- Type:
- Earthquake
- Date:
- August 24, 1954 CE
- Location:
- 17 km ESE of Fallon Station, Nevada
- Magnitude:
- 6.5 Mw
- Depth:
- 15 km
- Intensity (MMI):
- 6.672
Cross-catalog records
This event is recorded in 6 separate scientific catalogs, each of which may give a different magnitude (the disagreement between catalogs is itself valuable for research):
- USGS_COMCAT: Mw 6.5
- NOAA_SIGEQ: M 6.8
- NOAA_SIGEQ: M 6.8
- NOAA_SIGEQ: M 7
- USGS_COMCAT: Mw 6.2
- USGS_COMCAT: ML 5.5
Other earthquake records of 1954 CE
- Afghanistan, Northern · 2,000 deaths
- Algeria, Orleansville · Mw 6.7 · 1,243 deaths
- Greece, Sophades (Karditsa) · Mw 6.7 · 31 deaths
- Greece · M 7 · 25 deaths
- Philippines, Luzon: Sorsogon, Bacon, Legaspi · M 6.8 · 13 deaths
- Mexico, Chiapas · Mw 6.1 · 6 deaths
Source: U.S. Geological Survey, Advanced National Seismic System (ANSS) Comprehensive Catalog (ComCat) · License: U.S. Public Domain (USGS) · institutional record ↗
Frequently asked questions
- When did M 6.5 - 17 km ESE of Fallon Station, Nevada (1954 CE) happen?
- August 24, 1954 CE.
- Where does this information come from?
- This record comes from U.S. Geological Survey, Advanced National Seismic System (ANSS) Comprehensive Catalog (ComCat); it was not hand-authored and is stored together with its source.
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