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USGS uu19340312150548000

12 Mar 1934, 15:05

The 1934 Hansel Valley, Utah Earthquake

A magnitude 6.6 mw earthquake at 8.5 km depth.

Depth8.5 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated18 August 2026Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is The 1934 Hansel Valley, Utah Earthquake?

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

41.658000, -112.795000

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Nearby events with a similar magnitude

M 6.1

17 km NE of Snowville, Utah

M 6

Pleasant Valley, Nevada (Foreshock)

M 5.9

8 km ENE of Wells, Nevada

M 5.1

10 km ENE of Wells, Nevada

Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
uu19340312150548000
Coordinates
41.658, -112.795
Network
uu
Significance
670