Nevada earthquakes

M2.0 earthquake 58 km SSW of Goldfield, Nevada

A magnitude 2.0 earthquake struck 58 km SSW of Goldfield, Nevada on Sat, Oct 2, 2021, 7:11 AM PDT (14:11 UTC), 10 km (6 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
2.0 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Nevada Seismological Laboratory
Local time
UTC
2021-10-02 14:11:57 UTC
Depth
9.8 km (6.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
37.198° N, 117.374° 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
±0.88
Station coverage gap
62°
Stations used
18

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 72 in the 60 days after this one and 17 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.137 km SSE of Goldfield, Nevada · 1825 days ago · 6 km deep · 31 km away
  2. 1.536 km SSE of Goldfield, Nevada · 1825 days ago · 7 km deep · 30 km away
  3. 1.536 km SSE of Goldfield, Nevada · 1825 days ago · 9 km deep · 29 km away
  4. 2.235 km SSE of Goldfield, Nevada · 1825 days ago · 0 km deep · 31 km away
  5. 2.1California-Nevada border region · 1825 days ago · 6 km deep · 31 km away
  6. 2.636 km SSE of Goldfield, Nevada · 1825 days ago · 5 km deep · 32 km away
  7. 1.538 km SSE of Goldfield, Nevada · 1825 days ago · 6 km deep · 28 km away
  8. 1.638 km SSE of Goldfield, Nevada · 1825 days ago · 2 km deep · 29 km away
  9. 1.838 km SSE of Goldfield, Nevada · 1825 days ago · 9 km deep · 28 km away
  10. 1.837 km SSE of Goldfield, Nevada · 1825 days ago · 12 km deep · 29 km away
  11. 2.037 km SSE of Goldfield, Nevada · 1825 days ago · 0 km deep · 31 km away
  12. 2.937 km SSE of Goldfield, Nevada · 1825 days ago · 5 km deep · 31 km away
  13. 2.036 km SSE of Goldfield, Nevada · 1825 days ago · 5 km deep · 32 km away
  14. 2.337 km SSE of Goldfield, Nevada · 1825 days ago · 5 km deep · 31 km away
  15. 2.836 km SSE of Goldfield, Nevada · 1825 days ago · 3 km deep · 32 km away
  16. 1.838 km SSE of Goldfield, Nevada · 1825 days ago · 9 km deep · 29 km away
  17. 2.236 km SSE of Goldfield, Nevada · 1824 days ago · 5 km deep · 31 km away
  18. 2.337 km SSE of Goldfield, Nevada · 1824 days ago · 6 km deep · 31 km away
  19. 1.636 km SSE of Goldfield, Nevada · 1824 days ago · 3 km deep · 30 km away
  20. 2.336 km SSE of Goldfield, Nevada · 1824 days ago · 4 km deep · 33 km away
  21. 1.637 km SSE of Goldfield, Nevada · 1824 days ago · 2 km deep · 29 km away
  22. 2.336 km SSE of Goldfield, Nevada · 1824 days ago · 6 km deep · 31 km away
  23. 2.437 km SSE of Goldfield, Nevada · 1824 days ago · 3 km deep · 32 km away
  24. 1.537 km SSE of Goldfield, Nevada · 1824 days ago · 1 km deep · 29 km away
  25. 1.737 km SSE of Goldfield, Nevada · 1824 days ago · 7 km deep · 30 km away
  26. 1.937 km SSE of Goldfield, Nevada · 1823 days ago · 6 km deep · 31 km away
  27. 3.520km S of Big Pine, CA · 1823 days ago · 9 km deep · 88 km away · felt by 4
  28. 2.118km S of Big Pine, CA · 1823 days ago · 5 km deep · 86 km away
  29. 1.920km S of Big Pine, CA · 1823 days ago · 2 km deep · 87 km away
  30. 2.336 km SSE of Goldfield, Nevada · 1822 days ago · 0 km deep · 32 km away
  31. 1.540 km SSE of Goldfield, Nevada · 1822 days ago · 8 km deep · 27 km away
  32. 2.319km S of Big Pine, CA · 1822 days ago · 4 km deep · 87 km away
  33. 1.736 km SSE of Goldfield, Nevada · 1821 days ago · 2 km deep · 32 km away
  34. 1.648 km ENE of Independence, California · 1819 days ago · 2 km deep · 37 km away
  35. 1.637 km SSE of Goldfield, Nevada · 1816 days ago · 1 km deep · 31 km away
  36. 1.740 km NNE of Beatty, Nevada · 1816 days ago · 10 km deep · 72 km away
  37. 1.736 km SSE of Goldfield, Nevada · 1814 days ago · 2 km deep · 32 km away
  38. 2.340 km NNE of Beatty, Nevada · 1813 days ago · 11 km deep · 72 km away
  39. 2.337 km SSE of Goldfield, Nevada · 1813 days ago · 5 km deep · 31 km away
  40. 2.534km ESE of Big Pine, CA · 1812 days ago · 2 km deep · 52 km away · felt by 2
  41. 1.734 km SSE of Silver Peak, Nevada · 1808 days ago · 6 km deep · 32 km away
  42. 1.5Nevada · 1807 days ago · 10 km deep · 73 km away
  43. 1.918km SSE of Lone Pine, CA · 1807 days ago · 8 km deep · 98 km away
  44. 1.838 km SSE of Goldfield, Nevada · 1806 days ago · 8 km deep · 29 km away
  45. 1.738 km SSE of Goldfield, Nevada · 1803 days ago · 8 km deep · 29 km away
  46. 1.540 km NNE of Beatty, Nevada · 1803 days ago · 6 km deep · 72 km away
  47. 1.658 km S of Silver Peak, Nevada · 1800 days ago · 8 km deep · 16 km away
  48. 1.616km SE of Lone Pine, CA · 1800 days ago · 10 km deep · 96 km away
  49. 1.524 km N of Dyer, Nevada · 1799 days ago · 0 km deep · 99 km away
  50. 1.736 km SSE of Goldfield, Nevada · 1793 days ago · 3 km deep · 32 km away
  51. 1.536 km SSE of Goldfield, Nevada · 1793 days ago · 3 km deep · 32 km away
  52. 1.636 km SSE of Goldfield, Nevada · 1793 days ago · 0 km deep · 32 km away
  53. 1.640km NE of Independence, CA · 1793 days ago · 0 km deep · 46 km away
  54. 2.2California-Nevada border region · 1793 days ago · 10 km deep · 26 km away
  55. 2.751 km SSW of Goldfield, Nevada · 1790 days ago · 5 km deep · 14 km away
  56. 1.58km W of Wilkerson, CA · 1790 days ago · 13 km deep · 98 km away
  57. 2.019km NE of Furnace Creek, CA · 1790 days ago · 4 km deep · 89 km away · felt by 1
  58. 2.217km SE of Lone Pine, CA · 1790 days ago · 8 km deep · 96 km away
  59. 1.52km NE of Bishop, CA · 1787 days ago · 5 km deep · 91 km away
  60. 1.718km SE of Lone Pine, CA · 1784 days ago · 8 km deep · 97 km away

The first 60 of 72.

Before

  1. 1.559 km SSW of Goldfield, Nevada · 1828 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  2. 1.521 km ESE of Dyer, Nevada · 1828 days ago · 0 km deep · 62 km away
  3. 2.157 km SSW of Goldfield, Nevada · 1828 days ago · 9 km deep · 0 km away
  4. 1.519 km NE of Silver Peak, Nevada · 1829 days ago · 6 km deep · 76 km away
  5. 1.620 km ESE of Dyer, Nevada · 1830 days ago · 0 km deep · 61 km away
  6. 1.745 km SSW of Goldfield, Nevada · 1830 days ago · 1 km deep · 17 km away
  7. 2.218km NNE of Olancha, CA · 1837 days ago · 0 km deep · 99 km away
  8. 2.219 km ESE of Dyer, Nevada · 1838 days ago · 0 km deep · 62 km away
  9. 1.88km ESE of Lone Pine, CA · 1839 days ago · 11 km deep · 89 km away
  10. 1.719km SE of Lone Pine, CA · 1841 days ago · 8 km deep · 98 km away
  11. 2.219km SE of Lone Pine, CA · 1845 days ago · 8 km deep · 98 km away
  12. 1.518 km ESE of Dyer, Nevada · 1845 days ago · 0 km deep · 63 km away
  13. 2.218 km ESE of Dyer, Nevada · 1847 days ago · 12 km deep · 63 km away
  14. 2.351 km S of Silver Peak, Nevada · 1847 days ago · 9 km deep · 24 km away
  15. 2.058 km SSW of Goldfield, Nevada · 1848 days ago · 8 km deep · 0 km away
  16. 2.358 km SSW of Goldfield, Nevada · 1848 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away
  17. 1.739 km ENE of Big Pine, California · 1848 days ago · 7 km deep · 43 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nn00824409. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 8:07 PM UTC.