Nevada earthquakes

M6.3 The 1934 Excelsior Mountains, Nevada Earthquake

A magnitude 6.3 earthquake struck on Tue, Jan 30, 1934, 12:16 PM GMT-8 (20:16 UTC).

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The earthquake

Magnitude
6.3 (mw), strong
Local time
UTC
1934-01-30 20:16:31 UTC
Depth
Not given
Epicenter
38.280° N, 118.360° W
Region
Nevada
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

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No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

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Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 2.5 and up: 20 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.5Excelsior Mountains, Nevada (Aftershock) · 33837 days ago · 4 km away
  2. 4.9Excelsior Mountains, Nevada (Aftershock) · 33837 days ago · 4 km away
  3. 5.4Excelsior Mountains, Nevada (Aftershock) · 33837 days ago · 4 km away
  4. 5.0Excelsior Mountains, Nevada (Aftershock) · 33837 days ago · 4 km away
  5. 5.0Excelsior Mountains, Nevada (Aftershock) · 33837 days ago · 4 km away
  6. 4.6Excelsior Mountains, Nevada (Aftershock) · 33837 days ago · 4 km away
  7. 5.0Excelsior Mountains, Nevada (Aftershock) · 33836 days ago · 4 km away
  8. 5.2Excelsior Mountains, Nevada (Aftershock) · 33836 days ago · 26 km away
  9. 5.4Excelsior Mountains, Nevada (Aftershock) · 33836 days ago · 4 km away
  10. 4.5Excelsior Mountains, Nevada (Aftershock) · 33836 days ago · 4 km away
  11. 4.5Excelsior Mountains, Nevada (Aftershock) · 33836 days ago · 4 km away
  12. 4.5Excelsior Mountains, Nevada (Aftershock) · 33835 days ago · 4 km away
  13. 4.5Excelsior Mountains, Nevada (Aftershock) · 33834 days ago · 4 km away
  14. 5.5Excelsior Mountains, Nevada (Aftershock) · 33828 days ago · 4 km away
  15. 4.5Excelsior Mountains, Nevada (Aftershock) · 33827 days ago · 4 km away
  16. 4.7Excelsior Mountains, Nevada (Aftershock) · 33824 days ago · 4 km away
  17. 4.8Excelsior Mountains, Nevada (Aftershock) · 33821 days ago · 4 km away
  18. 4.8Excelsior Mountains, Nevada (Aftershock) · 33817 days ago · 4 km away
  19. 4.737 km N of Dyer, Nevada · 33796 days ago · 44 km away
  20. 4.520 km ESE of Mina, Nevada · 33790 days ago · 43 km away

Before

  1. 5.6Excelsior Mountains, Nevada (Foreshock) · 33837 days ago · 4 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ushis1021 (also filed as iscgem904767). Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 4:15 AM UTC.