M1.6 earthquake 35 km SSE of Goldfield, Nevada
A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 35 km SSE of Goldfield, Nevada on Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 6:54 AM PDT (13:54 UTC), 12 km (7 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M2.0 51 km S of Silver Peak, Nevada. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 1.6 (ml), micro
- Local time
- UTC
- 2026-09-22 13:54:27 UTC
- Depth
- 12.0 km (7.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 37.408° N, 117.104° 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. If you felt it, tell the USGS: every report sharpens the shaking map.
How well it is located
Reviewed by a seismologist.
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.43
- Station coverage gap
- 101°
- Stations used
- 35
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 1 since this one and 6 in the 30 days before it.
After
Before
- 1.635 km SSE of Goldfield, Nevada · 17 hr ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
- 1.861 km WNW of Beatty, Nevada · 2 days ago · 8 km deep · 36 km away
- 2.021 km SSW of Silver Peak, Nevada · 20 days ago · 4 km deep · 61 km away
- 1.743 km E of Big Pine, California · 20 days ago · 0 km deep · 68 km away
- 2.111 km N of Deep Springs, CA · 21 days ago · 9 km deep · 79 km away
- 2.617 km SSW of Beatty, Nevada · 25 days ago · 2 km deep · 77 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nn00924721. Read Wed, Sep 23, 2026, 2:36 AM UTC.