Earthquake Swarm Near Area 51 Sparks ‘Unusual’ Alarm
A sudden burst of seismic activity deep in the Nevada desert is raising eyebrows among scientists — and fueling speculation far beyond the research community. According to the New York Post , data from the United States…
A sudden burst of seismic activity deep in the Nevada desert is raising eyebrows among scientists — and fueling speculation far beyond the research community.
According to the New York Post, data from the United States Geological Survey, at least 17 Earthquakes were recorded in a single day near Area 51, the highly secretive military installation long tied to UFO lore.
The quakes, which ranged in magnitude from 2.5 to 4.4, struck relatively close to the surface — a detail that caught the attention of experts.
The strongest tremor hit just after 3 p.m. Wednesday at a depth of roughly 2.5 miles, followed by a series of smaller aftershocks.
The location of the activity added another layer of intrigue.
Area 51 sits about 80 miles from Las Vegas, in a remote stretch of desert typically not known for frequent seismic clusters of this type.
Geophysicist Stefan Burns described the situation as atypical.
He noted the swarm occurred in “an unusual place to get an earthquake,” pointing specifically to how shallow the tremors were compared to more common seismic events.
Burns also suggested the activity was “worth discussing in the context of ‘if this is a covert underground nuclear test,’” a remark that quickly drew attention online.