The April 24, 1914 earthquake
M6.4Near Fernley, Nevada
A magnitude 6.4 earthquake, centred in Lyon County. The 7th strongest in Nevada’s record since 1900, and the strongest within 50 miles in the catalogue, which runs from 1900.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 6.4
- as reported (mfa)
- Depth
- —
- Not recorded
- Local time
- Friday, April 24, 1914
- 00:34 PST; 08:34 UTC
- In Nevada’s record
- 7th
- strongest of 8,110 since 1900
USGS ANSS Comprehensive Earthquake Catalog, event nn19140424083400000 (“Near Fernley, Nevada”). The USGS event page carries the ShakeMap, felt reports and the official summary.
Counties and cities within 50 miles
Distance from the epicentre to each county boundary (zero when inside) and to each city centre.
Counties
- Lyon CountyNV · inside
- Washoe CountyNV · 4.7 mi
- Storey CountyNV · 4.7 mi
- Churchill CountyNV · 11.5 mi
- Carson CityNV · 25.2 mi
- Douglas CountyNV · 30.2 mi
- Pershing CountyNV · 33.1 mi
- Sierra CountyCA · 35.3 mi
- Nevada CountyCA · 35.3 mi
- Lassen CountyCA · 37.4 mi
- Placer CountyCA · 37.7 mi
- Mineral CountyNV · 38.4 mi
- Plumas CountyCA · 43.9 mi
- El Dorado CountyCA · 46.8 mi
Cities, largest first
- RenoNV · 26.7 mi
- SparksNV · 19.8 mi
- Carson CityNV · 33.1 mi
- FernleyNV · 9.1 mi
- TruckeeCA · 46.5 mi
Earthquakes around the epicentre
324 earthquakes of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles of this epicentre since 1973.
USGS ANSS Comprehensive Earthquake Catalog. Local time is the time zone of the county nearest the epicentre. Magnitudes are as the catalogue reports them.