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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Additional Information

Magnitude Type
mb
Recorded On
September 27, 1978 at 5:00 PM
Last Updated
February 1, 2016 at 9:53 PM