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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 mlDecember 28, 1932
10 km SW of Gabbs, Nevada
M 5.3 mlDecember 26, 1932
14 km SSW of Gabbs, Nevada
M 4.5 mlDecember 25, 1932
10 km SW of Gabbs, Nevada
M 5.5 mlDecember 25, 1932
10 km SW of Gabbs, Nevada
M 5.0 mlDecember 24, 1932
10 km SW of Gabbs, Nevada
M 4.5 ukDecember 23, 1932
14 km SSW of Gabbs, Nevada
M 4.9 mlDecember 22, 1932
14 km SSW of Gabbs, Nevada
M 4.5 ukDecember 22, 1932
14 km SSW of Gabbs, Nevada
M 6.8 mwDecember 21, 1932
The 1932 Cedar Mountain, Nevada Earthquake · depth 10 km
M 4.5 mlApril 12, 1930
18 km SSE of Silver Springs, Nevada
M 4.6 mlSeptember 10, 1929
52 km NNE of Valmy, Nevada
M 5.2 ukSeptember 5, 1928
45 km WNW of Jackpot, Nevada
M 4.5 mlApril 17, 1928
3 km SSW of Reno, Nevada
M 4.7 mlMarch 26, 1928
35 km NW of Tonopah, Nevada
M 5.1 mlApril 11, 1917
Western Nevada
M 4.7 ukMarch 28, 1917
Near Rebel Creek, Nevada
M 5.0 mlOctober 11, 1916
Elko County, Nevada
M 5.0 mlAugust 4, 1916
Northcentral Nevada
M 5.8 mlAugust 3, 1916
Elko County, Nevada
M 5.6 mlAugust 3, 1916
Elko County, Nevada
M 5.9 mfaFebruary 3, 1916
Near Winnemucca, Nevada
M 6.8 mwOctober 3, 1915
The 1915 Pleasant Valley, Nevada Earthquake · depth 10 km
M 6.0 mwOctober 3, 1915
Pleasant Valley, Nevada (Foreshock)
M 6.4 mfaApril 24, 1914
Near Fernley, Nevada
M 6.0 mfaFebruary 18, 1914
Near Reno, Nevada
M 5.5 mintNovember 22, 1910
Near Tonopah Junction, Nevada
M 5.0 mintNovember 22, 1910
Near Tonopah Junction, Nevada
M 6.1 mintNovember 21, 1910
Near Tonopah Junction, Nevada
M 5.5 mintNovember 19, 1910
Near Tonopah Junction, Nevada
M 5.5 mintNovember 7, 1910
Near Goldfield, Nevada
M 5.0 mfaJuly 26, 1901
Near Elko, 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.