Nevada earthquakes in 1932
23 earthquakes of magnitude 2.5 or more were located in Nevada in 1932. The largest: M6.8 The 1932 Cedar Mountain, Nevada Earthquake, Dec 20, 1932.
From the USGS catalog. Times are local to each quake.
Map
Where every quake of 1932 was located in Nevada. Select one for its page.
Every quake of 1932
Magnitude 2.5 and up, newest first.
- 4.629 km NE of Mina, Nevada
- 4.610 km SW of Gabbs, Nevada
- 4.610 km SW of Gabbs, Nevada
- 5.010 km SW of Gabbs, Nevada
- 5.010 km SW of Gabbs, Nevada
- 5.210 km SW of Gabbs, Nevada
- 4.610 km SW of Gabbs, Nevada
- 5.314 km SSW of Gabbs, Nevada
- 4.510 km SW of Gabbs, Nevada
- 5.510 km SW of Gabbs, Nevada
- 5.010 km SW of Gabbs, Nevada
- 4.514 km SSW of Gabbs, Nevada
- 4.914 km SSW of Gabbs, Nevada
- 4.514 km SSW of Gabbs, Nevada
- 6.8The 1932 Cedar Mountain, Nevada Earthquake · 10 km deep
- 2.636km S of Hawthorne, NV · 6 km deep
- 2.674km ENE of Big Pine, CA · 6 km deep
- 3.077km ENE of Big Pine, CA · 6 km deep
- 2.762km SSW of Tonopah, NV · 6 km deep
- 4.177km SSW of Tonopah, NV · 6 km deep
- 3.678km SSW of Tonopah, NV · 6 km deep
- 2.525km SSE of Pahrump, NV · 6 km deep
- 4.527km ESE of Tecopa, CA · 6 km deep
Month by month
Counted by UTC date, which is how the catalog files them.
| Month | Quakes | Largest | Where |
|---|---|---|---|
| January 1932 | 0 | ||
| February 1932 | 0 | ||
| March 1932 | 1 | 4.5 | 27km ESE of Tecopa, CA |
| April 1932 | 1 | 2.5 | 25km SSE of Pahrump, NV |
| May 1932 | 4 | 4.1 | 77km SSW of Tonopah, NV |
| June 1932 | 0 | ||
| July 1932 | 0 | ||
| August 1932 | 1 | 2.6 | 74km ENE of Big Pine, CA |
| September 1932 | 1 | 2.6 | 36km S of Hawthorne, NV |
| October 1932 | 0 | ||
| November 1932 | 0 | ||
| December 1932 | 15 | 6.8 | The 1932 Cedar Mountain, Nevada Earthquake |
What this means
The catalog is only as complete as the instruments of the time. Worldwide coverage of magnitude 5 and up dates from the 1960s, and of 4.5 from the 1990s; earlier years hold the large quakes and the ones near a station, so a low count in an early year means fewer instruments, not a quiet earth.
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Sources
Earthquakes, magnitudes, depths, shaking estimates and felt reports from the U.S. Geological Survey Earthquake Hazards Program, read from its live feeds and its catalog back to 1900. Tsunami messages from NOAA’s tsunami warning centers.