Nevada earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake 56 km SSW of Goldfield, Nevada

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 56 km SSW of Goldfield, Nevada on Tue, Feb 23, 2021, 7:13 AM PST (15:13 UTC), 9 km (5 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.5 7km ESE of Lone Pine, CA. 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
2021-02-23 15:13:15 UTC
Depth
8.7 km (5.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
37.238° N, 117.483° 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
±0.26
Station coverage gap
109°
Stations used
20

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 63 in the 60 days after this one and 27 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.87km ESE of Lone Pine, CA · 2047 days ago · 7 km deep · 88 km away · felt by 2
  2. 1.616km SE of Lone Pine, CA · 2045 days ago · 9 km deep · 95 km away
  3. 2.518km ESE of Lone Pine, CA · 2044 days ago · 9 km deep · 90 km away · felt by 1
  4. 1.718km SE of Lone Pine, CA · 2044 days ago · 8 km deep · 91 km away
  5. 2.36km ESE of Lone Pine, CA · 2043 days ago · 7 km deep · 88 km away
  6. 2.27km ESE of Lone Pine, CA · 2043 days ago · 7 km deep · 88 km away
  7. 3.57km ESE of Lone Pine, CA · 2043 days ago · 8 km deep · 89 km away · felt by 34
  8. 2.17 km SE of Big Pine, California · 2042 days ago · 0 km deep · 67 km away
  9. 1.513 km SW of Tonopah, Nevada · 2042 days ago · 6 km deep · 83 km away
  10. 1.915km SE of Lone Pine, CA · 2042 days ago · 8 km deep · 95 km away
  11. 1.56km ESE of Lone Pine, CA · 2042 days ago · 5 km deep · 88 km away
  12. 1.86km ESE of Lone Pine, CA · 2041 days ago · 7 km deep · 88 km away
  13. 1.717km SSE of Lone Pine, CA · 2040 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away
  14. 1.819km E of Big Pine, CA · 2040 days ago · 1 km deep · 53 km away
  15. 2.06km ESE of Lone Pine, CA · 2040 days ago · 7 km deep · 88 km away
  16. 1.918km ESE of Lone Pine, CA · 2040 days ago · 9 km deep · 90 km away
  17. 1.87km ESE of Lone Pine, CA · 2039 days ago · 7 km deep · 89 km away
  18. 2.032 km N of Dyer, Nevada · 2039 days ago · 7 km deep · 98 km away
  19. 1.933 km N of Dyer, Nevada · 2039 days ago · 6 km deep · 99 km away
  20. 2.356km WNW of Beatty, NV · 2039 days ago · 0 km deep · 20 km away
  21. 1.77km ESE of Lone Pine, CA · 2038 days ago · 7 km deep · 88 km away
  22. 1.632 km ESE of Big Pine, California · 2037 days ago · 0 km deep · 44 km away
  23. 2.26km ESE of Lone Pine, CA · 2037 days ago · 6 km deep · 88 km away · felt by 1
  24. 1.87km NE of Wilkerson, CA · 2036 days ago · 11 km deep · 76 km away
  25. 3.112km NNE of Round Valley, CA · 2035 days ago · 10 km deep · 100 km away · felt by 29
  26. 3.265km NNW of Stovepipe Wells, CA · 2035 days ago · -1 km deep · 13 km away · felt by 3
  27. 1.534 km ENE of Independence, California · 2034 days ago · 2 km deep · 50 km away
  28. 2.17km SE of Bishop, CA · 2034 days ago · 11 km deep · 76 km away
  29. 1.617km SE of Lone Pine, CA · 2033 days ago · 7 km deep · 96 km away
  30. 2.37km ESE of Lone Pine, CA · 2032 days ago · 7 km deep · 88 km away · felt by 1
  31. 1.659 km NNE of Keeler, California · 2032 days ago · 0 km deep · 32 km away
  32. 1.7Nevada · 2032 days ago · 10 km deep · 85 km away
  33. 2.421km NNW of Deep Springs, CA · 2030 days ago · 12 km deep · 64 km away
  34. 1.817km SE of Lone Pine, CA · 2029 days ago · 11 km deep · 95 km away
  35. 1.524 km ENE of Benton, California · 2028 days ago · 6 km deep · 95 km away
  36. 1.612km NNE of Round Valley, CA · 2026 days ago · 10 km deep · 98 km away
  37. 1.97km ESE of Lone Pine, CA · 2024 days ago · 8 km deep · 89 km away · felt by 2
  38. 2.57km ESE of Lone Pine, CA · 2024 days ago · 8 km deep · 88 km away
  39. 2.47km ESE of Lone Pine, CA · 2023 days ago · 7 km deep · 88 km away
  40. 1.67km ESE of Lone Pine, CA · 2023 days ago · 8 km deep · 89 km away
  41. 1.643 km ESE of Big Pine, California · 2022 days ago · 3 km deep · 34 km away
  42. 2.27km ESE of Lone Pine, CA · 2021 days ago · 8 km deep · 88 km away
  43. 1.96km ESE of Lone Pine, CA · 2018 days ago · 8 km deep · 88 km away
  44. 1.97km ESE of Lone Pine, CA · 2018 days ago · 8 km deep · 88 km away
  45. 1.540 km SSE of Goldfield, Nevada · 2015 days ago · 8 km deep · 48 km away
  46. 2.322km SW of Big Pine, CA · 2012 days ago · 7 km deep · 89 km away · felt by 1
  47. 2.118km SSE of Lone Pine, CA · 2011 days ago · 8 km deep · 98 km away
  48. 1.629 km N of Dyer, Nevada · 2010 days ago · 14 km deep · 90 km away
  49. 1.720 km NW of Goldfield, Nevada · 2007 days ago · 6 km deep · 67 km away
  50. 1.629 km N of Dyer, Nevada · 2006 days ago · 6 km deep · 90 km away
  51. 2.633km NW of Stovepipe Wells, CA · 2004 days ago · 1 km deep · 50 km away
  52. 2.26km ENE of Deep Springs, CA · 2000 days ago · 10 km deep · 43 km away
  53. 2.214km SE of Lone Pine, CA · 2000 days ago · 10 km deep · 95 km away
  54. 1.82km NNE of Wilkerson, CA · 1999 days ago · 12 km deep · 79 km away
  55. 2.636km WSW of Stovepipe Wells, CA · 1997 days ago · -1 km deep · 85 km away · felt by 2
  56. 1.735 km N of Dyer, Nevada · 1996 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away
  57. 1.634 km N of Dyer, Nevada · 1996 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away
  58. 1.716km SE of Lone Pine, CA · 1992 days ago · 8 km deep · 96 km away
  59. 1.561 km NNE of Keeler, California · 1989 days ago · 0 km deep · 31 km away
  60. 2.03km NNE of Wilkerson, CA · 1989 days ago · 7 km deep · 78 km away

The first 60 of 63.

Before

  1. 2.37km ESE of Lone Pine, CA · 2048 days ago · 7 km deep · 88 km away
  2. 1.66km ESE of Lone Pine, CA · 2050 days ago · 6 km deep · 89 km away
  3. 2.415km ENE of Big Pine, CA · 2053 days ago · 9 km deep · 58 km away · felt by 2
  4. 3.414km NE of Big Pine, CA · 2053 days ago · 9 km deep · 60 km away · felt by 9
  5. 1.716km SE of Lone Pine, CA · 2054 days ago · 9 km deep · 96 km away
  6. 1.559 km S of Goldfield, Nevada · 2054 days ago · 0 km deep · 14 km away
  7. 1.97km E of Wilkerson, CA · 2055 days ago · 13 km deep · 73 km away
  8. 1.8Central California · 2055 days ago · 0 km deep · 54 km away
  9. 2.315km SE of Lone Pine, CA · 2056 days ago · 10 km deep · 95 km away
  10. 3.76km ESE of Wilkerson, CA · 2057 days ago · 12 km deep · 74 km away · felt by 58
  11. 1.613km WSW of Wilkerson, CA · 2057 days ago · 16 km deep · 93 km away
  12. 1.959 km WNW of Beatty, Nevada · 2057 days ago · 8 km deep · 15 km away
  13. 2.119km SSE of Lone Pine, CA · 2058 days ago · 8 km deep · 98 km away
  14. 2.85km NE of Round Valley, CA · 2064 days ago · 13 km deep · 98 km away
  15. 1.718km SSE of Lone Pine, CA · 2068 days ago · 7 km deep · 98 km away
  16. 1.657 km NNE of Keeler, California · 2069 days ago · 1 km deep · 35 km away
  17. 1.613km W of Wilkerson, CA · 2069 days ago · 17 km deep · 93 km away
  18. 1.612km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CA · 2071 days ago · 3 km deep · 85 km away
  19. 2.018km SSE of Lone Pine, CA · 2071 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away
  20. 1.618km SSE of Lone Pine, CA · 2071 days ago · 7 km deep · 97 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nn00801054. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 1:03 PM UTC.