M4.6 earthquake 40 km E of Fallon Station, Nevada
A magnitude 4.6 earthquake struck 40 km E of Fallon Station, Nevada on Tue, Jan 18, 1955, 6:10 PM GMT-8 (02:10 UTC).
A larger quake followed: M4.7 16 km NNW of Gabbs, Nevada. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.6 (ml), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 1955-01-19 02:10:10 UTC
- Depth
- Not given
- Epicenter
- 39.350° N, 118.250° W
- Region
- Nevada
- Tsunami flag
- No
- Status
- Reviewed by a seismologist
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 1.6 and up: 7 in the 60 days after this one and 4 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.716 km NNW of Gabbs, Nevada · 26172 days ago · 44 km away
- 4.753 km E of Fallon Station, Nevada · 26156 days ago · 19 km away
- 4.849 km NNE of Gabbs, Nevada · 26147 days ago · 39 km away
- 4.527 km SSE of Fallon Station, Nevada · 26130 days ago · 31 km away
- 4.550 km NNW of Gabbs, Nevada · 26128 days ago · 14 km away
- 4.659 km ENE of Fallon Station, Nevada · 26126 days ago · 30 km away
- 4.740 km E of Fallon Station, Nevada · 26125 days ago · 8 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ushis2010. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 7:04 AM UTC.