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M 4.6 earthquake — 22 km NW of Gabbs, Nevada

March 8, 1956 · USGS event ushis2084

Magnitude
4.6 (ml)
Depth
—
Location
22 km NW of Gabbs, Nevada
Coordinates
39.030, -118.070

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Other earthquakes in Nevada around this time

M 4.5 · 17 km NNW of Gabbs, NevadaDecember 31, 1955M 4.6 · 10 km ENE of Schurz, NevadaDecember 22, 1955M 4.8 · 10 km ENE of Schurz, NevadaDecember 22, 1955M 4.6 · 58 km E of Fallon Station, NevadaNovember 2, 1955M 5.1 · 27 km ENE of Fallon Station, NevadaJuly 26, 1956M 4.5 · 45 km NNW of Gabbs, NevadaSeptember 29, 1955

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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