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Every recorded earthquake within 30 km

Earthquakes near Lemmon Valley, NV

No earthquake was likely felt in Lemmon Valley in the 24 hours to 7:26 am PST (15:26 UTC). The last one was M 1.6, 5 km (3 mi) ESE, at 7:27 pm PDT on 24 September 2026, estimated intensity II (weak) in town.

M 2.8

Latest: 10:33 pm PDT on 22 September 2026 · 6 km (4 mi) SE of Lemmon Valley, NV

The most recent earthquake of M2.5 or more near Lemmon Valley was M 2.8, 6 km (4 mi) SE of Lemmon Valley, NV, at 10:33 pm PDT on 22 September 2026, 5 km deep. 242 people reported feeling it to USGS. The estimated shaking in Lemmon Valley was intensity III (weak), felt by some people at rest indoors. 4 smaller earthquakes have been recorded near Lemmon 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 Lemmon 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: 2.7
Last 12 months
21 · largest M 2.8 on 22 September 2026
Since 2016
355 earthquakes of M1.5 or more within 30 km
Largest since 2016
M 3.7 on 1 June 2023, 12 km (7 mi) WSW of Lemmon Valley, NV
Reported felt
123 of them have felt reports to USGS
Nearest mapped fault
Spanish Springs Valley fault, 10 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

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The last 30 days

Oct 14 Oct 29 Nov 12
Each mark is a day's largest quake within range; its size is the magnitude. The shaded band is the magnitude a day's largest quake normally falls in here (M1.6–M2.2), from this place's own 10-year record. A mark above the band is a bigger day than usual.

The latest 50

  1. 1.6 29 km (18 mi) ESE of Lemmon Valley, NV
  2. 2.3 17 km (11 mi) S of Lemmon Valley, NV · felt by 7
  3. 1.6 5 km (3 mi) ESE of Lemmon Valley, NV
  4. 1.9 6 km (4 mi) SE of Lemmon Valley, NV · felt by 1
  5. 2.8 6 km (4 mi) SE of Lemmon Valley, NV · felt by 242
  6. 1.8 6 km (4 mi) SE of Lemmon Valley, NV
  7. 1.6 6 km (4 mi) ESE of Lemmon Valley, NV
  8. 2.3 17 km (11 mi) WSW of Lemmon Valley, NV · felt by 1
  9. 2.4 16 km (10 mi) WNW of Lemmon Valley, NV
  10. 1.8 20 km (13 mi) SE of Lemmon Valley, NV
  11. 1.5 16 km (10 mi) ESE of Lemmon Valley, NV
  12. 1.6 25 km (15 mi) SSW of Lemmon Valley, NV
  13. 1.7 20 km (13 mi) ESE of Lemmon Valley, NV
  14. 1.7 22 km (13 mi) SE of Lemmon Valley, NV
  15. 1.6 20 km (12 mi) SE of Lemmon Valley, NV
  16. 2.0 20 km (12 mi) ESE of Lemmon Valley, NV · felt by 1
  17. 1.9 25 km (16 mi) S of Lemmon Valley, NV
  18. 1.6 25 km (15 mi) S of Lemmon Valley, NV
  19. 2.4 15 km (9 mi) W of Lemmon Valley, NV
  20. 1.5 16 km (10 mi) E of Lemmon Valley, NV
  21. 1.5 18 km (11 mi) SE of Lemmon Valley, NV
  22. 1.5 30 km (18 mi) ESE of Lemmon Valley, NV
  23. 1.8 27 km (17 mi) S of Lemmon Valley, NV
  24. 2.1 27 km (17 mi) S of Lemmon Valley, NV · felt by 2
  25. 2.6 16 km (10 mi) WNW of Lemmon Valley, NV · felt by 2
  26. 1.5 14 km (9 mi) ENE of Lemmon Valley, NV
  27. 1.8 19 km (12 mi) ESE of Lemmon Valley, NV · felt by 7
  28. 1.6 23 km (14 mi) ESE of Lemmon Valley, NV · felt by 1
  29. 2.2 19 km (12 mi) ESE of Lemmon Valley, NV · felt by 29
  30. 2.2 13 km (8 mi) NW of Lemmon Valley, NV
  31. 1.6 21 km (13 mi) SE of Lemmon Valley, NV
  32. 1.6 22 km (14 mi) ESE of Lemmon Valley, NV
  33. 1.6 27 km (17 mi) SSE of Lemmon Valley, NV
  34. 1.5 27 km (17 mi) SSE of Lemmon Valley, NV
  35. 1.6 27 km (17 mi) SSE of Lemmon Valley, NV · felt by 1
  36. 1.9 20 km (13 mi) SE of Lemmon Valley, NV
  37. 1.5 30 km (18 mi) ESE of Lemmon Valley, NV
  38. 2.8 11 km (7 mi) NNW of Lemmon Valley, NV · felt by 7
  39. 1.8 25 km (16 mi) SE of Lemmon Valley, NV · felt by 1
  40. 1.6 18 km (11 mi) ESE of Lemmon Valley, NV
  41. 1.6 29 km (18 mi) ESE of Lemmon Valley, NV
  42. 2.0 21 km (13 mi) SE of Lemmon Valley, NV
  43. 2.0 14 km (9 mi) WSW of Lemmon Valley, NV
  44. 2.2 14 km (9 mi) WSW of Lemmon Valley, NV · felt by 3
  45. 1.6 14 km (8 mi) WSW of Lemmon Valley, NV
  46. 1.5 20 km (13 mi) SE of Lemmon Valley, NV
  47. 1.6 17 km (11 mi) E of Lemmon Valley, NV
  48. 2.0 22 km (14 mi) ESE of Lemmon Valley, NV
  49. 2.0 28 km (17 mi) SSE of Lemmon Valley, NV
  50. 1.9 22 km (14 mi) SE of Lemmon Valley, NV · felt by 1

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

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On the map

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

Estimated shaking in Lemmon Valley

The strongest shaking in Lemmon Valley from a quake since 2016 is estimated at intensity III (weak), from the M 3.7 on 1 June 2023, 12 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.

MagnitudeWhenDistanceShaking in Lemmon Valley (est.)
M 3.7 12 kmIII · Weak · felt by 732
M 3.6 18 kmIII · Weak · felt by 259
M 3.1 11 kmIII · Weak · felt by 49
M 3.6 18 kmIII · Weak · felt by 446
M 2.8 6 kmIII · Weak · felt by 242

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 10 earthquakes of M5 or more within 50 km of Lemmon Valley; the five largest:

  1. 6.4 Near Fernley, Nevada · 44 km ESE of Lemmon Valley
  2. 6.0 Near Reno, Nevada · 16 km SSE of Lemmon Valley
  3. 6.0 6 km WNW of Verdi, California · 22 km WSW of Lemmon Valley
  4. 5.9 9 km NW of Truckee, California · 45 km SW of Lemmon Valley
  5. 5.6 5 km NE of Loyalton, California · 32 km WNW of Lemmon Valley

USGS ComCat, M5+ from 1900 to 2015. This is the record, not a forecast.

Nearest mapped faults

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

Nearby towns

Spanish Springs 12 km · Reno 12 km · Cold Springs 12 km · Sparks 14 km

Be ready

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