Every recorded earthquake near

Earthquakes near Tahoe Vista, CA

M 3.3

Latest: 12:45 pm PDT on 22 May 2026 · 20 km (12 mi) NNW of Tahoe Vista, CA

The most recent earthquake of M2.5 or more near Tahoe Vista was M 3.3, 20 km (12 mi) NNW of Tahoe Vista, CA, at 12:45 pm PDT on 22 May 2026. 48 people reported feeling it to USGS. 13 smaller earthquakes have been recorded nearby since; the newest is first in the list below.

Within 30 km since 2016: 339 earthquakes of M1.5 or more
In the last 12 months: 45
Largest since 2016: M 4.2 on 28 May 2021, 13 km (8 mi) S of Tahoe Vista, CA
Reported felt: 95 of them have felt reports to USGS

USGS · feed checked 20 seconds ago · newest earthquake in our database 18 minutes ago · this page 01:36 UTC

The latest 50

2.1 11 km (7 mi) NNE of Tahoe Vista, CA Sep 13, 2026
3:09 am PDT
1.7 14 km (8 mi) NNE of Tahoe Vista, CA Aug 13, 2026
3:10 am PDT
1.6 20 km (13 mi) NNW of Tahoe Vista, CA Jul 29, 2026
5:13 am PDT
1.6 23 km (14 mi) NNE of Tahoe Vista, CA Jul 27, 2026
6:12 pm PDT
2.0 21 km (13 mi) NNW of Tahoe Vista, CA · felt by 1 Jul 18, 2026
2:10 am PDT
2.2 12 km (8 mi) NNE of Tahoe Vista, CA Jun 24, 2026
1:30 am PDT
1.6 12 km (7 mi) NNE of Tahoe Vista, CA Jun 24, 2026
1:18 am PDT
2.0 12 km (7 mi) NNE of Tahoe Vista, CA Jun 24, 2026
12:54 am PDT
1.8 8 km (5 mi) W of Tahoe Vista, CA Jun 21, 2026
12:08 am PDT
1.7 12 km (7 mi) NNE of Tahoe Vista, CA Jun 16, 2026
6:50 am PDT
2.3 4 km (2 mi) SW of Tahoe Vista, CA · felt by 1 May 29, 2026
4:06 pm PDT
2.0 4 km (2 mi) WSW of Tahoe Vista, CA May 29, 2026
2:18 am PDT
2.0 3 km (2 mi) WSW of Tahoe Vista, CA May 29, 2026
12:56 am PDT
3.3 20 km (12 mi) NNW of Tahoe Vista, CA · felt by 48 May 22, 2026
12:45 pm PDT
2.5 19 km (12 mi) NNW of Tahoe Vista, CA May 22, 2026
12:44 pm PDT
2.5 20 km (12 mi) NNW of Tahoe Vista, CA May 22, 2026
12:44 pm PDT
2.1 20 km (12 mi) NNW of Tahoe Vista, CA May 22, 2026
9:06 am PDT
1.8 11 km (7 mi) NNE of Tahoe Vista, CA Apr 26, 2026
2:04 pm PDT
2.4 11 km (7 mi) NNE of Tahoe Vista, CA Apr 24, 2026
2:43 am PDT
1.9 11 km (7 mi) NNE of Tahoe Vista, CA Apr 20, 2026
2:28 am PDT
2.4 10 km (6 mi) NNE of Tahoe Vista, CA Apr 19, 2026
2:56 pm PDT
2.1 11 km (7 mi) NNE of Tahoe Vista, CA Apr 18, 2026
8:55 pm PDT
1.7 25 km (16 mi) E of Tahoe Vista, CA Apr 7, 2026
11:41 am PDT
1.8 25 km (15 mi) E of Tahoe Vista, CA Apr 2, 2026
10:26 am PDT
1.7 26 km (16 mi) E of Tahoe Vista, CA Mar 31, 2026
1:07 pm PDT
1.6 4 km (2 mi) SSW of Tahoe Vista, CA Mar 27, 2026
8:27 pm PDT
1.9 25 km (16 mi) NE of Tahoe Vista, CA Mar 10, 2026
6:15 am PDT
1.6 25 km (16 mi) NE of Tahoe Vista, CA Mar 10, 2026
5:43 am PDT
2.1 5 km (3 mi) W of Tahoe Vista, CA Feb 12, 2026
9:28 am PST
1.6 4 km (2 mi) WSW of Tahoe Vista, CA Feb 12, 2026
9:28 am PST
2.3 4 km (2 mi) SW of Tahoe Vista, CA Feb 10, 2026
2:45 am PST
1.8 4 km (2 mi) SW of Tahoe Vista, CA Feb 10, 2026
2:42 am PST
1.7 29 km (18 mi) W of Tahoe Vista, CA Feb 9, 2026
9:31 pm PST
1.9 4 km (2 mi) SW of Tahoe Vista, CA Feb 9, 2026
1:55 pm PST
2.3 29 km (18 mi) W of Tahoe Vista, CA Dec 30, 2025
12:32 pm PST
1.9 29 km (18 mi) W of Tahoe Vista, CA Dec 29, 2025
10:08 am PST
2.2 16 km (10 mi) NNE of Tahoe Vista, CA Dec 9, 2025
12:36 pm PST
2.3 12 km (8 mi) S of Tahoe Vista, CA Dec 7, 2025
11:22 pm PST
2.2 24 km (15 mi) NW of Tahoe Vista, CA Dec 7, 2025
12:55 pm PST
1.6 30 km (18 mi) W of Tahoe Vista, CA · felt by 2 Nov 21, 2025
11:21 am PST
1.5 20 km (13 mi) NNW of Tahoe Vista, CA Nov 11, 2025
2:27 pm PST
1.8 23 km (14 mi) NE of Tahoe Vista, CA Oct 29, 2025
12:29 pm PDT
2.1 23 km (14 mi) NE of Tahoe Vista, CA · felt by 2 Oct 27, 2025
3:41 pm PDT
1.6 10 km (6 mi) NE of Tahoe Vista, CA Oct 16, 2025
12:48 am PDT
2.0 10 km (6 mi) NE of Tahoe Vista, CA Oct 9, 2025
12:26 am PDT
1.7 8 km (5 mi) NNE of Tahoe Vista, CA Sep 9, 2025
11:11 pm PDT
2.0 4 km (2 mi) SW of Tahoe Vista, CA Sep 6, 2025
12:38 am PDT
1.5 3 km (2 mi) WSW of Tahoe Vista, CA Aug 29, 2025
8:02 pm PDT
1.7 4 km (3 mi) WSW of Tahoe Vista, CA Aug 1, 2025
4:01 am PDT
1.8 4 km (3 mi) SW of Tahoe Vista, CA Aug 1, 2025
12:48 am PDT

From the QuakeIndex database, which reads the USGS feed every 30 seconds and holds the USGS catalogue for the US from 2016 (M1.5+). Times are Tahoe Vista time. Distances are from the town centre. Quakes USGS named after Tahoe Vista are listed even when they are further out.

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The white circle is Tahoe Vista; dots are the 50 most recent earthquakes within 30 km. Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.

Before 2016

The USGS record since 1900 lists 10 earthquakes of M5 or more within 50 km of Tahoe Vista; the five largest:

6.0 Near Reno, Nevada · 36 km NE of Tahoe Vista 1914
6.0 6 km WNW of Verdi, California · 35 km N of Tahoe Vista 1948
5.9 9 km NW of Truckee, California · 25 km NW of Tahoe Vista 1966
5.3 11 km N of Soda Springs, California · 37 km NW of Tahoe Vista 1943
5.3 1 km NNE of Verdi, Nevada · 33 km N of Tahoe Vista 1953

USGS ComCat, M5+ from 1900 to 2016. This is the record, not a forecast.

Nearest mapped faults

North Tahoe fault, 5 km from its surface trace
West Tahoe-Dollar Point fault, 5 km from its surface trace
Incline Village fault, 7 km from its surface trace

USGS Quaternary Fault and Fold Database. Near is not the same as on.

Nearby towns

Kings Beach 2 km · Incline Village 7 km · Dollar Point 7 km · Sunnyside-Tahoe City 14 km · Truckee 15 km · Carson City 26 km · Indian Hills 29 km · South Lake Tahoe 35 km

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