M4.2 Quake Strikes N. Nevada

HEIGHTENED U.S. SEISMICITY
SEISMIC HAZARDS
SCENARIOS: 704, 703,  700, [500,] 09, 08, 07, 02
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The 218th quake strikes northern Nevada

Centered at 41.880°N, 119.636°W the quake occurred at a depth of 11.5km (7.1mi) about 68km ESE of Lakeview, Oregon, reported USGS/EHP.

The quake was the 218th quake measuring ≥ 2.5Mw to strike near Bald Mountain, East of Calcutta Lake, over the past 30 days.

At least 18 quakes of all magnitudes have struck the area over the past 24 hours.

EQ Details

Magnitude: 4.2Mw
Event Time: 2014-12-04 05:24:52 UTC
Location: 41.880°N 119.636°W depth=11.5km (7.1mi)
Nearby Cities

• 68km (42mi) ESE of Lakeview, Oregon
• 177km (110mi) E of Altamont, Oregon
• 181km (112mi) ESE of Klamath Falls, Oregon
• 183km (114mi) NNE of Susanville, California
• 301km (187mi) N of Carson City, Nevada

Seismic Hot Spots

About 88 percent of global earthquakes of all magnitude, 146 out of 166 events over the past 24 hours, have occurred across 9 U.S. sates—Alaska, Arizona, California, Kansas, Montana, Nevada, Oklahoma, Washington and Wyoming—as of posting.

The U.S. events include 17 out of 34 global earthquakes measuring ≥ 2.5Mw over the 24-hour period.

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