Largest earthquakes in or near Nevada on record since 1900 - list, stats and map

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Since 1900, Nevada has had 219 quakes of magnitudes above 5 and up to 7.3:

3 quakes above magnitude 7
37 quakes between magnitude 6 and 7
179 quakes between magnitude 5 and 6

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Latest: Mag. 5.2 Earthquake 4km NW of Canyondam, CA -

Strongest: Mag. 7.3 Earthquake Nevada (USA) -

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Showing quakes since 1900magnitude 7 or higher, within up to 100 km (62 mi) distance (219 quakes):

Largest earthquakes in or near Nevada on record since 1900 - list, stats and map
Date and Time	Mag Depth	Nearest Volcano	Location	Details
May 12, 2023 03:18 am (Los Angeles)	5.2 6.1 km	94 km (58 mi) to the W	4km NW of Canyondam, CA 358 reports	Info
Thursday, May 11, 2023 GMT (1 quake)
May 11, 2023 04:19 pm (Los Angeles)	5.5 5.9 km	95 km (59 mi) to the W	Lake Almanor Earthquake 2453 reports	Info
Thursday, July 8, 2021 GMT (2 quakes)
Jul 8, 2021 03:49 pm (Los Angeles)	6.0 7.5 km	65 km (40 mi) to the W	Antelope Valley, CA 477 reports	Info
Jul 8, 2021 03:49 pm (Los Angeles)	6.0 7.5 km	65 km (40 mi) to the W	Antelope Valley, CA 3481 reports	Info
Tuesday, December 1, 2020 GMT (1 quake)
Dec 1, 2020 04:32 pm (Los Angeles)	5.1 5 km		25 km S of Mina, Nevada 12 reports	Info
Friday, November 13, 2020 GMT (1 quake)
Nov 13, 2020 02:13 am (Los Angeles)	5.3 4.8 km		33 km SE of Mina, Nevada 71 reports	Info
Tuesday, June 30, 2020 GMT (1 quake)
Jun 30, 2020 02:24 am (Los Angeles)	5.0 8.3 km		29 km SSE of Mina, Nevada (USA) 9 reports	Info
Wednesday, June 24, 2020 GMT (1 quake)
Jun 24, 2020 10:40 am (Los Angeles)	5.8 4.7 km	92 km (57 mi) to the S	18km SSE of Lone Pine, CA (USA) 1544 reports	Info
Friday, May 22, 2020 GMT (1 quake)
May 21, 2020 05:22 pm (Los Angeles)	5.1 7.2 km		32 km ESE of Mina, Nevada 21 reports	Info
Wednesday, May 20, 2020 GMT (1 quake)
May 20, 2020 05:36 am (Los Angeles)	5.0 12 km		38 km ESE of Mina, Nevada 16 reports	Info
Friday, May 15, 2020 GMT (2 quakes)
May 15, 2020 04:26 am (Los Angeles)	5.1 6.8 km		31 km SE of Mina, Nevada 27 reports	Info

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Estimated combined seismic energy released: 2.3 x 10¹⁶ joules (6470 gigawatt hours, equivalent to 5.6 x 10⁶ tons of TNT or 347.9 atomic bombs!) | about seismic energy

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