M1.6 earthquake 38 km S of Goldfield, Nevada

Magnitude

1.6 (ML, local (Richter)), micro

Magnitude from

Nevada Seismological Laboratory

Local time

Sun, Dec 15, 2024, 5:05 AM PST

UTC

2024-12-15 13:05:12 UTC

Depth

2.9 km (1.8 mi), shallow

Epicenter

37.368° N, 117.188° W

Region

Nevada

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Magnitude uncertainty

±0.70

Station coverage gap

103°

Stations used

21

• Goldfield, NevadaPopulation 268. Forecast38 kmS
• Pahrump, NevadaPopulation 36,441. Forecast168 kmNW
• Visalia, CaliforniaPopulation 130,104. Forecast220 kmENE
• Los Angeles, CaliforniaPopulation 3,820,914. Forecast381 kmNNE

After

1. 2.138 km S of Goldfield, NevadaSun, Dec 15, 5:05 AM PST · 657 days ago · 4 km deep · 1 km away
2. 1.930 km NW of Furnace Creek, CaliforniaSun, Dec 15, 7:16 AM PST · 657 days ago · 5 km deep · 84 km away
3. 1.539 km S of Goldfield, NevadaSun, Dec 15, 11:46 AM PST · 656 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away
4. 1.839 km S of Goldfield, NevadaSun, Dec 15, 11:49 AM PST · 656 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
5. 2.038 km S of Goldfield, NevadaSun, Dec 15, 11:51 AM PST · 656 days ago · 6 km deep · 0 km away
6. 1.639 km S of Goldfield, NevadaSun, Dec 15, 12:40 PM PST · 656 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away
7. 1.529 km NW of Furnace Creek, CaliforniaSat, Dec 21, 10:13 AM PST · 650 days ago · 6 km deep · 84 km away
8. 1.640 km S of Goldfield, NevadaSun, Dec 22, 3:43 PM PST · 649 days ago · 3 km deep · 3 km away
9. 1.639 km S of Goldfield, NevadaSun, Dec 22, 7:21 PM PST · 649 days ago · 2 km deep · 2 km away
10. 2.038 km S of Goldfield, NevadaSun, Dec 22, 9:31 PM PST · 649 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away
11. 1.639 km S of Goldfield, NevadaMon, Dec 23, 4:34 AM PST · 649 days ago · 3 km deep · 2 km away
12. 1.639 km S of Goldfield, NevadaMon, Dec 23, 4:36 AM PST · 649 days ago · 0 km deep · 2 km away
13. 1.640 km S of Goldfield, NevadaMon, Dec 23, 5:05 AM PST · 649 days ago · 0 km deep · 2 km away
14. 1.540 km S of Goldfield, NevadaMon, Dec 23, 6:41 AM PST · 649 days ago · 4 km deep · 2 km away
15. 1.640 km S of Goldfield, NevadaMon, Dec 23, 9:51 AM PST · 648 days ago · 4 km deep · 3 km away
16. 1.540 km S of Goldfield, NevadaMon, Dec 23, 1:47 PM PST · 648 days ago · 3 km deep · 2 km away
17. 1.541 km S of Goldfield, NevadaMon, Dec 23, 1:54 PM PST · 648 days ago · 4 km deep · 3 km away
18. 1.541 km S of Goldfield, NevadaMon, Dec 23, 2:05 PM PST · 648 days ago · 4 km deep · 4 km away
19. 1.640 km SSE of Goldfield, NevadaTue, Dec 24, 10:18 AM PST · 647 days ago · 7 km deep · 5 km away
20. 1.730 km NW of Furnace Creek, CaliforniaThu, Dec 26, 4:27 AM PST · 646 days ago · 5 km deep · 84 km away
21. 1.638 km S of Goldfield, NevadaThu, Dec 26, 3:00 PM PST · 645 days ago · 3 km deep · 1 km away
22. 1.938 km S of Goldfield, NevadaFri, Dec 27, 2:52 PM PST · 644 days ago · 5 km deep · 0 km away
23. 2.038 km S of Goldfield, NevadaFri, Dec 27, 4:14 PM PST · 644 days ago · 4 km deep · 0 km away
24. 1.537 km S of Goldfield, NevadaFri, Dec 27, 11:54 PM PST · 644 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away
25. 1.640 km S of Goldfield, NevadaSat, Dec 28, 2:44 AM PST · 644 days ago · 3 km deep · 2 km away
26. 1.639 km S of Goldfield, NevadaSat, Dec 28, 6:45 AM PST · 644 days ago · 10 km deep · 3 km away
27. 1.938 km S of Goldfield, NevadaSat, Dec 28, 2:47 PM PST · 643 days ago · 0 km deep · 0 km away
28. 2.727 km N of Dyer, NevadaSun, Dec 29, 10:26 AM PST · 642 days ago · 6 km deep · 96 km away
29. 1.528 km N of Dyer, NevadaSun, Dec 29, 10:33 AM PST · 642 days ago · 9 km deep · 100 km away
30. 1.926 km N of Dyer, NevadaSun, Dec 29, 11:00 AM PST · 642 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away
31. 1.838 km S of Goldfield, NevadaSun, Dec 29, 12:21 PM PST · 642 days ago · 5 km deep · 0 km away
32. 1.926 km N of Dyer, NevadaSun, Dec 29, 1:08 PM PST · 642 days ago · 0 km deep · 96 km away
33. 1.838 km SSE of Goldfield, NevadaWed, Jan 1, 5:08 AM PST · 640 days ago · 7 km deep · 5 km away
34. 2.438 km SSE of Goldfield, NevadaWed, Jan 1, 7:07 AM PST · 640 days ago · 7 km deep · 5 km away
35. 1.538 km SSE of Goldfield, NevadaWed, Jan 1, 7:58 AM PST · 639 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
36. 1.538 km SSE of Goldfield, NevadaWed, Jan 1, 1:06 PM PST · 639 days ago · 5 km deep · 4 km away
37. 1.638 km SSE of Goldfield, NevadaWed, Jan 1, 10:37 PM PST · 639 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
38. 2.138 km SSE of Goldfield, NevadaWed, Jan 1, 10:40 PM PST · 639 days ago · 7 km deep · 5 km away
39. 1.838 km SSE of Goldfield, NevadaWed, Jan 1, 10:44 PM PST · 639 days ago · 7 km deep · 5 km away
40. 1.840 km S of Goldfield, NevadaWed, Jan 1, 11:01 PM PST · 639 days ago · 9 km deep · 4 km away
41. 1.537 km SSE of Goldfield, NevadaFri, Jan 3, 3:44 AM PST · 638 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
42. 2.539 km SSE of Goldfield, NevadaFri, Jan 3, 3:46 AM PST · 638 days ago · 7 km deep · 5 km away · felt by 1
43. 1.538 km SSE of Goldfield, NevadaFri, Jan 3, 4:20 AM PST · 638 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
44. 1.837 km SSE of Goldfield, NevadaFri, Jan 3, 10:11 AM PST · 637 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
45. 1.738 km SSE of Goldfield, NevadaFri, Jan 3, 10:14 AM PST · 637 days ago · 8 km deep · 4 km away
46. 1.838 km SSE of Goldfield, NevadaFri, Jan 3, 10:24 AM PST · 637 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
47. 2.538 km SSE of Goldfield, NevadaFri, Jan 3, 4:27 PM PST · 637 days ago · 7 km deep · 5 km away
48. 1.837 km SSE of Goldfield, NevadaWed, Jan 8, 1:12 PM PST · 632 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
49. 1.537 km SSE of Goldfield, NevadaWed, Jan 8, 1:29 PM PST · 632 days ago · 3 km deep · 6 km away
50. 1.737 km SSE of Goldfield, NevadaWed, Jan 8, 1:31 PM PST · 632 days ago · 7 km deep · 5 km away
51. 1.637 km SSE of Goldfield, NevadaWed, Jan 8, 3:24 PM PST · 632 days ago · 7 km deep · 6 km away
52. 1.617 km NNW of Silver Peak, NevadaWed, Jan 8, 7:37 PM PST · 632 days ago · 5 km deep · 75 km away
53. 1.540 km ENE of Big Pine, CaliforniaSun, Jan 12, 8:04 AM PST · 628 days ago · 3 km deep · 62 km away
54. 1.637 km SSE of Goldfield, NevadaMon, Jan 13, 4:46 AM PST · 628 days ago · 0 km deep · 7 km away
55. 1.537 km SSE of Goldfield, NevadaTue, Jan 14, 12:49 AM PST · 627 days ago · 7 km deep · 6 km away
56. 1.523 km SSE of Dyer, NevadaThu, Jan 16, 8:07 PM PST · 624 days ago · 5 km deep · 66 km away
57. 1.737 km SSE of Goldfield, NevadaSat, Jan 18, 4:17 PM PST · 622 days ago · 7 km deep · 5 km away
58. 2.037 km SSE of Goldfield, NevadaSat, Jan 18, 4:29 PM PST · 622 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
59. 1.538 km SSE of Goldfield, NevadaSat, Jan 18, 4:38 PM PST · 622 days ago · 7 km deep · 5 km away
60. 1.537 km SSE of Goldfield, NevadaSun, Jan 19, 5:15 PM PST · 621 days ago · 5 km deep · 6 km away

The first 60 of 84.

Before

1. 1.647 km S of Goldfield, NevadaMon, Dec 9, 5:53 PM PST · 662 days ago · 0 km deep · 9 km away
2. 1.514 km N of Beatty, NevadaSat, Dec 7, 6:09 AM PST · 665 days ago · 4 km deep · 54 km away
3. 1.626 km NW of Furnace Creek, CaliforniaSat, Nov 23, 6:36 AM PST · 679 days ago · 2 km deep · 87 km away
4. 1.528 km NW of Furnace Creek, CaliforniaMon, Nov 18, 3:22 AM PST · 684 days ago · 8 km deep · 85 km away
5. 1.732 km NW of Beatty, NevadaFri, Nov 15, 10:09 AM PST · 686 days ago · 10 km deep · 33 km away
6. 1.531 km NW of Beatty, NevadaFri, Nov 15, 10:02 AM PST · 686 days ago · 8 km deep · 33 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nn00889652. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 3:18 AM UTC.