Every recorded earthquake near

Earthquakes near Dayton, NV

M 3.3

Latest: 2:22 am PDT on 6 April 2025 · 29 km (18 mi) NNE of Dayton, NV

The most recent earthquake of M2.5 or more near Dayton was M 3.3, 29 km (18 mi) NNE of Dayton, NV, at 2:22 am PDT on 6 April 2025. 15 people reported feeling it to USGS. 26 smaller earthquakes have been recorded nearby since; the newest is first in the list below.

Within 30 km since 2016: 233 earthquakes of M1.5 or more
In the last 12 months: 15
Largest since 2016: M 4.5 on 20 March 2020, 19 km (12 mi) SW of Dayton, NV
Reported felt: 69 of them have felt reports to USGS

USGS · feed checked 18 seconds ago · newest earthquake in our database 16 minutes ago · this page 01:34 UTC

The latest 50

1.6 19 km (12 mi) SSW of Dayton, NV Jul 24, 2026
7:55 am PDT
1.7 14 km (9 mi) W of Dayton, NV Apr 7, 2026
11:41 am PDT
1.5 9 km (6 mi) SSW of Dayton, NV Apr 2, 2026
8:09 pm PDT
1.8 15 km (9 mi) W of Dayton, NV Apr 2, 2026
10:26 am PDT
1.7 14 km (9 mi) W of Dayton, NV Mar 31, 2026
1:07 pm PDT
1.7 28 km (17 mi) NNE of Dayton, NV Mar 13, 2026
3:00 pm PDT
1.8 28 km (17 mi) NNE of Dayton, NV Mar 12, 2026
6:29 pm PDT
1.6 30 km (18 mi) NNE of Dayton, NV Feb 27, 2026
3:59 pm PST
1.7 9 km (6 mi) SSW of Dayton, NV Feb 19, 2026
2:55 pm PST
1.5 30 km (18 mi) NNE of Dayton, NV Feb 13, 2026
5:10 pm PST
1.5 29 km (18 mi) NNE of Dayton, NV Feb 13, 2026
5:10 pm PST
1.5 28 km (18 mi) NNE of Dayton, NV Feb 7, 2026
4:00 pm PST
1.9 23 km (14 mi) S of Dayton, NV Feb 1, 2026
3:43 pm PST
1.6 25 km (15 mi) SSW of Dayton, NV Nov 4, 2025
7:34 pm PST
1.8 30 km (18 mi) NW of Dayton, NV Oct 29, 2025
12:29 pm PDT
1.9 30 km (19 mi) NNE of Dayton, NV Jun 29, 2025
5:30 pm PDT
1.6 22 km (14 mi) NNW of Dayton, NV May 10, 2025
4:28 am PDT
1.5 22 km (14 mi) NNW of Dayton, NV May 6, 2025
11:51 pm PDT
1.6 22 km (14 mi) NNW of Dayton, NV · felt by 1 May 6, 2025
2:35 pm PDT
1.6 28 km (17 mi) NNE of Dayton, NV Apr 20, 2025
8:55 pm PDT
1.8 28 km (17 mi) NNE of Dayton, NV Apr 16, 2025
10:16 pm PDT
1.8 27 km (17 mi) NNE of Dayton, NV Apr 14, 2025
2:57 am PDT
2.4 20 km (12 mi) N of Dayton, NV · felt by 4 Apr 11, 2025
1:02 am PDT
1.7 28 km (17 mi) NNE of Dayton, NV Apr 6, 2025
6:41 am PDT
1.6 28 km (18 mi) NNE of Dayton, NV Apr 6, 2025
5:41 am PDT
2.4 28 km (17 mi) NNE of Dayton, NV Apr 6, 2025
5:02 am PDT
3.3 29 km (18 mi) NNE of Dayton, NV · felt by 15 Apr 6, 2025
2:22 am PDT
2.3 29 km (18 mi) NNE of Dayton, NV Apr 5, 2025
4:17 pm PDT
1.5 28 km (17 mi) NNE of Dayton, NV Apr 5, 2025
3:15 am PDT
1.7 29 km (18 mi) NNE of Dayton, NV Apr 3, 2025
10:17 am PDT
1.6 28 km (18 mi) NNE of Dayton, NV Apr 2, 2025
3:00 pm PDT
2.2 29 km (18 mi) NNE of Dayton, NV Apr 2, 2025
2:04 pm PDT
1.8 26 km (16 mi) N of Dayton, NV · felt by 1 Mar 17, 2025
1:37 pm PDT
2.3 29 km (18 mi) SSW of Dayton, NV · felt by 8 Jan 21, 2025
12:41 pm PST
2.1 6 km (4 mi) NW of Dayton, NV · felt by 2 Aug 27, 2024
7:10 pm PDT
1.5 7 km (4 mi) NW of Dayton, NV Aug 27, 2024
5:01 pm PDT
1.5 6 km (4 mi) NW of Dayton, NV Aug 16, 2024
8:52 am PDT
2.3 6 km (4 mi) NW of Dayton, NV · felt by 4 Aug 16, 2024
8:51 am PDT
2.3 6 km (4 mi) NW of Dayton, NV · felt by 1 Aug 16, 2024
3:28 am PDT
1.6 6 km (4 mi) NW of Dayton, NV Aug 14, 2024
3:00 am PDT
1.5 6 km (4 mi) NW of Dayton, NV Jun 12, 2024
2:56 pm PDT
1.5 12 km (8 mi) WSW of Dayton, NV May 20, 2024
4:22 pm PDT
1.6 6 km (4 mi) W of Dayton, NV May 14, 2024
5:59 pm PDT
1.6 8 km (5 mi) NW of Dayton, NV Apr 9, 2024
5:05 pm PDT
1.8 7 km (4 mi) NW of Dayton, NV · felt by 2 Apr 8, 2024
12:39 pm PDT
2.0 21 km (13 mi) NNW of Dayton, NV Apr 2, 2024
7:13 am PDT
1.5 7 km (4 mi) NW of Dayton, NV · felt by 1 Mar 29, 2024
6:20 pm PDT
1.7 21 km (13 mi) NNW of Dayton, NV Mar 10, 2024
8:08 am PDT
1.5 21 km (13 mi) NNW of Dayton, NV Mar 9, 2024
10:20 pm PST
2.0 21 km (13 mi) NNW of Dayton, NV Mar 9, 2024
7:44 pm PST

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 Dayton time. Distances are from the town centre. Quakes USGS named after Dayton are listed even when they are further out.

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The white circle is Dayton; 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 Dayton; the five largest:

6.4 Near Fernley, Nevada · 38 km NNE of Dayton 1914
6.1 22 km SSE of Stagecoach, Nevada · 24 km ESE of Dayton 1933
6.1 4 km S of Carter Springs, Nevada · 47 km S of Dayton 1994
6.0 Near Reno, Nevada · 34 km NNW of Dayton 1914
5.5 California-Nevada border region · 43 km SE of Dayton 1939

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

Nearest mapped faults

Carson City fault, 15 km from its surface trace
East Carson Valley fault, 17 km from its surface trace
Smith Valley fault, 17 km from its surface trace

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

Nearby towns

Carson City 17 km · Indian Hills 24 km · Stagecoach 24 km · Incline Village 33 km · Sparks 36 km · Kings Beach 37 km · Silver Springs 37 km · Reno 38 km

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