2008 Wells earthquake

The 2008 Wells earthquake occurred at 07:16:02 on February 21, 2008 just northeast of the town of Wells, Nevada,[1] causing moderate damage, mainly to older brick buildings. The quake was centered on one of the faults of the Independence Valley fault system, about nine kilometers (5.6 miles) beneath the surface and had no known near-surface offset.[2]

2008 Wells earthquake
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UTC time	2008-02-21 14:16:02
ISC event	12942319
USGS-ANSS	ComCat
Local date	February 21, 2008 (2008-02-21) (Thursday)
Local time	07:16 PDT[1]
Magnitude	5.9 - 6.0 M_w
Depth	7.9 km (4.9 mi)
Epicenter	41°08′38″N 114°52′19″W
Fault	Independence Valley fault system
Type	Normal
Max. intensity	VII (Very Strong)

References

"M 5.9 - 8km ENE of Wells, Nevada". Earthquake Hazards Program. USGS. Retrieved June 13, 2020.
Jennifer L. Nealy; Harley M. Benz; Gavin P. Hayes; Eric A. Bergman; William D. Barnhart (14 March 2017). "The 2008 Wells, Nevada, Earthquake Sequence: Source Constraints Using Calibrated Multiple‐Event Relocation and InSAR". Bulletin of the Seismological Society of America. 107 (3): 1107–1117. Bibcode:2017BuSSA.107.1107N. doi:10.1785/0120160298. ISSN 1943-3573. Wikidata Q59786888.

Earthquakes in Nevada
Chronological	1872 Owens Valley 1914 Reno 1915 Pleasant Valley 1932 Cedar Mountain 1934 Hansel Valley (Utah) 1954 Churchill County 1992 St. George (Utah) 2008 Wells 2008 Reno 2019 Ridgecrest (California) 2020 Monte Cristo Range
Faults and fault zones	Benton Spring Furnace Creek Honey Lake Independence Valley Maynard Lake Mohawk Valley Petrified Springs Pyramid Lake Walker Lane Warm Springs Valley
Related topics	Geology of Nevada Nevada Seismological Laboratory

Earthquakes in Utah
Chronological	1901 Richfield 1921 Sevier Valley 1934 Hansel Valley 1962 Cache Valley 1992 St. George 2008 Wells (Nevada) 2020 Salt Lake
Related topics	Geology of Utah Hurricane Fault Moab Fault Toroweap Fault Wasatch Fault Utah Geological Survey Utah Seismic Safety Commission

Earthquakes in the United States
Historical	1638 New Hampshire 1663 Charlevoix 1700 Cascadia 1755 Cape Ann 1811–12 New Madrid 1812 San Juan Capistrano 1812 Santa Barbara 1838 San Andreas 1857 Fort Tejon 1865 Memphis 1867 Manhattan, Kansas 1868 Hawaii 1868 Hayward 1871 Lāna`i 1872 Owens Valley 1872 North Cascades 1886 Charleston 1887 Sonora 1892 Laguna Salada 1892 Vacaville–Winters 1898 Mare Island
20th-century	1901 Richfield 1906 San Francisco 1906 Aleutian Islands 1909 Wabash River 1914 Reno 1915 Pleasant Valley 1916 Irondale 1918 San Jacinto 1921 Sevier Valley 1925 Santa Barbara 1927 Lompoc 1931 Valentine 1932 Eureka 1932 Cedar Mountain 1933 Long Beach 1934 Hansel Valley 1935 Helena 1936 State Line 1940 El Centro 1940 New Hampshire 1944 Cornwall–Massena 1946 Aleutian Islands 1947 Wisconsin 1948 Desert Hot Springs 1949 Olympia 1952 Kern County 1954 Churchill County 1957 Andreanof Islands 1957 San Francisco 1958 Huslia 1958 Lituya Bay 1959 Hebgen Lake 1962 Cache Valley 1964 Alaska 1965 Rat Islands 1965 Puget Sound 1968 Borrego Mountain 1968 Illinois 1969 Santa Rosa 1971 San Fernando 1973 Point Mugu 1975 Near Islands 1975 Morris 1975 Hawaii 1979 Coyote Lake 1979 Imperial Valley 1980 Eureka 1981 Westmorland 1983 Coalinga 1983 Borah Peak 1984 Morgan Hill 1986 North Palm Springs 1986 Chalfant Valley 1987 Whittier Narrows 1987 Imperial Valley 1989 Loma Prieta 1990 Upland 1991 Sierra Madre 1992 Big Bear 1992 Cape Mendocino 1992 Landers 1992 St. George 1993 Scotts Mills 1993 Klamath Falls 1994 Northridge 1995 Marathon 1998 Pymatuning 1999 Hector Mine 2000 Yountville
21st-century	2001 Nisqually 2002 Denali 2003 Alabama 2003 San Simeon 2006 Gulf of Mexico 2006 Kiholo Bay 2008 Illinois 2008 Chino Hills 2008 Reno 2008 Wells 2010 Eureka 2010 Baja California 2010 Indiana 2011 Colorado 2011 Virginia 2011 Oklahoma 2013 Port Alexander 2014 Aleutian Islands 2014 Southeast Alaska 2014 South Napa 2016 Oklahoma 2018 Alaska 2018 Hawaii 2018 Anchorage 2018 Southern Appalachian 2019 Ridgecrest 2020 Salt Lake City 2020 Central Idaho 2020 Monte Cristo Range 2020 Sparta earthquake
Swarms	2001 Enola 2008 Reno 2010–11 Guy-Greenbrier 2012 Brawley 2009–present Oklahoma 2019 Ridgecrest

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