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Nevada earthquakes in 1934

34 earthquakes of magnitude 2.5 or more were located in Nevada in 1934. The largest: M6.3 The 1934 Excelsior Mountains, Nevada Earthquake, Jan 30, 1934.

From the USGS catalog. Times are local to each quake.

19331935

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Where every quake of 1934 was located in Nevada. Select one for its page.

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Every quake of 1934

Magnitude 2.5 and up, newest first.

The largest

The 25 largest of 1934 in Nevada.

Month by month

Counted by UTC date, which is how the catalog files them.

MonthQuakesLargestWhere
January 193486.3The 1934 Excelsior Mountains, Nevada Earthquake
February 1934125.5Excelsior Mountains, Nevada (Aftershock)
March 193454.912 km NW of Hiko, Nevada
April 193445.048 km W of Pioche, Nevada
May 19340
June 19340
July 193423.228km S of Hawthorne, NV
August 19340
September 193413.733km SSE of Hawthorne, NV
October 19340
November 19340
December 193424.517 km SE of Hawthorne, Nevada

What this means

The catalog is only as complete as the instruments of the time. Worldwide coverage of magnitude 5 and up dates from the 1960s, and of 4.5 from the 1990s; earlier years hold the large quakes and the ones near a station, so a low count in an early year means fewer instruments, not a quiet earth.

By year

Every year the USGS catalog covers.

Nearby

Nevada nowWorldwide in 1934

Sources

Earthquakes, magnitudes, depths, shaking estimates and felt reports from the U.S. Geological Survey Earthquake Hazards Program, read from its live feeds and its catalog back to 1900. Tsunami messages from NOAA’s tsunami warning centers.