PROFILPELAJAR.COM

2008 Wells earthquake
	Wells Salt Lake City Wells Salt Lake City
UTC time	2008-02-21 14:16:02
ISC event	12942319
USGS-ANSS	ComCat
Local date	February 21, 2008 (Thursday)
Local time	07:16 PDT
Magnitude	5.9 – 6.0 Mw
Depth	7.9 km (4.9 mi)
Epicenter	41°08′38″N 114°52′19″W / 41.14389°N 114.87194°W
Fault	Independence Valley fault system
Type	Normal
Max. intensity	MMI VII (Very strong)
Casualties	3 injured

The 2008 Wells earthquake occurred at 07:16:02 on February 21, 2008, just northeast of the town of Wells, Nevada, United States,^[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]

References

^ ^a ^b "M 5.9 – 8 km ENE of Wells, Nevada". United States Geological Survey. 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.