Nevada earthquakes

M1.8 earthquake 36 km SSE of Goldfield, Nevada

A magnitude 1.8 earthquake struck 36 km SSE of Goldfield, Nevada on Wed, Mar 25, 2020, 6:59 AM PDT (13:59 UTC), 7 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.5 10km NNW of Deep Springs, CA. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.8 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Nevada Seismological Laboratory
Local time
UTC
2020-03-25 13:59:24 UTC
Depth
6.7 km (4.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
37.401° N, 117.082° 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
±0.25
Station coverage gap
100°
Stations used
31

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 31 in the 60 days after this one and 31 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.625 km SSW of Silver Peak, Nevada · 2378 days ago · 6 km deep · 61 km away
  2. 1.636 km NW of Beatty, Nevada · 2362 days ago · 0 km deep · 27 km away
  3. 1.714km WSW of Deep Springs, CA · 2356 days ago · 11 km deep · 93 km away
  4. 1.654 km ENE of Beatty, Nevada · 2355 days ago · 7 km deep · 92 km away
  5. 1.842 km WNW of Beatty, Nevada · 2348 days ago · 0 km deep · 32 km away
  6. 1.638 km SSE of Goldfield, Nevada · 2345 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away
  7. 2.744 km NW of Rachel, Nevada · 2345 days ago · 12 km deep · 98 km away
  8. 3.510km NNW of Deep Springs, CA · 2334 days ago · 13 km deep · 83 km away · felt by 22
  9. 1.656 km NE of Beatty, Nevada · 2331 days ago · 0 km deep · 76 km away
  10. 1.861 km SSW of Rachel, Nevada · 2330 days ago · 8 km deep · 94 km away
  11. 1.558 km ENE of Beatty, Nevada · 2330 days ago · 0 km deep · 88 km away
  12. 1.845 km E of Goldfield, Nevada · 2330 days ago · 2 km deep · 53 km away
  13. 1.937 km WNW of Tonopah, Nevada · 2330 days ago · 3 km deep · 97 km away
  14. 1.656 km WSW of Rachel, Nevada · 2330 days ago · 5 km deep · 67 km away
  15. 1.610 km SE of Tonopah, Nevada · 2330 days ago · 7 km deep · 67 km away
  16. 2.215 km W of Tonopah, Nevada · 2328 days ago · 16 km deep · 78 km away
  17. 2.2Nevada · 2328 days ago · 1 km deep · 43 km away
  18. 1.730 km N of Silver Peak, Nevada · 2327 days ago · 0 km deep · 83 km away
  19. 1.651 km S of Silver Peak, Nevada · 2327 days ago · 3 km deep · 49 km away
  20. 2.339 km N of Silver Peak, Nevada · 2327 days ago · 8 km deep · 95 km away
  21. 2.333 km NNW of Silver Peak, Nevada · 2327 days ago · 18 km deep · 95 km away
  22. 2.036 km WNW of Beatty, Nevada · 2326 days ago · 0 km deep · 36 km away
  23. 1.611 km WNW of Goldfield, Nevada · 2325 days ago · 8 km deep · 47 km away
  24. 1.639 km NNW of Silver Peak, Nevada · 2325 days ago · 1 km deep · 97 km away
  25. 1.639 km NNW of Silver Peak, Nevada · 2325 days ago · 0 km deep · 99 km away
  26. 1.6California-Nevada border region · 2324 days ago · 2 km deep · 21 km away
  27. 1.545 km SE of Goldfield, Nevada · 2324 days ago · 13 km deep · 23 km away
  28. 1.53 km NNE of Goldfield, Nevada · 2324 days ago · 8 km deep · 40 km away
  29. 1.539 km W of Tonopah, Nevada · 2323 days ago · 0 km deep · 97 km away
  30. 2.451 km ESE of Goldfield, Nevada · 2322 days ago · 3 km deep · 31 km away
  31. 1.933 km NNW of Silver Peak, Nevada · 2322 days ago · 2 km deep · 94 km away

Before

  1. 1.919 km S of Goldfield, Nevada · 2383 days ago · 9 km deep · 19 km away
  2. 1.837 km NE of Independence, California · 2384 days ago · 8 km deep · 82 km away
  3. 1.626 km SSW of Silver Peak, Nevada · 2388 days ago · 6 km deep · 61 km away
  4. 1.625 km SSW of Silver Peak, Nevada · 2388 days ago · 4 km deep · 61 km away
  5. 1.725 km SSW of Silver Peak, Nevada · 2392 days ago · 0 km deep · 61 km away
  6. 2.326 km SSW of Silver Peak, Nevada · 2392 days ago · 0 km deep · 61 km away
  7. 2.424 km SSW of Silver Peak, Nevada · 2392 days ago · 0 km deep · 61 km away
  8. 1.524 km SSW of Silver Peak, Nevada · 2392 days ago · 0 km deep · 60 km away
  9. 1.724 km SSW of Silver Peak, Nevada · 2392 days ago · 0 km deep · 61 km away
  10. 2.224 km SSW of Silver Peak, Nevada · 2392 days ago · 0 km deep · 61 km away
  11. 1.526 km SSW of Silver Peak, Nevada · 2392 days ago · 0 km deep · 60 km away
  12. 1.526 km SSW of Silver Peak, Nevada · 2393 days ago · 7 km deep · 60 km away
  13. 2.125 km SSW of Silver Peak, Nevada · 2393 days ago · 4 km deep · 60 km away
  14. 1.925 km SSW of Silver Peak, Nevada · 2393 days ago · 2 km deep · 61 km away
  15. 2.124 km SSW of Silver Peak, Nevada · 2393 days ago · 0 km deep · 61 km away
  16. 2.324 km SSW of Silver Peak, Nevada · 2393 days ago · 0 km deep · 62 km away
  17. 2.124 km SSW of Silver Peak, Nevada · 2393 days ago · 0 km deep · 61 km away
  18. 1.825 km SSW of Silver Peak, Nevada · 2393 days ago · 0 km deep · 61 km away
  19. 1.725 km SSW of Silver Peak, Nevada · 2393 days ago · 0 km deep · 61 km away
  20. 1.925 km SSW of Silver Peak, Nevada · 2393 days ago · 5 km deep · 61 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nn00720307. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 7:25 AM UTC.