Nevada earthquakes in 1977
24 earthquakes of magnitude 2.5 or more were located in Nevada in 1977. The largest: M4.2 60 km NW of Wells, Nevada, May 30, 1977.
From the USGS catalog. Times are local to each quake.
Map
Where every quake of 1977 was located in Nevada. Select one for its page.
Every quake of 1977
Magnitude 2.5 and up, newest first.
- 3.064km E of Beatty, NV · 0 km deep
- 3.049 km ESE of Kingston, Nevada · 5 km deep
- 3.219 km WSW of Pioche, Nevada · 5 km deep
- 3.012 km WSW of Alamo, Nevada · 6 km deep
- 2.843km NW of Beatty, NV · 6 km deep
- 2.64 km N of Topaz, California · 1 km deep
- 2.730km NNE of Beatty, NV · 6 km deep
- 4.020 km SSW of Silver Peak, Nevada · 2 km deep
- 3.052 km WNW of Preston, Nevada · 5 km deep
- 3.322 km SE of Alamo, Nevada · 7 km deep
- 3.554km WSW of Mesquite, NV · 6 km deep
- 3.335km ENE of Boulder City, NV · 6 km deep
- 3.068 km SSE of Lamoille, Nevada · 2 km deep
- 3.742 km NNW of Pahrump, Nevada · 6 km deep
- 3.815km WNW of Alamo, NV · 6 km deep
- 4.260 km NW of Wells, Nevada · 5 km deep
- 2.988km NNE of Beatty, NV · 6 km deep
- 3.466km W of Alamo, NV · 6 km deep
- 2.668km W of Tonopah, NV · 6 km deep
- 3.738 km NNW of Gabbs, Nevada · 5 km deep
- 2.648km ESE of Beatty, NV · 6 km deep
- 3.859km SSW of Alamo, NV · 6 km deep
- 4.133 km NNW of Indian Springs, Nevada · 5 km deep
- 3.415 km NE of Eureka, Nevada · 6 km deep
Month by month
Counted by UTC date, which is how the catalog files them.
| Month | Quakes | Largest | Where |
|---|---|---|---|
| January 1977 | 4 | 4.1 | 33 km NNW of Indian Springs, Nevada |
| February 1977 | 1 | 3.7 | 38 km NNW of Gabbs, Nevada |
| March 1977 | 1 | 2.6 | 68km W of Tonopah, NV |
| April 1977 | 2 | 3.4 | 66km W of Alamo, NV |
| May 1977 | 1 | 4.2 | 60 km NW of Wells, Nevada |
| June 1977 | 3 | 3.8 | 15km WNW of Alamo, NV |
| July 1977 | 3 | 3.5 | 54km WSW of Mesquite, NV |
| August 1977 | 3 | 4.0 | 20 km SSW of Silver Peak, Nevada |
| September 1977 | 1 | 2.6 | 4 km N of Topaz, California |
| October 1977 | 1 | 2.8 | 43km NW of Beatty, NV |
| November 1977 | 1 | 3.0 | 12 km WSW of Alamo, Nevada |
| December 1977 | 3 | 3.2 | 19 km WSW of Pioche, 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.