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.
Map
Where every quake of 1934 was located in Nevada. Select one for its page.
Every quake of 1934
Magnitude 2.5 and up, newest first.
- 3.630km NW of Beatty, NV · 6 km deep
- 4.517 km SE of Hawthorne, Nevada
- 3.733km SSE of Hawthorne, NV · 6 km deep
- 2.838km SSE of Tonopah, NV · 6 km deep
- 3.228km S of Hawthorne, NV · 6 km deep
- 4.637 km N of Dyer, Nevada
- 4.524 km SSE of Kingston, Nevada
- 5.048 km W of Pioche, Nevada
- 4.537 km N of Dyer, Nevada
- 4.570 km NW of Rachel, Nevada
- 4.912 km NW of Hiko, Nevada · 16 km deep
- 4.545 km NNE of Beatty, Nevada
- 4.520 km ESE of Mina, Nevada
- 4.737 km N of Dyer, Nevada
- 4.8Excelsior Mountains, Nevada (Aftershock)
- 4.8Excelsior Mountains, Nevada (Aftershock)
- 4.7Excelsior Mountains, Nevada (Aftershock)
- 4.5Excelsior Mountains, Nevada (Aftershock)
- 5.5Excelsior Mountains, Nevada (Aftershock)
- 4.5Excelsior Mountains, Nevada (Aftershock)
- 4.5Excelsior Mountains, Nevada (Aftershock)
- 4.5Excelsior Mountains, Nevada (Aftershock)
- 4.5Excelsior Mountains, Nevada (Aftershock)
- 5.4Excelsior Mountains, Nevada (Aftershock)
- 5.2Excelsior Mountains, Nevada (Aftershock)
- 5.0Excelsior Mountains, Nevada (Aftershock)
- 4.6Excelsior Mountains, Nevada (Aftershock)
- 5.0Excelsior Mountains, Nevada (Aftershock)
- 5.0Excelsior Mountains, Nevada (Aftershock)
- 5.4Excelsior Mountains, Nevada (Aftershock)
- 4.9Excelsior Mountains, Nevada (Aftershock)
- 4.5Excelsior Mountains, Nevada (Aftershock)
- 6.3The 1934 Excelsior Mountains, Nevada Earthquake
- 5.6Excelsior Mountains, Nevada (Foreshock)
The largest
The 25 largest of 1934 in Nevada.
- 6.3The 1934 Excelsior Mountains, Nevada Earthquake
- 5.6Excelsior Mountains, Nevada (Foreshock)
- 5.5Excelsior Mountains, Nevada (Aftershock)
- 5.4Excelsior Mountains, Nevada (Aftershock)
- 5.4Excelsior Mountains, Nevada (Aftershock)
- 5.2Excelsior Mountains, Nevada (Aftershock)
- 5.048 km W of Pioche, Nevada
- 5.0Excelsior Mountains, Nevada (Aftershock)
- 5.0Excelsior Mountains, Nevada (Aftershock)
- 5.0Excelsior Mountains, Nevada (Aftershock)
- 4.912 km NW of Hiko, Nevada · 16 km deep
- 4.9Excelsior Mountains, Nevada (Aftershock)
- 4.8Excelsior Mountains, Nevada (Aftershock)
- 4.8Excelsior Mountains, Nevada (Aftershock)
- 4.737 km N of Dyer, Nevada
- 4.7Excelsior Mountains, Nevada (Aftershock)
- 4.637 km N of Dyer, Nevada
- 4.6Excelsior Mountains, Nevada (Aftershock)
- 4.517 km SE of Hawthorne, Nevada
- 4.524 km SSE of Kingston, Nevada
- 4.537 km N of Dyer, Nevada
- 4.570 km NW of Rachel, Nevada
- 4.545 km NNE of Beatty, Nevada
- 4.520 km ESE of Mina, Nevada
- 4.5Excelsior Mountains, Nevada (Aftershock)
Month by month
Counted by UTC date, which is how the catalog files them.
| Month | Quakes | Largest | Where |
|---|---|---|---|
| January 1934 | 8 | 6.3 | The 1934 Excelsior Mountains, Nevada Earthquake |
| February 1934 | 12 | 5.5 | Excelsior Mountains, Nevada (Aftershock) |
| March 1934 | 5 | 4.9 | 12 km NW of Hiko, Nevada |
| April 1934 | 4 | 5.0 | 48 km W of Pioche, Nevada |
| May 1934 | 0 | ||
| June 1934 | 0 | ||
| July 1934 | 2 | 3.2 | 28km S of Hawthorne, NV |
| August 1934 | 0 | ||
| September 1934 | 1 | 3.7 | 33km SSE of Hawthorne, NV |
| October 1934 | 0 | ||
| November 1934 | 0 | ||
| December 1934 | 2 | 4.5 | 17 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.
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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.