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Nevada earthquakes in 1936

9 earthquakes of magnitude 2.5 or more were located in Nevada in 1936. The largest: M5.0 37 km W of Kingston, Nevada, Jul 2, 1936.

From the USGS catalog. Times are local to each quake.

19351937

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Where every quake of 1936 was located in Nevada. Select one for its page.

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Every quake of 1936

Magnitude 2.5 and up, newest first.

Month by month

Counted by UTC date, which is how the catalog files them.

MonthQuakesLargestWhere
January 193624.637 km W of Austin, Nevada
February 193614.531 km NE of Black Rock City, Nevada
March 193614.525 km N of Gabbs, Nevada
April 19360
May 19360
June 19360
July 193615.037 km W of Kingston, Nevada
August 19360
September 193644.737 km SW of Battle Mountain, Nevada
October 19360
November 19360
December 19360

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.

By year

Every year the USGS catalog covers.

Nearby

Nevada nowWorldwide in 1936

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.