Small magnitude 3.4 earthquake 39 miles southeast of Hawthorne, Nevada, United States
Mon, 18 Jan 2021, 05:20
05:20 AM | BY: EARTHQUAKEMONITOR
3.4 quake 17 Jan 9:00 pm (GMT -8)
Our monitoring service identified a second report from the European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC) which listed the quake at magnitude 3.4 as well.
Towns or cities near the epicenter where the quake might have been felt as very weak shaking include Mina (pop. 160) located 15 miles from the epicenter. In Hawthorne (pop. 3,300, 39 miles away), and Tonopah (pop. 2,500, 45 miles away), the quake was probably not felt.
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Earthquake data:
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Date & time: 17 Jan 2021 9:00 pm (GMT -8) local time (18 Jan 2021 05:00 GMT)
Magnitude: 3.4
Depth: 12.2 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude: 38.18°N / 118.05°W

Primary data source: USGS
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