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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 1915 Pleasant Valley, Nevada EarthquakeOctober 3, 1915M 6.8 · The 1932 Cedar Mountain, Nevada EarthquakeDecember 21, 1932M 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 4.6 mlJanuary 19, 1955
40 km E of Fallon Station, Nevada
M 4.7 mlJanuary 11, 1955
16 km NNW of Gabbs, Nevada
M 5.0 mlJanuary 9, 1955
16 km NNW of Gabbs, Nevada
M 5.1 mlJanuary 1, 1955
16 km NNW of Gabbs, Nevada
M 5.0 mlDecember 20, 1954
48 km NNW of Gabbs, Nevada
M 4.7 mlDecember 18, 1954
48 km NNW of Gabbs, Nevada
M 5.0 mlDecember 17, 1954
48 km NNW of Gabbs, Nevada
M 4.7 mlDecember 17, 1954
48 km NNW of Gabbs, Nevada
M 4.5 mlDecember 17, 1954
48 km NNW of Gabbs, Nevada
M 4.5 mlDecember 16, 1954
48 km NNW of Gabbs, Nevada
M 5.1 mlDecember 16, 1954
48 km NNW of Gabbs, Nevada
M 5.3 mlDecember 16, 1954
48 km NNW of Gabbs, Nevada
M 5.8 mlDecember 16, 1954
48 km NNW of Gabbs, Nevada
M 5.0 mlDecember 16, 1954
48 km NNW of Gabbs, Nevada
M 5.0 mlDecember 16, 1954
48 km NNW of Gabbs, Nevada
M 5.0 mlDecember 16, 1954
48 km NNW of Gabbs, Nevada
M 6.9 mwDecember 16, 1954
The 1954 Dixie Valley, Nevada Earthquake · depth 12 km
M 7.1 mwDecember 16, 1954
The 1954 Fairview Peak, Nevada Earthquake · depth 12 km
M 4.9 mlSeptember 9, 1954
29 km NE of Fallon Station, Nevada
M 5.8 mwAugust 31, 1954
40 km S of Lovelock, Nevada · depth 15 km
M 4.8 mlAugust 29, 1954
29 km NE of Fallon Station, Nevada
M 4.7 mlAugust 29, 1954
29 km NE of Fallon Station, Nevada
M 4.6 mlAugust 26, 1954
29 km NE of Fallon Station, Nevada
M 4.7 mlAugust 25, 1954
29 km NE of Fallon Station, Nevada
M 4.8 mlAugust 25, 1954
29 km NE of Fallon Station, Nevada
M 5.2 mlAugust 24, 1954
29 km NE of Fallon Station, Nevada
M 6.5 mwAugust 24, 1954
17 km ESE of Fallon Station, Nevada · depth 15 km
M 4.7 mlAugust 5, 1954
16 km E of Fallon Station, Nevada
M 4.7 mlAugust 3, 1954
16 km E of Fallon Station, Nevada
M 5.4 mlAugust 2, 1954
16 km E of Fallon Station, Nevada
M 4.5 mlJuly 31, 1954
16 km E of Fallon Station, Nevada
M 5.1 mlJuly 30, 1954
16 km E of Fallon Station, Nevada
M 5.0 mlJuly 20, 1954
74 km E of Tonopah, Nevada
M 4.6 mlJuly 12, 1954
16 km E of Fallon Station, Nevada
M 4.5 mlJuly 12, 1954
16 km E of Fallon Station, Nevada
M 4.6 mlJuly 11, 1954
16 km E of Fallon Station, Nevada
M 4.6 mlJuly 11, 1954
16 km E of Fallon Station, Nevada
M 4.6 mlJuly 10, 1954
16 km E of Fallon Station, Nevada
M 4.9 mlJuly 9, 1954
16 km E of Fallon Station, Nevada
M 5.3 mlJuly 8, 1954
16 km E of Fallon Station, Nevada
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.