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Nevada earthquakes in 1951

6 earthquakes of magnitude 2.5 or more were located in Nevada in 1951. The largest: M4.8 1 km SW of Glenbrook, Nevada, Jan 22, 1951.

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

19501952

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Where every quake of 1951 was located in Nevada. Select one for its page.

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Every quake of 1951

Magnitude 2.5 and up, newest first.

Month by month

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

MonthQuakesLargestWhere
January 195114.81 km SW of Glenbrook, Nevada
February 19510
March 19510
April 19510
May 19510
June 195134.444km WNW of Beatty, NV
July 19510
August 19510
September 195114.225km NW of Hawthorne, NV
October 195114.036km SSE of Hawthorne, NV
November 19510
December 19510

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 1951

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.