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USGS nn00234425

21 Feb 2008, 14:16

8 km ENE of Wells, Nevada

A magnitude 5.9 mw earthquake at 7.9 km depth.

Depth7.9 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated2 May 2022Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 8 km ENE of Wells, Nevada?

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41.144400, -114.872100

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Nearby events with a similar magnitude

M 6

Pleasant Valley, Nevada (Foreshock)

M 6.1

17 km NE of Snowville, Utah

M 6.6

The 1934 Hansel Valley, Utah Earthquake

M 5.1

10 km ENE of Wells, Nevada

Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
nn00234425
Coordinates
41.1444, -114.8721
Network
nn
Significance
1126