Nevada earthquakes

M5.3 earthquake 16 km E of Fallon Station, Nevada

A magnitude 5.3 earthquake struck 16 km E of Fallon Station, Nevada on Thu, Jul 8, 1954, 12:31 PM GMT-7 (19:31 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
5.3 (ML, local (Richter)), moderate
Magnitude from
USGS historic United States catalog
Local time
UTC
1954-07-08 19:31:57 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) V

From the USGS event page for ushis1955. 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 2.3 and up: 19 in the 60 days after this one and 14 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.916 km E of Fallon Station, Nevada · 26382 days ago · 0 km away
  2. 4.616 km E of Fallon Station, Nevada · 26381 days ago · 0 km away
  3. 4.616 km E of Fallon Station, Nevada · 26380 days ago · 0 km away
  4. 4.616 km E of Fallon Station, Nevada · 26380 days ago · 0 km away
  5. 4.516 km E of Fallon Station, Nevada · 26379 days ago · 0 km away
  6. 4.616 km E of Fallon Station, Nevada · 26379 days ago · 0 km away
  7. 5.116 km E of Fallon Station, Nevada · 26361 days ago · 0 km away
  8. 4.516 km E of Fallon Station, Nevada · 26360 days ago · 0 km away
  9. 5.416 km E of Fallon Station, Nevada · 26358 days ago · 0 km away
  10. 4.716 km E of Fallon Station, Nevada · 26356 days ago · 0 km away
  11. 4.716 km E of Fallon Station, Nevada · 26355 days ago · 0 km away
  12. 6.517 km ESE of Fallon Station, Nevada · 26336 days ago · 15 km deep · 5 km away
  13. 5.229 km NE of Fallon Station, Nevada · 26336 days ago · 19 km away
  14. 4.829 km NE of Fallon Station, Nevada · 26335 days ago · 19 km away
  15. 4.729 km NE of Fallon Station, Nevada · 26334 days ago · 19 km away
  16. 4.629 km NE of Fallon Station, Nevada · 26334 days ago · 19 km away
  17. 4.729 km NE of Fallon Station, Nevada · 26331 days ago · 19 km away
  18. 4.829 km NE of Fallon Station, Nevada · 26331 days ago · 19 km away
  19. 5.840 km S of Lovelock, Nevada · 26328 days ago · 15 km deep · 44 km away

Before

  1. 4.716 km E of Fallon Station, Nevada · 26383 days ago · 0 km away
  2. 4.516 km E of Fallon Station, Nevada · 26383 days ago · 0 km away
  3. 4.816 km E of Fallon Station, Nevada · 26383 days ago · 0 km away
  4. 4.616 km E of Fallon Station, Nevada · 26384 days ago · 0 km away
  5. 5.921 km SSE of Fallon Station, Nevada · 26384 days ago · 10 km deep · 21 km away
  6. 4.516 km E of Fallon Station, Nevada · 26385 days ago · 0 km away
  7. 4.516 km E of Fallon Station, Nevada · 26385 days ago · 0 km away
  8. 5.216 km E of Fallon Station, Nevada · 26385 days ago · 0 km away
  9. 4.516 km E of Fallon Station, Nevada · 26385 days ago · 0 km away
  10. 5.716 km E of Fallon Station, Nevada · 26385 days ago · 0 km away
  11. 4.516 km E of Fallon Station, Nevada · 26385 days ago · 0 km away
  12. 4.816 km E of Fallon Station, Nevada · 26385 days ago · 0 km away
  13. 5.516 km E of Fallon Station, Nevada · 26385 days ago · 0 km away
  14. 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 ushis1955. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 7:03 AM UTC.