M 6.5 earthquake – Monte Cristo Range, NV Earthquake
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Local time: May 15, 2020 · 04:03 (UTC-7)
StrongShallow · 2.7 kmPAGER green
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- Magnitude
- 6.5local (Richter) magnitude (ml)
- Depth
- 2.7 kmShallow earthquake
- Epicenter
- 38.169, -117.850200 km from Carson City
- Energy released
- 85 kilotons of TNTabout 5.7 × Hiroshima
- Felt reports
- 11,961"Did You Feel It?" responses
- Shaking intensity
- 8.1max. instrumental (MMI)
- Aftershocks
- 500M2.5+ within 37 km, up to 60 days
- Significance
- 1,320USGS score, 0–1,000+
Not rare around here
An earthquake at least as strong struck within 300 km on Jul 6, 2019.
How strong was it?
Strong earthquake. It released 85 kilotons of TNT, 178 times the energy of a magnitude 5.0. Bars use the magnitude scale: every step is about 32 times more energy.
Aftershocks
500 earthquakes of M2.5+ within 37 km in the 60 days after.
- 4.1 29 km SSE of Mina, Nevada May 15, 2020
- 3.5 37 km SE of Mina, Nevada May 15, 2020
- 4.0 28 km SE of Mina, Nevada May 15, 2020
- 3.8 32 km SSE of Mina, Nevada May 15, 2020
- 4.9 28 km SSE of Mina, Nevada May 15, 2020
- 3.4 26 km SSE of Mina, Nevada May 15, 2020
- 2.9 29 km SE of Mina, Nevada May 15, 2020
- 3.6 26 km SSE of Mina, Nevada May 15, 2020
- 5.1 31 km SE of Mina, Nevada May 15, 2020
- 4.0 30 km SSE of Mina, Nevada May 15, 2020
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
- 6.5 17 km ESE of Fallon Station, Nevada Aug 24, 1954
- 6.4 Ridgecrest Earthquake Sequence Jul 4, 2019
- 6.4 The 1986 Chalfant Valley, California Earthquake Jul 21, 1986