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US Nuclear Site Quake: Over 100 Tremors Quake Within 80 km of Tonopah Test Range

A swarm of over 100 earthquakes has been recorded near the Tonopah Test Range in Nevada, USA, a highly restricted military installation historically associated with weapons testing and defence research. Scientists say the string of small to moderate tremors mostly between magnitudes ~1.5 and ~3.0, with some stronger events began in late February and continued through early March within roughly 80 km of the range.