June 29, 1992 Earthquake: Nevada Test Site, Nevada-California Border, United States
A magnitude 5.4 earthquake struck Nevada Test Site, Nevada-California Border, United States on June 29, 1992 at 10:14:22 UTC, 9 km below the surface.
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
- June 29, 1992
- Time
- 10:14:22 UTC
- Place
- Nevada Test Site, Nevada-California Border, United States
- Magnitude
- 5.4 (Ms)
- Focal depth
- 9 km (6 mi)
- Tsunami
- None recorded
- Epicenter
- 36.705° N, 116.293° W
- Country
- United States
The toll
- Damage
- Moderate (about $1 to $5 million)
Where the literature gives no number, NCEI records a description on a scale of 1 to 4, printed here in its words. Damage is in millions of US dollars of the year of the event, not adjusted for inflation.
What the record says
NCEI’s account, from the sources it cites.
1992, June 29. Department of Energy buildings at the Nevada
Test Site sustained considerable damage. Minor damage
occurred at Beatty, Amargosa Valley and Mercury.
Nevada. Felt at Los Vegas. Nevada. (reference #1053)
Other significant earthquakes nearby
Within 200 km, the deadliest first.
More
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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 5331.