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Retrieved 24 Jan 2021. ^ a b Craig M. dePolo and Terri M. Garside (2006). The November 21, 1910 Tonopah Junction Earthquake, and the February 18, 1914 and April 24, 1914 Reno Earthquakes in Nevada (PDF). ^ "M 6.0 - Nevada". USGS-ANSS. Retrieved 24 Jan 2021.
Politics China calls on Myanmar to protect interests of Chinese companies after President Thein Sein halted the controversial Chinese-backed Myitsone Dam project. (Reuters) (Spokesperson's remarks) October 2, 2011 (2011-10-02) (Sunday) edit history watch In horseracing, Danedream wins the Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe with speed record 2:24.49, becoming the second German horse winner since 1975 ...
Las Vegas, [a] often known as Sin City or simply Vegas, is the most populous city in the U.S. state of Nevada and the seat of Clark County. The Las Vegas Valley metropolitan area is the largest within the greater Mojave Desert, and second-largest in the Southwestern United States. [6][7] Las Vegas is an internationally renowned major resort ...
The 1999 Hector Mine earthquake occurred in Southern California, United States, on October 16 at 02:46:50 PDT. Its moment magnitude was 7.1 and the earthquake was preceded by 12 foreshocks, the largest of which had a magnitude of 3.8. The event is thought to have been triggered by the 1992 Landers earthquake which occurred seven years earlier.
6.0–6.9. 204. 5.0–5.9. 2271. ← 2010. 2012 →. This is a list of earthquakes in 2011. Only earthquakes of magnitude 6 or above are included, unless they result in damage and/or casualties, or are notable for some other reason. Smaller events in remote areas will be excluded from the list as they wouldn't have generated significant media ...
Frenchman Mountain is a mountain located east of Las Vegas, Nevada. Made up of rocks similar to those found on the bottom of the Grand Canyon, Frenchman Mountain formed when faulting elevated and tilted the rocks followed by erosion, giving it its sharp triangular profile. The mountain provides an example of the Great Unconformity with the ...
702 and 725. The Las Vegas Valley is a major metropolitan area in the southern part of the U.S. state of Nevada, and the second largest in the Southwestern United States. The state's largest urban agglomeration, the Las Vegas Metropolitan Statistical Area is coextensive since 2003 with Clark County, Nevada. [ 2 ]
August 13, 2024 at 9:57 PM. LAS VEGAS (KTTV) - A preliminary 4.4-magnitude earthquake hit the Las Vegas area, followed by at least one aftershock. According to the U.S. Geological Survey, the ...