Nevada earthquakes

M2.3 earthquake 37 km SSE of Goldfield, Nevada

A magnitude 2.3 earthquake struck 37 km SSE of Goldfield, Nevada on Mon, Oct 4, 2021, 9:52 PM PDT (04:52 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.8 36 km SSE of Goldfield, Nevada. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.3 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Nevada Seismological Laboratory
Local time
UTC
2021-10-05 04:52:57 UTC
Depth
5.1 km (3.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
37.387° N, 117.116° 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
±0.48
Station coverage gap
81°
Stations used
36

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 37 in the 60 days after this one and 28 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.836 km SSE of Goldfield, Nevada · 1825 days ago · 3 km deep · 1 km away
  2. 1.838 km SSE of Goldfield, Nevada · 1825 days ago · 9 km deep · 2 km away
  3. 2.236 km SSE of Goldfield, Nevada · 1825 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away
  4. 2.337 km SSE of Goldfield, Nevada · 1825 days ago · 6 km deep · 0 km away
  5. 1.636 km SSE of Goldfield, Nevada · 1825 days ago · 3 km deep · 2 km away
  6. 2.336 km SSE of Goldfield, Nevada · 1825 days ago · 4 km deep · 2 km away
  7. 1.637 km SSE of Goldfield, Nevada · 1824 days ago · 2 km deep · 2 km away
  8. 2.336 km SSE of Goldfield, Nevada · 1824 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  9. 2.437 km SSE of Goldfield, Nevada · 1824 days ago · 3 km deep · 1 km away
  10. 1.537 km SSE of Goldfield, Nevada · 1824 days ago · 1 km deep · 2 km away
  11. 1.737 km SSE of Goldfield, Nevada · 1824 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  12. 1.937 km SSE of Goldfield, Nevada · 1824 days ago · 6 km deep · 0 km away
  13. 2.336 km SSE of Goldfield, Nevada · 1822 days ago · 0 km deep · 1 km away
  14. 1.540 km SSE of Goldfield, Nevada · 1822 days ago · 8 km deep · 4 km away
  15. 1.736 km SSE of Goldfield, Nevada · 1821 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
  16. 1.648 km ENE of Independence, California · 1819 days ago · 2 km deep · 68 km away
  17. 1.637 km SSE of Goldfield, Nevada · 1816 days ago · 1 km deep · 0 km away
  18. 1.740 km NNE of Beatty, Nevada · 1816 days ago · 10 km deep · 51 km away
  19. 1.736 km SSE of Goldfield, Nevada · 1814 days ago · 2 km deep · 0 km away
  20. 2.340 km NNE of Beatty, Nevada · 1813 days ago · 11 km deep · 52 km away
  21. 2.337 km SSE of Goldfield, Nevada · 1813 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away
  22. 2.534km ESE of Big Pine, CA · 1812 days ago · 2 km deep · 81 km away · felt by 2
  23. 1.734 km SSE of Silver Peak, Nevada · 1808 days ago · 6 km deep · 37 km away
  24. 1.5Nevada · 1808 days ago · 10 km deep · 54 km away
  25. 1.838 km SSE of Goldfield, Nevada · 1807 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away
  26. 1.738 km SSE of Goldfield, Nevada · 1803 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away
  27. 1.540 km NNE of Beatty, Nevada · 1803 days ago · 6 km deep · 51 km away
  28. 1.658 km S of Silver Peak, Nevada · 1800 days ago · 8 km deep · 42 km away
  29. 1.736 km SSE of Goldfield, Nevada · 1793 days ago · 3 km deep · 1 km away
  30. 1.536 km SSE of Goldfield, Nevada · 1793 days ago · 3 km deep · 1 km away
  31. 1.636 km SSE of Goldfield, Nevada · 1793 days ago · 0 km deep · 1 km away
  32. 1.640km NE of Independence, CA · 1793 days ago · 0 km deep · 76 km away
  33. 2.2California-Nevada border region · 1793 days ago · 10 km deep · 50 km away
  34. 2.751 km SSW of Goldfield, Nevada · 1791 days ago · 5 km deep · 34 km away
  35. 2.019km NE of Furnace Creek, CA · 1790 days ago · 4 km deep · 95 km away · felt by 1
  36. 1.68 km N of Beatty, Nevada · 1771 days ago · 4 km deep · 56 km away
  37. 1.855 km SSW of Goldfield, Nevada · 1769 days ago · 0 km deep · 37 km away

Before

  1. 2.036 km SSE of Goldfield, Nevada · 1825 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away
  2. 2.937 km SSE of Goldfield, Nevada · 1825 days ago · 5 km deep · 0 km away
  3. 2.037 km SSE of Goldfield, Nevada · 1825 days ago · 0 km deep · 0 km away
  4. 1.837 km SSE of Goldfield, Nevada · 1825 days ago · 12 km deep · 2 km away
  5. 1.838 km SSE of Goldfield, Nevada · 1825 days ago · 9 km deep · 3 km away
  6. 1.638 km SSE of Goldfield, Nevada · 1825 days ago · 2 km deep · 2 km away
  7. 1.538 km SSE of Goldfield, Nevada · 1825 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
  8. 2.636 km SSE of Goldfield, Nevada · 1825 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away
  9. 2.1California-Nevada border region · 1825 days ago · 6 km deep · 0 km away
  10. 2.235 km SSE of Goldfield, Nevada · 1825 days ago · 0 km deep · 2 km away
  11. 1.536 km SSE of Goldfield, Nevada · 1825 days ago · 9 km deep · 3 km away
  12. 1.536 km SSE of Goldfield, Nevada · 1825 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
  13. 2.137 km SSE of Goldfield, Nevada · 1825 days ago · 6 km deep · 0 km away
  14. 2.058 km SSW of Goldfield, Nevada · 1827 days ago · 10 km deep · 31 km away
  15. 1.559 km SSW of Goldfield, Nevada · 1828 days ago · 7 km deep · 32 km away
  16. 1.521 km ESE of Dyer, Nevada · 1828 days ago · 0 km deep · 68 km away
  17. 2.157 km SSW of Goldfield, Nevada · 1828 days ago · 9 km deep · 31 km away
  18. 1.519 km NE of Silver Peak, Nevada · 1829 days ago · 6 km deep · 63 km away
  19. 1.620 km ESE of Dyer, Nevada · 1830 days ago · 0 km deep · 69 km away
  20. 1.745 km SSW of Goldfield, Nevada · 1830 days ago · 1 km deep · 31 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nn00824774. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 11:26 PM UTC.