Moderate Earthquake
Magnitude 5.6
ID: usp000134x
Location
50 km NE of Beatty, Nevada
Country: Nevada
Date & Time
Sep 26, 1979
3:00 PM Z
Depth
0.00 km
Shallow
Coordinates
37.2290, -116.3640
Lat, Lon
Type
nuclear explosion
Status: reviewed
About Moderate Earthquakes
Can cause minor damage to buildings
Location Map
50 km NE of Beatty, Nevada
Coordinates: 37.2290°, -116.3640° • Depth: 0.0 km
Red marker shows epicenter location
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- Recorded On
- September 26, 1979 at 3:00 PM
- Last Updated
- April 2, 2016 at 10:43 AM
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