Moderate Earthquake

Magnitude 5.5

ID: usp000348v

Location

43 km NNE of Beatty, Nevada

Country: Nevada

Date & Time

Apr 18, 1987

1:40 PM Z

Depth

0.00 km

Shallow

Coordinates

37.2480, -116.5090

Lat, Lon

Type

nuclear explosion

Status: reviewed

About Moderate Earthquakes

Can cause minor damage to buildings

Location Map

43 km NNE of Beatty, Nevada

Coordinates: 37.2480°, -116.5090° Depth: 0.0 km

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Additional Information

Magnitude Type
mb
Recorded On
April 18, 1987 at 1:40 PM
Last Updated
April 2, 2016 at 2:33 AM