December 16, 1954 Earthquake: Dixie Valley, Nevada, United States
A magnitude 7 earthquake struck Dixie Valley, Nevada, United States on December 16, 1954 at 11:07:00 UTC.
Map
Where it struck, with the other significant earthquakes within 200 km. Circles are sized and colored by magnitude; select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Date
- December 16, 1954
- Time
- 11:07:00 UTC
- Place
- Dixie Valley, Nevada, United States
- Magnitude
- 7
- Intensity
- 10 on the Modified Mercalli scale
- Tsunami
- None recorded
- Epicenter
- 39.300° N, 118.200° W
- Country
- United States
The toll
The record gives no deaths, injuries or damage for this earthquake.
Other significant earthquakes nearby
Within 200 km, the deadliest first.
- July 6, 1954, Fallon, Nevada, United States
- August 23, 1954, Stillwater Range, Nevada, United States
- December 20, 1932, Cedar Mountain, Nevada, United States
- October 3, 1915, Pleasant Valley, Nevada, United States
- April 26, 2008, Fallon, Nevada, United States
- May 25, 1980, Mammoth Lakes, California, United States
- July 21, 1986, Chalfant Valley, California-Nevada, United States
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Sources
Significant earthquakes from NOAA’s National Centers for Environmental Information, Global Historical Hazard Database, cited as NCEI/WDS, doi:10.7289/V5PN93H7. Public domain. Read 2026-09-24. NCEI earthquake 4060.