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Earthquakes in Nevada between the 1840s to December 31, 2014. Some earthquakes outside the state of Nevada are also shown. |
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Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology |
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thumbnail/Hazards_Earthquakes.png |
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en-US |
| name:
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Earthquakes |
| description:
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Earthquakes are recorded by a network of seismic stations. Each station measures the movement of the ground. As rocks slide past eachother, vibrations and energy travel out from the earthquake in a wave. As the wave passes by a seismic station, the ground vibrates and a signal is recorded. Knowing how fast the different seismic waves travel, seismologists calculate a time, location, and magnitude. The earthquakes in this map are displayed by magnitude and location. |
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| title:
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Earthquakes |
| tags:
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["earthquakes","seismicity","Nevada","Great Basin","magnitudes"] |