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Nevada earthquakes in 1978

52 earthquakes of magnitude 2.5 or more were located in Nevada in 1978. The largest: M4.5 1 km SSE of Mesa Vista, California, Sep 4, 1978.

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

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Where every quake of 1978 was located in Nevada. Select one for its page.

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Every quake of 1978

Magnitude 2.5 and up, newest first.

  1. 3.131km NW of Tonopah, NV · 6 km deep
  2. 3.251km NE of Beatty, NV · 1 km deep
  3. 2.951km NE of Beatty, NV · 1 km deep
  4. 3.346 km NNE of Beatty, Nevada · 4 km deep
  5. 3.033km E of Hawthorne, NV · 6 km deep
  6. 2.871km W of Tonopah, NV · 6 km deep
  7. 3.15 km W of Verdi, California · 18 km deep
  8. 2.938km NW of Las Vegas, NV · 6 km deep
  9. 2.944km ENE of Bishop, CA · 6 km deep
  10. 2.767km W of Tonopah, NV · 6 km deep
  11. 2.866km NE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CA · 6 km deep
  12. 2.92 km WNW of Alpine Village, California · 10 km deep
  13. 3.013 km N of Virginia City, Nevada · 5 km deep
  14. 3.12 km SSE of Mesa Vista, California · 4 km deep
  15. 2.551km NE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CA · 6 km deep
  16. 2.651km ENE of Bishop, CA · 6 km deep
  17. 2.920km E of Tonopah, NV · 6 km deep
  18. 2.822km NNW of Nellis Air Force Base, NV · 6 km deep
  19. 3.21 km ESE of Fish Springs, Nevada · 5 km deep
  20. 3.00 km S of Mesa Vista, California · 3 km deep
  21. 3.624 km WNW of Gabbs, Nevada · 5 km deep
  22. 3.11 km S of Mesa Vista, California · 5 km deep
  23. 3.00 km ESE of Mesa Vista, California · 2 km deep
  24. 4.10 km SSW of Mesa Vista, California · 2 km deep
  25. 4.51 km SSE of Mesa Vista, California · 5 km deep
  26. 3.01 km SE of Mesa Vista, California · 2 km deep
  27. 3.24 km NNE of Mesa Vista, California · 11 km deep
  28. 3.91 km WNW of Mesa Vista, California · 13 km deep
  29. 3.12 km SSE of Mesa Vista, California · 4 km deep
  30. 3.08 km SSW of Smith Valley, Nevada · 5 km deep
  31. 3.954 km SSW of Lund, Nevada · 5 km deep
  32. 3.233km E of Hawthorne, NV · 5 km deep
  33. 3.324 km NW of Mina, Nevada · 5 km deep
  34. 3.850 km SSW of Eureka, Nevada · 10 km deep
  35. 4.113 km NW of Valmy, Nevada · 11 km deep
  36. 2.974km W of Alamo, NV · 0 km deep
  37. 3.074km W of Alamo, NV · 0 km deep
  38. 3.079km W of Alamo, NV · 0 km deep
  39. 3.041 km SSE of Crescent Valley, Nevada · 5 km deep
  40. 2.957km ENE of Hawthorne, NV · 6 km deep
  41. 3.162km ENE of Hawthorne, NV · 6 km deep
  42. 3.27 km WSW of Mina, Nevada · 5 km deep
  43. 4.010 km NW of Gabbs, Nevada · 5 km deep
  44. 2.940km E of Tecopa, CA · 6 km deep
  45. 3.729 km NE of Fallon Station, Nevada · 10 km deep
  46. 4.415 km NNW of Austin, Nevada · 5 km deep
  47. 2.849km NNW of Beatty, NV · 6 km deep
  48. 3.025 km NNW of Gabbs, Nevada · 5 km deep
  49. 3.07 km S of Dayton, Nevada · 5 km deep
  50. 3.720 km ESE of Dyer, Nevada · 2 km deep
  51. 3.420 km ESE of Dyer, Nevada · 1 km deep
  52. 4.143 km W of Austin, Nevada · 5 km deep

The largest

The 25 largest of 1978 in Nevada.

  1. 4.51 km SSE of Mesa Vista, California · 5 km deep
  2. 4.415 km NNW of Austin, Nevada · 5 km deep
  3. 4.10 km SSW of Mesa Vista, California · 2 km deep
  4. 4.113 km NW of Valmy, Nevada · 11 km deep
  5. 4.143 km W of Austin, Nevada · 5 km deep
  6. 4.010 km NW of Gabbs, Nevada · 5 km deep
  7. 3.91 km WNW of Mesa Vista, California · 13 km deep
  8. 3.954 km SSW of Lund, Nevada · 5 km deep
  9. 3.850 km SSW of Eureka, Nevada · 10 km deep
  10. 3.729 km NE of Fallon Station, Nevada · 10 km deep
  11. 3.720 km ESE of Dyer, Nevada · 2 km deep
  12. 3.624 km WNW of Gabbs, Nevada · 5 km deep
  13. 3.420 km ESE of Dyer, Nevada · 1 km deep
  14. 3.346 km NNE of Beatty, Nevada · 4 km deep
  15. 3.324 km NW of Mina, Nevada · 5 km deep
  16. 3.251km NE of Beatty, NV · 1 km deep
  17. 3.21 km ESE of Fish Springs, Nevada · 5 km deep
  18. 3.24 km NNE of Mesa Vista, California · 11 km deep
  19. 3.233km E of Hawthorne, NV · 5 km deep
  20. 3.27 km WSW of Mina, Nevada · 5 km deep
  21. 3.12 km SSE of Mesa Vista, California · 4 km deep
  22. 3.11 km S of Mesa Vista, California · 5 km deep
  23. 3.12 km SSE of Mesa Vista, California · 4 km deep
  24. 3.162km ENE of Hawthorne, NV · 6 km deep
  25. 3.15 km W of Verdi, California · 18 km deep

Month by month

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

MonthQuakesLargestWhere
January 197854.143 km W of Austin, Nevada
February 197844.415 km NNW of Austin, Nevada
March 197844.010 km NW of Gabbs, Nevada
April 197843.079km W of Alamo, NV
May 197814.113 km NW of Valmy, Nevada
June 19780
July 197853.954 km SSW of Lund, Nevada
August 19780
September 1978134.51 km SSE of Mesa Vista, California
October 197853.12 km SSE of Mesa Vista, California
November 197883.346 km NNE of Beatty, Nevada
December 197833.251km NE of Beatty, NV

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.