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M 4.6 earthquake — 63 km WNW of Austin, Nevada

November 18, 1952 · USGS event ushis1872

Magnitude
4.6 (ml)
Depth
—
Location
63 km WNW of Austin, Nevada
Coordinates
39.800, -117.700

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Other earthquakes in Nevada around this time

M 4.8 · 11 km ESE of Hawthorne, NevadaNovember 13, 1952M 4.8 · 39km ENE of Boulder City, NVMay 24, 1952M 5.1 · 12 km SSE of Reno, NevadaMay 9, 1952M 4.5 · 12 km S of Caliente, NevadaAugust 9, 1953M 5.3 · 1 km NNE of Verdi, NevadaSeptember 26, 1953M 6.2 · The 1954 Rainbow Mountain, Nevada EarthquakeJuly 6, 1954

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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