Overview
- USGS recorded 16 earthquakes stronger than magnitude 2.5 over the last day in the vicinity of the Tonopah Test Range, also known as Area 52.
- Scientists reported more than 100 seismic events within roughly 50 miles of the site in the past week.
- The strongest tremor registered magnitude 4.3 at 11:37 a.m. ET on Sunday about 48 miles northeast of Tonopah.
- No injuries or major damage have been reported, and the cluster lies within the Central Nevada Seismic Zone where swarms are geologically common.
- Public conjecture has risen given the New START treaty’s expiry and U.S. military action against Iran, yet no evidence has been presented to show a nuclear detonation.