M2.0 earthquake 38 km S of Goldfield, Nevada

Magnitude

2.0 (ML, local (Richter)), micro

Magnitude from

Nevada Seismological Laboratory

Local time

Sun, Apr 20, 2025, 10:42 AM PDT

UTC

2025-04-20 17:42:40 UTC

Depth

5.9 km (3.7 mi), shallow

Epicenter

37.362° N, 117.192° W

Region

Nevada

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Magnitude uncertainty

±0.50

Station coverage gap

90°

Stations used

38

• Goldfield, NevadaPopulation 268. Forecast39 kmS
• Pahrump, NevadaPopulation 36,441. Forecast167 kmNW
• Visalia, CaliforniaPopulation 130,104. Forecast219 kmENE
• Los Angeles, CaliforniaPopulation 3,820,914. Forecast380 kmNNE

After

1. 2.038 km S of Goldfield, NevadaSun, Apr 20, 11:13 AM PDT · 531 days ago · 4 km deep · 0 km away
2. 1.938 km S of Goldfield, NevadaSun, Apr 20, 7:45 PM PDT · 530 days ago · 6 km deep · 0 km away
3. 1.538 km S of Goldfield, NevadaSun, Apr 20, 7:52 PM PDT · 530 days ago · 4 km deep · 1 km away
4. 1.538 km S of Goldfield, NevadaSun, Apr 20, 11:43 PM PDT · 530 days ago · 3 km deep · 1 km away
5. 2.338 km S of Goldfield, NevadaMon, Apr 21, 12:20 AM PDT · 530 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
6. 1.638 km S of Goldfield, NevadaTue, Apr 22, 1:30 AM PDT · 529 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away
7. 1.541 km NNE of Beatty, NevadaWed, Apr 23, 7:04 PM PDT · 527 days ago · 10 km deep · 63 km away
8. 1.547 km S of Silver Peak, NevadaMon, Apr 28, 8:56 PM PDT · 522 days ago · 5 km deep · 43 km away
9. 1.835 km ENE of Independence, CaliforniaSun, May 4, 10:11 PM PDT · 516 days ago · 2 km deep · 77 km away
10. 2.242 km ENE of Independence, CaliforniaSun, May 11, 4:41 AM PDT · 510 days ago · 8 km deep · 70 km away
11. 1.938 km ENE of Independence, CaliforniaSun, May 11, 4:54 AM PDT · 510 days ago · 1 km deep · 75 km away
12. 2.43 km E of Big Pine, CAMon, May 12, 12:42 AM PDT · 509 days ago · 3 km deep · 97 km away
13. 1.935 km E of Independence, CaliforniaMon, May 12, 5:06 AM PDT · 509 days ago · 0 km deep · 78 km away
14. 2.746 km NW of Beatty, NevadaMon, May 12, 11:13 PM PDT · 508 days ago · 7 km deep · 17 km away
15. 1.846 km NW of Beatty, NevadaTue, May 13, 12:04 AM PDT · 508 days ago · 7 km deep · 17 km away
16. 1.551 km S of Silver Peak, NevadaTue, May 13, 1:08 PM PDT · 508 days ago · 8 km deep · 35 km away
17. 1.755 km WNW of Beatty, NevadaFri, May 16, 9:06 PM PDT · 504 days ago · 9 km deep · 29 km away
18. 1.624 km NW of Furnace Creek, CaliforniaSun, May 18, 4:32 AM PDT · 503 days ago · 6 km deep · 88 km away
19. 1.828 km S of Goldfield, NevadaMon, May 19, 5:21 PM PDT · 501 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away
20. 2.68 km ESE of Stovepipe Wells, CATue, May 20, 2:46 AM PDT · 501 days ago · 1 km deep · 89 km away · felt by 3
21. 1.641 km ENE of Independence, CaliforniaFri, May 23, 10:26 AM PDT · 498 days ago · 3 km deep · 71 km away
22. 1.714 km W of Deep Springs, CASat, May 24, 12:15 PM PDT · 497 days ago · 10 km deep · 83 km away
23. 2.258 km SSW of Goldfield, NevadaTue, May 27, 1:49 AM PDT · 494 days ago · 10 km deep · 26 km away
24. 1.89 km SSE of Big Pine, CAFri, May 30, 11:40 AM PDT · 491 days ago · 13 km deep · 96 km away
25. 2.138 km SSE of Goldfield, NevadaTue, Jun 17, 8:47 PM PDT · 472 days ago · 7 km deep · 9 km away

Before

1. 1.837 km S of Goldfield, NevadaSun, Apr 20, 6:17 AM PDT · 531 days ago · 4 km deep · 1 km away
2. 2.138 km S of Goldfield, NevadaSun, Apr 20, 5:59 AM PDT · 531 days ago · 5 km deep · 0 km away
3. 1.638 km S of Goldfield, NevadaSun, Apr 20, 3:07 AM PDT · 531 days ago · 4 km deep · 1 km away
4. 1.637 km S of Goldfield, NevadaSat, Apr 19, 11:50 PM PDT · 531 days ago · 4 km deep · 2 km away
5. 1.835 km NW of Beatty, NevadaSat, Apr 19, 9:15 PM PDT · 531 days ago · 8 km deep · 28 km away
6. 2.035 km E of Big Pine, CaliforniaSat, Apr 19, 3:20 AM PDT · 532 days ago · 9 km deep · 68 km away
7. 2.427 km SSE of Silver Peak, NevadaThu, Apr 17, 10:59 AM PDT · 534 days ago · 7 km deep · 32 km away
8. 2.78 km E of Big Pine, CAThu, Apr 17, 4:12 AM PDT · 534 days ago · 10 km deep · 92 km away
9. 2.025 km SW of Silver Peak, NevadaSun, Apr 13, 4:32 PM PDT · 537 days ago · 6 km deep · 59 km away
10. 1.911 km E of Big Pine, CAThu, Apr 10, 10:28 PM PDT · 540 days ago · 11 km deep · 89 km away
11. 1.748 km SE of Goldfield, NevadaTue, Apr 8, 1:55 PM PDT · 543 days ago · 11 km deep · 38 km away · felt by 1
12. 1.639 km SSE of Dyer, NevadaTue, Apr 1, 2:18 PM PDT · 550 days ago · 4 km deep · 60 km away
13. 2.123 km SSE of Silver Peak, NevadaFri, Mar 28, 11:00 AM PDT · 554 days ago · 5 km deep · 37 km away
14. 2.239 km ENE of Independence, CaliforniaFri, Mar 28, 4:18 AM PDT · 554 days ago · 6 km deep · 72 km away
15. 1.758 km WNW of Beatty, NevadaThu, Mar 27, 11:55 PM PDT · 554 days ago · 8 km deep · 31 km away
16. 1.762 km WNW of Beatty, NevadaThu, Mar 27, 6:59 PM PDT · 554 days ago · 8 km deep · 30 km away
17. 1.536 km S of Goldfield, NevadaSun, Mar 23, 2:33 AM PDT · 559 days ago · 5 km deep · 7 km away
18. 1.910 km E of Big Pine, CASat, Mar 22, 5:44 PM PDT · 559 days ago · 11 km deep · 89 km away · felt by 1
19. 1.645 km S of Silver Peak, NevadaSat, Mar 22, 12:15 PM PDT · 560 days ago · 8 km deep · 38 km away
20. 1.717 km S of Silver Peak, NevadaSat, Mar 22, 8:51 AM PDT · 560 days ago · 10 km deep · 49 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nn00896567. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 10:34 AM UTC.