Nevada earthquakes in 1947
7 earthquakes of magnitude 2.5 or more were located in Nevada in 1947. The largest: M3.9 60km NW of Caliente, NV, Sep 22, 1947.
From the USGS catalog. Times are local to each quake.
Map
Where every quake of 1947 was located in Nevada. Select one for its page.
Every quake of 1947
Magnitude 2.5 and up, newest first.
Month by month
Counted by UTC date, which is how the catalog files them.
| Month | Quakes | Largest | Where |
|---|---|---|---|
| January 1947 | 2 | 3.8 | 62km WNW of Beatty, NV |
| February 1947 | 2 | 3.8 | 25km SSE of Hawthorne, NV |
| March 1947 | 0 | ||
| April 1947 | 0 | ||
| May 1947 | 0 | ||
| June 1947 | 0 | ||
| July 1947 | 0 | ||
| August 1947 | 1 | 3.4 | 2km SE of Tecopa, CA |
| September 1947 | 1 | 3.9 | 60km NW of Caliente, NV |
| October 1947 | 1 | 3.4 | 19km ESE of Beatty, NV |
| November 1947 | 0 | ||
| December 1947 | 0 |
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.