Nevada earthquakes

M2.1 earthquake 57 km SSW of Goldfield, Nevada

A magnitude 2.1 earthquake struck 57 km SSW of Goldfield, Nevada on Fri, Oct 1, 2021, 10:01 AM PDT (17:01 UTC), 9 km (5 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.5 20km S of Big Pine, CA. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.1 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Nevada Seismological Laboratory
Local time
UTC
2021-10-01 17:01:41 UTC
Depth
8.5 km (5.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
37.201° N, 117.371° 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
±0.45
Station coverage gap
61°
Stations used
24

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 75 in the 60 days after this one and 15 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.521 km ESE of Dyer, Nevada · 1829 days ago · 0 km deep · 62 km away
  2. 1.559 km SSW of Goldfield, Nevada · 1829 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
  3. 2.058 km SSW of Goldfield, Nevada · 1828 days ago · 10 km deep · 0 km away
  4. 2.137 km SSE of Goldfield, Nevada · 1826 days ago · 6 km deep · 31 km away
  5. 1.536 km SSE of Goldfield, Nevada · 1826 days ago · 7 km deep · 30 km away
  6. 1.536 km SSE of Goldfield, Nevada · 1826 days ago · 9 km deep · 29 km away
  7. 2.235 km SSE of Goldfield, Nevada · 1826 days ago · 0 km deep · 31 km away
  8. 2.1California-Nevada border region · 1826 days ago · 6 km deep · 31 km away
  9. 2.636 km SSE of Goldfield, Nevada · 1826 days ago · 5 km deep · 31 km away
  10. 1.538 km SSE of Goldfield, Nevada · 1826 days ago · 6 km deep · 28 km away
  11. 1.638 km SSE of Goldfield, Nevada · 1826 days ago · 2 km deep · 28 km away
  12. 1.838 km SSE of Goldfield, Nevada · 1826 days ago · 9 km deep · 28 km away
  13. 1.837 km SSE of Goldfield, Nevada · 1826 days ago · 12 km deep · 29 km away
  14. 2.037 km SSE of Goldfield, Nevada · 1826 days ago · 0 km deep · 31 km away
  15. 2.937 km SSE of Goldfield, Nevada · 1826 days ago · 5 km deep · 31 km away
  16. 2.036 km SSE of Goldfield, Nevada · 1826 days ago · 5 km deep · 31 km away
  17. 2.337 km SSE of Goldfield, Nevada · 1826 days ago · 5 km deep · 31 km away
  18. 2.836 km SSE of Goldfield, Nevada · 1826 days ago · 3 km deep · 31 km away
  19. 1.838 km SSE of Goldfield, Nevada · 1826 days ago · 9 km deep · 29 km away
  20. 2.236 km SSE of Goldfield, Nevada · 1826 days ago · 5 km deep · 31 km away
  21. 2.337 km SSE of Goldfield, Nevada · 1826 days ago · 6 km deep · 31 km away
  22. 1.636 km SSE of Goldfield, Nevada · 1826 days ago · 3 km deep · 30 km away
  23. 2.336 km SSE of Goldfield, Nevada · 1826 days ago · 4 km deep · 32 km away
  24. 1.637 km SSE of Goldfield, Nevada · 1825 days ago · 2 km deep · 29 km away
  25. 2.336 km SSE of Goldfield, Nevada · 1825 days ago · 6 km deep · 30 km away
  26. 2.437 km SSE of Goldfield, Nevada · 1825 days ago · 3 km deep · 31 km away
  27. 1.537 km SSE of Goldfield, Nevada · 1825 days ago · 1 km deep · 29 km away
  28. 1.737 km SSE of Goldfield, Nevada · 1825 days ago · 7 km deep · 30 km away
  29. 1.937 km SSE of Goldfield, Nevada · 1825 days ago · 6 km deep · 30 km away
  30. 3.520km S of Big Pine, CA · 1824 days ago · 9 km deep · 88 km away · felt by 4
  31. 2.118km S of Big Pine, CA · 1824 days ago · 5 km deep · 87 km away
  32. 1.920km S of Big Pine, CA · 1824 days ago · 2 km deep · 88 km away
  33. 2.336 km SSE of Goldfield, Nevada · 1823 days ago · 0 km deep · 32 km away
  34. 1.540 km SSE of Goldfield, Nevada · 1823 days ago · 8 km deep · 27 km away
  35. 2.319km S of Big Pine, CA · 1823 days ago · 4 km deep · 87 km away
  36. 1.736 km SSE of Goldfield, Nevada · 1822 days ago · 2 km deep · 31 km away
  37. 1.648 km ENE of Independence, California · 1820 days ago · 2 km deep · 38 km away
  38. 1.637 km SSE of Goldfield, Nevada · 1817 days ago · 1 km deep · 31 km away
  39. 1.740 km NNE of Beatty, Nevada · 1817 days ago · 10 km deep · 71 km away
  40. 1.736 km SSE of Goldfield, Nevada · 1815 days ago · 2 km deep · 31 km away
  41. 2.340 km NNE of Beatty, Nevada · 1814 days ago · 11 km deep · 72 km away
  42. 2.337 km SSE of Goldfield, Nevada · 1814 days ago · 5 km deep · 30 km away
  43. 2.534km ESE of Big Pine, CA · 1813 days ago · 2 km deep · 52 km away · felt by 2
  44. 1.734 km SSE of Silver Peak, Nevada · 1809 days ago · 6 km deep · 31 km away
  45. 1.5Nevada · 1808 days ago · 10 km deep · 73 km away
  46. 1.918km SSE of Lone Pine, CA · 1808 days ago · 8 km deep · 99 km away
  47. 1.838 km SSE of Goldfield, Nevada · 1808 days ago · 8 km deep · 29 km away
  48. 1.738 km SSE of Goldfield, Nevada · 1804 days ago · 8 km deep · 29 km away
  49. 1.540 km NNE of Beatty, Nevada · 1804 days ago · 6 km deep · 72 km away
  50. 1.658 km S of Silver Peak, Nevada · 1801 days ago · 8 km deep · 16 km away
  51. 1.616km SE of Lone Pine, CA · 1801 days ago · 10 km deep · 96 km away
  52. 1.524 km N of Dyer, Nevada · 1800 days ago · 0 km deep · 98 km away
  53. 1.736 km SSE of Goldfield, Nevada · 1794 days ago · 3 km deep · 31 km away
  54. 1.536 km SSE of Goldfield, Nevada · 1794 days ago · 3 km deep · 31 km away
  55. 1.636 km SSE of Goldfield, Nevada · 1794 days ago · 0 km deep · 32 km away
  56. 1.640km NE of Independence, CA · 1794 days ago · 0 km deep · 46 km away
  57. 2.2California-Nevada border region · 1794 days ago · 10 km deep · 26 km away
  58. 2.751 km SSW of Goldfield, Nevada · 1792 days ago · 5 km deep · 14 km away
  59. 1.58km W of Wilkerson, CA · 1792 days ago · 13 km deep · 98 km away
  60. 2.019km NE of Furnace Creek, CA · 1791 days ago · 4 km deep · 89 km away · felt by 1

The first 60 of 75.

Before

  1. 1.519 km NE of Silver Peak, Nevada · 1830 days ago · 6 km deep · 75 km away
  2. 1.620 km ESE of Dyer, Nevada · 1831 days ago · 0 km deep · 61 km away
  3. 1.745 km SSW of Goldfield, Nevada · 1831 days ago · 1 km deep · 17 km away
  4. 2.218km NNE of Olancha, CA · 1839 days ago · 0 km deep · 99 km away
  5. 2.219 km ESE of Dyer, Nevada · 1839 days ago · 0 km deep · 62 km away
  6. 1.88km ESE of Lone Pine, CA · 1841 days ago · 11 km deep · 89 km away
  7. 1.719km SE of Lone Pine, CA · 1842 days ago · 8 km deep · 98 km away
  8. 2.219km SE of Lone Pine, CA · 1846 days ago · 8 km deep · 98 km away
  9. 1.518 km ESE of Dyer, Nevada · 1846 days ago · 0 km deep · 63 km away
  10. 2.218 km ESE of Dyer, Nevada · 1848 days ago · 12 km deep · 63 km away
  11. 2.351 km S of Silver Peak, Nevada · 1848 days ago · 9 km deep · 24 km away
  12. 2.058 km SSW of Goldfield, Nevada · 1849 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
  13. 2.358 km SSW of Goldfield, Nevada · 1849 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away
  14. 1.739 km ENE of Big Pine, California · 1850 days ago · 7 km deep · 44 km away
  15. 1.911km SE of Lone Pine, CA · 1859 days ago · 7 km deep · 92 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nn00824258. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 11:04 PM UTC.