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M 4.9 earthquake — 28 km S of Golconda, Nevada

December 15, 1962 · USGS event ushis2581

Magnitude
4.9 (ml)
Depth
—
Location
28 km S of Golconda, Nevada
Coordinates
40.700, -117.500

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Other earthquakes in Nevada around this time

M 4.6 · 66 km NNE of Valmy, NevadaSeptember 7, 1962M 4.8 · 3km SW of Boulder City, NVMarch 25, 1963M 4.7 · 45 km ENE of Fallon Station, NevadaJuly 20, 1962M 4.6 · 12 km N of Mina, NevadaApril 25, 1962M 4.5 · 17 km NNE of Walker Lake, NevadaMarch 22, 1964M 4.5 · 28 km W of Kingston, NevadaAugust 4, 1961

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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