Moderate Earthquake

Magnitude 5.9

ID: usp0001jc9

Location

66 km ENE of Beatty, Nevada

Country: Nevada

Date & Time

Jan 28, 1982

4:00 PM Z

Depth

0.00 km

Shallow

Coordinates

37.0910, -116.0510

Lat, Lon

Type

nuclear explosion

Status: reviewed

About Moderate Earthquakes

Can cause minor damage to buildings

Location Map

66 km ENE of Beatty, Nevada

Coordinates: 37.0910°, -116.0510° Depth: 0.0 km

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Additional Information

Magnitude Type
mb
Recorded On
January 28, 1982 at 4:00 PM
Last Updated
April 2, 2016 at 4:42 PM