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M6.5 earthquake near Fernley, Nevada

Name: M6.5 earthquake near Fernley, Nevada
Start: 1954-08-24T05:51:35.16+00:00
Location: 17 km ESE of Fallon Station, Nevada

26351 d ago · 24 Aug 1954, 05:51 UTC 17 km ESE of Fallon Station, Nevada

What happened

A magnitude 6.5 earthquake struck 17 km ESE of Fallon Station, Nevada on 24 Aug 1954, 05:51 UTC at a depth of 15 km.

Earthquakes of this size are classed as Strong. Can cause damage in populated areas up to tens of kilometres away. This was a shallow earthquake, which tends to be felt more strongly at the surface.

The nearest town in our records is Fernley, about 68 km away in Nevada, United States.

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