Every recorded earthquake near

Earthquakes near Carson City, NV

M 3.3

Latest: 10:23 pm PDT on 18 August 2021 · 10 km (6 mi) ESE of Carson City, NV

The most recent earthquake of M2.5 or more near Carson City was M 3.3, 10 km (6 mi) ESE of Carson City, NV, at 10:23 pm PDT on 18 August 2021. 374 people reported feeling it to USGS. 166 smaller earthquakes have been recorded nearby since; the newest is first in the list below.

Within 30 km since 2016: 379 earthquakes of M1.5 or more
In the last 12 months: 35
Largest since 2016: M 4.5 on 20 March 2020, 6 km (4 mi) SSE of Carson City, NV
Reported felt: 115 of them have felt reports to USGS

USGS · feed checked 23 seconds ago · newest earthquake in our database 15 minutes ago · this page 01:33 UTC

The latest 50

2.1 29 km (18 mi) NW of Carson City, NV Sep 13, 2026
3:09 am PDT
1.7 28 km (17 mi) SSE of Carson City, NV Sep 3, 2026
6:58 am PDT
1.7 29 km (18 mi) NW of Carson City, NV Aug 13, 2026
3:10 am PDT
1.6 14 km (8 mi) SE of Carson City, NV Jul 24, 2026
7:55 am PDT
2.2 28 km (18 mi) NW of Carson City, NV Jun 24, 2026
1:30 am PDT
1.6 28 km (17 mi) NW of Carson City, NV Jun 24, 2026
1:18 am PDT
2.0 28 km (17 mi) NW of Carson City, NV Jun 24, 2026
12:54 am PDT
1.7 29 km (18 mi) NW of Carson City, NV Jun 16, 2026
6:50 am PDT
2.3 28 km (17 mi) WNW of Carson City, NV · felt by 1 May 29, 2026
4:06 pm PDT
2.0 28 km (18 mi) WNW of Carson City, NV May 29, 2026
2:18 am PDT
2.0 28 km (17 mi) WNW of Carson City, NV May 29, 2026
12:56 am PDT
1.8 28 km (17 mi) NW of Carson City, NV Apr 26, 2026
2:04 pm PDT
2.4 29 km (18 mi) NW of Carson City, NV Apr 24, 2026
2:43 am PDT
1.9 28 km (17 mi) NW of Carson City, NV Apr 20, 2026
2:28 am PDT
2.4 28 km (17 mi) NW of Carson City, NV Apr 19, 2026
2:56 pm PDT
2.1 29 km (18 mi) NW of Carson City, NV Apr 18, 2026
8:55 pm PDT
1.7 6 km (4 mi) N of Carson City, NV Apr 7, 2026
11:41 am PDT
1.5 13 km (8 mi) E of Carson City, NV Apr 2, 2026
8:09 pm PDT
1.8 7 km (4 mi) N of Carson City, NV Apr 2, 2026
10:26 am PDT
1.7 8 km (5 mi) N of Carson City, NV Mar 31, 2026
1:07 pm PDT
1.6 26 km (16 mi) W of Carson City, NV Mar 27, 2026
8:27 pm PDT
1.9 29 km (18 mi) NNW of Carson City, NV Mar 10, 2026
6:15 am PDT
1.6 29 km (18 mi) NNW of Carson City, NV Mar 10, 2026
5:43 am PDT
1.7 11 km (7 mi) E of Carson City, NV Feb 19, 2026
2:55 pm PST
1.6 28 km (18 mi) WNW of Carson City, NV Feb 12, 2026
9:28 am PST
2.3 28 km (17 mi) WNW of Carson City, NV Feb 10, 2026
2:45 am PST
1.8 28 km (17 mi) WNW of Carson City, NV Feb 10, 2026
2:42 am PST
1.9 28 km (17 mi) WNW of Carson City, NV Feb 9, 2026
1:55 pm PST
1.9 20 km (13 mi) SE of Carson City, NV Feb 1, 2026
3:43 pm PST
2.3 23 km (14 mi) W of Carson City, NV Dec 7, 2025
11:22 pm PST
1.6 15 km (9 mi) SSE of Carson City, NV Nov 4, 2025
7:34 pm PST
1.8 27 km (17 mi) NNW of Carson City, NV Oct 29, 2025
12:29 pm PDT
2.1 27 km (17 mi) NNW of Carson City, NV · felt by 2 Oct 27, 2025
3:41 pm PDT
1.6 24 km (15 mi) NW of Carson City, NV Oct 16, 2025
12:48 am PDT
2.0 25 km (15 mi) NW of Carson City, NV Oct 9, 2025
12:26 am PDT
1.7 25 km (16 mi) NW of Carson City, NV Sep 9, 2025
11:11 pm PDT
2.0 28 km (18 mi) WNW of Carson City, NV Sep 6, 2025
12:38 am PDT
1.5 28 km (18 mi) WNW of Carson City, NV Aug 29, 2025
8:02 pm PDT
1.7 29 km (18 mi) WNW of Carson City, NV Aug 1, 2025
4:01 am PDT
1.8 29 km (18 mi) WNW of Carson City, NV Aug 1, 2025
12:48 am PDT
1.7 28 km (18 mi) WNW of Carson City, NV Jul 31, 2025
7:25 pm PDT
1.7 28 km (18 mi) WNW of Carson City, NV Jul 31, 2025
6:54 pm PDT
2.1 28 km (17 mi) NW of Carson City, NV Jul 26, 2025
3:06 pm PDT
1.5 28 km (18 mi) NW of Carson City, NV Jun 28, 2025
9:29 pm PDT
1.6 27 km (17 mi) N of Carson City, NV May 10, 2025
4:28 am PDT
1.5 27 km (17 mi) N of Carson City, NV May 6, 2025
11:51 pm PDT
1.6 27 km (17 mi) N of Carson City, NV · felt by 1 May 6, 2025
2:35 pm PDT
2.1 27 km (17 mi) WNW of Carson City, NV Feb 23, 2025
12:50 pm PST
2.3 21 km (13 mi) SSE of Carson City, NV · felt by 8 Jan 21, 2025
12:41 pm PST
2.0 29 km (18 mi) WNW of Carson City, NV · felt by 1 Oct 26, 2024
9:08 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 Carson City time. Distances are from the town centre. Quakes USGS named after Carson City are listed even when they are further out.

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The white circle is Carson City; 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 Carson City; the five largest:

6.1 22 km SSE of Stagecoach, Nevada · 39 km E of Carson City 1933
6.1 4 km S of Carter Springs, Nevada · 40 km SSE of Carson City 1994
6.0 Near Reno, Nevada · 37 km N of Carson City 1914
5.9 9 km NW of Truckee, California · 50 km WNW of Carson City 1966
5.3 1 km NNE of Verdi, Nevada · 45 km NNW of Carson City 1953

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

Nearest mapped faults

Carson City fault, under 1 km from its surface trace
Kings Canyon fault, 3 km from its surface trace
East Carson Valley fault, 9 km from its surface trace

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

Nearby towns

Indian Hills 9 km · Dayton 17 km · Incline Village 20 km · Kings Beach 24 km · Tahoe Vista 26 km · Dollar Point 29 km · Gardnerville Ranchos 31 km · South Lake Tahoe 32 km

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