Earthquakes in Lyon County, Nevada
The most recent earthquake of M2.5 or more near Lyon County was M 2.8, 20 km ESE of Silver Springs, Nevada, 38 km (24 mi) NNE of the centre of Lyon County, at 2:34 am PDT on 15 October 2026, 9 km deep. The estimated shaking at the centre of Lyon County was intensity II (weak), felt by some people at rest indoors. 12 smaller earthquakes have been recorded near Lyon County since.
In the last 24 hours, 1 earthquake of M1.5 or more was recorded within 50 km (31 mi) of the centre of Lyon County: M 2.1, 17 km SE of Silver Springs, Nevada, 33 km (21 mi) NNE of the centre of Lyon County, at 1:25 am PST.
- Last 24 hours
- 1
- Last 7 days
- 3
- Last 30 days
- 14 · an average 30 days here since 2016: 14
- Last 12 months
- 808 · largest M 5.7 on 13 April 2026
- Since 2016
- 1,819 earthquakes of M1.5 or more
- Largest since 2016
- M 5.7 on 9 December 2024, 2024 Parker Butte, Nevada Earthquake
- Nearest mapped fault
- Smith Valley fault, 19 km from the centre to its surface trace
Latest quake, 24 hours and 7 days: the QuakeIndex database, which reads USGS every 30 seconds, read at ; 30 days and 12 months: the QuakeIndex catalogue, counted to · earthquakes of M1.5 or more within 50 km (31 mi) of the centre of Lyon County · shaking is estimated for the centre with the intensity equation USGS Did You Feel It? uses
Typical QuakeIndex 61 / 100
1 quake of M1.5 or larger in the last 7 days within 50 km. Normal for here is 0 to 2 in a week.
Compared against Lyon County, Nevada's own 10 years · USGS catalogue · updated
If you felt one
- Was that an earthquake? — checks what was recorded near you in the last hour
- Report what you felt to USGS — reports go to USGS, not to us, and they are what produces the intensity maps
- Expect aftershocks, and be ready to Drop, Cover, and Hold On if you feel one; if you are in a damaged building, go outside and move away from it (Ready.gov, FEMA; what to do during and after an earthquake)
- Check the roads — Nevada Explorer — for Reno, Tahoe and the Sierra passes
QuakeIndex does not issue warnings or forecasts. For earthquake early warning see ShakeAlert and the MyShake app.
The last 30 days
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The centre is 39.022, -119.197, the Census internal point of Lyon County, Nevada from the US Census Bureau Gazetteer (2024). Activity on this page is measured within 50 km of it — the dashed circle.
Largest on record nearby
The strongest shaking this record implies at the centre of Lyon County, Nevada is intensity V (moderate), from the M 5.7 of 2024, 22 km away. At that level nearly everyone notices; some objects fall and plaster can crack.
| Magnitude | When | Where | Shaking here (est.) |
|---|---|---|---|
| M 5.7 | 2024 Parker Butte, Nevada Earthquake · felt by 8,416 | V · Moderate | |
| M 5.7 | 20 km ESE of Silver Springs, Nevada · felt by 6,515 | IV · Light | |
| M 5.2 | 19 km SE of Silver Springs, Nevada · felt by 1,875 | IV · Light | |
| M 4.8 | 19 km SE of Silver Springs, Nevada · felt by 292 | IV · Light | |
| M 4.7 | 20 km SE of Silver Springs, Nevada · felt by 170 | IV · Light | |
| M 4.5 | 5 km NE of Indian Hills, Nevada · felt by 4,857 | III · Weak | |
| M 4.3 | 20 km SE of Silver Springs, Nevada · felt by 81 | III · Weak | |
| M 4.2 | 18 km SE of Silver Springs, Nevada · felt by 76 | III · Weak |
From the QuakeIndex catalogue, built from the USGS FDSN event service · within 50 km of the centre above. Shaking is an estimate for the centre from magnitude, depth and distance, with the intensity equation USGS Did You Feel It? uses (Atkinson & Wald, 2007), on the Modified Mercalli scale. Ground conditions change it locally; it is a description of the past, not a hazard rating.
Before 2016
The USGS record from 1900 to 2015 lists 5 earthquakes of M5 or more within 50 km of the centre of Lyon County, Nevada:
- 6.1 22 km SSE of Stagecoach, Nevada · 20 km NNW of the centre
- 6.1 4 km S of Carter Springs, Nevada · 45 km WSW of the centre
- 5.5 California-Nevada border region · 2 km S of the centre
- 5.5 13 km NW of Schurz, Nevada · 23 km E of the centre
- 5.4 13 km NNE of Yerington, Nevada · 11 km NE of the centre
USGS ComCat, M5+ from 1900 to 2015. Epicentres of early earthquakes are estimates. This is the record, not a forecast.
Nearest mapped faults
- Smith Valley fault, 19 km from the centre of Lyon County, Nevada to its surface trace
- Wassuk Range fault, 23 km from the centre of Lyon County, Nevada to its surface trace
- Carson lineament, 42 km from the centre of Lyon County, Nevada to its surface trace
- East Carson Valley fault, 42 km from the centre of Lyon County, Nevada to its surface trace
USGS Quaternary Fault and Fold Database, within 50 km. Near is not the same as on, and faults with no surface trace are not in it.
Town pages near Lyon County, Nevada
Yerington 5 km · 114 M2.5+ named after it · Topaz Ranch Estates 41 km · 49 M2.5+ named after it · Silver Springs 44 km · 143 M2.5+ named after it · Gardnerville Ranchos 49 km · 276 M2.5+ named after it
Each town page lists every M1.5+ earthquake within 30 km since 2016 and the ones USGS named after it. Town names: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0).
Be ready
Earthquakes cannot be predicted, here or anywhere, so the useful step is the one taken beforehand. The advice below is from the agencies responsible for it.
- Ready.gov: earthquakes (FEMA) — what to do before, during and after, including Drop, Cover, and Hold On
- Build a kit (FEMA) — water, food and supplies for several days; our summary
- USGS: preparedness — the hazard behind the advice, from the agency that records every quake on this page
- The Great ShakeOut — the yearly earthquake drill, with material for homes, schools and workplaces