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Historic Earthquake
1932 Cedar Mountain Earthquake
20 December 1932 · Cedar Mountain · United States of America
On 20 December 1932, a magnitude 7.2 earthquake struck the United States of America (Cedar Mountain). It occurred on the North American Plate, 380 km from its boundary with the Pacific Plate (continental transform fault).
- Date
- 20 December 1932
- Magnitude
- 7.2
- Maximum Intensity
- XII (Mercalli)
- Plate
- North American Plate
- Country
- United States of America
- Nearest Volcano
- Soda Lakes (131 km)
Nearby Major Earthquakes
Other major earthquakes recorded within 300 km.
- 1954Dixie Valley · M 7.0
- 19151915 Pleasant Valley Earthquake · M 7.6
Sources: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Global Significant Earthquake Database (doi:10.7289/V5TD9V7K) · Wikidata · Bird (2003), PB2002 · Natural Earth