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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 mlFebruary 3, 1934
Excelsior Mountains, Nevada (Aftershock)
M 4.5 mlFebruary 1, 1934
Excelsior Mountains, Nevada (Aftershock)
M 4.5 mlFebruary 1, 1934
Excelsior Mountains, Nevada (Aftershock)
M 4.5 mlFebruary 1, 1934
Excelsior Mountains, Nevada (Aftershock)
M 5.4 mlFebruary 1, 1934
Excelsior Mountains, Nevada (Aftershock)
M 5.2 mlFebruary 1, 1934
Excelsior Mountains, Nevada (Aftershock)
M 5.0 mlFebruary 1, 1934
Excelsior Mountains, Nevada (Aftershock)
M 4.6 mlJanuary 31, 1934
Excelsior Mountains, Nevada (Aftershock)
M 5.0 mlJanuary 31, 1934
Excelsior Mountains, Nevada (Aftershock)
M 5.0 mlJanuary 31, 1934
Excelsior Mountains, Nevada (Aftershock)
M 5.4 mlJanuary 30, 1934
Excelsior Mountains, Nevada (Aftershock)
M 4.9 mlJanuary 30, 1934
Excelsior Mountains, Nevada (Aftershock)
M 4.5 mlJanuary 30, 1934
Excelsior Mountains, Nevada (Aftershock)
M 6.3 mwJanuary 30, 1934
The 1934 Excelsior Mountains, Nevada Earthquake
M 5.6 mwJanuary 30, 1934
Excelsior Mountains, Nevada (Foreshock)
M 5.5 mlOctober 27, 1933
28 km E of Gabbs, Nevada
M 4.7 mlJuly 21, 1933
5 km NW of Mina, Nevada
M 4.7 mlJuly 21, 1933
7 km NW of Mina, Nevada
M 4.6 mlJuly 17, 1933
41 km NNW of Gabbs, Nevada
M 6.1 mwJune 25, 1933
22 km SSE of Stagecoach, Nevada · depth 15 km
M 5.2 mlJune 11, 1933
37 km ESE of Gabbs, Nevada
M 5.2 mlJune 4, 1933
12 km NNW of Mina, Nevada · depth 16 km
M 5.1 mlMay 9, 1933
21 km ENE of Mina, Nevada
M 4.5 mlApril 30, 1933
52 km SE of Lovelock, Nevada
M 4.5 mlApril 7, 1933
37 km N of Dyer, Nevada
M 5.0 mlMarch 12, 1933
28 km ESE of Gabbs, Nevada
M 5.5 mlFebruary 13, 1933
18 km S of Gabbs, Nevada
M 5.0 mlJanuary 29, 1933
15 km NE of Mina, Nevada
M 4.8 mlJanuary 17, 1933
10 km SW of Gabbs, Nevada
M 5.2 mlJanuary 11, 1933
11 km ENE of Gabbs, Nevada
M 4.5 mlJanuary 6, 1933
16 km NNW of Gabbs, Nevada
M 5.1 mlJanuary 6, 1933
18 km NE of Gabbs, Nevada
M 4.7 mlJanuary 2, 1933
10 km SW of Gabbs, Nevada
M 4.5 mlJanuary 2, 1933
10 km SW of Gabbs, Nevada
M 4.6 mlDecember 31, 1932
29 km NE of Mina, Nevada
M 4.6 mlDecember 30, 1932
10 km SW of Gabbs, Nevada
M 4.6 mlDecember 30, 1932
10 km SW of Gabbs, Nevada
M 5.0 mlDecember 29, 1932
10 km SW of Gabbs, Nevada
M 5.0 mlDecember 29, 1932
10 km SW of Gabbs, Nevada
M 5.2 mlDecember 29, 1932
10 km SW of Gabbs, 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.