M 4.6 earthquake – Excelsior Mountains, Nevada (Aftershock)
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Local time: Jan 31, 1934 · 06:26 (UTC-8)
Light
Reviewed by a seismologist
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- Magnitude
- 4.6local (Richter) magnitude (ml)
- Depth
- —
- Epicenter
- 38.300, -118.400153 km from Carson City
- Energy released
- 120 tons of TNTless than one Hiroshima bomb
- Felt reports
- —"Did You Feel It?" responses
- Shaking intensity
- —not estimated
- Aftershocks
- 12M2.5+ within 30 km, up to 60 days
- Significance
- 326USGS score, 0–1,000+
Not rare around here
An earthquake at least as strong struck within 300 km on Jan 31, 1934.
How strong was it?
Light earthquake. It released 120 tons of TNT, 4 times less than a magnitude 5.0. Bars use the magnitude scale: every step is about 32 times more energy.
Aftershocks
12 earthquakes of M2.5+ within 30 km in the 60 days after.
- 5.0 Excelsior Mountains, Nevada (Aftershock) Feb 1, 1934
- 5.2 Excelsior Mountains, Nevada (Aftershock) Feb 1, 1934
- 5.4 Excelsior Mountains, Nevada (Aftershock) Feb 1, 1934
- 4.5 Excelsior Mountains, Nevada (Aftershock) Feb 1, 1934
- 4.5 Excelsior Mountains, Nevada (Aftershock) Feb 1, 1934
- 4.5 Excelsior Mountains, Nevada (Aftershock) Feb 1, 1934
- 4.5 Excelsior Mountains, Nevada (Aftershock) Feb 3, 1934
- 5.5 Excelsior Mountains, Nevada (Aftershock) Feb 9, 1934
- 4.5 Excelsior Mountains, Nevada (Aftershock) Feb 10, 1934
- 4.7 Excelsior Mountains, Nevada (Aftershock) Feb 12, 1934
The strongest earthquakes within 300 km
Since 1900, around United States.
- 7.1 Ridgecrest Earthquake Sequence Jul 6, 2019
- 7.1 The 1954 Fairview Peak, Nevada Earthquake Dec 16, 1954
- 6.9 The 1954 Dixie Valley, Nevada Earthquake Dec 16, 1954
- 6.8 The 1932 Cedar Mountain, Nevada Earthquake Dec 21, 1932
- 6.8 The 1915 Pleasant Valley, Nevada Earthquake Oct 3, 1915
- 6.7 The 1983 Coalinga, California Earthquake May 2, 1983
- 6.5 Monte Cristo Range, NV Earthquake May 15, 2020
- 6.5 17 km ESE of Fallon Station, Nevada Aug 24, 1954
In the week before
Earthquakes within 30 km in the 7 days before this one: possible foreshocks.
- 5.6 Excelsior Mountains, Nevada (Foreshock) Jan 30, 1934
- 6.3 The 1934 Excelsior Mountains, Nevada Earthquake Jan 30, 1934
- 4.5 Excelsior Mountains, Nevada (Aftershock) Jan 30, 1934
- 4.9 Excelsior Mountains, Nevada (Aftershock) Jan 30, 1934
- 5.4 Excelsior Mountains, Nevada (Aftershock) Jan 30, 1934
- 5.0 Excelsior Mountains, Nevada (Aftershock) Jan 31, 1934
- 5.0 Excelsior Mountains, Nevada (Aftershock) Jan 31, 1934