The July 19, 1954 earthquake

M5.0near Tonopah, Nevada

A magnitude 5.0 earthquake, centred in Nye County. The 96th strongest in Nevada’s record since 1900, and the strongest within 50 miles since a magnitude 5.0 on July 11, 1942.

The earthquake

Magnitude: 5.0; local magnitude (ml)
Depth: —; Not recorded
Local time: Monday, July 19, 1954; 17:11 PDT; 00:11 UTC on Jul 20, 1954
Epicentre: 38.20°N, 116.40°W; In Nye County
In Nevada’s record: 96th; strongest of 8,110 since 1900
Within 50 miles: 3; counties; more on this date

USGS ANSS Comprehensive Earthquake Catalog, event ushis1962 (“74 km E of Tonopah, 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

Nye CountyNV · inside
Lincoln CountyNV · 29.4 mi
Esmeralda CountyNV · 43.8 mi

Earthquakes around the epicentre

104 earthquakes of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles of this epicentre since 1973.

Earlier earthquakes of magnitude 5 or more within 50 miles, strongest first

July 11, 1942M5.0

USGS ANSS Comprehensive Earthquake Catalog. Local time is the time zone of the county nearest the epicentre. Magnitudes are as the catalogue reports them.