Nevada earthquakes

M1.8 earthquake 37 km SSE of Goldfield, Nevada

A magnitude 1.8 earthquake struck 37 km SSE of Goldfield, Nevada on Tue, Aug 19, 2025, 6:05 PM PDT (01:05 UTC), 8 km (5 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.8 46 km E of Beatty, Nevada. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.8 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Nevada Seismological Laboratory
Local time
UTC
2025-08-20 01:05:37 UTC
Depth
7.8 km (4.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
37.380° N, 117.131° 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
±0.43
Station coverage gap
94°
Stations used
34

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 22 in the 60 days after this one and 9 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.537 km SSE of Goldfield, Nevada · 409 days ago · 6 km deep · 0 km away
  2. 2.236 km SSE of Goldfield, Nevada · 408 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away
  3. 1.639 km SSE of Goldfield, Nevada · 405 days ago · 10 km deep · 3 km away
  4. 2.07 km SE of Deep Springs, CA · 405 days ago · 13 km deep · 71 km away
  5. 1.543 km SSE of Silver Peak, Nevada · 398 days ago · 5 km deep · 36 km away
  6. 2.043 km SSE of Silver Peak, Nevada · 398 days ago · 7 km deep · 35 km away
  7. 1.642 km SSE of Silver Peak, Nevada · 398 days ago · 7 km deep · 36 km away
  8. 1.743 km S of Silver Peak, Nevada · 398 days ago · 6 km deep · 37 km away
  9. 2.443 km S of Silver Peak, Nevada · 398 days ago · 6 km deep · 36 km away
  10. 1.743 km SSE of Silver Peak, Nevada · 397 days ago · 5 km deep · 36 km away
  11. 2.19 km SE of Deep Springs, CA · 391 days ago · 6 km deep · 70 km away
  12. 1.931 km NW of Beatty, Nevada · 383 days ago · 6 km deep · 32 km away
  13. 1.739 km NE of Lone Pine, California · 379 days ago · 11 km deep · 80 km away
  14. 2.534 km ESE of Big Pine, CA · 368 days ago · 0 km deep · 79 km away
  15. 1.740 km NE of Lone Pine, California · 366 days ago · 7 km deep · 79 km away
  16. 2.226 km S of Goldfield, Nevada · 366 days ago · 5 km deep · 15 km away
  17. 1.826 km S of Goldfield, Nevada · 365 days ago · 0 km deep · 15 km away
  18. 1.640 km ENE of Big Pine, California · 365 days ago · 3 km deep · 67 km away
  19. 1.737 km ENE of Tonopah, Nevada · 361 days ago · 8 km deep · 93 km away
  20. 2.221 km NE of Keeler, California · 359 days ago · 14 km deep · 99 km away
  21. 2.846 km E of Beatty, Nevada · 352 days ago · 11 km deep · 96 km away
  22. 1.655 km WSW of Rachel, Nevada · 350 days ago · 14 km deep · 71 km away

Before

  1. 1.748 km S of Goldfield, Nevada · 411 days ago · 6 km deep · 18 km away
  2. 2.226 km ESE of Dyer, Nevada · 411 days ago · 0 km deep · 63 km away
  3. 2.519 km SSW of Silver Peak, Nevada · 412 days ago · 3 km deep · 58 km away
  4. 1.77 km SSE of Deep Springs, CA · 420 days ago · 5 km deep · 71 km away
  5. 2.08 km SE of Deep Springs, CA · 422 days ago · 11 km deep · 70 km away
  6. 1.629 km N of Dyer, Nevada · 426 days ago · 8 km deep · 100 km away
  7. 2.514 km E of Deep Springs, CA · 428 days ago · 0 km deep · 61 km away
  8. 2.035 km ENE of Big Pine, California · 430 days ago · 3 km deep · 70 km away
  9. 2.052 km E of Beatty, Nevada · 438 days ago · 6 km deep · 95 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nn00902835. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 9:13 AM UTC.