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Nevada Earthquake History

Since July 26, 1901, the USGS has recorded 351 earthquakes of magnitude 4.5 or greater in Nevada, 13 of them magnitude 6 or above. The strongest was M 7.1.

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Strongest in Nevada

M 7.1 · The 1954 Fairview Peak, Nevada EarthquakeDecember 16, 1954M 6.9 · The 1954 Dixie Valley, Nevada EarthquakeDecember 16, 1954M 6.8 · The 1932 Cedar Mountain, Nevada EarthquakeDecember 21, 1932M 6.8 · The 1915 Pleasant Valley, Nevada EarthquakeOctober 3, 1915M 6.5 · 17 km ESE of Fallon Station, NevadaAugust 24, 1954M 6.4 · Near Fernley, NevadaApril 24, 1914M 6.3 · The 1934 Excelsior Mountains, Nevada EarthquakeJanuary 30, 1934M 6.2 · The 1954 Rainbow Mountain, Nevada EarthquakeJuly 6, 1954M 6.1 · Near Tonopah Junction, NevadaNovember 21, 1910M 6.1 · 4 km S of Carter Springs, NevadaSeptember 12, 1994

All recorded earthquakes

M 5.1 mlFebruary 13, 2013
39 km N of Dyer, Nevada · depth 8 km
M 4.8 mlOctober 1, 2011
7 km SSE of Schurz, Nevada · depth 4 km
M 4.6 mlApril 17, 2011
18 km SW of Hawthorne, Nevada · depth 5 km
M 4.7 mhApril 26, 2008
27km SE of Smith Valley, NV · depth 4 km
M 5.1 mlApril 26, 2008
1 km NW of Mogul, Nevada · depth 3 km
M 4.8 mwApril 26, 2008
0 km N of Mogul, Nevada · depth 3 km
M 4.8 mlFebruary 22, 2008
4 km ENE of Wells, Nevada · depth 11 km
M 4.6 mwFebruary 21, 2008
4 km NE of Wells, Nevada · depth 13 km
M 5.1 mlFebruary 21, 2008
10 km ENE of Wells, Nevada · depth 0 km
M 4.6 mlFebruary 21, 2008
5 km E of Wells, Nevada · depth 7 km
M 5.9 mwFebruary 21, 2008
8 km ENE of Wells, Nevada · depth 8 km
M 4.5 mlMay 16, 2004
30 km ESE of Alamo, Nevada · depth 0 km
M 4.5 mbNovember 23, 2003
27 km E of Lamoille, Nevada · depth 10 km
M 4.5 mlSeptember 26, 1999
38 km SSE of Goldfield, Nevada · depth 9 km
M 5.1 mwrAugust 2, 1999
39 km SSE of Goldfield, Nevada · depth 3 km
M 4.7 mbAugust 1, 1999
43 km SSE of Goldfield, Nevada · depth 5 km
M 4.8 mbAugust 1, 1999
38 km SSE of Goldfield, Nevada · depth 5 km
M 5.7 mwcAugust 1, 1999
37 km SSE of Goldfield, Nevada · depth 8 km
M 4.8 mwrJanuary 27, 1999
39 km NW of Indian Springs, Nevada · depth 5 km
M 4.6 mwrNovember 2, 1997
22 km NNW of Dyer, Nevada · depth 5 km
M 5.4 mwcNovember 2, 1997
16 km NNW of Dyer, Nevada · depth 5 km
M 4.5 mwrAugust 21, 1997
11 km ENE of Hawthorne, Nevada · depth 10 km
M 4.6 mwDecember 12, 1996
4 km SSW of Topaz Lake, Nevada · depth -2 km
M 4.8 mwDecember 28, 1995
9 km WNW of Topaz Lake, Nevada · depth -1 km
M 4.7 mwDecember 23, 1995
8 km WNW of Topaz Lake, Nevada · depth -1 km
M 4.5 mwNovember 15, 1995
9 km SW of Cold Springs, Nevada · depth -1 km
M 4.5 mwSeptember 20, 1994
9 km WNW of Topaz Lake, Nevada · depth -1 km
M 6.1 mwbSeptember 12, 1994
4 km S of Carter Springs, Nevada · depth 14 km
M 4.8 mbFebruary 10, 1993
28 km SW of Empire, Nevada · depth 5 km
M 4.7 mlNovember 4, 1992
67 km ENE of Montello, Nevada · depth 9 km
M 4.6 mbAugust 4, 1992
22 km SE of Alamo, Nevada · depth 5 km
M 5.8 mwJune 29, 1992
47 km ESE of Beatty, Nevada · depth 9 km
M 5.0 mbMarch 10, 1990
65 km SSW of Rachel, Nevada · depth 0 km
M 5.2 mbFebruary 10, 1989
63 km NNW of Indian Springs, Nevada · depth 0 km
M 5.0 mbDecember 10, 1988
58 km ENE of Beatty, Nevada · depth 0 km
M 4.5 mbOctober 13, 1988
66 km ENE of Beatty, Nevada · depth 0 km
M 4.5 mbSeptember 19, 1988
21 km WNW of Mina, Nevada · depth 9 km
M 4.6 mlOctober 26, 1987
85 km E of Montello, Nevada · depth 10 km
M 4.7 mlSeptember 25, 1987
86 km E of Montello, Nevada · depth 9 km
M 5.6 mlJuly 21, 1986
24 km WSW of Dyer, Nevada · depth -0 km

Source: U.S. Geological Survey, Earthquake Hazards Program. Older and smaller earthquakes are under-counted relative to recent decades as instrumentation improved. A record of past shaking is not a forecast. See About the Data.