Nevada earthquakes in 1954
53 earthquakes of magnitude 2.5 or more were located in Nevada in 1954. The largest: M7.1 The 1954 Fairview Peak, Nevada Earthquake, Dec 16, 1954.
From the USGS catalog. Times are local to each quake.
Map
Where every quake of 1954 was located in Nevada. Select one for its page.
Every quake of 1954
Magnitude 2.5 and up, newest first.
- 3.742km ENE of Bishop, CA · 6 km deep
- 5.048 km NNW of Gabbs, Nevada
- 4.748 km NNW of Gabbs, Nevada
- 5.048 km NNW of Gabbs, Nevada
- 4.748 km NNW of Gabbs, Nevada
- 4.548 km NNW of Gabbs, Nevada
- 4.548 km NNW of Gabbs, Nevada
- 5.148 km NNW of Gabbs, Nevada
- 5.348 km NNW of Gabbs, Nevada
- 5.848 km NNW of Gabbs, Nevada
- 5.048 km NNW of Gabbs, Nevada
- 5.048 km NNW of Gabbs, Nevada
- 5.048 km NNW of Gabbs, Nevada
- 6.9The 1954 Dixie Valley, Nevada Earthquake · 12 km deep
- 7.1The 1954 Fairview Peak, Nevada Earthquake · 12 km deep
- 4.929 km NE of Fallon Station, Nevada
- 5.840 km S of Lovelock, Nevada · 15 km deep
- 4.829 km NE of Fallon Station, Nevada
- 4.729 km NE of Fallon Station, Nevada
- 4.629 km NE of Fallon Station, Nevada
- 4.729 km NE of Fallon Station, Nevada
- 4.829 km NE of Fallon Station, Nevada
- 5.229 km NE of Fallon Station, Nevada
- 6.517 km ESE of Fallon Station, Nevada · 15 km deep
- 4.716 km E of Fallon Station, Nevada
- 4.716 km E of Fallon Station, Nevada
- 5.416 km E of Fallon Station, Nevada
- 4.516 km E of Fallon Station, Nevada
- 5.116 km E of Fallon Station, Nevada
- 5.074 km E of Tonopah, Nevada
- 3.9105km NE of Tonopah, NV · 6 km deep
- 4.616 km E of Fallon Station, Nevada
- 4.516 km E of Fallon Station, Nevada
- 4.616 km E of Fallon Station, Nevada
- 4.616 km E of Fallon Station, Nevada
- 4.616 km E of Fallon Station, Nevada
- 4.916 km E of Fallon Station, Nevada
- 5.316 km E of Fallon Station, Nevada
- 4.716 km E of Fallon Station, Nevada
- 4.516 km E of Fallon Station, Nevada
- 4.816 km E of Fallon Station, Nevada
- 4.616 km E of Fallon Station, Nevada
- 5.921 km SSE of Fallon Station, Nevada · 10 km deep
- 4.516 km E of Fallon Station, Nevada
- 4.516 km E of Fallon Station, Nevada
- 5.216 km E of Fallon Station, Nevada
- 4.516 km E of Fallon Station, Nevada
- 5.716 km E of Fallon Station, Nevada
- 4.516 km E of Fallon Station, Nevada
- 4.816 km E of Fallon Station, Nevada
- 5.516 km E of Fallon Station, Nevada
- 6.2The 1954 Rainbow Mountain, Nevada Earthquake · 10 km deep
- 4.032km ESE of Yerington, NV · 6 km deep
The largest
The 25 largest of 1954 in Nevada.
- 7.1The 1954 Fairview Peak, Nevada Earthquake · 12 km deep
- 6.9The 1954 Dixie Valley, Nevada Earthquake · 12 km deep
- 6.517 km ESE of Fallon Station, Nevada · 15 km deep
- 6.2The 1954 Rainbow Mountain, Nevada Earthquake · 10 km deep
- 5.921 km SSE of Fallon Station, Nevada · 10 km deep
- 5.848 km NNW of Gabbs, Nevada
- 5.840 km S of Lovelock, Nevada · 15 km deep
- 5.716 km E of Fallon Station, Nevada
- 5.516 km E of Fallon Station, Nevada
- 5.416 km E of Fallon Station, Nevada
- 5.348 km NNW of Gabbs, Nevada
- 5.316 km E of Fallon Station, Nevada
- 5.229 km NE of Fallon Station, Nevada
- 5.216 km E of Fallon Station, Nevada
- 5.148 km NNW of Gabbs, Nevada
- 5.116 km E of Fallon Station, Nevada
- 5.048 km NNW of Gabbs, Nevada
- 5.048 km NNW of Gabbs, Nevada
- 5.048 km NNW of Gabbs, Nevada
- 5.048 km NNW of Gabbs, Nevada
- 5.048 km NNW of Gabbs, Nevada
- 5.074 km E of Tonopah, Nevada
- 4.929 km NE of Fallon Station, Nevada
- 4.916 km E of Fallon Station, Nevada
- 4.829 km NE of Fallon Station, Nevada
Month by month
Counted by UTC date, which is how the catalog files them.
| Month | Quakes | Largest | Where |
|---|---|---|---|
| January 1954 | 0 | ||
| February 1954 | 0 | ||
| March 1954 | 1 | 4.0 | 32km ESE of Yerington, NV |
| April 1954 | 0 | ||
| May 1954 | 0 | ||
| June 1954 | 0 | ||
| July 1954 | 25 | 6.2 | The 1954 Rainbow Mountain, Nevada Earthquake |
| August 1954 | 11 | 6.5 | 17 km ESE of Fallon Station, Nevada |
| September 1954 | 1 | 4.9 | 29 km NE of Fallon Station, Nevada |
| October 1954 | 0 | ||
| November 1954 | 0 | ||
| December 1954 | 15 | 7.1 | The 1954 Fairview Peak, Nevada Earthquake |
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.