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M 5.0 earthquake — 21 km NNW of Dyer, Nevada

September 24, 1982 · USGS event usp0001psv

Magnitude
5 (mb)
Depth
5 km
Location
21 km NNW of Dyer, Nevada
Coordinates
37.852, -118.123

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Other earthquakes in Nevada around this time

M 4.5 · 64 km ENE of Beatty, NevadaJuly 29, 1982M 5.1 · 51 km NNE of Beatty, NevadaMarch 26, 1983M 4.6 · 18 km NW of Mina, NevadaJuly 15, 1983M 4.5 · 26 km NNW of Mina, NevadaDecember 1, 1981M 4.8 · 64 km ENE of Beatty, NevadaNovember 11, 1981M 4.8 · 66 km ESE of Lovelock, NevadaFebruary 16, 1984

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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