What the records say
- When
- 20 Dec 1932
- Kind
- Earthquake
- Magnitude
- 7.2
- Where
- Usa
- Coordinates
- 38.70° N, 117.80° W
- Intensity mmi
- 12
1932 Cedar Mountain earthquake
Earthquake in Nevada
The Cedar Mountain earthquake of 1932 was one of the largest seismic events in the US state of Nevada. The Ms 7.3 earthquake struck at Cedar Mountain in Western Nevada. Shaking was felt as far as Oregon, Southern California, and the Rocky Mountains area. Nevada is the third most seismically active state in the United States due to ongoing rifting occurring within the North American plate.
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The source
- NCEI significant earthquakes, tsunamis and volcanic eruptionsNOAA National Centers for Environmental InformationPublic domainSource page