Nevada earthquakes

M1.9 earthquake 51 km ESE of Goldfield, Nevada

A magnitude 1.9 earthquake struck 51 km ESE of Goldfield, Nevada on Sun, Aug 9, 2020, 3:39 PM PDT (22:39 UTC), 16 km (10 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.8 80 km ENE of Tonopah, Nevada. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.9 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Nevada Seismological Laboratory
Local time
UTC
2020-08-09 22:39:07 UTC
Depth
16.0 km (9.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
37.497° N, 116.722° 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.

Station coverage gap
350°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
8

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 19 in the 60 days after this one and 16 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.5California-Nevada border region · 2245 days ago · 1 km deep · 63 km away
  2. 1.582 km ENE of Tonopah, Nevada · 2239 days ago · 5 km deep · 89 km away
  3. 2.355 km WNW of Beatty, Nevada · 2239 days ago · 6 km deep · 62 km away
  4. 2.556 km NW of Beatty, Nevada · 2239 days ago · 8 km deep · 59 km away
  5. 1.523 km W of Tonopah, Nevada · 2238 days ago · 2 km deep · 90 km away
  6. 1.648 km WNW of Beatty, Nevada · 2234 days ago · 15 km deep · 65 km away
  7. 2.880 km ENE of Tonopah, Nevada · 2233 days ago · 1 km deep · 92 km away
  8. 1.879 km ENE of Tonopah, Nevada · 2233 days ago · 11 km deep · 91 km away
  9. 1.656 km S of Silver Peak, Nevada · 2229 days ago · 11 km deep · 80 km away
  10. 1.856 km S of Silver Peak, Nevada · 2221 days ago · 7 km deep · 84 km away
  11. 1.557 km WNW of Beatty, Nevada · 2219 days ago · 1 km deep · 68 km away
  12. 1.625 km SSW of Silver Peak, Nevada · 2218 days ago · 1 km deep · 90 km away
  13. 1.839 km WSW of Rachel, Nevada · 2217 days ago · 16 km deep · 49 km away
  14. 2.448 km NNW of Beatty, Nevada · 2217 days ago · 7 km deep · 29 km away
  15. 1.937 km ESE of Tonopah, Nevada · 2214 days ago · 5 km deep · 45 km away
  16. 2.125km NW of Stovepipe Wells, CA · 2209 days ago · 2 km deep · 97 km away
  17. 1.758 km WNW of Beatty, Nevada · 2205 days ago · 11 km deep · 71 km away
  18. 2.356 km NW of Rachel, Nevada · 2203 days ago · 3 km deep · 69 km away
  19. 1.557 km NW of Rachel, Nevada · 2198 days ago · 0 km deep · 65 km away

Before

  1. 1.821 km SSW of Silver Peak, Nevada · 2245 days ago · 2 km deep · 87 km away
  2. 2.727 km SW of Goldfield, Nevada · 2254 days ago · 0 km deep · 64 km away
  3. 2.225 km SSW of Silver Peak, Nevada · 2255 days ago · 5 km deep · 90 km away
  4. 1.825 km SSW of Silver Peak, Nevada · 2257 days ago · 5 km deep · 90 km away
  5. 1.627 km SSW of Goldfield, Nevada · 2259 days ago · 4 km deep · 60 km away
  6. 1.729 km SW of Goldfield, Nevada · 2261 days ago · 17 km deep · 64 km away
  7. 2.137 km WNW of Rachel, Nevada · 2269 days ago · 8 km deep · 65 km away
  8. 2.126 km SW of Goldfield, Nevada · 2271 days ago · 5 km deep · 63 km away
  9. 2.926 km SW of Goldfield, Nevada · 2271 days ago · 6 km deep · 63 km away
  10. 3.026 km SW of Goldfield, Nevada · 2271 days ago · 7 km deep · 63 km away
  11. 1.840km NW of Stovepipe Wells, CA · 2272 days ago · 2 km deep · 100 km away
  12. 1.828 km SW of Goldfield, Nevada · 2272 days ago · 7 km deep · 64 km away
  13. 1.69 km NW of Silver Peak, Nevada · 2273 days ago · 10 km deep · 94 km away
  14. 1.627 km SW of Goldfield, Nevada · 2273 days ago · 7 km deep · 64 km away
  15. 1.527 km SW of Goldfield, Nevada · 2274 days ago · 6 km deep · 63 km away
  16. 1.629 km SW of Goldfield, Nevada · 2274 days ago · 7 km deep · 64 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nn00766686. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 2:40 AM UTC.