M 6.3 earthquake – The 1934 Excelsior Mountains, Nevada Earthquake
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Local time: Jan 30, 1934 · 12:16 (UTC-8)
Strong
Reviewed by a seismologist
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- Magnitude
- 6.3moment magnitude (mw)
- Depth
- —
- Epicenter
- 38.280, -118.360157 km from Carson City
- Energy released
- 43 kilotons of TNTabout 2.8 × Hiroshima
- Felt reports
- —"Did You Feel It?" responses
- Shaking intensity
- —not estimated
- Aftershocks
- 18M2.5+ within 30 km, up to 60 days
- Significance
- 611USGS score, 0–1,000+
Not rare around here
An earthquake at least as strong struck within 300 km on Dec 21, 1932.
How strong was it?
Strong earthquake. It released 43 kilotons of TNT, 89 times the energy of a magnitude 5.0. Bars use the magnitude scale: every step is about 32 times more energy.
Aftershocks
18 earthquakes of M2.5+ within 30 km in the 60 days after.
- 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
- 4.6 Excelsior Mountains, Nevada (Aftershock) Jan 31, 1934
- 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
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.