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USGS usp0000fch

9 Mar 1976, 14:00

56 km NE of Beatty, Nevada

A magnitude 6 mb earthquake at 0 km depth.

Depth0 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated1 April 2016Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 56 km NE of Beatty, Nevada?

This locator uses the coordinates in the approved source record. It shows geographic context, not a site boundary, safety zone or property-risk area.

37.310000, -116.364000

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The 1948 Desert Hot Springs, California Earthquake

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42 km NE of Beatty, Nevada

Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
usp0000fch
Coordinates
37.31, -116.364
Network
us
Significance
554