Nevada earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 36 km SSE of Goldfield, Nevada

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 36 km SSE of Goldfield, Nevada on Tue, Oct 5, 2021, 3:24 AM PDT (10:24 UTC), 3 km (2 mi) below the surface.

Automatic solution: the magnitude and location may still be revised.

A larger quake followed: M2.7 51 km SSW of Goldfield, Nevada. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.6 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Nevada Seismological Laboratory
Local time
UTC
2021-10-05 10:24:48 UTC
Depth
3.0 km (1.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
37.392° N, 117.134° W
Region
Nevada
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Automatic solution, may be revised

Did you feel it?

No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

How well it is located

An automatic solution; a seismologist may revise it.

Magnitude uncertainty
±0.84
Station coverage gap
110°
Stations used
27

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 35 in the 60 days after this one and 33 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.336 km SSE of Goldfield, Nevada · 1826 days ago · 4 km deep · 3 km away
  2. 1.637 km SSE of Goldfield, Nevada · 1825 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
  3. 2.336 km SSE of Goldfield, Nevada · 1825 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  4. 2.437 km SSE of Goldfield, Nevada · 1825 days ago · 3 km deep · 2 km away
  5. 1.537 km SSE of Goldfield, Nevada · 1825 days ago · 1 km deep · 2 km away
  6. 1.737 km SSE of Goldfield, Nevada · 1825 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  7. 1.937 km SSE of Goldfield, Nevada · 1825 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  8. 2.336 km SSE of Goldfield, Nevada · 1823 days ago · 0 km deep · 2 km away
  9. 1.540 km SSE of Goldfield, Nevada · 1823 days ago · 8 km deep · 4 km away
  10. 1.736 km SSE of Goldfield, Nevada · 1822 days ago · 2 km deep · 2 km away
  11. 1.648 km ENE of Independence, California · 1820 days ago · 2 km deep · 67 km away
  12. 1.637 km SSE of Goldfield, Nevada · 1817 days ago · 1 km deep · 2 km away
  13. 1.740 km NNE of Beatty, Nevada · 1817 days ago · 10 km deep · 53 km away
  14. 1.736 km SSE of Goldfield, Nevada · 1815 days ago · 2 km deep · 2 km away
  15. 2.340 km NNE of Beatty, Nevada · 1814 days ago · 11 km deep · 53 km away
  16. 2.337 km SSE of Goldfield, Nevada · 1814 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away
  17. 2.534km ESE of Big Pine, CA · 1813 days ago · 2 km deep · 80 km away · felt by 2
  18. 1.734 km SSE of Silver Peak, Nevada · 1809 days ago · 6 km deep · 35 km away
  19. 1.5Nevada · 1809 days ago · 10 km deep · 56 km away
  20. 1.838 km SSE of Goldfield, Nevada · 1808 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away
  21. 1.738 km SSE of Goldfield, Nevada · 1804 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away
  22. 1.540 km NNE of Beatty, Nevada · 1804 days ago · 6 km deep · 53 km away
  23. 1.658 km S of Silver Peak, Nevada · 1801 days ago · 8 km deep · 41 km away
  24. 1.524 km N of Dyer, Nevada · 1800 days ago · 0 km deep · 100 km away
  25. 1.736 km SSE of Goldfield, Nevada · 1794 days ago · 3 km deep · 2 km away
  26. 1.536 km SSE of Goldfield, Nevada · 1794 days ago · 3 km deep · 2 km away
  27. 1.636 km SSE of Goldfield, Nevada · 1794 days ago · 0 km deep · 2 km away
  28. 1.640km NE of Independence, CA · 1794 days ago · 0 km deep · 75 km away
  29. 2.2California-Nevada border region · 1794 days ago · 10 km deep · 49 km away
  30. 2.751 km SSW of Goldfield, Nevada · 1792 days ago · 5 km deep · 33 km away
  31. 2.019km NE of Furnace Creek, CA · 1791 days ago · 4 km deep · 97 km away · felt by 1
  32. 2.023 km N of Dyer, Nevada · 1775 days ago · 2 km deep · 99 km away
  33. 1.68 km N of Beatty, Nevada · 1772 days ago · 4 km deep · 57 km away
  34. 1.855 km SSW of Goldfield, Nevada · 1770 days ago · 0 km deep · 36 km away
  35. 2.123 km N of Dyer, Nevada · 1767 days ago · 2 km deep · 99 km away

Before

  1. 2.337 km SSE of Goldfield, Nevada · 1826 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  2. 2.236 km SSE of Goldfield, Nevada · 1826 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away
  3. 1.838 km SSE of Goldfield, Nevada · 1826 days ago · 9 km deep · 2 km away
  4. 2.836 km SSE of Goldfield, Nevada · 1826 days ago · 3 km deep · 2 km away
  5. 2.337 km SSE of Goldfield, Nevada · 1826 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away
  6. 2.036 km SSE of Goldfield, Nevada · 1826 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away
  7. 2.937 km SSE of Goldfield, Nevada · 1826 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away
  8. 2.037 km SSE of Goldfield, Nevada · 1826 days ago · 0 km deep · 2 km away
  9. 1.837 km SSE of Goldfield, Nevada · 1826 days ago · 12 km deep · 1 km away
  10. 1.838 km SSE of Goldfield, Nevada · 1826 days ago · 9 km deep · 3 km away
  11. 1.638 km SSE of Goldfield, Nevada · 1826 days ago · 2 km deep · 2 km away
  12. 1.538 km SSE of Goldfield, Nevada · 1826 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  13. 2.636 km SSE of Goldfield, Nevada · 1826 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away
  14. 2.1California-Nevada border region · 1826 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  15. 2.235 km SSE of Goldfield, Nevada · 1826 days ago · 0 km deep · 1 km away
  16. 1.536 km SSE of Goldfield, Nevada · 1826 days ago · 9 km deep · 1 km away
  17. 1.536 km SSE of Goldfield, Nevada · 1826 days ago · 7 km deep · 0 km away
  18. 2.137 km SSE of Goldfield, Nevada · 1826 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  19. 2.058 km SSW of Goldfield, Nevada · 1828 days ago · 10 km deep · 30 km away
  20. 1.559 km SSW of Goldfield, Nevada · 1829 days ago · 7 km deep · 32 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nn00824845. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 11:49 PM UTC.