Nevada earthquakes

M1.8 earthquake 45 km E of Goldfield, Nevada

A magnitude 1.8 earthquake struck 45 km E of Goldfield, Nevada on Fri, May 15, 2020, 9:11 PM PDT (04:11 UTC), 2 km (1 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.0 38 km ESE of Mina, Nevada. 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
2020-05-16 04:11:07 UTC
Depth
1.8 km (1.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
37.785° N, 116.733° 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
±0.00
Station coverage gap
206°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
9

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: at least 200 in the 60 days after this one and 19 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.738 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 2330 days ago · 10 km deep · 100 km away
  2. 2.538 km ESE of Mina, Nevada · 2330 days ago · 5 km deep · 100 km away
  3. 1.937 km WNW of Tonopah, Nevada · 2330 days ago · 3 km deep · 90 km away
  4. 2.339 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 2330 days ago · 11 km deep · 99 km away
  5. 2.538 km ESE of Mina, Nevada · 2330 days ago · 13 km deep · 100 km away
  6. 3.639 km ESE of Mina, Nevada · 2330 days ago · 11 km deep · 98 km away
  7. 1.542 km WNW of Tonopah, Nevada · 2330 days ago · 0 km deep · 95 km away
  8. 3.538 km ESE of Mina, Nevada · 2330 days ago · 5 km deep · 99 km away · felt by 2
  9. 3.538 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 2330 days ago · 7 km deep · 100 km away
  10. 1.656 km WSW of Rachel, Nevada · 2330 days ago · 5 km deep · 54 km away
  11. 2.939 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 2330 days ago · 7 km deep · 99 km away
  12. 2.639 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 2330 days ago · 6 km deep · 99 km away
  13. 1.938 km ESE of Mina, Nevada · 2330 days ago · 3 km deep · 100 km away
  14. 3.539 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 2330 days ago · 7 km deep · 99 km away
  15. 2.538 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 2330 days ago · 9 km deep · 100 km away
  16. 1.838 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 2330 days ago · 1 km deep · 100 km away
  17. 1.639 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 2330 days ago · 0 km deep · 99 km away
  18. 4.638 km ESE of Mina, Nevada · 2330 days ago · 17 km deep · 100 km away · felt by 17
  19. 3.839 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 2330 days ago · 11 km deep · 99 km away
  20. 2.238 km ESE of Mina, Nevada · 2330 days ago · 9 km deep · 99 km away
  21. 2.138 km ESE of Mina, Nevada · 2330 days ago · 6 km deep · 100 km away
  22. 2.138 km ESE of Mina, Nevada · 2330 days ago · 5 km deep · 100 km away
  23. 1.540 km ESE of Mina, NV · 2330 days ago · 0 km deep · 98 km away
  24. 1.938 km ESE of Mina, Nevada · 2330 days ago · 1 km deep · 100 km away
  25. 1.610 km SE of Tonopah, Nevada · 2330 days ago · 7 km deep · 44 km away
  26. 2.638 km ESE of Mina, Nevada · 2330 days ago · 4 km deep · 100 km away
  27. 2.139 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 2330 days ago · 9 km deep · 99 km away
  28. 2.038 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 2330 days ago · 6 km deep · 100 km away
  29. 1.939 km ESE of Mina, Nevada · 2330 days ago · 7 km deep · 99 km away
  30. 2.138 km ESE of Mina, Nevada · 2330 days ago · 2 km deep · 100 km away
  31. 3.239 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 2330 days ago · 0 km deep · 99 km away
  32. 2.639 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 2330 days ago · 5 km deep · 98 km away
  33. 2.040 km ESE of Mina, Nevada · 2330 days ago · 0 km deep · 97 km away
  34. 1.839 km ESE of Mina, Nevada · 2330 days ago · 1 km deep · 99 km away
  35. 1.639 km ESE of Mina, Nevada · 2330 days ago · 8 km deep · 98 km away
  36. 2.039 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 2330 days ago · 1 km deep · 99 km away
  37. 2.239 km ESE of Mina, Nevada · 2330 days ago · 4 km deep · 99 km away
  38. 3.138 km ESE of Mina, Nevada · 2330 days ago · 10 km deep · 100 km away
  39. 2.138 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 2330 days ago · 8 km deep · 100 km away
  40. 2.139 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 2330 days ago · 10 km deep · 99 km away
  41. 2.239 km ESE of Mina, Nevada · 2330 days ago · 13 km deep · 99 km away
  42. 1.539 km ESE of Mina, Nevada · 2330 days ago · 2 km deep · 99 km away
  43. 3.240 km ESE of Mina, Nevada · 2329 days ago · 9 km deep · 98 km away
  44. 2.039 km ESE of Mina, Nevada · 2329 days ago · 0 km deep · 99 km away
  45. 2.139 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 2329 days ago · 3 km deep · 99 km away
  46. 2.339 km ESE of Mina, Nevada · 2329 days ago · 11 km deep · 98 km away
  47. 3.038 km ESE of Mina, Nevada · 2329 days ago · 8 km deep · 100 km away
  48. 1.938 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 2329 days ago · 2 km deep · 100 km away
  49. 3.539 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 2329 days ago · 7 km deep · 99 km away
  50. 2.239 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 2329 days ago · 10 km deep · 99 km away
  51. 2.539 km ESE of Mina, Nevada · 2329 days ago · 5 km deep · 99 km away
  52. 2.039 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 2329 days ago · 5 km deep · 99 km away
  53. 1.840 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 2329 days ago · 4 km deep · 98 km away
  54. 2.039 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 2329 days ago · 8 km deep · 99 km away
  55. 2.138 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 2329 days ago · 5 km deep · 100 km away
  56. 1.739 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 2329 days ago · 5 km deep · 99 km away
  57. 3.539 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 2329 days ago · 8 km deep · 99 km away · felt by 1
  58. 2.239 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 2329 days ago · 1 km deep · 99 km away
  59. 2.240 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 2329 days ago · 10 km deep · 98 km away
  60. 1.738 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 2329 days ago · 12 km deep · 100 km away

The first 60 of at least 200.

Before

  1. 1.558 km ENE of Beatty, Nevada · 2330 days ago · 0 km deep · 91 km away
  2. 3.840 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 2330 days ago · 2 km deep · 98 km away
  3. 1.861 km SSW of Rachel, Nevada · 2331 days ago · 8 km deep · 91 km away
  4. 3.538 km ESE of Mina, Nevada · 2331 days ago · 6 km deep · 99 km away · felt by 1
  5. 3.138 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 2331 days ago · 17 km deep · 99 km away
  6. 1.939 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 2331 days ago · 0 km deep · 99 km away
  7. 1.656 km NE of Beatty, Nevada · 2331 days ago · 0 km deep · 76 km away
  8. 3.339 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 2331 days ago · 2 km deep · 98 km away
  9. 3.140 km ESE of Mina, Nevada · 2331 days ago · 5 km deep · 98 km away · felt by 2
  10. 2.640 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 2331 days ago · 5 km deep · 98 km away
  11. 3.439 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 2331 days ago · 7 km deep · 99 km away · felt by 1
  12. 3.039 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 2331 days ago · 0 km deep · 99 km away · felt by 1
  13. 3.039 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 2331 days ago · 0 km deep · 99 km away
  14. 2.839 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 2331 days ago · 0 km deep · 100 km away
  15. 2.744 km NW of Rachel, Nevada · 2345 days ago · 12 km deep · 52 km away
  16. 1.638 km SSE of Goldfield, Nevada · 2345 days ago · 6 km deep · 48 km away
  17. 1.842 km WNW of Beatty, Nevada · 2348 days ago · 0 km deep · 83 km away
  18. 3.261 km N of Tonopah, Nevada · 2354 days ago · 3 km deep · 100 km away
  19. 1.654 km ENE of Beatty, Nevada · 2355 days ago · 7 km deep · 99 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nn00726008. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 9:21 AM UTC.