Nevada Quake Swarm Intensifies

HEIGHTENED GLOBAL SEISMICITY
SEISMIC HAZARD
SCENARIOS 09, 08, 07, 02
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Quake cluster continues to strike northern Nevada

Northern Nevada has been rattled by a swarm of at least 129 quakes in the past 7 days, with about 58 of the shocks measuring magnitude 2.5 or greater, according to data provided by USGS/EHP.

The largest quake measured 4.7Mw, striking at a depth of 5.3km north of the Bald Mountain.

EQ Details

Event Time: 2014-11-06 08:34:46 UTC
Location: 41.904°N 119.656°W depth=5.3km (3.3mi)
Nearby Cities:

• 68km (42mi) ESE of Lakeview, Oregon
• 177km (110mi) ESE of Altamont, Oregon
• 181km (112mi) ESE of Klamath Falls, Oregon
• 182km (113mi) NNE of Susanville, California
• 300km (186mi) N of Carson City, Nevada

A magnitude 4.6 quake struck the cluster zone on November 5.

Related Links

• Earthquake Swarm Rattles N. Nevada November 5, 2014