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M 5.0 earthquake — 35 km ENE of Nixon, Nevada

July 18, 1941 · USGS event ushis1364

Magnitude
5 (ml)
Depth
—
Location
35 km ENE of Nixon, Nevada
Coordinates
40.000, -119.000

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Other earthquakes in Nevada around this time

M 5.5 · 55 km SSE of Denio, NevadaAugust 29, 1941M 5.0 · 49 km NNE of Tonopah, NevadaJuly 11, 1942M 4.5 · 49 km NNE of Tonopah, NevadaJuly 11, 1942M 4.5 · 32 km NE of Mina, NevadaJuly 8, 1940M 5.0 · 13 km NE of Hawthorne, NevadaAugust 18, 1942M 4.5 · 43 km SSE of Alamo, NevadaApril 7, 1940

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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