Nevada earthquakes in 1976
55 earthquakes of magnitude 2.5 or more were located in Nevada in 1976. The largest: M4.8 6 km W of Mina, Nevada, Aug 2, 1976.
From the USGS catalog. Times are local to each quake.
Map
Where every quake of 1976 was located in Nevada. Select one for its page.
Every quake of 1976
Magnitude 2.5 and up, newest first.
- 3.921 km SSE of Carlin, Nevada · 15 km deep
- 2.932 km NNE of Benton, California · 5 km deep
- 2.746km ESE of Beatty, NV · 6 km deep
- 3.868km ENE of Beatty, NV · 0 km deep
- 3.010 km ENE of Boulder City, Nevada · 5 km deep
- 3.052 km E of Fallon Station, Nevada · 5 km deep
- 4.264km WSW of Ely, NV · 6 km deep
- 4.063 km NW of McGill, Nevada · 5 km deep
- 3.0Northern California · 3 km deep
- 4.764 km ESE of Kingston, Nevada · 1 km deep
- 3.116 km WNW of Stagecoach, Nevada · 4 km deep
- 3.52 km WNW of Mina, Nevada · 8 km deep
- 4.86 km W of Mina, Nevada · 8 km deep
- 3.016 km WNW of Stagecoach, Nevada · 7 km deep
- 3.516 km WNW of Stagecoach, Nevada · 6 km deep
- 3.516 km WNW of Stagecoach, Nevada · 2 km deep
- 2.616 km NNE of Virginia City, Nevada · 5 km deep
- 2.948km NNW of Pahrump, NV · 6 km deep
- 3.1California-Nevada border region · 8 km deep
- 3.848 km ENE of Furnace Creek, California · 5 km deep
- 2.642km ESE of Beatty, NV · 6 km deep
- 2.742km N of Pahrump, NV · 6 km deep
- 2.949km SE of Beatty, NV · 6 km deep
- 4.050 km ENE of Furnace Creek, California · 5 km deep
- 4.145 km ENE of Furnace Creek, California · 5 km deep
- 3.546 km SE of Beatty, Nevada · 5 km deep
- 3.545 km ENE of Furnace Creek, California · 5 km deep
- 3.058 km NE of Beatty, Nevada · 5 km deep
- 2.826km NNE of Beatty, NV · 6 km deep
- 4.152 km W of Austin, Nevada · 5 km deep
- 4.453 km NNE of Beatty, Nevada · 5 km deep
- 2.623km E of Beatty, NV · 6 km deep
- 3.353 km S of Goldfield, Nevada · 5 km deep
- 3.165km NE of Beatty, NV · 6 km deep
- 4.049 km N of Beatty, Nevada · 5 km deep
- 4.135 km NNE of Beatty, Nevada · 5 km deep
- 3.958 km NE of Beatty, Nevada · 5 km deep
- 4.160 km SW of Rachel, Nevada · 5 km deep
- 3.284km NNE of Beatty, NV · 6 km deep
- 2.918km W of Beatty, NV · 6 km deep
- 3.167km NE of Beatty, NV · 6 km deep
- 4.050 km NNE of Beatty, Nevada · 5 km deep
- 2.866km NE of Beatty, NV · 6 km deep
- 3.578km NE of Beatty, NV · 6 km deep
- 4.350 km NE of Beatty, Nevada · 5 km deep
- 3.556 km NE of Beatty, Nevada · 5 km deep
- 4.257 km NE of Beatty, Nevada · 5 km deep
- 3.752 km NNE of Beatty, Nevada · 5 km deep
- 4.058 km NE of Beatty, Nevada · 5 km deep
- 3.215 km W of Walker Lake, Nevada · 4 km deep
- 3.484km W of Alamo, NV · 6 km deep
- 4.453 km NNE of Beatty, Nevada · 5 km deep
- 4.351 km NE of Beatty, Nevada · 5 km deep
- 4.556 km NE of Beatty, Nevada · 5 km deep
- 4.155 km NE of Beatty, Nevada · 5 km deep
The largest
The 25 largest of 1976 in Nevada.
- 4.86 km W of Mina, Nevada · 8 km deep
- 4.764 km ESE of Kingston, Nevada · 1 km deep
- 4.556 km NE of Beatty, Nevada · 5 km deep
- 4.453 km NNE of Beatty, Nevada · 5 km deep
- 4.453 km NNE of Beatty, Nevada · 5 km deep
- 4.350 km NE of Beatty, Nevada · 5 km deep
- 4.351 km NE of Beatty, Nevada · 5 km deep
- 4.264km WSW of Ely, NV · 6 km deep
- 4.257 km NE of Beatty, Nevada · 5 km deep
- 4.145 km ENE of Furnace Creek, California · 5 km deep
- 4.152 km W of Austin, Nevada · 5 km deep
- 4.135 km NNE of Beatty, Nevada · 5 km deep
- 4.160 km SW of Rachel, Nevada · 5 km deep
- 4.155 km NE of Beatty, Nevada · 5 km deep
- 4.063 km NW of McGill, Nevada · 5 km deep
- 4.050 km ENE of Furnace Creek, California · 5 km deep
- 4.049 km N of Beatty, Nevada · 5 km deep
- 4.050 km NNE of Beatty, Nevada · 5 km deep
- 4.058 km NE of Beatty, Nevada · 5 km deep
- 3.921 km SSE of Carlin, Nevada · 15 km deep
- 3.958 km NE of Beatty, Nevada · 5 km deep
- 3.848 km ENE of Furnace Creek, California · 5 km deep
- 3.868km ENE of Beatty, NV · 0 km deep
- 3.752 km NNE of Beatty, Nevada · 5 km deep
- 3.52 km WNW of Mina, Nevada · 8 km deep
Month by month
Counted by UTC date, which is how the catalog files them.
| Month | Quakes | Largest | Where |
|---|---|---|---|
| January 1976 | 6 | 4.5 | 56 km NE of Beatty, Nevada |
| February 1976 | 9 | 4.3 | 50 km NE of Beatty, Nevada |
| March 1976 | 10 | 4.4 | 53 km NNE of Beatty, Nevada |
| April 1976 | 2 | 4.1 | 52 km W of Austin, Nevada |
| May 1976 | 1 | 3.0 | 58 km NE of Beatty, Nevada |
| June 1976 | 14 | 4.1 | 45 km ENE of Furnace Creek, California |
| July 1976 | 0 | ||
| August 1976 | 4 | 4.8 | 6 km W of Mina, Nevada |
| September 1976 | 4 | 4.2 | 64km WSW of Ely, NV |
| October 1976 | 3 | 3.8 | 68km ENE of Beatty, NV |
| November 1976 | 2 | 3.9 | 21 km SSE of Carlin, Nevada |
| December 1976 | 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.