Nevada earthquakes in 1973
15 earthquakes of magnitude 2.5 or more were located in Nevada in 1973. The largest: M4.8 51 km NE of Beatty, Nevada, Jun 12, 1973.
From the USGS catalog. Times are local to each quake.
Map
Where every quake of 1973 was located in Nevada. Select one for its page.
Every quake of 1973
Magnitude 2.5 and up, newest first.
- 3.120 km ENE of Boulder City, Nevada · 5 km deep
- 3.02 km NW of Mogul, Nevada · 5 km deep
- 3.647 km SW of Eureka, Nevada · 10 km deep
- 3.56 km ENE of Hiko, Nevada · 5 km deep
- 4.238 km WNW of Rachel, Nevada · 5 km deep
- 4.851 km NE of Beatty, Nevada · 5 km deep
- 4.324 km SE of Denio, Nevada · 5 km deep
- 4.319 km S of Denio, Nevada · 5 km deep
- 4.724 km SE of Denio, Nevada · 5 km deep
- 4.219 km SSE of Denio, Nevada · 5 km deep
- 3.638 km ENE of Indian Springs, Nevada · 5 km deep
- 3.650km S of Alamo, NV · 6 km deep
- 3.168km SW of Alamo, NV · 6 km deep
- 4.3Nevada · 6 km deep
- 4.238 km NW of Indian Springs, Nevada · 5 km deep
Month by month
Counted by UTC date, which is how the catalog files them.
| Month | Quakes | Largest | Where |
|---|---|---|---|
| January 1973 | 0 | ||
| February 1973 | 5 | 4.3 | Nevada |
| March 1973 | 4 | 4.7 | 24 km SE of Denio, Nevada |
| April 1973 | 0 | ||
| May 1973 | 0 | ||
| June 1973 | 2 | 4.8 | 51 km NE of Beatty, Nevada |
| July 1973 | 1 | 3.5 | 6 km ENE of Hiko, Nevada |
| August 1973 | 0 | ||
| September 1973 | 1 | 3.6 | 47 km SW of Eureka, Nevada |
| October 1973 | 0 | ||
| November 1973 | 1 | 3.0 | 2 km NW of Mogul, Nevada |
| December 1973 | 1 | 3.1 | 20 km ENE of Boulder City, Nevada |
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.