Moderate Earthquake
Magnitude 5.0
ID: usp0000wrw
Location
65 km ENE of Beatty, Nevada
Country: Nevada
Date & Time
Sep 27, 1978
5:00 PM Z
Depth
0.00 km
Shallow
Coordinates
37.0800, -116.0500
Lat, Lon
Type
nuclear explosion
Status: reviewed
About Moderate Earthquakes
Can cause minor damage to buildings
Location Map
65 km ENE of Beatty, Nevada
Coordinates: 37.0800°, -116.0500° • Depth: 0.0 km
Red marker shows epicenter location
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- Magnitude Type
- mb
- Recorded On
- September 27, 1978 at 5:00 PM
- Last Updated
- February 1, 2016 at 9:53 PM
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