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The August 8, 1943 earthquake

M5.6near Dyer, Nevada

A magnitude 5.6 earthquake 9.3 miles deep, centred in Esmeralda County. The 34th strongest in Nevada’s record since 1900, and the strongest within 50 miles since a magnitude 6.0 on September 14, 1941.

The earthquake

Magnitude
5.6
moment magnitude (mw)
Depth
9.3 mi
15.0 km below the surface
Local time
Sunday, August 8, 1943
22:30 PWT; 05:30 UTC on Aug 9, 1943
Epicentre
38.01°N, 118.09°W
In Esmeralda County
In Nevada’s record
34th
strongest of 8,110 since 1900
Within 50 miles
5
counties; more on this date

USGS ANSS Comprehensive Earthquake Catalog, event iscgem899958 (“37 km N of Dyer, Nevada”). The USGS event page carries the ShakeMap, felt reports and the official summary.

Counties and cities within 50 miles

Distance from the epicentre to each county boundary (zero when inside) and to each city centre.

Counties

Earthquakes around the epicentre

2,707 earthquakes of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles of this epicentre since 1973.

Earthquakes of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles of the epicentre, by year 1973: 4 1974: 9 1975: 9 1976: 17 1977: 3 1978: 63 1979: 58 1980: 353 1981: 104 1982: 45 1983: 37 1984: 179 1985: 38 1986: 369 1987: 24 1988: 19 1989: 11 1990: 15 1991: 24 1992: 20 1993: 14 1994: 6 1995: 15 1996: 30 1997: 82 1998: 92 1999: 23 2000: 35 2001: 19 2002: 8 2003: 14 2004: 64 2005: 18 2006: 15 2007: 15 2008: 12 2009: 6 2010: 10 2011: 67 2012: 3 2013: 22 2014: 14 2015: 8 2016: 13 2017: 7 2018: 4 2019: 12 2020: 541 541 2021: 65 2022: 31 2023: 21 2024: 11 2025: 9 19731978198319881993199820032008201320182023

Earlier earthquakes of magnitude 5 or more within 50 miles, strongest first

USGS ANSS Comprehensive Earthquake Catalog. Local time is the time zone of the county nearest the epicentre. Magnitudes are as the catalogue reports them.