 days ago · 6 km deep · 59 km away
  2. 4.025 km SSW of Silver Peak, Nevada · 2395 days ago · 6 km deep · 58 km away · felt by 9
  3. 2.325 km SSW of Silver Peak, Nevada · 2395 days ago · 5 km deep · 59 km away
  4. 1.925 km SSW of Silver Peak, Nevada · 2395 days ago · 5 km deep · 58 km away
  5. 1.725 km SSW of Silver Peak, Nevada · 2395 days ago · 0 km deep · 58 km away
  6. 1.825 km SSW of Silver Peak, Nevada · 2395 days ago · 0 km deep · 59 km away
  7. 2.124 km SSW of Silver Peak, Nevada · 2395 days ago · 0 km deep · 58 km away
  8. 2.324 km SSW of Silver Peak, Nevada · 2395 days ago · 0 km deep · 60 km away
  9. 2.124 km SSW of Silver Peak, Nevada · 2395 days ago · 0 km deep · 59 km away
  10. 1.925 km SSW of Silver Peak, Nevada · 2395 days ago · 2 km deep · 59 km away
  11. 2.125 km SSW of Silver Peak, Nevada · 2395 days ago · 4 km deep · 58 km away
  12. 1.526 km SSW of Silver Peak, Nevada · 2395 days ago · 7 km deep · 58 km away
  13. 1.526 km SSW of Silver Peak, Nevada · 2394 days ago · 0 km deep · 57 km away
  14. 2.224 km SSW of Silver Peak, Nevada · 2394 days ago · 0 km deep · 59 km away
  15. 1.724 km SSW of Silver Peak, Nevada · 2394 days ago · 0 km deep · 59 km away
  16. 1.524 km SSW of Silver Peak, Nevada · 2394 days ago · 0 km deep · 58 km away
  17. 2.424 km SSW of Silver Peak, Nevada · 2394 days ago · 0 km deep · 59 km away
  18. 2.326 km SSW of Silver Peak, Nevada · 2394 days ago · 0 km deep · 59 km away
  19. 1.725 km SSW of Silver Peak, Nevada · 2394 days ago · 0 km deep · 59 km away
  20. 1.625 km SSW of Silver Peak, Nevada · 2390 days ago · 4 km deep · 59 km away
  21. 1.626 km SSW of Silver Peak, Nevada · 2390 days ago · 6 km deep · 59 km away
  22. 1.837 km NE of Independence, California · 2386 days ago · 8 km deep · 75 km away
  23. 1.919 km S of Goldfield, Nevada · 2385 days ago · 9 km deep · 23 km away
  24. 1.836 km SSE of Goldfield, Nevada · 2384 days ago · 7 km deep · 8 km away
  25. 1.625 km SSW of Silver Peak, Nevada · 2380 days ago · 6 km deep · 59 km away
  26. 1.636 km NW of Beatty, Nevada · 2364 days ago · 0 km deep · 22 km away
  27. 1.714km WSW of Deep Springs, CA · 2358 days ago · 11 km deep · 88 km away
  28. 1.654 km ENE of Beatty, Nevada · 2357 days ago · 7 km deep · 93 km away
  29. 1.842 km WNW of Beatty, Nevada · 2350 days ago · 0 km deep · 25 km away
  30. 1.638 km SSE of Goldfield, Nevada · 2347 days ago · 6 km deep · 13 km away

Before

  1. 1.535 km SSE of Goldfield, Nevada · 2397 days ago · 0 km deep · 9 km away
  2. 2.434km ENE of Lone Pine, CA · 2397 days ago · 2 km deep · 88 km away
  3. 1.636 km SSE of Goldfield, Nevada · 2405 days ago · 7 km deep · 9 km away
  4. 2.028 km ENE of Beatty, Nevada · 2408 days ago · 14 km deep · 72 km away
  5. 1.931 km SSE of Dyer, Nevada · 2410 days ago · 10 km deep · 69 km away
  6. 2.129km ESE of Big Pine, CA · 2410 days ago · -2 km deep · 79 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nn00718885. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 8:01 AM UTC.