Nevada earthquakes

M6.2 The 1954 Rainbow Mountain, Nevada Earthquake

A magnitude 6.2 earthquake struck on Tue, Jul 6, 1954, 4:13 AM GMT-7 (11:13 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.

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
6.2 (mw), strong
Local time
UTC
1954-07-06 11:13:23 UTC
Depth
10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
39.420° N, 118.566° W
Region
Nevada
Strongest shaking
VIII, severe shaking
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Shaking

The USGS ShakeMap: shaking estimated from seismic stations and the quake’s size, on the Modified Mercalli intensity scale.

Strongest estimated
VIII, severe shaking
Peak ground acceleration
30.9% of gravity
Peak ground velocity
3.6 cm/s
Map
Automatic
USGS ShakeMap: estimated shaking intensity around the epicenter
Estimated shaking intensity. Map: USGS ShakeMap.

Did you feel it?

No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Magnitude uncertainty
±0.30
Depth from
From location

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 2.5 and up: 33 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 5.516 km E of Fallon Station, Nevada · 26376 days ago · 3 km away
  2. 4.816 km E of Fallon Station, Nevada · 26376 days ago · 3 km away
  3. 4.516 km E of Fallon Station, Nevada · 26376 days ago · 3 km away
  4. 5.716 km E of Fallon Station, Nevada · 26376 days ago · 3 km away
  5. 4.516 km E of Fallon Station, Nevada · 26376 days ago · 3 km away
  6. 5.216 km E of Fallon Station, Nevada · 26376 days ago · 3 km away
  7. 4.516 km E of Fallon Station, Nevada · 26376 days ago · 3 km away
  8. 4.516 km E of Fallon Station, Nevada · 26376 days ago · 3 km away
  9. 5.921 km SSE of Fallon Station, Nevada · 26375 days ago · 10 km deep · 20 km away
  10. 4.616 km E of Fallon Station, Nevada · 26375 days ago · 3 km away
  11. 4.816 km E of Fallon Station, Nevada · 26374 days ago · 3 km away
  12. 4.516 km E of Fallon Station, Nevada · 26374 days ago · 3 km away
  13. 4.716 km E of Fallon Station, Nevada · 26374 days ago · 3 km away
  14. 5.316 km E of Fallon Station, Nevada · 26374 days ago · 3 km away
  15. 4.916 km E of Fallon Station, Nevada · 26373 days ago · 3 km away
  16. 4.616 km E of Fallon Station, Nevada · 26372 days ago · 3 km away
  17. 4.616 km E of Fallon Station, Nevada · 26371 days ago · 3 km away
  18. 4.616 km E of Fallon Station, Nevada · 26371 days ago · 3 km away
  19. 4.516 km E of Fallon Station, Nevada · 26370 days ago · 3 km away
  20. 4.616 km E of Fallon Station, Nevada · 26370 days ago · 3 km away
  21. 5.116 km E of Fallon Station, Nevada · 26352 days ago · 3 km away
  22. 4.516 km E of Fallon Station, Nevada · 26351 days ago · 3 km away
  23. 5.416 km E of Fallon Station, Nevada · 26349 days ago · 3 km away
  24. 4.716 km E of Fallon Station, Nevada · 26347 days ago · 3 km away
  25. 4.716 km E of Fallon Station, Nevada · 26346 days ago · 3 km away
  26. 6.517 km ESE of Fallon Station, Nevada · 26327 days ago · 15 km deep · 6 km away
  27. 5.229 km NE of Fallon Station, Nevada · 26327 days ago · 20 km away
  28. 4.829 km NE of Fallon Station, Nevada · 26326 days ago · 20 km away
  29. 4.729 km NE of Fallon Station, Nevada · 26325 days ago · 20 km away
  30. 4.629 km NE of Fallon Station, Nevada · 26325 days ago · 20 km away
  31. 4.729 km NE of Fallon Station, Nevada · 26322 days ago · 20 km away
  32. 4.829 km NE of Fallon Station, Nevada · 26322 days ago · 20 km away
  33. 5.840 km S of Lovelock, Nevada · 26319 days ago · 15 km deep · 45 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event iscgem890822 (also filed as ushis1941). Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 7:42 AM UTC.