Nevada earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 36 km SSE of Goldfield, Nevada

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 36 km SSE of Goldfield, Nevada on Sat, Jan 15, 2022, 4:03 PM PST (00:03 UTC), 0 km (0 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.9 8km SE of Deep Springs, CA. 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
2022-01-16 00:03:22 UTC
Depth
0.0 km (0.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
37.410° N, 117.068° W
Region
Nevada
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

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No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

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How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Magnitude uncertainty
±0.41
Station coverage gap
115°
Stations used
11

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 15 in the 60 days after this one and 19 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.725 km SSE of Dyer, Nevada · 1722 days ago · 0 km deep · 78 km away
  2. 2.615km WSW of Deep Springs, CA · 1718 days ago · 13 km deep · 96 km away
  3. 1.516km WSW of Deep Springs, CA · 1716 days ago · 12 km deep · 96 km away
  4. 1.95km ESE of Deep Springs, CA · 1713 days ago · 9 km deep · 76 km away
  5. 1.627 km WNW of Rachel, Nevada · 1712 days ago · 0 km deep · 96 km away
  6. 2.428 km S of Silver Peak, Nevada · 1708 days ago · 8 km deep · 53 km away
  7. 2.98km SE of Deep Springs, CA · 1699 days ago · 11 km deep · 75 km away
  8. 1.5California-Nevada border region · 1694 days ago · 8 km deep · 55 km away
  9. 1.533 km NE of Independence, California · 1683 days ago · 5 km deep · 88 km away
  10. 2.153 km S of Silver Peak, Nevada · 1680 days ago · 8 km deep · 51 km away
  11. 1.650 km S of Silver Peak, Nevada · 1679 days ago · 3 km deep · 50 km away
  12. 1.553 km S of Silver Peak, Nevada · 1674 days ago · 4 km deep · 48 km away
  13. 1.552 km S of Silver Peak, Nevada · 1672 days ago · 6 km deep · 48 km away
  14. 1.837 km SSE of Goldfield, Nevada · 1665 days ago · 0 km deep · 3 km away
  15. 2.138 km SSE of Goldfield, Nevada · 1664 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away

Before

  1. 1.636 km SSE of Goldfield, Nevada · 1723 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
  2. 1.936 km SSE of Goldfield, Nevada · 1723 days ago · 0 km deep · 4 km away
  3. 1.563 km NW of Rachel, Nevada · 1728 days ago · 2 km deep · 95 km away
  4. 2.010km ESE of Deep Springs, CA · 1729 days ago · 7 km deep · 73 km away
  5. 1.78km ESE of Deep Springs, CA · 1731 days ago · 5 km deep · 74 km away
  6. 3.08km ESE of Deep Springs, CA · 1731 days ago · 9 km deep · 74 km away · felt by 1
  7. 1.77km ESE of Deep Springs, CA · 1731 days ago · 8 km deep · 75 km away
  8. 1.68km ESE of Deep Springs, CA · 1731 days ago · 5 km deep · 74 km away
  9. 1.738 km ENE of Big Pine, California · 1732 days ago · 1 km deep · 75 km away
  10. 1.537 km SSE of Dyer, Nevada · 1732 days ago · 3 km deep · 72 km away
  11. 1.538 km SSE of Dyer, Nevada · 1732 days ago · 2 km deep · 68 km away
  12. 2.08km ESE of Deep Springs, CA · 1732 days ago · 8 km deep · 74 km away · felt by 9
  13. 4.88km ESE of Deep Springs, CA · 1732 days ago · 10 km deep · 74 km away · felt by 526
  14. 2.237 km S of Goldfield, Nevada · 1733 days ago · 10 km deep · 9 km away
  15. 1.636 km SSE of Goldfield, Nevada · 1733 days ago · 0 km deep · 5 km away
  16. 2.046 km E of Tonopah, Nevada · 1740 days ago · 3 km deep · 79 km away
  17. 2.637 km SSE of Goldfield, Nevada · 1749 days ago · 0 km deep · 4 km away
  18. 1.836 km SSE of Goldfield, Nevada · 1749 days ago · 4 km deep · 4 km away
  19. 1.735 km NW of Silver Peak, Nevada · 1752 days ago · 1 km deep · 99 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nn00831770. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 8:42 AM UTC.