Every recorded earthquake near
Earthquakes near Spanish Springs, NV
M 2.8
Latest: 10:33 pm PDT on 22 September 2026 · 9 km (5 mi) SW of Spanish Springs, NV
The most recent earthquake of M2.5 or more near Spanish Springs was M 2.8, 9 km (5 mi) SW of Spanish Springs, NV, at 10:33 pm PDT on 22 September 2026. 242 people reported feeling it to USGS. 3 smaller earthquakes have been recorded nearby since; the newest is first in the list below.
- Within 30 km since 2016
- 383 earthquakes of M1.5 or more
- In the last 12 months
- 27
- Largest since 2016
- M 3.7 on 1 June 2023, 24 km (15 mi) W of Spanish Springs, NV
- Reported felt
- 116 of them have felt reports to USGS
USGS · feed checked · newest earthquake in our database · this page
The latest 50
- 1.5 20 km (13 mi) ESE of Spanish Springs, NV
- 1.6 8 km (5 mi) WSW of Spanish Springs, NV
- 1.9 9 km (5 mi) SW of Spanish Springs, NV · felt by 1
- 2.8 9 km (5 mi) SW of Spanish Springs, NV · felt by 242
- 1.8 9 km (5 mi) SW of Spanish Springs, NV
- 1.6 8 km (5 mi) SW of Spanish Springs, NV
- 2.3 29 km (18 mi) WSW of Spanish Springs, NV · felt by 1
- 2.4 26 km (16 mi) WNW of Spanish Springs, NV
- 1.8 15 km (10 mi) SSE of Spanish Springs, NV
- 1.5 8 km (5 mi) SSE of Spanish Springs, NV
- 1.7 14 km (8 mi) SSE of Spanish Springs, NV
- 1.6 45 km (28 mi) N of Spanish Springs, NV
- 1.7 47 km (29 mi) N of Spanish Springs, NV
- 1.6 46 km (28 mi) N of Spanish Springs, NV
- 1.6 27 km (17 mi) ENE of Spanish Springs, NV
- 1.7 15 km (9 mi) SSE of Spanish Springs, NV
- 1.6 13 km (8 mi) SSE of Spanish Springs, NV
- 2.0 13 km (8 mi) SSE of Spanish Springs, NV · felt by 1
- 1.9 30 km (18 mi) SSW of Spanish Springs, NV
- 1.6 29 km (18 mi) SSW of Spanish Springs, NV
- 1.6 24 km (15 mi) SE of Spanish Springs, NV
- 2.4 27 km (17 mi) W of Spanish Springs, NV
- 1.5 4 km (3 mi) ENE of Spanish Springs, NV
- 1.5 26 km (16 mi) SE of Spanish Springs, NV
- 1.5 25 km (16 mi) SE of Spanish Springs, NV
- 1.5 25 km (16 mi) SE of Spanish Springs, NV
- 1.5 46 km (29 mi) N of Spanish Springs, NV
- 1.7 43 km (26 mi) NNE of Spanish Springs, NV
- 1.5 14 km (9 mi) S of Spanish Springs, NV
- 1.5 23 km (14 mi) NE of Spanish Springs, NV
- 1.5 20 km (12 mi) SE of Spanish Springs, NV
- 1.5 20 km (13 mi) ESE of Spanish Springs, NV
- 2.6 26 km (16 mi) WNW of Spanish Springs, NV · felt by 2
- 1.5 5 km (3 mi) N of Spanish Springs, NV
- 1.8 12 km (7 mi) SSE of Spanish Springs, NV · felt by 7
- 1.6 16 km (10 mi) SSE of Spanish Springs, NV · felt by 1
- 2.2 12 km (7 mi) SSE of Spanish Springs, NV · felt by 29
- 2.4 29 km (18 mi) E of Spanish Springs, NV
- 1.9 29 km (18 mi) SE of Spanish Springs, NV
- 2.0 29 km (18 mi) SE of Spanish Springs, NV
- 2.4 29 km (18 mi) E of Spanish Springs, NV
- 2.2 23 km (14 mi) WNW of Spanish Springs, NV
- 1.6 15 km (9 mi) SSE of Spanish Springs, NV
- 1.6 15 km (9 mi) SSE of Spanish Springs, NV
- 1.6 27 km (17 mi) S of Spanish Springs, NV
- 1.5 27 km (17 mi) S of Spanish Springs, NV
- 1.6 27 km (17 mi) S of Spanish Springs, NV · felt by 1
- 1.9 14 km (9 mi) SSE of Spanish Springs, NV
- 1.5 20 km (12 mi) SE of Spanish Springs, NV
- 1.6 29 km (18 mi) SE of Spanish Springs, 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 Spanish Springs time. Distances are from the town centre. Quakes USGS named after Spanish Springs are listed even when they are further out.
On the map
The white circle is Spanish Springs; dots are the 50 most recent earthquakes within 30 km. Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Before 2016
The USGS record since 1900 lists 8 earthquakes of M5 or more within 50 km of Spanish Springs; the five largest:
- 6.4 Near Fernley, Nevada · 34 km ESE of Spanish Springs
- 6.0 Near Reno, Nevada · 18 km SSW of Spanish Springs
- 6.0 6 km WNW of Verdi, California · 34 km WSW of Spanish Springs
- 5.6 5 km NE of Loyalton, California · 43 km W of Spanish Springs
- 5.5 7 km N of Wadsworth, Nevada · 35 km E of Spanish Springs
USGS ComCat, M5+ from 1900 to 2016. This is the record, not a forecast.
Nearest mapped faults
- Spanish Springs Valley fault, 3 km from its surface trace
- Honey Lake fault, 17 km from its surface trace
- Northern Virginia Range fault, 17 km from its surface trace
USGS Quaternary Fault and Fold Database. Near is not the same as on.
Nearby towns
Sun Valley 8 km · Sparks 13 km · Reno 16 km · Cold Springs 23 km · Fernley 39 km
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