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M 5.0 earthquake — 13 km NE of Hawthorne, Nevada

August 18, 1942 · USGS event ushis1405

Magnitude
5 (ml)
Depth
—
Location
13 km NE of Hawthorne, Nevada
Coordinates
38.600, -118.500

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Other earthquakes in Nevada around this time

M 4.5 · 49 km NNE of Tonopah, NevadaJuly 11, 1942M 5.0 · 49 km NNE of Tonopah, NevadaJuly 11, 1942M 5.5 · 7 km N of Wadsworth, NevadaDecember 3, 1942M 5.5 · 55 km SSE of Denio, NevadaAugust 29, 1941M 5.6 · 37 km N of Dyer, NevadaAugust 9, 1943M 5.0 · 35 km ENE of Nixon, NevadaJuly 18, 1941

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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