Moderate Earthquake
Magnitude 5.8
ID: usp00012tq
Location
65 km ENE of Beatty, Nevada
Country: Nevada
Date & Time
Sep 6, 1979
3:00 PM Z
Depth
0.00 km
Shallow
Coordinates
37.0880, -116.0530
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: 37.0880°, -116.0530° • Depth: 0.0 km
Red marker shows epicenter location
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- Recorded On
- September 6, 1979 at 3:00 PM
- Last Updated
- April 2, 2016 at 5:03 PM
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