M4.7 earthquake 29 km NE of Fallon Station, Nevada
A magnitude 4.7 earthquake struck 29 km NE of Fallon Station, Nevada on Sat, Aug 28, 1954, 8:41 PM GMT-7 (03:41 UTC).
A larger quake followed: M5.8 40 km S of Lovelock, Nevada. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.7 (ML, local (Richter)), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS historic United States catalog
- Local time
- UTC
- 1954-08-29 03:41:06 UTC
- Depth
- Not given
- Epicenter
- 39.580° N, 118.450° 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 ushis1975. 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 1.7 and up: 3 in the 60 days after this one and 9 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.829 km NE of Fallon Station, Nevada · 26333 days ago · 0 km away
- 5.840 km S of Lovelock, Nevada · 26330 days ago · 15 km deep · 26 km away
- 4.929 km NE of Fallon Station, Nevada · 26321 days ago · 0 km away
Before
- 4.629 km NE of Fallon Station, Nevada · 26335 days ago · 0 km away
- 4.729 km NE of Fallon Station, Nevada · 26336 days ago · 0 km away
- 4.829 km NE of Fallon Station, Nevada · 26337 days ago · 0 km away
- 5.229 km NE of Fallon Station, Nevada · 26337 days ago · 0 km away
- 6.517 km ESE of Fallon Station, Nevada · 26337 days ago · 15 km deep · 23 km away
- 4.716 km E of Fallon Station, Nevada · 26356 days ago · 19 km away
- 4.716 km E of Fallon Station, Nevada · 26358 days ago · 19 km away
- 5.416 km E of Fallon Station, Nevada · 26359 days ago · 19 km away
- 4.516 km E of Fallon Station, Nevada · 26361 days ago · 19 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ushis1975. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 4:21 PM UTC.