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M6.9 earthquake, Nevada Earthquake, 1954-12-16

MagnitudeM6.9mw

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Depth12 km

Time (UTC)1954-12-16 11:11

Rank in 19548 / 109among M6+

Rank since 19001818 / 14,458

Energy vs an M6×22approx.

The 1954 Dixie Valley, Nevada Earthquake · 39.67, -117.87

M6.5+ within 300 km (largest first)

1954 M7.1M7.1

1954 M6.9M6.9

1932 M6.8M6.8

1915 M6.8M6.8

1954 M6.5M6.5

2020 M6.5M6.5

Earlier M6+ within 300 km

Event	Time (UTC)	Depth	Place
M7.1 1954-12-16	1954-12-16 11:07	12 km	The 1954 Fairview Peak, Nevada Earthquake
M6.5 1954-08-24	1954-08-24 05:51	15 km	17 km ESE of Fallon Station, Nevada
M6.2 1954-07-06	1954-07-06 11:13	10 km	The 1954 Rainbow Mountain, Nevada Earthquake
M6.0 1948-12-29	1948-12-29 12:53	–	6 km WNW of Verdi, California
M6.0 1941-09-14	1941-09-14 18:39	–	Mammoth Lakes area, California
M6.0 1941-09-14	1941-09-14 16:43	–	Mammoth Lakes area, California
M6.3 1934-01-30	1934-01-30 20:16	–	The 1934 Excelsior Mountains, Nevada Earthquake
M6.1 1933-06-25	1933-06-25 20:45	15 km	22 km SSE of Stagecoach, Nevada
M6.8 1932-12-21	1932-12-21 06:10	10 km	The 1932 Cedar Mountain, Nevada Earthquake
M6.8 1915-10-03	1915-10-03 06:53	10 km	The 1915 Pleasant Valley, Nevada Earthquake

Energy ratio uses the rule that one magnitude unit is about 32 times the energy. Magnitudes and locations are USGS values and can differ from national agencies. Older records are less complete and less precise.