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M 5.1 earthquake — 12 km SSE of Reno, Nevada

May 9, 1952 · USGS event ushis1780

Magnitude
5.1 (ml)
Depth
—
Location
12 km SSE of Reno, Nevada
Coordinates
39.420, -119.780

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Other earthquakes in Nevada around this time

M 4.8 · 39km ENE of Boulder City, NVMay 24, 1952M 4.8 · 11 km ESE of Hawthorne, NevadaNovember 13, 1952M 4.6 · 63 km WNW of Austin, NevadaNovember 18, 1952M 4.5 · 12 km S of Caliente, NevadaAugust 9, 1953M 4.8 · 1 km SW of Glenbrook, NevadaJanuary 22, 1951M 5.3 · 1 km NNE of Verdi, NevadaSeptember 26, 1953

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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