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M 4.6 earthquake — 4 km SSW of Topaz Lake, Nevada

December 12, 1996 · USGS event nc487519

Magnitude
4.6 (mw)
Depth
-1.619 km
Location
4 km SSW of Topaz Lake, Nevada
Coordinates
38.662, -119.563

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Other earthquakes in Nevada around this time

M 4.5 · 11 km ENE of Hawthorne, NevadaAugust 21, 1997M 5.4 · 16 km NNW of Dyer, NevadaNovember 2, 1997M 4.6 · 22 km NNW of Dyer, NevadaNovember 2, 1997M 4.8 · 9 km WNW of Topaz Lake, NevadaDecember 28, 1995M 4.7 · 8 km WNW of Topaz Lake, NevadaDecember 23, 1995M 4.5 · 9 km SW of Cold Springs, NevadaNovember 15, 1995

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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