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M 4.5 earthquake — 12 km S of Caliente, Nevada

August 9, 1953 · USGS event ushis1900

Magnitude
4.5 (ml)
Depth
—
Location
12 km S of Caliente, Nevada
Coordinates
37.500, -114.500

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Other earthquakes in Nevada around this time

M 5.3 · 1 km NNE of Verdi, NevadaSeptember 26, 1953M 4.6 · 63 km WNW of Austin, NevadaNovember 18, 1952M 4.8 · 11 km ESE of Hawthorne, NevadaNovember 13, 1952M 6.2 · The 1954 Rainbow Mountain, Nevada EarthquakeJuly 6, 1954M 5.5 · 16 km E of Fallon Station, NevadaJuly 6, 1954M 4.8 · 16 km E of Fallon Station, NevadaJuly 6, 1954

Source: U.S. Geological Survey, Earthquake Hazards Program (ANSS Comprehensive Catalog). Magnitudes and locations for older events are revised as methods improve. This is a catalogue record, not a forecast.

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