M1.8 earthquake 50 km SSW of Goldfield, Nevada

Magnitude

1.8 (ML, local (Richter)), micro

Magnitude from

Nevada Seismological Laboratory

Local time

Fri, Jul 9, 2021, 2:45 AM PDT

UTC

2021-07-09 09:45:54 UTC

Depth

4.2 km (2.6 mi), shallow

Epicenter

37.274° N, 117.421° W

Region

Nevada

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Automatic solution, may be revised

Magnitude uncertainty

±0.90

Station coverage gap

294°, poorly surrounded by stations

Stations used

9

• Goldfield, NevadaPopulation 268. Forecast51 kmSSW
• Pahrump, NevadaPopulation 36,441. Forecast174 kmNW
• Visalia, CaliforniaPopulation 130,104. Forecast197 kmENE
• Los Angeles, CaliforniaPopulation 3,820,914. Forecast366 kmNNE

After

1. 1.923 km S of Dyer, NevadaSat, Jul 10, 5:23 AM PDT · 1911 days ago · 9 km deep · 61 km away
2. 1.618 km SW of Silver Peak, NevadaSat, Jul 10, 7:09 AM PDT · 1911 days ago · 1 km deep · 54 km away
3. 2.457 km ESE of Goldfield, NevadaSat, Jul 10, 8:03 PM PDT · 1911 days ago · 16 km deep · 72 km away
4. 1.60km ENE of Bishop, CAWed, Jul 14, 9:36 AM PDT · 1907 days ago · 7 km deep · 87 km away
5. 1.641 km SSE of Goldfield, NevadaWed, Jul 14, 10:52 PM PDT · 1907 days ago · 1 km deep · 27 km away
6. 2.310km SSW of Wilkerson, CAFri, Jul 16, 11:14 AM PDT · 1905 days ago · 14 km deep · 88 km away
7. 1.91km SSE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CAFri, Jul 16, 4:31 PM PDT · 1905 days ago · 8 km deep · 89 km away
8. 2.867 km ENE of Independence, CaliforniaSat, Jul 17, 1:59 PM PDT · 1904 days ago · 16 km deep · 26 km away · felt by 3
9. 1.542 km NW of Beatty, NevadaSun, Jul 18, 2:50 PM PDT · 1903 days ago · 4 km deep · 29 km away
10. 1.630 km SSW of Silver Peak, NevadaSun, Jul 18, 8:41 PM PDT · 1903 days ago · 16 km deep · 37 km away
11. 2.836km NW of Stovepipe Wells, CAMon, Jul 19, 10:12 PM PDT · 1902 days ago · 1 km deep · 48 km away · felt by 2
12. 1.853 km NE of Keeler, CaliforniaTue, Jul 20, 1:14 AM PDT · 1901 days ago · 0 km deep · 51 km away
13. 1.53km SSE of Bishop, CATue, Jul 20, 5:41 AM PDT · 1901 days ago · 9 km deep · 85 km away
14. 1.620 km S of Dyer, NevadaWed, Jul 21, 6:52 AM PDT · 1900 days ago · 16 km deep · 63 km away
15. 2.4California-Nevada border regionWed, Jul 28, 10:20 AM PDT · 1893 days ago · 2 km deep · 25 km away
16. 1.817km NNE of Independence, CAThu, Jul 29, 2:00 PM PDT · 1892 days ago · 2 km deep · 73 km away
17. 1.717km NNE of Independence, CAThu, Jul 29, 2:58 PM PDT · 1892 days ago · 1 km deep · 73 km away
18. 2.143km E of Independence, CAFri, Jul 30, 6:32 PM PDT · 1891 days ago · 0 km deep · 52 km away
19. 1.819km NNW of Deep Springs, CASat, Jul 31, 11:22 AM PDT · 1890 days ago · 3 km deep · 65 km away
20. 1.78 km SE of Tonopah, NevadaSat, Aug 14, 9:54 AM PDT · 1876 days ago · 5 km deep · 85 km away
21. 2.035 km NW of Silver Peak, NevadaSat, Aug 14, 1:21 PM PDT · 1876 days ago · 3 km deep · 91 km away
22. 2.129km E of Big Pine, CASun, Aug 15, 6:06 AM PDT · 1875 days ago · 0 km deep · 52 km away
23. 1.523 km E of Big Pine, CaliforniaSun, Aug 15, 4:49 PM PDT · 1875 days ago · 10 km deep · 56 km away
24. 1.624 km SSW of Silver Peak, NevadaMon, Aug 16, 5:47 AM PDT · 1874 days ago · 4 km deep · 41 km away
25. 1.952km ENE of Independence, CATue, Aug 17, 2:22 AM PDT · 1873 days ago · -1 km deep · 44 km away
26. 2.853 km SSW of Goldfield, NevadaTue, Aug 17, 5:03 AM PDT · 1873 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away · felt by 1
27. 1.534 km SE of Dyer, NevadaFri, Aug 27, 12:08 PM PDT · 1863 days ago · 3 km deep · 40 km away
28. 1.658 km S of Goldfield, NevadaSat, Aug 28, 5:28 AM PDT · 1862 days ago · 8 km deep · 11 km away
29. 1.911km SE of Lone Pine, CAWed, Sep 1, 3:58 PM PDT · 1858 days ago · 7 km deep · 96 km away

Before

1. 1.534 km NW of Silver Peak, NevadaWed, Jul 7, 2:23 AM PDT · 1914 days ago · 3 km deep · 90 km away
2. 2.16km ESE of Round Valley, CASun, Jul 4, 8:49 PM PDT · 1917 days ago · 0 km deep · 99 km away
3. 2.17km E of Round Valley, CASun, Jul 4, 2:01 PM PDT · 1917 days ago · 5 km deep · 98 km away
4. 2.08km WSW of West Bishop, CAThu, Jul 1, 7:21 PM PDT · 1920 days ago · 12 km deep · 99 km away
5. 1.62km SSE of Bishop, CAThu, Jun 24, 11:04 AM PDT · 1927 days ago · 10 km deep · 85 km away
6. 2.423 km ENE of Benton, CaliforniaThu, Jun 24, 4:56 AM PDT · 1927 days ago · 5 km deep · 96 km away
7. 1.753 km S of Silver Peak, NevadaWed, Jun 23, 11:20 PM PDT · 1928 days ago · 7 km deep · 17 km away
8. 1.736km NE of Independence, CATue, Jun 22, 2:16 AM PDT · 1929 days ago · 1 km deep · 51 km away
9. 1.750 km E of Big Pine, CaliforniaSat, Jun 19, 5:20 AM PDT · 1932 days ago · 1 km deep · 31 km away
10. 1.87km NW of Big Pine, CAFri, Jun 11, 8:56 PM PDT · 1940 days ago · 15 km deep · 82 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nn00811731. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 6:22 PM UTC.