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On May 15, 2020 at 4:03:27 local time, a magnitude 6.5 earthquake struck ~35 miles (56 km) west of Tonopah, Nevada in the Monte Cristo Range near the California -Nevada border. [3] It was Nevada's largest earthquake in 66 years. [4] [5]
Since the three damaging earthquakes that occurred in the American Midwest and the United States East Coast ( 1755 Cape Ann, 1811–12 New Madrid, 1886 Charleston) were well known, it became apparent to settlers that the earthquake hazard was different in California. While the 1812 San Juan Capistrano, 1857 Fort Tejon, and 1872 Owens Valley ...
Damage to brick walls and plasters in Reno, Virginia City, and parts of California. February 18, 1914 Reno 6.0 M fa Large cracks to structures in Reno. Some fires broke out. Foreshock of the April earthquake. 1914 Reno earthquakes: April 24, 1914 Reno 6.4 M fa Several people fainted. Major damage. 1914 Reno earthquakes
A 3.8-magnitude earthquake first rattled the area at about 10 p.m. March 13. Swarm of nearly a dozen earthquakes hits near California-Nevada border in 10 hours Skip to main content
An average of 25 earthquakes with magnitudes between 4.0 and 5.0 occur per year in California and Nevada, according to a recent three-year data sample. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 5.6 miles.
Casualties. Several injured. In 1954, the state of Nevada was struck by a series of earthquakes that began with three magnitude 6.0+ events in July and August that preceded the M w 7.1–7.3 mainshock and M 6.9 aftershock, both on December 12. All five earthquakes are among the largest in the state, and the largest since the Cedar Mountain ...
An average of 25 earthquakes with magnitudes between 4.0 and 5.0 occur each year in California and Nevada, according to a recent three-year data sample. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 0.9 ...
1 death, 25 injured (20 on July 4, 5 on July 5) The 2019 Ridgecrest earthquakes (more commonly referred to in scientific literature as the 2019 Ridgecrest earthquake sequence) of July 4 and 5 occurred north and northeast of the town of Ridgecrest, California located in Kern County and west of Searles Valley (approximately 200 km [122 mi] north ...