Recent Nevada Earthquake was near Area 51 [1]
At 00:10:14 Universal Time on February 13, a 5.1 magnitude earthquake occurred in Nevada. This quake was not preceeded by any quake activity but numerous quakes/aftershocks have occurred in the area since. See the table below for details.
February 14
| MAP | MAG | UTD DATE-TIME | LAT | LONG | DEPTH |
| MAP [2] | 3.2 | 2013/02/14 02:41:52 [3] | 38.032 | -118.050 | 8.4 | NEVADA |
February 13
| MAP | MAG | UTD DATE-TIME | LAT | LONG | DEPTH |
| MAP [2] | 3.8 | 2013/02/13 22:20:16 [4] | 38.031 | -118.040 | 11.1 | NEVADA |
| MAP [2] | 2.5 | 2013/02/13 18:18:18 [5] | 38.041 | -118.038 | 8.2 | NEVADA |
| MAP [2] | 2.5 | 2013/02/13 18:12:57 [6] | 38.036 | -118.023 | 8.2 | NEVADA |
| MAP [2] | 2.5 | 2013/02/13 18:06:57 [7] | 38.040 | -118.025 | 6.9 | NEVADA |
| MAP [2] | 3.5 | 2013/02/13 17:05:15 [8] | 38.032 | -118.052 | 8.8 | NEVADA |
| MAP [2] | 2.5 | 2013/02/13 14:17:11 [9] | 38.036 | -117.993 | 3.8 | NEVADA |
| MAP [2] | 2.5 | 2013/02/13 10:03:13 [10] | 38.049 | -118.029 | 4.4 | NEVADA |
| MAP [2] | 4.0 | 2013/02/13 09:53:36 [11] | 38.032 | -118.055 | 5.3 | NEVADA |
| MAP [2] | 3.6 | 2013/02/13 05:38:01 [12] | 38.021 | -118.055 | 7.5 | NEVADA |
| MAP [2] | 2.6 | 2013/02/13 05:10:43 [13] | 38.030 | -118.030 | 8.1 | NEVADA |
| MAP [2] | 3.2 | 2013/02/13 03:16:45 [14] | 38.026 | -118.038 | 7.3 | NEVADA |
| MAP [2] | 3.5 | 2013/02/13 03:07:33 [15] | 38.026 | -118.038 | 8.1 | NEVADA |
| MAP [2] | 3.7 | 2013/02/13 02:59:10 [16] | 38.026 | -118.034 | 8.5 | NEVADA |
| MAP [2] | 2.6 | 2013/02/13 02:04:18 [17] | 38.019 | -118.058 | 7.9 | NEVADA |
| MAP [2] | 2.5 | 2013/02/13 01:56:29 [18] | 38.033 | -118.034 | 8.2 | NEVADA |
| MAP [2] | 3.7 | 2013/02/13 00:49:07 [19] | 38.039 | -118.103 | 4.5 | NEVADA |
| MAP [2] | 3.3 | 2013/02/13 00:44:34 [20] | 38.035 | -118.031 | 8.8 | NEVADA |
| MAP [2] | 3.3 | 2013/02/13 00:39:19 [21] | 38.026 | -118.033 | 8.1 | NEVADA |
| MAP [2] | 2.7 | 2013/02/13 00:17:39 [22] | 38.036 | -118.090 | 10.7 | NEVADA |
| MAP [2] | 5.1 | 2013/02/13 00:10:14 [23] | 38.028 | -118.052 | 12.4 | NEVADA |
Source: USGS.gov [24]
One interesting thing about yesterday's earthquake is how close it was to Area 51.
Quake coordinates 38.028 -118.052
Area 51 coordinates 37°14′06″N 115°48′40″W
See the maps below to compare.
Quake map (small yellow square near Tonopah). Source: USGS.gov [2]
Area 51 is the small yellow rectangle near the center of this map. Source: MapOf.net. [25]
Here is another map that shows the location of Area 51.
Source: Wikipedia.org [26].
To read more about the mysterious Area 51, visit Wikipedia.org. [27]
To read more about the earthquake and see more maps, visit USGS.gov [23] or FriendlyForecast.com. [28]
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