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August 14, 2024 at 12:57 AM. LAS VEGAS (KTTV) - A preliminary 4.4-magnitude earthquake hit the Las Vegas area, followed by at least one aftershock. According to the U.S. Geological Survey, the ...
Retrieved 24 Jan 2021. ^ a b Craig M. dePolo and Terri M. Garside (2006). The November 21, 1910 Tonopah Junction Earthquake, and the February 18, 1914 and April 24, 1914 Reno Earthquakes in Nevada (PDF). ^ "M 6.0 - Nevada". USGS-ANSS. Retrieved 24 Jan 2021.
Earthquake!! 9 years ago. 11:47 a.m. (about 30 minutes ago). 5.4, centered in Caliente, NV, about 150 miles northeast of Vegas. Lots of shaking gong on if you are in an upper floor of a high-rise! Report inappropriate content.
The July 2019 Ridgecrest earthquakes consist of three main shocks of magnitudes 6.4, 5.4, and 7.1, each followed by a flurry of aftershocks of substantially lower magnitude. The aftershocks of the Ridgecrest earthquakes reveal two fault zones. The July 4 M 6.4 event (orange dot) occurred on the SW-NE fault where it intersects the NW-SE oriented ...
On May 15, 2020 at 4:03:27 local time, a magnitude 6.5 earthquake struck ~35 miles (56 km) west of Tonopah, Nevada in the Monte Cristo Range near the California -Nevada border. [3] It was Nevada's largest earthquake in 66 years. [4] [5]
Main freeways to Las Vegas and Phoenix that cross the San Andreas fault would be destroyed. Some 500,000 to 1 million people could be displaced from their homes.
The mainshock of the 2019 Ridgecrest earthquakes was again felt in Las Vegas and Los Angeles, and as far away as Ensenada, Mexico. Further structural damage and additional fires occurred in Ridgecrest, near the epicenter. Five people were injured. [220] - 5 7 [221] Indonesia offshore, Molucca Sea, 136 km west southwest of Ternate: 6.9 35.0 V - - -
61 & 63, strongly agree with NitroDog here. The Stratosphere Tower is built to withstand earthquakes and is well-anchored in the caliche / bedrock, much more so than some of the hotels are.