Every recorded earthquake within 30 km
Earthquakes near East Valley, NV
No earthquake was likely felt in East Valley in the 24 hours to 7:34 am PST (15:34 UTC). The last one was M 3.3, 33 km (21 mi) W, at 3:00 am PDT on 2 October 2026, estimated intensity II (weak) in town; 532 felt reports to USGS.
M 3.0
Latest: 9:21 am PST on 20 February 2025 · 20 km (13 mi) SSE of East Valley, NV
The most recent earthquake of M2.5 or more near East Valley was M 3.0, 20 km (13 mi) SSE of East Valley, NV, at 9:21 am PST on 20 February 2025, 9 km deep. 7 people reported feeling it to USGS. The estimated shaking in East Valley was intensity II (weak), felt by some people at rest indoors. 19 smaller earthquakes have been recorded near East Valley since; the newest is first in the list below.
No earthquake of M1.5 or more was recorded within 30 km (19 mi) of East Valley in the last 24 hours.
- Last 24 hours
- 0
- Last 7 days
- 0
- Last 30 days
- 1 · an average 30 days here since 2016: 1.4
- Last 12 months
- 11 · largest M 2.3 on 6 June 2026
- Since 2016
- 191 earthquakes of M1.5 or more within 30 km
- Largest since 2016
- M 4.5 on 20 March 2020, 19 km (12 mi) N of East Valley, NV
- Reported felt
- 44 of them have felt reports to USGS
- Nearest mapped fault
- East Carson Valley fault, under 1 km from its surface trace
USGS · feed checked · newest earthquake in our database · this page · counts are earthquakes of M1.5 or more within 30 km (19 mi) of the town centre; shaking is estimated for the town centre with the intensity equation USGS Did You Feel It? uses
If you felt one
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- 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)
- Earthquakes in Nevada — with the state's activity score
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Earthquake alerts for East Valley, NV
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The last 30 days
The latest 50
- 2.2 17 km (10 mi) N of East Valley, NV
- 1.7 3 km (2 mi) SE of East Valley, NV
- 1.6 15 km (9 mi) NNE of East Valley, NV
- 2.3 27 km (17 mi) SSE of East Valley, NV
- 2.2 24 km (15 mi) WSW of East Valley, NV
- 1.7 22 km (14 mi) SSE of East Valley, NV
- 2.3 25 km (15 mi) S of East Valley, NV
- 1.5 25 km (15 mi) NNE of East Valley, NV
- 1.7 25 km (16 mi) N of East Valley, NV
- 1.9 13 km (8 mi) NE of East Valley, NV
- 1.8 28 km (17 mi) SSE of East Valley, NV · felt by 2
- 1.5 30 km (18 mi) SSE of East Valley, NV
- 1.6 10 km (6 mi) N of East Valley, NV
- 2.3 30 km (19 mi) WSW of East Valley, NV · felt by 4
- 1.5 16 km (10 mi) SSE of East Valley, NV
- 1.5 29 km (18 mi) SSE of East Valley, NV
- 1.6 8 km (5 mi) SE of East Valley, NV
- 1.8 8 km (5 mi) SE of East Valley, NV
- 1.9 20 km (12 mi) SSE of East Valley, NV
- 3.0 20 km (13 mi) SSE of East Valley, NV · felt by 7
- 2.3 4 km (3 mi) NNE of East Valley, NV · felt by 8
- 3.4 18 km (11 mi) SSW of East Valley, NV · felt by 73
- 1.5 7 km (5 mi) SE of East Valley, NV · felt by 1
- 1.7 9 km (6 mi) SE of East Valley, NV
- 1.5 9 km (6 mi) SE of East Valley, NV
- 2.4 30 km (18 mi) SSE of East Valley, NV
- 3.5 30 km (19 mi) SSE of East Valley, NV · felt by 49
- 1.5 9 km (6 mi) ESE of East Valley, NV · felt by 1
- 1.6 19 km (12 mi) SSE of East Valley, NV
- 2.1 27 km (17 mi) SSW of East Valley, NV
- 2.2 23 km (15 mi) S of East Valley, NV
- 1.5 9 km (6 mi) SE of East Valley, NV
- 1.5 20 km (13 mi) SSE of East Valley, NV
- 1.9 25 km (16 mi) N of East Valley, NV
- 1.7 in East Valley, NV
- 1.7 10 km (6 mi) SE of East Valley, NV
- 1.5 9 km (6 mi) SE of East Valley, NV
- 1.5 21 km (13 mi) NNE of East Valley, NV
- 2.1 26 km (16 mi) NNE of East Valley, NV
- 2.0 26 km (16 mi) NNE of East Valley, NV
- 1.5 26 km (16 mi) NNE of East Valley, NV
- 1.5 13 km (8 mi) SSW of East Valley, NV
- 1.6 17 km (10 mi) SSE of East Valley, NV
- 1.6 9 km (5 mi) SE of East Valley, NV
- 2.1 30 km (18 mi) SSW of East Valley, NV
- 1.5 8 km (5 mi) SE of East Valley, NV
- 1.5 9 km (5 mi) NNE of East Valley, NV
- 1.5 9 km (6 mi) NNE of East Valley, NV
- 1.5 9 km (5 mi) ESE of East Valley, NV
- 1.6 29 km (18 mi) SSE of East Valley, NV
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 East Valley time. Distances are from the town centre. Quakes USGS named after East Valley are listed even when they are further out.
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On the map
The white circle is East Valley; dots are the 50 most recent earthquakes within 30 km. Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Estimated shaking in East Valley
The strongest shaking in East Valley from a quake since 2016 is estimated at intensity IV (light), from the M 4.5 on 20 March 2020, 19 km away. Intensity II and III are felt by some people at rest indoors; IV by most people indoors; V and above wakes sleepers and moves objects.
| Magnitude | When | Distance | Shaking in East Valley (est.) |
|---|---|---|---|
| M 4.5 | 19 km | IV · Light · felt by 4,857 | |
| M 3.7 | 19 km | III · Weak · felt by 31 | |
| M 3.6 | 19 km | III · Weak · felt by 375 | |
| M 3.5 | 18 km | III · Weak · felt by 54 | |
| M 3.4 | 18 km | III · Weak · felt by 73 |
An estimate for the town centre from magnitude, depth and distance, with the intensity equation USGS Did You Feel It? uses (Atkinson & Wald, 2007), on the Modified Mercalli scale. All 5 reach intensity II or more in town, where people at rest start to notice. Ground conditions change it street by street. It describes the past, not a hazard.
Before 2016
The USGS record since 1900 lists 7 earthquakes of M5 or more within 50 km of East Valley; the five largest:
- 6.1 22 km SSE of Stagecoach, Nevada · 42 km NE of East Valley
- 6.1 4 km S of Carter Springs, Nevada · 14 km SSE of East Valley
- 5.5 California-Nevada border region · 44 km E of East Valley
- 5.1 10 km SE of South Lake Tahoe, California · 19 km WSW of East Valley
- 5.1 8 km ESE of Mesa Vista, California · 19 km S of East Valley
USGS ComCat, M5+ from 1900 to 2015. This is the record, not a forecast.
Nearest mapped faults
- East Carson Valley fault, under 1 km from its surface trace
- Genoa fault, 13 km from its surface trace
- Carson City fault, 18 km from its surface trace
USGS Quaternary Fault and Fold Database. Near is not the same as on.
Nearby towns
Gardnerville Ranchos 7 km · South Lake Tahoe 25 km · Carson City 25 km · Topaz Ranch Estates 29 km
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
QuakeIndex does not issue warnings or forecasts. For earthquake early warning see ShakeAlert and the MyShake app.