The Largest Historic Earthquake Near Las Vegas Struck; Geologist Analysis

“On the afternoon of June 4th 2026, the largest recorded earthquake within a 20 mile radius of the historic city center of Las Vegas Struck, registering in as a magnitude 3.8. While small in magnitude, it was felt by millions, and strangely enough originated from a fault line in the scenic Red Rock Canyon. Today’s video will discuss this earthquake, regional fault lines, and the overall level of seismic hazard Las Vegas experiences. Do note that the “largest historic earthquake near Las Vegas” specifically refers to ONLY within a 20.0 mile or 32.2 mile radius of its historic city center. Local Las Vegas geologic map to check out: https://pubs.usgs.gov/sim/2005/2814/ Simply go to this link, then select “Sheet 1 PDF File”. If you would like to support this channel, consider using one of the following links: (Patreon: http://patreon.com/geologyhub) (YouTube membership: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCYeGh5VML5XPr5jYnzh3J6g/join) (Gemstone & Mineral Etsy store: http://prospectingarizona.etsy.com) (GeologyHub Merch Etsy store: http://geologyhub.etsy.com) Google Earth imagery used in this video: ©Google & Data Providers This video is protected under “fair use”. If you see an image and/or video which is your own in this video, and/or think my discussion of a scientific paper (and/or discussion/mentioning of the data/information within a scientific paper) does not fall under the fair use doctrine, and wish for it to be censored or removed, contact me by email at geologyhubyt@gmail.com and I will make the necessary changes. Various licenses used in sections of this video (not the entire video, this video as a whole does not completely fall under one of these licenses) and/or in this video’s thumbnail image (and this list does not include every license used in this video and/or thumbnail image): Public Domain: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/ Sources/Citations: [1] U.S. Geological Survey [2] Page, W.R., Lundstrom, S.C., Harris, A.G., Langenheim, V., Workman, J.B., Mahan, S., Paces, J.B., Dixon, G.L., Rowley, P.D., Burchfiel, B., Bell, J.W., and Smith, E.I., 2005, Geologic and geophysical maps of the Las Vegas 30′ x 60′ quadrangle, Clark and Nye counties, Nevada, and Inyo County, California (Version 1.0): U.S. Geological Survey Scientific Investigations Map 2814, 58 p.; 2 sheets, https://doi.org/10.3133/sim2814. [3] USGS Earthquake Hazard Toolbox 0:00 Earthquake Near Las Vegas 0:33 Turtle Mountain Fault 1:15 Geologic Setting 2:10 Seismic Waves 3:18 Earthquake Chances 3:59 Geologic Map”