M1.6 earthquake 38 km SSE of Goldfield, Nevada

Magnitude

1.6 (ML, local (Richter)), micro

Magnitude from

Nevada Seismological Laboratory

Local time

Thu, Apr 30, 2020, 3:15 PM PDT

UTC

2020-04-30 22:15:01 UTC

Depth

5.7 km (3.5 mi), shallow

Epicenter

37.413° N, 117.010° W

Region

Nevada

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Magnitude uncertainty

±0.20

Station coverage gap

77°

Stations used

25

• Goldfield, NevadaPopulation 268. Forecast39 kmSSE
• Pahrump, NevadaPopulation 36,441. Forecast162 kmNW
• Spring Valley, NevadaPopulation 178,395. Forecast214 kmNW
• Los Angeles, CaliforniaPopulation 3,820,914. Forecast390 kmNNE

After

1. 2.744 km NW of Rachel, NevadaFri, May 1, 10:02 AM PDT · 2345 days ago · 12 km deep · 92 km away
2. 3.510km NNW of Deep Springs, CATue, May 12, 11:15 AM PDT · 2334 days ago · 13 km deep · 90 km away · felt by 22
3. 1.656 km NE of Beatty, NevadaFri, May 15, 10:33 AM PDT · 2331 days ago · 0 km deep · 71 km away
4. 1.861 km SSW of Rachel, NevadaFri, May 15, 1:57 PM PDT · 2331 days ago · 8 km deep · 88 km away
5. 1.558 km ENE of Beatty, NevadaFri, May 15, 4:41 PM PDT · 2331 days ago · 0 km deep · 83 km away
6. 1.845 km E of Goldfield, NevadaFri, May 15, 9:11 PM PDT · 2330 days ago · 2 km deep · 48 km away
7. 1.937 km WNW of Tonopah, NevadaFri, May 15, 10:28 PM PDT · 2330 days ago · 3 km deep · 99 km away
8. 1.656 km WSW of Rachel, NevadaSat, May 16, 12:31 AM PDT · 2330 days ago · 5 km deep · 61 km away
9. 1.610 km SE of Tonopah, NevadaSat, May 16, 7:15 AM PDT · 2330 days ago · 7 km deep · 67 km away
10. 2.215 km W of Tonopah, NevadaSun, May 17, 5:36 PM PDT · 2329 days ago · 16 km deep · 80 km away
11. 2.2NevadaMon, May 18, 10:31 AM PDT · 2328 days ago · 1 km deep · 39 km away
12. 1.730 km N of Silver Peak, NevadaTue, May 19, 1:32 AM PDT · 2327 days ago · 0 km deep · 86 km away
13. 1.651 km S of Silver Peak, NevadaTue, May 19, 1:33 AM PDT · 2327 days ago · 3 km deep · 56 km away
14. 2.339 km N of Silver Peak, NevadaTue, May 19, 2:41 AM PDT · 2327 days ago · 8 km deep · 98 km away
15. 2.333 km NNW of Silver Peak, NevadaTue, May 19, 5:38 AM PDT · 2327 days ago · 18 km deep · 98 km away
16. 2.036 km WNW of Beatty, NevadaWed, May 20, 12:03 AM PDT · 2326 days ago · 0 km deep · 38 km away
17. 1.611 km WNW of Goldfield, NevadaWed, May 20, 6:52 PM PDT · 2325 days ago · 8 km deep · 49 km away
18. 1.639 km NNW of Silver Peak, NevadaThu, May 21, 3:34 AM PDT · 2325 days ago · 1 km deep · 100 km away
19. 1.6California-Nevada border regionThu, May 21, 6:31 PM PDT · 2324 days ago · 2 km deep · 22 km away
20. 1.545 km SE of Goldfield, NevadaThu, May 21, 11:27 PM PDT · 2324 days ago · 13 km deep · 17 km away
21. 1.53 km NNE of Goldfield, NevadaFri, May 22, 5:40 AM PDT · 2324 days ago · 8 km deep · 41 km away
22. 1.539 km W of Tonopah, NevadaFri, May 22, 6:27 PM PDT · 2323 days ago · 0 km deep · 99 km away
23. 2.451 km ESE of Goldfield, NevadaSat, May 23, 11:08 PM PDT · 2322 days ago · 3 km deep · 25 km away
24. 1.933 km NNW of Silver Peak, NevadaSun, May 24, 6:39 AM PDT · 2322 days ago · 2 km deep · 98 km away
25. 1.518 km S of Goldfield, NevadaSun, May 24, 9:01 AM PDT · 2322 days ago · 3 km deep · 28 km away
26. 1.5California-Nevada border regionSun, May 24, 10:00 PM PDT · 2321 days ago · 8 km deep · 82 km away
27. 1.632 km SSE of Goldfield, NevadaMon, May 25, 11:07 PM PDT · 2320 days ago · 16 km deep · 12 km away
28. 1.517 km WSW of Silver Peak, NevadaTue, May 26, 2:21 PM PDT · 2320 days ago · 16 km deep · 80 km away
29. 1.617 km E of Tonopah, NevadaFri, May 29, 5:20 PM PDT · 2317 days ago · 0 km deep · 76 km away
30. 1.633 km NNW of Silver Peak, NevadaFri, May 29, 11:31 PM PDT · 2316 days ago · 16 km deep · 99 km away
31. 1.949 km SSW of Goldfield, NevadaWed, Jun 3, 6:36 AM PDT · 2312 days ago · 11 km deep · 39 km away
32. 2.047 km SSW of Goldfield, NevadaWed, Jun 3, 6:37 AM PDT · 2312 days ago · 9 km deep · 38 km away
33. 2.125 km SSW of Silver Peak, NevadaSat, Jun 27, 5:06 AM PDT · 2288 days ago · 5 km deep · 67 km away

Before

1. 1.842 km WNW of Beatty, NevadaTue, Apr 28, 10:20 AM PDT · 2348 days ago · 0 km deep · 35 km away
2. 1.654 km ENE of Beatty, NevadaMon, Apr 20, 7:47 PM PDT · 2355 days ago · 7 km deep · 87 km away
3. 1.714km WSW of Deep Springs, CASun, Apr 19, 9:23 PM PDT · 2356 days ago · 11 km deep · 99 km away
4. 1.636 km NW of Beatty, NevadaTue, Apr 14, 8:25 AM PDT · 2362 days ago · 0 km deep · 27 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nn00724096. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 12:42 PM UTC.