M1.5 earthquake 52 km ESE of Goldfield, Nevada

Magnitude

1.5 (ML, local (Richter)), micro

Magnitude from

Nevada Seismological Laboratory

Local time

Fri, Apr 30, 2021, 7:28 AM PDT

UTC

2021-04-30 14:28:15 UTC

Depth

2.2 km (1.4 mi), shallow

Epicenter

37.481° N, 116.710° W

Region

Nevada

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Magnitude uncertainty

±0.33

Station coverage gap

112°

Stations used

24

• Goldfield, NevadaPopulation 268. Forecast53 kmESE
• Pahrump, NevadaPopulation 36,441. Forecast156 kmNNW
• Spring Valley, NevadaPopulation 178,395. Forecast201 kmNW
• Los Angeles, CaliforniaPopulation 3,820,914. Forecast406 kmNNE

After

1. 1.751 km WNW of Indian Springs, NevadaSun, May 2, 3:52 AM PDT · 1980 days ago · 0 km deep · 93 km away
2. 1.846 km ENE of Tonopah, NevadaSun, May 2, 10:32 AM PDT · 1980 days ago · 5 km deep · 79 km away
3. 2.146 km ENE of Tonopah, NevadaMon, May 3, 11:20 PM PDT · 1979 days ago · 7 km deep · 78 km away
4. 1.851 km S of Silver Peak, NevadaTue, May 11, 12:42 AM PDT · 1971 days ago · 1 km deep · 77 km away
5. 2.053 km WNW of Beatty, NevadaSat, May 15, 7:04 AM PDT · 1967 days ago · 13 km deep · 68 km away
6. 1.533 km WNW of Rachel, NevadaSat, May 15, 2:23 PM PDT · 1967 days ago · 5 km deep · 68 km away
7. 2.151 km ESE of Beatty, NevadaSun, May 16, 12:44 AM PDT · 1966 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away
8. 1.637 km SSE of Goldfield, NevadaSun, May 16, 1:53 AM PDT · 1966 days ago · 5 km deep · 40 km away
9. 2.08 km WNW of Goldfield, NevadaSun, May 16, 6:37 AM PDT · 1966 days ago · 0 km deep · 61 km away
10. 1.627 km SSE of Silver Peak, NevadaFri, May 21, 5:13 PM PDT · 1961 days ago · 4 km deep · 73 km away
11. 1.654 km S of Silver Peak, NevadaSun, May 23, 12:38 PM PDT · 1959 days ago · 4 km deep · 80 km away
12. 1.631 km SSE of Silver Peak, NevadaMon, May 24, 6:36 AM PDT · 1958 days ago · 5 km deep · 70 km away
13. 1.648 km NW of Beatty, NevadaMon, May 24, 5:02 PM PDT · 1958 days ago · 7 km deep · 45 km away
14. 2.061 km S of Silver Peak, NevadaFri, May 28, 1:18 AM PDT · 1954 days ago · 5 km deep · 82 km away
15. 1.851 km ESE of Beatty, NevadaSat, May 29, 9:49 PM PDT · 1953 days ago · 0 km deep · 98 km away
16. 2.146 km ENE of Tonopah, NevadaFri, Jun 4, 10:27 PM PDT · 1947 days ago · 2 km deep · 79 km away
17. 2.043 km ENE of Tonopah, NevadaSun, Jun 6, 10:50 AM PDT · 1945 days ago · 13 km deep · 77 km away
18. 1.750 km E of Big Pine, CaliforniaSat, Jun 19, 5:20 AM PDT · 1932 days ago · 1 km deep · 98 km away
19. 1.753 km S of Silver Peak, NevadaWed, Jun 23, 11:20 PM PDT · 1928 days ago · 7 km deep · 83 km away

Before

1. 1.947 km ENE of Tonopah, NevadaWed, Apr 28, 6:10 PM PDT · 1984 days ago · 3 km deep · 79 km away
2. 2.945 km ENE of Tonopah, NevadaWed, Apr 28, 3:09 PM PDT · 1984 days ago · 11 km deep · 77 km away
3. 4.145 km ENE of Tonopah, NevadaWed, Apr 28, 4:57 AM PDT · 1984 days ago · 8 km deep · 76 km away · felt by 1
4. 1.561 km NNE of Keeler, CaliforniaFri, Apr 23, 12:55 AM PDT · 1989 days ago · 0 km deep · 92 km away
5. 1.619 km SSE of Rachel, NevadaThu, Apr 22, 11:46 AM PDT · 1990 days ago · 2 km deep · 94 km away
6. 1.551 km ESE of Beatty, NevadaThu, Apr 22, 10:03 AM PDT · 1990 days ago · 6 km deep · 99 km away
7. 2.651 km ESE of Beatty, NevadaSat, Apr 17, 11:00 AM PDT · 1995 days ago · 10 km deep · 99 km away
8. 2.452 km ESE of Beatty, NevadaSat, Apr 17, 8:10 AM PDT · 1995 days ago · 10 km deep · 100 km away
9. 1.852 km ESE of Beatty, NevadaSat, Apr 17, 4:56 AM PDT · 1995 days ago · 11 km deep · 100 km away
10. 3.552 km ESE of Beatty, NevadaSat, Apr 17, 4:48 AM PDT · 1995 days ago · 8 km deep · 100 km away · felt by 2
11. 1.720 km NW of Goldfield, NevadaSun, Apr 4, 10:26 PM PDT · 2008 days ago · 6 km deep · 72 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nn00806216. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 6:20 PM UTC.