Nevada earthquakes in 1955
22 earthquakes of magnitude 2.5 or more were located in Nevada in 1955. The largest: M5.2 21 km S of Hawthorne, Nevada, Aug 8, 1955.
From the USGS catalog. Times are local to each quake.
Map
Where every quake of 1955 was located in Nevada. Select one for its page.
Every quake of 1955
Magnitude 2.5 and up, newest first.
- 4.517 km NNW of Gabbs, Nevada
- 4.610 km ENE of Schurz, Nevada
- 4.810 km ENE of Schurz, Nevada
- 4.658 km E of Fallon Station, Nevada
- 4.545 km NNW of Gabbs, Nevada
- 5.221 km S of Hawthorne, Nevada
- 5.027 km ENE of Schurz, Nevada
- 5.230 km WNW of Gabbs, Nevada
- 4.521 km W of Gabbs, Nevada
- 4.561 km N of Gabbs, Nevada
- 4.518 km WNW of Gabbs, Nevada
- 4.740 km E of Fallon Station, Nevada
- 4.659 km ENE of Fallon Station, Nevada
- 4.550 km NNW of Gabbs, Nevada
- 4.527 km SSE of Fallon Station, Nevada
- 4.849 km NNE of Gabbs, Nevada
- 4.753 km E of Fallon Station, Nevada
- 4.716 km NNW of Gabbs, Nevada
- 4.640 km E of Fallon Station, Nevada
- 4.716 km NNW of Gabbs, Nevada
- 5.016 km NNW of Gabbs, Nevada
- 5.116 km NNW of Gabbs, Nevada
Month by month
Counted by UTC date, which is how the catalog files them.
| Month | Quakes | Largest | Where |
|---|---|---|---|
| January 1955 | 5 | 5.1 | 16 km NNW of Gabbs, Nevada |
| February 1955 | 2 | 4.8 | 49 km NNE of Gabbs, Nevada |
| March 1955 | 4 | 4.7 | 40 km E of Fallon Station, Nevada |
| April 1955 | 0 | ||
| May 1955 | 2 | 4.5 | 61 km N of Gabbs, Nevada |
| June 1955 | 3 | 5.2 | 30 km WNW of Gabbs, Nevada |
| July 1955 | 0 | ||
| August 1955 | 1 | 5.2 | 21 km S of Hawthorne, Nevada |
| September 1955 | 1 | 4.5 | 45 km NNW of Gabbs, Nevada |
| October 1955 | 0 | ||
| November 1955 | 1 | 4.6 | 58 km E of Fallon Station, Nevada |
| December 1955 | 3 | 4.8 | 10 km ENE of Schurz, 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.