M1.6 earthquake 37 km SSE of Goldfield, Nevada

Magnitude

1.6 (ML, local (Richter)), micro

Magnitude from

Nevada Seismological Laboratory

Local time

Sun, May 16, 2021, 1:53 AM PDT

UTC

2021-05-16 08:53:24 UTC

Depth

5.0 km (3.1 mi), shallow

Epicenter

37.379° N, 117.139° W

Region

Nevada

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Automatic solution, may be revised

Magnitude uncertainty

±0.72

Station coverage gap

105°

Stations used

16

• Goldfield, NevadaPopulation 268. Forecast38 kmSSE
• Pahrump, NevadaPopulation 36,441. Forecast166 kmNW
• Spring Valley, NevadaPopulation 178,395. Forecast220 kmNW
• Los Angeles, CaliforniaPopulation 3,820,914. Forecast383 kmNNE

After

1. 2.08 km WNW of Goldfield, NevadaSun, May 16, 6:37 AM PDT · 1967 days ago · 0 km deep · 42 km away
2. 1.627 km SSE of Silver Peak, NevadaFri, May 21, 5:13 PM PDT · 1962 days ago · 4 km deep · 38 km away
3. 1.654 km S of Silver Peak, NevadaSun, May 23, 12:38 PM PDT · 1960 days ago · 4 km deep · 40 km away
4. 1.631 km SSE of Silver Peak, NevadaMon, May 24, 6:36 AM PDT · 1959 days ago · 5 km deep · 35 km away
5. 1.648 km NW of Beatty, NevadaMon, May 24, 5:02 PM PDT · 1959 days ago · 7 km deep · 16 km away
6. 2.061 km S of Silver Peak, NevadaFri, May 28, 1:18 AM PDT · 1955 days ago · 5 km deep · 43 km away
7. 2.146 km ENE of Tonopah, NevadaFri, Jun 4, 10:27 PM PDT · 1947 days ago · 2 km deep · 97 km away
8. 2.043 km ENE of Tonopah, NevadaSun, Jun 6, 10:50 AM PDT · 1946 days ago · 13 km deep · 94 km away
9. 1.750 km E of Big Pine, CaliforniaSat, Jun 19, 5:20 AM PDT · 1933 days ago · 1 km deep · 59 km away
10. 1.736km NE of Independence, CATue, Jun 22, 2:16 AM PDT · 1930 days ago · 1 km deep · 79 km away
11. 1.753 km S of Silver Peak, NevadaWed, Jun 23, 11:20 PM PDT · 1928 days ago · 7 km deep · 43 km away
12. 1.534 km NW of Silver Peak, NevadaWed, Jul 7, 2:23 AM PDT · 1915 days ago · 3 km deep · 95 km away
13. 1.850 km SSW of Goldfield, NevadaFri, Jul 9, 2:45 AM PDT · 1913 days ago · 4 km deep · 28 km away
14. 1.923 km S of Dyer, NevadaSat, Jul 10, 5:23 AM PDT · 1912 days ago · 9 km deep · 83 km away
15. 1.618 km SW of Silver Peak, NevadaSat, Jul 10, 7:09 AM PDT · 1912 days ago · 1 km deep · 66 km away
16. 2.457 km ESE of Goldfield, NevadaSat, Jul 10, 8:03 PM PDT · 1911 days ago · 16 km deep · 45 km away
17. 1.725 km WNW of Tonopah, NevadaSat, Jul 10, 9:55 PM PDT · 1911 days ago · 13 km deep · 95 km away
18. 1.641 km SSE of Goldfield, NevadaWed, Jul 14, 10:52 PM PDT · 1907 days ago · 1 km deep · 4 km away

Before

1. 2.053 km WNW of Beatty, NevadaSat, May 15, 7:04 AM PDT · 1968 days ago · 13 km deep · 34 km away
2. 1.851 km S of Silver Peak, NevadaTue, May 11, 12:42 AM PDT · 1972 days ago · 1 km deep · 38 km away
3. 2.146 km ENE of Tonopah, NevadaMon, May 3, 11:20 PM PDT · 1979 days ago · 7 km deep · 96 km away
4. 1.728km NNW of Deep Springs, CASun, May 2, 6:50 PM PDT · 1981 days ago · 6 km deep · 90 km away
5. 1.846 km ENE of Tonopah, NevadaSun, May 2, 10:32 AM PDT · 1981 days ago · 5 km deep · 97 km away
6. 1.552 km ESE of Goldfield, NevadaFri, Apr 30, 7:28 AM PDT · 1983 days ago · 2 km deep · 40 km away
7. 1.947 km ENE of Tonopah, NevadaWed, Apr 28, 6:10 PM PDT · 1985 days ago · 3 km deep · 98 km away
8. 2.945 km ENE of Tonopah, NevadaWed, Apr 28, 3:09 PM PDT · 1985 days ago · 11 km deep · 96 km away
9. 1.76km ENE of Big Pine, CAWed, Apr 28, 10:43 AM PDT · 1985 days ago · 8 km deep · 99 km away
10. 4.145 km ENE of Tonopah, NevadaWed, Apr 28, 4:57 AM PDT · 1985 days ago · 8 km deep · 95 km away · felt by 1
11. 2.151 km ENE of Independence, CaliforniaSat, Apr 24, 5:48 PM PDT · 1989 days ago · 14 km deep · 64 km away
12. 2.46km ENE of Deep Springs, CASat, Apr 24, 8:03 AM PDT · 1989 days ago · 11 km deep · 70 km away
13. 1.561 km NNE of Keeler, CaliforniaFri, Apr 23, 12:55 AM PDT · 1990 days ago · 0 km deep · 58 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nn00807342. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 1:41 PM UTC.