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19 November 2000 6:30 PM PDT
The Nevada Seismological Laboratory recorded an earthquake of M = 4.3 at 4:54 AM (PST) Sunday, November 19, near Gerlach, Nevada. The preliminary location of this event is 40.49N, 119.51W, approximately 12 mi. south of Gerlach, Nevada. The depth was computed to be approximately 5 km (3 mi). We have received no felt reports on this earthquake at this time. This event occurred very near the M 3.8 earthquake reported on Thursday, November 16. It occurred in a small area which has had 12 earthquakes > M 2 and 3 earthquakes > M 3 since October 5 of this year.
The free pamphlet ``Earthquakes in Nevada and How to Survive Them," is available on request. The NSL operates a statewide network of seismographic stations and investigates the sizes, frequencies of occurrence, and distribution of earthquakes in the region, and other problems related to seismic risk in Nevada. Visit the NSL wb site at www.seismo.unr.edu for further information.
16 November 2000 2:00 PM PDT
The Nevada Seismological Laboratory recorded an earthquake of M = 3.8 at 5:07 AM (PST) Thursday, November 16, near Gerlach, Nevada. The preliminary location of this event is 40.50N, 119.48W, approximately 10 mi. south of Gerlach, Nevada. The depth was computed to be approximately 3 km (2 mi). We have received only one felt report on this earthquake. This event occurred in a small area which has had 12 earthquakes > M 2 and 2 earthquakes > M 3 since October 5 of this year.
Another earthquake, at a time of 11:29 PM (PST) on Wednesday, November 15, was reported near Hawthorne, Nevada, with M = 4.1 in the web page of the Seismological Laboratory
http://www.seismo.unr.edu/Catalog/nbe.html
Human review of this event has revised the magnitude to 2.2. The above web page reports many events as "Prelim" based solely on automated computer calculations of magnitude and location. For many reasons, these computer results are sometimes significantly incorrect, as stated on that page. An earlier press release by the independent organization "Seismo-Watch" used the incorrect preliminary information.
The data reported here has been reviewed. For more information, contact the Nevada Seismological Laboratory, (775) 784-4975. The free pamphlet "Earthquakes in Nevada and How to Survive Them," is available on request. The NSL operates a statewide network of seismographic stations and investigates the sizes, frequencies of occurrence, and distribution of earthquakes in the region, and other problems related to seismic risk in Nevada. Visit the NSL web site at www.seismo.unr.edu for further information.
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