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USGS iscgem906508

21 Dec 1932, 06:10

The 1932 Cedar Mountain, Nevada Earthquake

A magnitude 6.8 mw earthquake at 10 km depth.

Depth10 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated17 August 2026Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is The 1932 Cedar Mountain, Nevada Earthquake?

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38.604000, -117.952000

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Nearby events with a similar magnitude

M 6.8

The 1915 Pleasant Valley, Nevada Earthquake

M 6.9

The 1954 Dixie Valley, Nevada Earthquake

M 6.5

17 km ESE of Fallon Station, Nevada

M 7.1

The 1954 Fairview Peak, Nevada Earthquake

M 6.5

Monte Cristo Range, NV Earthquake

M 6.4

Near Fernley, Nevada

Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
iscgem906508
Coordinates
38.604, -117.952
Network
iscgem
Significance
711