Nevada earthquakes

M4.5 earthquake 16 km E of Fallon Station, Nevada

A magnitude 4.5 earthquake struck 16 km E of Fallon Station, Nevada on Wed, Jul 7, 1954, 9:08 PM GMT-7 (04:08 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
4.5 (ML, local (Richter)), light
Magnitude from
USGS historic United States catalog
Local time
UTC
1954-07-08 04:08:19 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 ushis1953. U.S. Geological Survey text and figures are in the public domain.

Did you feel it?

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 1.5 and up: 21 in the 60 days after this one and 12 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.716 km E of Fallon Station, Nevada · 26386 days ago · 0 km away
  2. 5.316 km E of Fallon Station, Nevada · 26386 days ago · 0 km away
  3. 4.916 km E of Fallon Station, Nevada · 26386 days ago · 0 km away
  4. 4.616 km E of Fallon Station, Nevada · 26385 days ago · 0 km away
  5. 4.616 km E of Fallon Station, Nevada · 26384 days ago · 0 km away
  6. 4.616 km E of Fallon Station, Nevada · 26384 days ago · 0 km away
  7. 4.516 km E of Fallon Station, Nevada · 26383 days ago · 0 km away
  8. 4.616 km E of Fallon Station, Nevada · 26382 days ago · 0 km away
  9. 5.116 km E of Fallon Station, Nevada · 26365 days ago · 0 km away
  10. 4.516 km E of Fallon Station, Nevada · 26363 days ago · 0 km away
  11. 5.416 km E of Fallon Station, Nevada · 26362 days ago · 0 km away
  12. 4.716 km E of Fallon Station, Nevada · 26360 days ago · 0 km away
  13. 4.716 km E of Fallon Station, Nevada · 26359 days ago · 0 km away
  14. 6.517 km ESE of Fallon Station, Nevada · 26340 days ago · 15 km deep · 5 km away
  15. 5.229 km NE of Fallon Station, Nevada · 26340 days ago · 19 km away
  16. 4.829 km NE of Fallon Station, Nevada · 26339 days ago · 19 km away
  17. 4.729 km NE of Fallon Station, Nevada · 26338 days ago · 19 km away
  18. 4.629 km NE of Fallon Station, Nevada · 26337 days ago · 19 km away
  19. 4.729 km NE of Fallon Station, Nevada · 26335 days ago · 19 km away
  20. 4.829 km NE of Fallon Station, Nevada · 26335 days ago · 19 km away
  21. 5.840 km S of Lovelock, Nevada · 26332 days ago · 15 km deep · 44 km away

Before

  1. 4.816 km E of Fallon Station, Nevada · 26387 days ago · 0 km away
  2. 4.616 km E of Fallon Station, Nevada · 26388 days ago · 0 km away
  3. 5.921 km SSE of Fallon Station, Nevada · 26388 days ago · 10 km deep · 21 km away
  4. 4.516 km E of Fallon Station, Nevada · 26388 days ago · 0 km away
  5. 4.516 km E of Fallon Station, Nevada · 26388 days ago · 0 km away
  6. 5.216 km E of Fallon Station, Nevada · 26388 days ago · 0 km away
  7. 4.516 km E of Fallon Station, Nevada · 26388 days ago · 0 km away
  8. 5.716 km E of Fallon Station, Nevada · 26389 days ago · 0 km away
  9. 4.516 km E of Fallon Station, Nevada · 26389 days ago · 0 km away
  10. 4.816 km E of Fallon Station, Nevada · 26389 days ago · 0 km away
  11. 5.516 km E of Fallon Station, Nevada · 26389 days ago · 0 km away
  12. 6.2The 1954 Rainbow Mountain, Nevada Earthquake · 26389 days ago · 10 km deep · 3 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ushis1953. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 11:40 PM UTC.