Nevada earthquakes

M2.4 earthquake 37 km SSE of Goldfield, Nevada

A magnitude 2.4 earthquake struck 37 km SSE of Goldfield, Nevada on Tue, Oct 5, 2021, 11:02 AM PDT (18:02 UTC), 3 km (2 mi) below the surface.

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

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.4 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Nevada Seismological Laboratory
Local time
UTC
2021-10-05 18:02:19 UTC
Depth
3.0 km (1.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
37.387° N, 117.108° 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
±0.47
Station coverage gap
107°
Stations used
29

Nearest places

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

Nearby

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

After

  1. 1.537 km SSE of Goldfield, Nevada · 1825 days ago · 1 km deep · 3 km away
  2. 1.737 km SSE of Goldfield, Nevada · 1825 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  3. 1.937 km SSE of Goldfield, Nevada · 1824 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  4. 2.336 km SSE of Goldfield, Nevada · 1823 days ago · 0 km deep · 1 km away
  5. 1.540 km SSE of Goldfield, Nevada · 1823 days ago · 8 km deep · 4 km away
  6. 1.736 km SSE of Goldfield, Nevada · 1822 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
  7. 1.648 km ENE of Independence, California · 1819 days ago · 2 km deep · 69 km away
  8. 1.637 km SSE of Goldfield, Nevada · 1817 days ago · 1 km deep · 0 km away
  9. 1.740 km NNE of Beatty, Nevada · 1816 days ago · 10 km deep · 51 km away
  10. 1.736 km SSE of Goldfield, Nevada · 1815 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
  11. 2.340 km NNE of Beatty, Nevada · 1814 days ago · 11 km deep · 51 km away
  12. 2.337 km SSE of Goldfield, Nevada · 1813 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away
  13. 2.534km ESE of Big Pine, CA · 1812 days ago · 2 km deep · 82 km away · felt by 2
  14. 1.734 km SSE of Silver Peak, Nevada · 1809 days ago · 6 km deep · 37 km away
  15. 1.5Nevada · 1808 days ago · 10 km deep · 53 km away
  16. 1.838 km SSE of Goldfield, Nevada · 1807 days ago · 8 km deep · 3 km away
  17. 1.738 km SSE of Goldfield, Nevada · 1804 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away
  18. 1.540 km NNE of Beatty, Nevada · 1804 days ago · 6 km deep · 51 km away
  19. 1.658 km S of Silver Peak, Nevada · 1801 days ago · 8 km deep · 43 km away
  20. 1.736 km SSE of Goldfield, Nevada · 1794 days ago · 3 km deep · 1 km away
  21. 1.536 km SSE of Goldfield, Nevada · 1794 days ago · 3 km deep · 1 km away
  22. 1.636 km SSE of Goldfield, Nevada · 1794 days ago · 0 km deep · 1 km away
  23. 1.640km NE of Independence, CA · 1794 days ago · 0 km deep · 77 km away
  24. 2.2California-Nevada border region · 1794 days ago · 10 km deep · 51 km away
  25. 2.751 km SSW of Goldfield, Nevada · 1791 days ago · 5 km deep · 35 km away
  26. 2.019km NE of Furnace Creek, CA · 1791 days ago · 4 km deep · 95 km away · felt by 1
  27. 1.68 km N of Beatty, Nevada · 1772 days ago · 4 km deep · 55 km away
  28. 1.855 km SSW of Goldfield, Nevada · 1769 days ago · 0 km deep · 38 km away

Before

  1. 2.336 km SSE of Goldfield, Nevada · 1825 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  2. 1.637 km SSE of Goldfield, Nevada · 1825 days ago · 2 km deep · 3 km away
  3. 2.336 km SSE of Goldfield, Nevada · 1825 days ago · 4 km deep · 1 km away
  4. 1.636 km SSE of Goldfield, Nevada · 1825 days ago · 3 km deep · 2 km away
  5. 2.337 km SSE of Goldfield, Nevada · 1825 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  6. 2.236 km SSE of Goldfield, Nevada · 1825 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away
  7. 1.838 km SSE of Goldfield, Nevada · 1825 days ago · 9 km deep · 3 km away
  8. 2.836 km SSE of Goldfield, Nevada · 1825 days ago · 3 km deep · 1 km away
  9. 2.337 km SSE of Goldfield, Nevada · 1825 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away
  10. 2.036 km SSE of Goldfield, Nevada · 1825 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away
  11. 2.937 km SSE of Goldfield, Nevada · 1825 days ago · 5 km deep · 0 km away
  12. 2.037 km SSE of Goldfield, Nevada · 1826 days ago · 0 km deep · 1 km away
  13. 1.837 km SSE of Goldfield, Nevada · 1826 days ago · 12 km deep · 3 km away
  14. 1.838 km SSE of Goldfield, Nevada · 1826 days ago · 9 km deep · 4 km away
  15. 1.638 km SSE of Goldfield, Nevada · 1826 days ago · 2 km deep · 3 km away
  16. 1.538 km SSE of Goldfield, Nevada · 1826 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
  17. 2.636 km SSE of Goldfield, Nevada · 1826 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away
  18. 2.1California-Nevada border region · 1826 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  19. 2.235 km SSE of Goldfield, Nevada · 1826 days ago · 0 km deep · 3 km away
  20. 1.536 km SSE of Goldfield, Nevada · 1826 days ago · 9 km deep · 4 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nn00824882. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 1:57 PM UTC.