M2.1 earthquake 38 km SSE of Goldfield, Nevada

Magnitude

2.1 (ML, local (Richter)), micro

Magnitude from

Nevada Seismological Laboratory

Local time

Tue, Mar 15, 2022, 9:25 AM PDT

UTC

2022-03-15 16:25:04 UTC

Depth

6.4 km (4.0 mi), shallow

Epicenter

37.386° N, 117.091° W

Region

Nevada

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Magnitude uncertainty

±1.00

Station coverage gap

82°

Stations used

29

• Goldfield, NevadaPopulation 268. Forecast38 kmSSE
• Pahrump, NevadaPopulation 36,441. Forecast164 kmNW
• Spring Valley, NevadaPopulation 178,395. Forecast217 kmNW
• Los Angeles, CaliforniaPopulation 3,820,914. Forecast385 kmNNE

After

1. 1.651 km ESE of Goldfield, NevadaThu, Mar 17, 4:04 PM PDT · 1661 days ago · 8 km deep · 43 km away
2. 1.9NevadaSun, Mar 20, 10:02 PM PDT · 1658 days ago · 10 km deep · 47 km away
3. 1.827 km NE of Furnace Creek, CaliforniaWed, Mar 23, 7:01 PM PDT · 1655 days ago · 5 km deep · 93 km away
4. 1.927 km NE of Furnace Creek, CaliforniaThu, Mar 24, 4:13 AM PDT · 1655 days ago · 6 km deep · 93 km away
5. 1.634km ESE of Big Pine, CAThu, Mar 24, 11:38 PM PDT · 1654 days ago · 2 km deep · 83 km away
6. 1.934km ESE of Big Pine, CAFri, Mar 25, 7:53 AM PDT · 1654 days ago · 5 km deep · 82 km away
7. 2.033km ESE of Big Pine, CAFri, Mar 25, 7:53 AM PDT · 1654 days ago · 7 km deep · 83 km away
8. 2.434km ESE of Big Pine, CAFri, Mar 25, 8:05 AM PDT · 1654 days ago · 2 km deep · 82 km away · felt by 1
9. 2.833km ESE of Big Pine, CASat, Mar 26, 3:13 AM PDT · 1653 days ago · 8 km deep · 83 km away
10. 1.833km ESE of Big Pine, CASat, Mar 26, 4:49 PM PDT · 1652 days ago · 7 km deep · 82 km away
11. 1.561 km WNW of Beatty, NevadaMon, Mar 28, 4:39 AM PDT · 1651 days ago · 7 km deep · 37 km away
12. 1.761 km SSW of Goldfield, NevadaMon, Mar 28, 11:20 AM PDT · 1651 days ago · 11 km deep · 35 km away
13. 1.556 km S of Goldfield, NevadaMon, Mar 28, 8:54 PM PDT · 1650 days ago · 8 km deep · 31 km away
14. 2.953 km ENE of Beatty, NevadaTue, Mar 29, 3:27 PM PDT · 1649 days ago · 7 km deep · 82 km away · felt by 2
15. 1.835 km NW of Silver Peak, NevadaTue, Mar 29, 10:46 PM PDT · 1649 days ago · 3 km deep · 98 km away
16. 1.735 km NW of Silver Peak, NevadaWed, Mar 30, 7:02 AM PDT · 1649 days ago · 4 km deep · 98 km away
17. 1.861 km WNW of Beatty, NevadaWed, Mar 30, 7:42 AM PDT · 1649 days ago · 7 km deep · 35 km away
18. 1.933 km NW of Silver Peak, NevadaWed, Mar 30, 1:30 PM PDT · 1649 days ago · 3 km deep · 96 km away
19. 1.534 km NW of Silver Peak, NevadaWed, Mar 30, 2:26 PM PDT · 1648 days ago · 4 km deep · 98 km away
20. 1.934 km NW of Silver Peak, NevadaWed, Mar 30, 10:09 PM PDT · 1648 days ago · 4 km deep · 98 km away
21. 1.834 km NW of Silver Peak, NevadaSat, Apr 2, 3:58 PM PDT · 1645 days ago · 3 km deep · 98 km away
22. 2.034 km NW of Silver Peak, NevadaSun, Apr 3, 5:27 PM PDT · 1644 days ago · 5 km deep · 98 km away
23. 1.534 km NW of Silver Peak, NevadaMon, Apr 4, 2:40 AM PDT · 1644 days ago · 4 km deep · 97 km away
24. 1.834 km NW of Silver Peak, NevadaMon, Apr 4, 6:26 AM PDT · 1644 days ago · 4 km deep · 98 km away
25. 1.714 km SE of Dyer, NevadaWed, Apr 6, 6:57 AM PDT · 1642 days ago · 1 km deep · 78 km away
26. 1.726 km E of Bishop, CaliforniaWed, Apr 13, 1:28 AM PDT · 1635 days ago · 9 km deep · 89 km away
27. 2.733km ESE of Big Pine, CASat, Apr 16, 12:34 PM PDT · 1632 days ago · 2 km deep · 82 km away
28. 1.933km ESE of Big Pine, CASun, Apr 17, 6:10 AM PDT · 1631 days ago · 4 km deep · 82 km away
29. 2.433km ESE of Big Pine, CASun, Apr 17, 7:51 PM PDT · 1630 days ago · 1 km deep · 82 km away
30. 2.334km ESE of Big Pine, CASun, Apr 17, 7:57 PM PDT · 1630 days ago · 4 km deep · 82 km away
31. 2.059 km WNW of Beatty, NevadaTue, May 3, 5:42 AM PDT · 1615 days ago · 10 km deep · 35 km away
32. 2.360 km WNW of Beatty, NevadaTue, May 3, 5:52 AM PDT · 1615 days ago · 8 km deep · 35 km away
33. 1.659 km SSW of Goldfield, NevadaWed, May 4, 6:20 AM PDT · 1614 days ago · 9 km deep · 35 km away
34. 1.525 km ENE of Goldfield, NevadaWed, May 4, 4:00 PM PDT · 1613 days ago · 8 km deep · 50 km away
35. 3.121km NE of Independence, CAMon, May 9, 4:21 PM PDT · 1608 days ago · 1 km deep · 96 km away
36. 1.555 km SSW of Rachel, NevadaTue, May 10, 1:26 PM PDT · 1608 days ago · 3 km deep · 100 km away

Before

1. 1.837 km SSE of Goldfield, NevadaMon, Mar 14, 8:29 AM PDT · 1665 days ago · 0 km deep · 1 km away
2. 1.552 km S of Silver Peak, NevadaSun, Mar 6, 6:38 PM PST · 1672 days ago · 6 km deep · 45 km away
3. 1.553 km S of Silver Peak, NevadaFri, Mar 4, 10:56 PM PST · 1674 days ago · 4 km deep · 45 km away
4. 1.650 km S of Silver Peak, NevadaSun, Feb 27, 2:06 PM PST · 1679 days ago · 3 km deep · 47 km away
5. 2.153 km S of Silver Peak, NevadaSat, Feb 26, 6:27 PM PST · 1680 days ago · 8 km deep · 48 km away
6. 1.533 km NE of Independence, CaliforniaThu, Feb 24, 7:30 AM PST · 1683 days ago · 5 km deep · 85 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nn00835375. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 8:55 AM UTC.