Nevada earthquakes

M5.7 earthquake 16 km E of Fallon Station, Nevada

A magnitude 5.7 earthquake struck 16 km E of Fallon Station, Nevada on Tue, Jul 6, 1954, 4:49 AM GMT-7 (11:49 UTC).

A larger quake followed: M6.5 17 km ESE of Fallon Station, Nevada. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
5.7 (ML, local (Richter)), moderate
Magnitude from
USGS historic United States catalog
Local time
UTC
1954-07-06 11:49:00 UTC
Depth
Not given
Epicenter
39.420° N, 118.530° W
Region
Nevada
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

What happened

The USGS’s account of the effects of this earthquake.

Maximum observed Modified Mercalli Intensity (MMI) I

From the USGS event page for ushis1945. U.S. Geological Survey text and figures are in the public domain.

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No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 2.7 and up: 29 in the 60 days after this one and 4 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.516 km E of Fallon Station, Nevada · 26385 days ago · 0 km away
  2. 5.216 km E of Fallon Station, Nevada · 26385 days ago · 0 km away
  3. 4.516 km E of Fallon Station, Nevada · 26385 days ago · 0 km away
  4. 4.516 km E of Fallon Station, Nevada · 26385 days ago · 0 km away
  5. 5.921 km SSE of Fallon Station, Nevada · 26385 days ago · 10 km deep · 21 km away
  6. 4.616 km E of Fallon Station, Nevada · 26384 days ago · 0 km away
  7. 4.816 km E of Fallon Station, Nevada · 26383 days ago · 0 km away
  8. 4.516 km E of Fallon Station, Nevada · 26383 days ago · 0 km away
  9. 4.716 km E of Fallon Station, Nevada · 26383 days ago · 0 km away
  10. 5.316 km E of Fallon Station, Nevada · 26383 days ago · 0 km away
  11. 4.916 km E of Fallon Station, Nevada · 26382 days ago · 0 km away
  12. 4.616 km E of Fallon Station, Nevada · 26381 days ago · 0 km away
  13. 4.616 km E of Fallon Station, Nevada · 26380 days ago · 0 km away
  14. 4.616 km E of Fallon Station, Nevada · 26380 days ago · 0 km away
  15. 4.516 km E of Fallon Station, Nevada · 26379 days ago · 0 km away
  16. 4.616 km E of Fallon Station, Nevada · 26379 days ago · 0 km away
  17. 5.116 km E of Fallon Station, Nevada · 26361 days ago · 0 km away
  18. 4.516 km E of Fallon Station, Nevada · 26360 days ago · 0 km away
  19. 5.416 km E of Fallon Station, Nevada · 26358 days ago · 0 km away
  20. 4.716 km E of Fallon Station, Nevada · 26357 days ago · 0 km away
  21. 4.716 km E of Fallon Station, Nevada · 26355 days ago · 0 km away
  22. 6.517 km ESE of Fallon Station, Nevada · 26336 days ago · 15 km deep · 5 km away
  23. 5.229 km NE of Fallon Station, Nevada · 26336 days ago · 19 km away
  24. 4.829 km NE of Fallon Station, Nevada · 26335 days ago · 19 km away
  25. 4.729 km NE of Fallon Station, Nevada · 26335 days ago · 19 km away
  26. 4.629 km NE of Fallon Station, Nevada · 26334 days ago · 19 km away
  27. 4.729 km NE of Fallon Station, Nevada · 26331 days ago · 19 km away
  28. 4.829 km NE of Fallon Station, Nevada · 26331 days ago · 19 km away
  29. 5.840 km S of Lovelock, Nevada · 26329 days ago · 15 km deep · 44 km away

Before

  1. 4.516 km E of Fallon Station, Nevada · 26385 days ago · 0 km away
  2. 4.816 km E of Fallon Station, Nevada · 26385 days ago · 0 km away
  3. 5.516 km E of Fallon Station, Nevada · 26385 days ago · 0 km away
  4. 6.2The 1954 Rainbow Mountain, Nevada Earthquake · 26385 days ago · 10 km deep · 3 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ushis1945. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 12:12 PM UTC.