M 6.8 earthquake – The 1915 Pleasant Valley, Nevada Earthquake
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Local time: Oct 2, 1915 · 22:53 (UTC-8)
StrongShallow · 10 km
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- Magnitude
- 6.8moment magnitude (mw)
- Depth
- 10 kmShallow earthquake
- Epicenter
- 40.269, -117.584160 km from Fernley
- Energy released
- 239 kilotons of TNTabout 16 × Hiroshima
- Felt reports
- —"Did You Feel It?" responses
- Shaking intensity
- 7.7max. instrumental (MMI)
- Aftershocks
- 0M2.5+ within 56 km
- Significance
- 711USGS score, 0–1,000+
The strongest within 300 km on record
No earthquake this strong has been recorded this close since our catalog begins in 1900.
How strong was it?
Strong earthquake. It released 239 kilotons of TNT, 501 times the energy of a magnitude 5.0. Bars use the magnitude scale: every step is about 32 times more energy.
The strongest earthquakes within 300 km
Since 1900, around United States.
- 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
- 6.5 Monte Cristo Range, NV Earthquake May 15, 2020
- 6.5 17 km ESE of Fallon Station, Nevada Aug 24, 1954
- 6.4 Near Fernley, Nevada Apr 24, 1914
- 6.3 The 1934 Excelsior Mountains, Nevada Earthquake Jan 30, 1934
- 6.2 The 1954 Rainbow Mountain, Nevada Earthquake Jul 6, 1954
In the week before
Earthquakes within 56 km in the 7 days before this one: possible foreshocks.