List of earthquakes in Nevada

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This is a list of earthquakes that have occurred in or near the US state of Nevada. Only earthquakes with a magnitude of 6.0 or greater will be included. Smaller quakes will not be listed unless they have caused damage, death or injury.

Date	Location	Magnitude	Fatalities	Notes	Article	Ref
September 3, 1857	Truckee	6.0 ML		Minor damage to a courthouse in Nevada City.		[1]
March 15, 1860	Reno	6.5 ML		Rockslides were reported between Pyramid Lake and Carson City.		[2]
May 30, 1868	Virginia City	6.0 ML		Plaster was knocked off almost every brick building in Virginia City. Hot water at Steamboat Springs turned into mud.		[3]
December 27, 1869	Virginia City	6.4 ML		Severe damage to masonry walls of buildings in Virginia City and Washoe City. Damage also reported in Spring Gulch and Mokelumne Hill.		[4]
December 27, 1869	Carson City	6.2 ML		Damage in Carson City, Dayton, Genoa, Steamboat and Virginia City.		[5]
March 23, 1872	Augusta Mountains	5.5 Mfa		Plasters fell off a courthouse in Austin.		[6]
March 26, 1872	Owens Valley	7.8–7.9 Mw	27		1872 Owens Valley earthquake	[7]
December 11, 1872	Big Smokey Valley	6.0 ML				[8]
June 3, 1887	Carson City	6.5 Mw		Suspected uplift at Deadman's Ranch. Homes shifted off their foundations in Genoa. Damage to brick walls and plasters in Reno, Virginia City, and parts of California.		[9]
February 18, 1914	Reno	6.0 Mfa		Large cracks to structures in Reno. Some fires broke out. [10] Foreshock of the April earthquake.	1914 Reno earthquakes	[11]
April 24, 1914	Reno	6.4 Mfa		Several people fainted. Major damage. [10]	1914 Reno earthquakes	[12]
October 2, 1915	Tobin Range	6.8 Mw  7.6 Ms		Limited damage.	1915 Pleasant Valley earthquake	[13] [14]
December 21, 1932	Cedar Mountain	6.8 Mw  7.2 M		Limited damage.	1932 Cedar Mountain earthquake	[15] [16]
June 25, 1933	Buckskin Range	6.1 Ms				[17]
January 30, 1934	Excelsior Mountains	6.5 Ms				[18]
March 12, 1934	Great Salt Lake	6.6 Mw	2		1934 Hansel Valley earthquake	[18]
July 6, 1954	Fallon	6.8 ML		Several sailors injured at a nearby Naval Auxiliary Air Station.	1954 Fallon earthquake	[19]
July 6, 1954	Fallon	6.2 Mw		Aftershock.		[20]
August 24, 1954	Stillwater	6.6 Mw		Earthquake sequence. This earthquake damaged nearby dams, irrigation facilities, roads and buildings.	1954 Stillwater earthquake	[21]
December 16, 1954	Fairview Peak	7.3 Mw		Largest mainshock. Produced large surface ruptures. Triggered numerous landslides, rockfall and mudflows. Damage to towns was limited to cracks and chimneys toppling.	1954 Fairview earthquake	[22]
December 16, 1954	Dixie Valley	6.9 Mw		Large surface ruptures produced. Limited damage. Aftershock of the 7.3 quake.		[23]
March 23, 1959	Dixie Valley	6.0 Mw		Aftershock.		[24]
June 29, 1992	Nevada Test Site	5.4 Ms		Department of Energy buildings at the Nevada Test Site sustained considerable damage.		[25] [26]
September 2, 1992	St. George	5.9 Mw		A large landslide destroyed three homes and partially buried State Route 9.	1992 St. George earthquake	[27]
February 21, 2008	Wells	5.9–6.0 Mw		Three injured and at least 20 buildings seriously damaged. An additional 700 buildings had minor damage.	2008 Wells earthquake	[28]
April 26, 2008	Reno	5.1 ML		Minor damage in Reno.	2008 Reno earthquakes	[29]
July 4, 2019	Ridgecrest	6.4 Mw	1	Twenty people injured and many houses damaged. One person killed in Pahrump when he was pinned under a jeep he was working on. [30] Foreshock to the 7.1 quake the next day.		[31]
July 5, 2019	Ridgecrest	7.1 Mw		Five people injured and 3,000 left without power. Gas leaks and fires broke out in Ridgecrest and Trona. [32]	2019 Ridgecrest earthquakes	[33]
May 15, 2020	Monte Cristo Range	6.5 Mw		US 95 suffered some damage. [34]	2020 Monte Cristo Range earthquake	[35]

See also

• List of earthquakes in Utah
• List of earthquakes in California
• List of earthquakes in the United States

References

1. "M 6.0 – California-Nevada Border east of Truckee". USGS-ANSS. Retrieved January 24, 2021.
2. "M 6.5 – East of Reno, Nevada". USGS-ANSS. Retrieved January 24, 2021.
3. "M 6.0 – Near Virginia City, Nevada". USGS-ANSS. Retrieved January 24, 2021.
4. "M 6.4 – Northwest of Virginia City, Nevada". USGS-ANSS. Retrieved January 24, 2021.
5. "M 6.2 – Near Carson City, Nevada". USGS-ANSS. Retrieved January 24, 2021.
6. "M 5.5 – Northwest of Austin, Nevada".
7. "M 7.8 – The 1872 Owens Valley Earthquake, California". USGS-ANSS. Retrieved January 24, 2021.
8. "M 6.0 – South of Austin, Nevada". USGS-ANSS. Retrieved January 24, 2021.
9. "M 6.5 – Near Carson City, Nevada". USGS-ANSS. Retrieved January 24, 2021.
10. Craig M. dePolo and Terri M. Garside (2006). The November 21, 1910 Tonopah Junction Earthquake, and the February 18, 1914 and April 24, 1914 Reno Earthquakes in Nevada (PDF).
11. "M 6.0 – Nevada". USGS-ANSS. Retrieved January 24, 2021.
12. "M 6.4 – Nevada". USGS-ANSS. Retrieved January 24, 2021.
13. "M 6.8 – Nevada". USGS-ANSS. Retrieved January 24, 2021.
14. "Significant Earthquake Information NEVADA: PLEASANT VALLEY". USGS-ANSS. Retrieved January 24, 2021.
15. "M 6.8 – Nevada". USGS-ANSS. Retrieved January 24, 2021.
16. "Significant Earthquake Information NEVADA: CEDAR MOUNTAIN". USGS-ANSS. Retrieved January 24, 2021.
17. "M 6.1 – Nevada". USGS-ANSS. Retrieved January 24, 2021.
18. "M 6.5 – Nevada". USGS-ANSS.
19. "M 6.8 – Nevada". USGS-ANSS.
20. "M 6.2 – Nevada". USGS-ANSS.
21. "M 6.6 – Nevada". USGS-ANSS. Retrieved January 24, 2021.
22. "M 7.3 – Nevada". USGS-ANSS.
23. "M 6.9 – Nevada". USGS-ANSS.
24. "M 6.0 – Nevada". USGS-ANSS.
25. "M 5.4 – 48 km ESE of Beatty, NV". USGS-ANSS.
26. "Significant Earthquake Information NEVADA-CALIFORNIA BORDER: NEVADA TEST SITE". NGDC.
27. "M 5.9 – Utah". USGS-ANSS.
28. "M 5.9 – 8 km ENE of Wells, Nevada". USGS-ANSS.
29. "M 5.1 – 1 km NW of Mogul, Nevada". USGS-ANSS.
30. Cosgrove, Jaclyn (July 9, 2019). "Ridgecrest earthquake suspected of killing man in Nevada". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved January 24, 2021.
31. "M 6.4 – Ridgecrest Earthquake Sequence". United States Geological Survey. Retrieved January 24, 2021.
32. "Ridgecrest earthquake damage: Burglaries, fires after Friday's earthquake but no major injuries". ABC7. Associated Press. July 9, 2019. Retrieved January 24, 2021.
33. "M 7.1 – 2019 Ridgecrest Earthquake Sequence". USGS-ANSS. July 5, 2019. Retrieved January 24, 2021.
34. "6.5 Magnitude Earthquake Rattles Western Nevada". radio.com. May 15, 2020. Retrieved January 24, 2021.
35. "M 6.5 – Monte Cristo Range, NV Earthquake". United States Geological Survey. Retrieved January 24, 2021.

Further reading

• Eric Eckert, Michelle Scalise, John N. Louie, Kenneth D. Smith; Exploring Basin Amplification within the Reno Metropolitan Area in Northern Nevada Using a Magnitude 6.3 ShakeOut Scenario. Bulletin of the Seismological Society of America 2021; doi: https://doi.org/10.1785/0120200309