Moderate Earthquake

Magnitude 5.5

ID: usp00042vm

Location

47 km NE of Beatty, Nevada

Country: Nevada

Date & Time

Dec 8, 1989

3:00 PM Z

Depth

0.00 km

Shallow

Coordinates

37.2310, -116.4090

Lat, Lon

Type

nuclear explosion

Status: reviewed

About Moderate Earthquakes

Can cause minor damage to buildings

Location Map

47 km NE of Beatty, Nevada

Coordinates: 37.2310°, -116.4090° Depth: 0.0 km

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Additional Information

Magnitude Type
mb
Recorded On
December 8, 1989 at 3:00 PM
Last Updated
April 1, 2016 at 8:01 PM