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Latest quakes in or near Nye, Nevada, USA - list, stats and map

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Mag. 2.0 earthquake Esmeralda County, Nye County, Nevada -
Strongest past 7 daysMag. 2.3 Esmeralda County, Nye County, Nevada -
Updated: Mar 29, 2024 01:18 GMT -
Find all latest earthquakes in or near Nye, Nevada, USA, in our list below, updated every minute! Events are often reported within minutes. If you just felt a quake in or near Nye, find out which quakes are happening right now!
In the past 24 hours, Nye has had 2 small quakes between magnitudes 1.0 and 1.7.
In the past 7 days, Nye has had 28 quakes of magnitudes up to 2.3:
  • 1 quake above magnitude 2
  • 27 quakes below magnitude 2 that people normally don't feel.
Latest today: Mag. 2.0 Earthquake Esmeralda County, United States, 34 mi W of Tonopah, Nye County, Nevada -
Strongest: Mag. 2.3 Earthquake Esmeralda County, United States, 34 mi W of Tonopah, Nye County, Nevada -
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Latest quakes in or near Nye, Nevada, USA - list, stats and map
Date and TimeMag
Depth
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Mar 28, 04:04 pm (Los Angeles)
Mar 28, 23:04 GMT
2.0

10 km
32 km (20 mi) to the W Esmeralda County, United States, 34 mi west of Tonopah, Nye County, Nevada Info
Mar 28, 03:26 pm (Los Angeles)
Mar 28, 22:26 GMT
1.7

6.1 km
40 km SE of Goldfield, Nevada Info
Mar 27, 09:53 pm (Los Angeles)
Mar 28, 04:53 GMT
0.8

10.4 km
47 km ESE of Beatty, Nevada Info
Wednesday, March 27, 2024 GMT (7 quakes)
Mar 27, 04:32 pm (Los Angeles)
Mar 27, 23:32 GMT
0.1

9.5 km
47 km ESE of Beatty, Nevada Info
Mar 27, 01:39 pm (Los Angeles)
Mar 27, 20:39 GMT
1.4

12 km
27 km (17 mi) to the W 37 km SE of Mina, Nevada Info
Mar 27, 08:51 am (Los Angeles)
Mar 27, 15:51 GMT
1.4

7.5 km
22 km NW of Gabbs, Nevada Info
Mar 27, 06:27 am (GMT -7)
Mar 27, 13:27 GMT
0.0

10.1 km
45 km E of Beatty, Nevada Info
Mar 27, 04:24 am (Los Angeles)
Mar 27, 11:24 GMT
1.6

9.6 km
22 km S of Kingston, Nevada Info
Mar 27, 01:22 am (Los Angeles)
Mar 27, 08:22 GMT
0.2

11 km
6 km (3.7 mi) to the NW Mineral County, United States, 88 mi east of Carson City, Carson County, Nevada Info
Mar 26, 08:45 pm (Los Angeles)
Mar 27, 03:45 GMT
0.8

3.1 km
40 km SE of Goldfield, Nevada Info
Tuesday, March 26, 2024 GMT (7 quakes)
Mar 26, 03:22 pm (Los Angeles)
Mar 26, 22:22 GMT
0.3

8.5 km
46 km ESE of Beatty, Nevada Info
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Estimated combined seismic energy released: 5.7 x 108 joules (158 kilowatt hours, equivalent to 0.136 tons of TNT) | about seismic energy

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Earthquake statistics

Average number of earthquakes

Based on data from the past 54 years and our earthquake archive back to 1900, there are about 1,700 quakes on average per year in or near Nye, Nevada, USA:
  • Mag. 7 or higher: 0.02 quakes per year (or 1 quake every 41.7 years)
  • Mag. 6 or higher: 0.14 quakes per year (or 1 quake every 6.9 years)
  • Mag. 5 or higher: 2.2 quakes per year
  • Mag. 4 or higher: 12.1 quakes per year
  • Mag. 3 or higher: 95 quakes per year (or 7.9 quakes per month)
  • Mag. 2 or higher: 313 quakes per year (or 26.1 quakes per month)
  • Mag. 1 or higher: 1,000 quakes per year (or 2.8 quakes per day)
Nye has a high level of seismic activity. Nye has had at least 3 quakes above magnitude 7 since 1900, which suggests that larger earthquakes of this size occur infrequently, probably on average approximately every 40 to 45 years.

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