Nevada earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake 40 km SSE of Goldfield, Nevada

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 40 km SSE of Goldfield, Nevada on Thu, Oct 7, 2021, 9:56 AM PDT (16:56 UTC), 8 km (5 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
1.5 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Nevada Seismological Laboratory
Local time
UTC
2021-10-07 16:56:11 UTC
Depth
8.0 km (5.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
37.356° N, 117.135° 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
±0.99
Station coverage gap
129°
Stations used
15

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 23 in the 60 days after this one and 42 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.736 km SSE of Goldfield, Nevada · 1821 days ago · 2 km deep · 5 km away
  2. 1.648 km ENE of Independence, California · 1819 days ago · 2 km deep · 65 km away
  3. 1.637 km SSE of Goldfield, Nevada · 1816 days ago · 1 km deep · 4 km away
  4. 1.740 km NNE of Beatty, Nevada · 1816 days ago · 10 km deep · 52 km away
  5. 1.736 km SSE of Goldfield, Nevada · 1814 days ago · 2 km deep · 4 km away
  6. 2.340 km NNE of Beatty, Nevada · 1813 days ago · 11 km deep · 52 km away
  7. 2.337 km SSE of Goldfield, Nevada · 1813 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away
  8. 2.534km ESE of Big Pine, CA · 1812 days ago · 2 km deep · 78 km away · felt by 2
  9. 1.734 km SSE of Silver Peak, Nevada · 1808 days ago · 6 km deep · 36 km away
  10. 1.5Nevada · 1807 days ago · 10 km deep · 54 km away
  11. 1.838 km SSE of Goldfield, Nevada · 1807 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away
  12. 1.738 km SSE of Goldfield, Nevada · 1803 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away
  13. 1.540 km NNE of Beatty, Nevada · 1803 days ago · 6 km deep · 52 km away
  14. 1.658 km S of Silver Peak, Nevada · 1800 days ago · 8 km deep · 39 km away
  15. 1.736 km SSE of Goldfield, Nevada · 1793 days ago · 3 km deep · 4 km away
  16. 1.536 km SSE of Goldfield, Nevada · 1793 days ago · 3 km deep · 4 km away
  17. 1.636 km SSE of Goldfield, Nevada · 1793 days ago · 0 km deep · 5 km away
  18. 1.640km NE of Independence, CA · 1793 days ago · 0 km deep · 73 km away
  19. 2.2California-Nevada border region · 1793 days ago · 10 km deep · 48 km away
  20. 2.751 km SSW of Goldfield, Nevada · 1790 days ago · 5 km deep · 31 km away
  21. 2.019km NE of Furnace Creek, CA · 1790 days ago · 4 km deep · 93 km away · felt by 1
  22. 1.68 km N of Beatty, Nevada · 1771 days ago · 4 km deep · 54 km away
  23. 1.855 km SSW of Goldfield, Nevada · 1768 days ago · 0 km deep · 34 km away

Before

  1. 2.336 km SSE of Goldfield, Nevada · 1822 days ago · 0 km deep · 5 km away
  2. 1.937 km SSE of Goldfield, Nevada · 1824 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
  3. 1.737 km SSE of Goldfield, Nevada · 1824 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away
  4. 1.537 km SSE of Goldfield, Nevada · 1824 days ago · 1 km deep · 3 km away
  5. 2.437 km SSE of Goldfield, Nevada · 1824 days ago · 3 km deep · 4 km away
  6. 2.336 km SSE of Goldfield, Nevada · 1824 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
  7. 1.637 km SSE of Goldfield, Nevada · 1824 days ago · 2 km deep · 3 km away
  8. 2.336 km SSE of Goldfield, Nevada · 1824 days ago · 4 km deep · 5 km away
  9. 1.636 km SSE of Goldfield, Nevada · 1824 days ago · 3 km deep · 4 km away
  10. 2.337 km SSE of Goldfield, Nevada · 1824 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
  11. 2.236 km SSE of Goldfield, Nevada · 1824 days ago · 5 km deep · 4 km away
  12. 1.838 km SSE of Goldfield, Nevada · 1825 days ago · 9 km deep · 2 km away
  13. 2.836 km SSE of Goldfield, Nevada · 1825 days ago · 3 km deep · 5 km away
  14. 2.337 km SSE of Goldfield, Nevada · 1825 days ago · 5 km deep · 4 km away
  15. 2.036 km SSE of Goldfield, Nevada · 1825 days ago · 5 km deep · 5 km away
  16. 2.937 km SSE of Goldfield, Nevada · 1825 days ago · 5 km deep · 4 km away
  17. 2.037 km SSE of Goldfield, Nevada · 1825 days ago · 0 km deep · 4 km away
  18. 1.837 km SSE of Goldfield, Nevada · 1825 days ago · 12 km deep · 3 km away
  19. 1.838 km SSE of Goldfield, Nevada · 1825 days ago · 9 km deep · 1 km away
  20. 1.638 km SSE of Goldfield, Nevada · 1825 days ago · 2 km deep · 2 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nn00825114. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 8:25 PM UTC.