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M 5.5 earthquake — 30km WSW of Tonopah, NV

February 11, 1949 · USGS event ci3356225

Magnitude

5.52 (ml)

Depth

6 km

Location

30km WSW of Tonopah, NV

Coordinates

37.938, -117.533

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Other earthquakes in Nevada around this time

M 4.5 · 22 km WNW of Walker Lake, NevadaJanuary 2, 1949 M 4.5 · NevadaJuly 18, 1949 M 4.6 · 2 km NNE of Kingsbury, NevadaMarch 28, 1948 M 4.5 · 34 km ENE of Austin, NevadaOctober 17, 1950 M 4.5 · 37 km W of Austin, NevadaOctober 23, 1950 M 4.8 · 1 km SW of Glenbrook, NevadaJanuary 22, 1951

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.