Nevada earthquakes

M2.3 earthquake 40 km SE of Goldfield, Nevada

A magnitude 2.3 earthquake struck 40 km SE of Goldfield, Nevada on Mon, May 18, 2026, 10:28 AM PDT (17:28 UTC), 11 km (7 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.0 54 km ESE of Goldfield, Nevada. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.3 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Nevada Seismological Laboratory
Local time
UTC
2026-05-18 17:28:55 UTC
Depth
11.3 km (7.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
37.435° N, 116.936° 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
±0.29
Station coverage gap
117°
Stations used
30

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 19 in the 60 days after this one and 28 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.621 km ENE of Goldfield, Nevada · 136 days ago · 8 km deep · 42 km away
  2. 1.825 km SSW of Silver Peak, Nevada · 136 days ago · 5 km deep · 73 km away
  3. 1.841 km E of Big Pine, California · 134 days ago · 10 km deep · 82 km away
  4. 1.615 km WSW of Goldfield, Nevada · 134 days ago · 6 km deep · 46 km away
  5. 2.140 km SE of Goldfield, Nevada · 133 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
  6. 1.844 km NE of Tonopah, Nevada · 131 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away
  7. 1.655 km ESE of Goldfield, Nevada · 128 days ago · 15 km deep · 20 km away
  8. 1.856 km ESE of Goldfield, Nevada · 128 days ago · 13 km deep · 21 km away
  9. 2.263 km WNW of Beatty, Nevada · 122 days ago · 7 km deep · 55 km away
  10. 1.650 km E of Big Pine, California · 122 days ago · 4 km deep · 74 km away
  11. 1.538 km SE of Goldfield, Nevada · 121 days ago · 0 km deep · 2 km away
  12. 1.616 km SSE of Goldfield, Nevada · 118 days ago · 10 km deep · 24 km away
  13. 1.543 km NE of Tonopah, Nevada · 115 days ago · 10 km deep · 96 km away
  14. 1.619 km E of Dyer, Nevada · 109 days ago · 3 km deep · 85 km away
  15. 1.654 km E of Tonopah, Nevada · 84 days ago · 9 km deep · 85 km away
  16. 2.251 km S of Silver Peak, Nevada · 83 days ago · 8 km deep · 60 km away
  17. 3.054 km ESE of Goldfield, Nevada · 82 days ago · 15 km deep · 21 km away
  18. 1.925 km WNW of Tonopah, Nevada · 80 days ago · 11 km deep · 93 km away
  19. 1.848 km NW of Beatty, Nevada · 79 days ago · 8 km deep · 31 km away

Before

  1. 1.940 km E of Big Pine, California · 137 days ago · 10 km deep · 84 km away
  2. 2.121 km ENE of Goldfield, Nevada · 138 days ago · 11 km deep · 42 km away
  3. 1.855 km E of Big Pine, California · 140 days ago · 0 km deep · 68 km away
  4. 1.936 km ESE of Big Pine, CA · 140 days ago · 5 km deep · 96 km away
  5. 1.537 km E of Big Pine, California · 140 days ago · 4 km deep · 91 km away
  6. 1.647 km E of Big Pine, California · 144 days ago · 3 km deep · 83 km away
  7. 1.555 km S of Goldfield, Nevada · 145 days ago · 2 km deep · 44 km away
  8. 1.851 km WNW of Beatty, Nevada · 146 days ago · 4 km deep · 49 km away
  9. 1.651 km WNW of Beatty, Nevada · 146 days ago · 7 km deep · 49 km away
  10. 1.947 km NE of Independence, CA · 146 days ago · 9 km deep · 85 km away
  11. 1.648 km ESE of Big Pine, California · 146 days ago · 1 km deep · 83 km away
  12. 1.959 km ENE of Tonopah, Nevada · 149 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away
  13. 1.659 km NNE of Beatty, Nevada · 149 days ago · 9 km deep · 41 km away
  14. 1.656 km ENE of Tonopah, Nevada · 149 days ago · 5 km deep · 87 km away
  15. 1.759 km E of Tonopah, Nevada · 150 days ago · 3 km deep · 83 km away
  16. 1.834 km NE of Tonopah, Nevada · 150 days ago · 4 km deep · 93 km away
  17. 1.836 km NE of Tonopah, Nevada · 150 days ago · 7 km deep · 92 km away
  18. 1.646 km NNE of Beatty, Nevada · 150 days ago · 0 km deep · 40 km away
  19. 1.948 km NNE of Beatty, Nevada · 150 days ago · 0 km deep · 42 km away
  20. 1.741 km NNE of Beatty, Nevada · 153 days ago · 1 km deep · 40 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nn00918862. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 9:43 PM UTC.