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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 4.5 mlMarch 11, 1940
43 km SSE of Alamo, Nevada · depth 16 km
M 5.0 faMarch 10, 1940
43 km SSE of Alamo, Nevada · depth 16 km
M 4.5 mlJune 21, 1939
31 km SSE of Gabbs, Nevada
M 4.8 mlJune 13, 1939
39km WNW of Beatty, NV · depth 6 km
M 4.5 mlMay 17, 1939
32 km NE of Mina, Nevada
M 4.8 mlMay 13, 1939
32 km NE of Mina, Nevada
M 4.7 mlMay 11, 1939
32 km NE of Mina, Nevada
M 5.5 mlMay 11, 1939
32 km NE of Mina, Nevada
M 5.0 mlMay 4, 1939
1 km SE of Boulder City, Nevada
M 4.5 mlApril 28, 1939
24 km SSE of Kingston, Nevada
M 4.5 mlNovember 1, 1938
57 km S of Eureka, Nevada
M 4.5 mlJuly 31, 1938
72 km N of Rachel, Nevada
M 4.5 mlJuly 28, 1938
7 km SW of Rachel, Nevada · depth 16 km
M 4.5 mlApril 25, 1937
24 km SSE of Kingston, Nevada
M 4.5 mlFebruary 19, 1937
37 km N of Dyer, Nevada
M 5.0 mlFebruary 19, 1937
19 km WSW of Mina, Nevada
M 4.7 mlSeptember 22, 1936
37 km SW of Battle Mountain, Nevada
M 4.5 mlSeptember 21, 1936
57 km SW of Battle Mountain, Nevada
M 4.5 ukSeptember 7, 1936
3 km NE of Boulder City, Nevada
M 5.0 faJuly 2, 1936
37 km W of Kingston, Nevada
M 4.5 mlMarch 26, 1936
25 km N of Gabbs, Nevada
M 4.5 mlFebruary 27, 1936
31 km NE of Black Rock City, Nevada
M 4.5 mlJanuary 30, 1936
37 km N of Dyer, Nevada
M 4.6 mlJanuary 14, 1936
37 km W of Austin, Nevada
M 4.6 mlJanuary 21, 1935
21 km ENE of Mina, Nevada
M 4.5 mlDecember 4, 1934
17 km SE of Hawthorne, Nevada
M 4.6 mlApril 22, 1934
37 km N of Dyer, Nevada
M 4.5 mlApril 21, 1934
24 km SSE of Kingston, Nevada
M 5.0 faApril 15, 1934
48 km W of Pioche, Nevada
M 4.5 mlApril 2, 1934
37 km N of Dyer, Nevada
M 4.5 mlMarch 31, 1934
70 km NW of Rachel, Nevada
M 4.9 mlMarch 30, 1934
12 km NW of Hiko, Nevada · depth 16 km
M 4.5 mlMarch 28, 1934
45 km NNE of Beatty, Nevada
M 4.5 mlMarch 19, 1934
20 km ESE of Mina, Nevada
M 4.7 mlMarch 13, 1934
37 km N of Dyer, Nevada
M 4.8 mlFebruary 20, 1934
Excelsior Mountains, Nevada (Aftershock)
M 4.8 mlFebruary 16, 1934
Excelsior Mountains, Nevada (Aftershock)
M 4.7 mlFebruary 12, 1934
Excelsior Mountains, Nevada (Aftershock)
M 4.5 mlFebruary 10, 1934
Excelsior Mountains, Nevada (Aftershock)
M 5.5 mlFebruary 9, 1934
Excelsior Mountains, Nevada (Aftershock)

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.