M1.5 earthquake 36 km SSE of Goldfield, Nevada

Magnitude

1.5 (ML, local (Richter)), micro

Magnitude from

Nevada Seismological Laboratory

Local time

Mon, Oct 4, 2021, 1:57 PM PDT

UTC

2021-10-04 20:57:32 UTC

Depth

6.8 km (4.2 mi), shallow

Epicenter

37.391° N, 117.136° W

Region

Nevada

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Magnitude uncertainty

±0.24

Station coverage gap

105°

Stations used

14

• Goldfield, NevadaPopulation 268. Forecast36 kmSSE
• Pahrump, NevadaPopulation 36,441. Forecast167 kmNW
• Spring Valley, NevadaPopulation 178,395. Forecast221 kmNW
• Los Angeles, CaliforniaPopulation 3,820,914. Forecast384 kmNNE

After

1. 1.536 km SSE of Goldfield, NevadaMon, Oct 4, 4:14 PM PDT · 1827 days ago · 9 km deep · 1 km away
2. 2.235 km SSE of Goldfield, NevadaMon, Oct 4, 4:57 PM PDT · 1827 days ago · 0 km deep · 1 km away
3. 2.1California-Nevada border regionMon, Oct 4, 5:01 PM PDT · 1827 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
4. 2.636 km SSE of Goldfield, NevadaMon, Oct 4, 5:02 PM PDT · 1827 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away
5. 1.538 km SSE of Goldfield, NevadaMon, Oct 4, 5:09 PM PDT · 1827 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
6. 1.638 km SSE of Goldfield, NevadaMon, Oct 4, 5:32 PM PDT · 1826 days ago · 2 km deep · 2 km away
7. 1.838 km SSE of Goldfield, NevadaMon, Oct 4, 5:59 PM PDT · 1826 days ago · 9 km deep · 3 km away
8. 1.837 km SSE of Goldfield, NevadaMon, Oct 4, 6:14 PM PDT · 1826 days ago · 12 km deep · 1 km away
9. 2.037 km SSE of Goldfield, NevadaMon, Oct 4, 6:43 PM PDT · 1826 days ago · 0 km deep · 2 km away
10. 2.937 km SSE of Goldfield, NevadaMon, Oct 4, 8:07 PM PDT · 1826 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away
11. 2.036 km SSE of Goldfield, NevadaMon, Oct 4, 9:25 PM PDT · 1826 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away
12. 2.337 km SSE of Goldfield, NevadaMon, Oct 4, 9:52 PM PDT · 1826 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away
13. 2.836 km SSE of Goldfield, NevadaTue, Oct 5, 12:30 AM PDT · 1826 days ago · 3 km deep · 2 km away
14. 1.838 km SSE of Goldfield, NevadaTue, Oct 5, 12:32 AM PDT · 1826 days ago · 9 km deep · 2 km away
15. 2.236 km SSE of Goldfield, NevadaTue, Oct 5, 2:00 AM PDT · 1826 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away
16. 2.337 km SSE of Goldfield, NevadaTue, Oct 5, 2:32 AM PDT · 1826 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
17. 1.636 km SSE of Goldfield, NevadaTue, Oct 5, 3:24 AM PDT · 1826 days ago · 3 km deep · 0 km away
18. 2.336 km SSE of Goldfield, NevadaTue, Oct 5, 4:15 AM PDT · 1826 days ago · 4 km deep · 3 km away
19. 1.637 km SSE of Goldfield, NevadaTue, Oct 5, 6:48 AM PDT · 1826 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
20. 2.336 km SSE of Goldfield, NevadaTue, Oct 5, 6:50 AM PDT · 1826 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
21. 2.437 km SSE of Goldfield, NevadaTue, Oct 5, 11:02 AM PDT · 1826 days ago · 3 km deep · 2 km away
22. 1.537 km SSE of Goldfield, NevadaTue, Oct 5, 11:21 AM PDT · 1826 days ago · 1 km deep · 1 km away
23. 1.737 km SSE of Goldfield, NevadaTue, Oct 5, 5:26 PM PDT · 1826 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
24. 1.937 km SSE of Goldfield, NevadaWed, Oct 6, 1:45 AM PDT · 1825 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
25. 2.336 km SSE of Goldfield, NevadaThu, Oct 7, 7:54 AM PDT · 1824 days ago · 0 km deep · 3 km away
26. 1.540 km SSE of Goldfield, NevadaThu, Oct 7, 9:56 AM PDT · 1824 days ago · 8 km deep · 4 km away
27. 1.736 km SSE of Goldfield, NevadaFri, Oct 8, 7:55 AM PDT · 1823 days ago · 2 km deep · 2 km away
28. 1.648 km ENE of Independence, CaliforniaSun, Oct 10, 9:22 PM PDT · 1820 days ago · 2 km deep · 67 km away
29. 1.637 km SSE of Goldfield, NevadaWed, Oct 13, 2:09 PM PDT · 1818 days ago · 1 km deep · 2 km away
30. 1.740 km NNE of Beatty, NevadaWed, Oct 13, 9:18 PM PDT · 1817 days ago · 10 km deep · 53 km away
31. 1.736 km SSE of Goldfield, NevadaFri, Oct 15, 6:12 AM PDT · 1816 days ago · 2 km deep · 2 km away
32. 2.340 km NNE of Beatty, NevadaSat, Oct 16, 7:17 PM PDT · 1814 days ago · 11 km deep · 54 km away
33. 2.337 km SSE of Goldfield, NevadaSat, Oct 16, 8:38 PM PDT · 1814 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away
34. 2.534km ESE of Big Pine, CAMon, Oct 18, 12:36 AM PDT · 1813 days ago · 2 km deep · 80 km away · felt by 2
35. 1.734 km SSE of Silver Peak, NevadaThu, Oct 21, 3:33 PM PDT · 1810 days ago · 6 km deep · 35 km away
36. 1.5NevadaFri, Oct 22, 4:55 AM PDT · 1809 days ago · 10 km deep · 56 km away
37. 1.838 km SSE of Goldfield, NevadaSat, Oct 23, 1:43 AM PDT · 1808 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away
38. 1.738 km SSE of Goldfield, NevadaTue, Oct 26, 9:58 AM PDT · 1805 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away
39. 1.540 km NNE of Beatty, NevadaTue, Oct 26, 4:55 PM PDT · 1805 days ago · 6 km deep · 53 km away
40. 1.658 km S of Silver Peak, NevadaFri, Oct 29, 1:34 PM PDT · 1802 days ago · 8 km deep · 41 km away
41. 1.524 km N of Dyer, NevadaSat, Oct 30, 9:46 PM PDT · 1800 days ago · 0 km deep · 100 km away
42. 1.736 km SSE of Goldfield, NevadaFri, Nov 5, 9:51 AM PDT · 1795 days ago · 3 km deep · 2 km away
43. 1.536 km SSE of Goldfield, NevadaFri, Nov 5, 9:52 AM PDT · 1795 days ago · 3 km deep · 2 km away
44. 1.636 km SSE of Goldfield, NevadaFri, Nov 5, 11:42 AM PDT · 1795 days ago · 0 km deep · 3 km away
45. 1.640km NE of Independence, CAFri, Nov 5, 12:54 PM PDT · 1795 days ago · 0 km deep · 75 km away
46. 2.2California-Nevada border regionFri, Nov 5, 3:18 PM PDT · 1795 days ago · 10 km deep · 49 km away
47. 2.751 km SSW of Goldfield, NevadaMon, Nov 8, 1:15 AM PST · 1792 days ago · 5 km deep · 32 km away
48. 2.019km NE of Furnace Creek, CAMon, Nov 8, 2:57 PM PST · 1792 days ago · 4 km deep · 96 km away · felt by 1
49. 2.023 km N of Dyer, NevadaWed, Nov 24, 11:03 PM PST · 1775 days ago · 2 km deep · 99 km away
50. 1.68 km N of Beatty, NevadaSat, Nov 27, 5:21 PM PST · 1772 days ago · 4 km deep · 57 km away
51. 1.855 km SSW of Goldfield, NevadaTue, Nov 30, 2:51 AM PST · 1770 days ago · 0 km deep · 36 km away
52. 2.123 km N of Dyer, NevadaThu, Dec 2, 7:59 PM PST · 1767 days ago · 2 km deep · 99 km away

Before

1. 2.137 km SSE of Goldfield, NevadaMon, Oct 4, 1:44 PM PDT · 1827 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
2. 2.058 km SSW of Goldfield, NevadaSat, Oct 2, 7:11 AM PDT · 1829 days ago · 10 km deep · 30 km away
3. 1.559 km SSW of Goldfield, NevadaFri, Oct 1, 6:13 PM PDT · 1829 days ago · 7 km deep · 31 km away
4. 1.521 km ESE of Dyer, NevadaFri, Oct 1, 10:59 AM PDT · 1830 days ago · 0 km deep · 67 km away
5. 2.157 km SSW of Goldfield, NevadaFri, Oct 1, 10:01 AM PDT · 1830 days ago · 9 km deep · 30 km away
6. 1.519 km NE of Silver Peak, NevadaThu, Sep 30, 6:31 PM PDT · 1830 days ago · 6 km deep · 61 km away
7. 1.620 km ESE of Dyer, NevadaWed, Sep 29, 9:00 PM PDT · 1831 days ago · 0 km deep · 67 km away
8. 1.745 km SSW of Goldfield, NevadaWed, Sep 29, 5:33 AM PDT · 1832 days ago · 1 km deep · 29 km away
9. 1.658 km ENE of Beatty, NevadaTue, Sep 28, 12:18 AM PDT · 1833 days ago · 2 km deep · 94 km away
10. 2.219 km ESE of Dyer, NevadaTue, Sep 21, 12:12 PM PDT · 1840 days ago · 0 km deep · 69 km away
11. 1.518 km ESE of Dyer, NevadaTue, Sep 14, 7:38 AM PDT · 1847 days ago · 0 km deep · 70 km away
12. 2.218 km ESE of Dyer, NevadaSun, Sep 12, 8:48 PM PDT · 1848 days ago · 12 km deep · 69 km away
13. 2.351 km S of Silver Peak, NevadaSun, Sep 12, 5:46 AM PDT · 1849 days ago · 9 km deep · 44 km away
14. 2.058 km SSW of Goldfield, NevadaSat, Sep 11, 3:30 PM PDT · 1850 days ago · 8 km deep · 30 km away
15. 2.358 km SSW of Goldfield, NevadaSat, Sep 11, 3:24 PM PDT · 1850 days ago · 7 km deep · 32 km away
16. 1.739 km ENE of Big Pine, CaliforniaSat, Sep 11, 2:47 AM PDT · 1850 days ago · 7 km deep · 65 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nn00824667. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 12:00 PM UTC.