Every recorded earthquake near

Earthquakes near Sun Valley, NV

M 2.8

Latest: 10:33 pm PDT on 22 September 2026 · in Sun Valley, NV

The most recent earthquake of M2.5 or more near Sun Valley was M 2.8, in Sun Valley, 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: 403 earthquakes of M1.5 or more
In the last 12 months: 28
Largest since 2016: M 3.7 on 1 June 2023, 18 km (11 mi) W of Sun Valley, NV
Reported felt: 131 of them have felt reports to USGS

USGS · feed checked 9 seconds ago · newest earthquake in our database 4 minutes ago · this page 00:27 UTC

The latest 50

1.5 24 km (15 mi) ESE of Sun Valley, NV Sep 28, 2026
4:00 pm PDT
1.6 3 km (2 mi) NNW of Sun Valley, NV Sep 24, 2026
7:27 pm PDT
1.9 in Sun Valley, NV · felt by 1 Sep 23, 2026
2:54 pm PDT
2.8 in Sun Valley, NV · felt by 242 Sep 22, 2026
10:33 pm PDT
1.8 in Sun Valley, NV Sep 22, 2026
11:32 am PDT
1.6 in Sun Valley, NV Sep 21, 2026
4:49 am PDT
2.3 22 km (13 mi) W of Sun Valley, NV · felt by 1 Aug 27, 2026
3:53 am PDT
2.4 23 km (14 mi) WNW of Sun Valley, NV Aug 6, 2026
2:27 am PDT
1.8 13 km (8 mi) SE of Sun Valley, NV Jul 31, 2026
9:30 am PDT
1.5 9 km (6 mi) E of Sun Valley, NV Jul 28, 2026
4:05 pm PDT
1.6 24 km (15 mi) SW of Sun Valley, NV Jul 27, 2026
6:12 pm PDT
1.7 13 km (8 mi) ESE of Sun Valley, NV Jun 12, 2026
3:57 pm PDT
1.7 14 km (9 mi) ESE of Sun Valley, NV Apr 23, 2026
4:16 pm PDT
1.6 12 km (8 mi) ESE of Sun Valley, NV Apr 21, 2026
12:12 pm PDT
2.0 12 km (8 mi) ESE of Sun Valley, NV · felt by 1 Mar 31, 2026
1:24 pm PDT
1.9 22 km (14 mi) SSW of Sun Valley, NV Mar 10, 2026
6:15 am PDT
1.6 22 km (13 mi) SSW of Sun Valley, NV Mar 10, 2026
5:43 am PDT
1.6 25 km (16 mi) ESE of Sun Valley, NV Feb 27, 2026
3:59 pm PST
2.4 21 km (13 mi) WNW of Sun Valley, NV Feb 21, 2026
3:03 am PST
1.5 12 km (8 mi) NE of Sun Valley, NV Feb 21, 2026
1:37 am PST
1.5 28 km (17 mi) ESE of Sun Valley, NV Feb 13, 2026
5:10 pm PST
1.5 26 km (16 mi) ESE of Sun Valley, NV Feb 13, 2026
5:10 pm PST
1.5 26 km (16 mi) ESE of Sun Valley, NV Feb 7, 2026
4:00 pm PST
1.5 11 km (7 mi) SE of Sun Valley, NV Nov 21, 2025
2:30 pm PST
1.5 23 km (14 mi) ESE of Sun Valley, NV Nov 6, 2025
4:01 pm PST
1.8 24 km (15 mi) SSW of Sun Valley, NV Oct 29, 2025
12:29 pm PDT
2.1 24 km (15 mi) SSW of Sun Valley, NV · felt by 2 Oct 27, 2025
3:41 pm PDT
1.5 24 km (15 mi) ESE of Sun Valley, NV Oct 17, 2025
4:31 pm PDT
2.6 23 km (14 mi) WNW of Sun Valley, NV · felt by 2 Sep 14, 2025
12:33 pm PDT
1.5 13 km (8 mi) NNE of Sun Valley, NV Sep 9, 2025
4:40 am PDT
1.8 12 km (8 mi) ESE of Sun Valley, NV · felt by 7 Aug 14, 2025
10:06 am PDT
1.6 16 km (10 mi) ESE of Sun Valley, NV · felt by 1 Aug 11, 2025
4:13 pm PDT
2.2 12 km (7 mi) ESE of Sun Valley, NV · felt by 29 Aug 10, 2025
5:29 pm PDT
2.2 20 km (13 mi) NW of Sun Valley, NV Jun 20, 2025
5:54 pm PDT
1.6 14 km (9 mi) SE of Sun Valley, NV Jun 9, 2025
3:07 pm PDT
1.6 15 km (9 mi) ESE of Sun Valley, NV May 13, 2025
4:49 pm PDT
1.6 21 km (13 mi) S of Sun Valley, NV May 10, 2025
4:28 am PDT
1.5 21 km (13 mi) SSE of Sun Valley, NV May 6, 2025
11:51 pm PDT
1.6 21 km (13 mi) SSE of Sun Valley, NV · felt by 1 May 6, 2025
2:35 pm PDT
1.9 13 km (8 mi) SE of Sun Valley, NV Apr 28, 2025
3:13 pm PDT
1.5 23 km (14 mi) ESE of Sun Valley, NV Apr 21, 2025
4:46 pm PDT
1.6 30 km (19 mi) ESE of Sun Valley, NV Apr 20, 2025
8:55 pm PDT
2.4 26 km (16 mi) SE of Sun Valley, NV · felt by 4 Apr 11, 2025
1:02 am PDT
1.7 30 km (19 mi) ESE of Sun Valley, NV Apr 6, 2025
6:41 am PDT
1.6 30 km (18 mi) ESE of Sun Valley, NV Apr 6, 2025
5:41 am PDT
2.4 30 km (19 mi) ESE of Sun Valley, NV Apr 6, 2025
5:02 am PDT
2.3 30 km (19 mi) ESE of Sun Valley, NV Apr 5, 2025
4:17 pm PDT
1.5 30 km (18 mi) ESE of Sun Valley, NV Apr 5, 2025
3:15 am PDT
2.8 18 km (11 mi) NW of Sun Valley, NV · felt by 7 Apr 2, 2025
5:59 pm PDT
1.6 30 km (18 mi) ESE of Sun Valley, NV Apr 2, 2025
3:00 pm 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 Sun Valley time. Distances are from the town centre. Quakes USGS named after Sun Valley are listed even when they are further out.

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

Before 2016

The USGS record since 1900 lists 9 earthquakes of M5 or more within 50 km of Sun Valley; the five largest:

6.4 Near Fernley, Nevada · 37 km ESE of Sun Valley 1914
6.0 Near Reno, Nevada · 11 km S of Sun Valley 1914
6.0 6 km WNW of Verdi, California · 27 km W of Sun Valley 1948
5.9 9 km NW of Truckee, California · 47 km WSW of Sun Valley 1966
5.6 5 km NE of Loyalton, California · 39 km WNW of Sun Valley 1959

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

Nearest mapped faults

Spanish Springs Valley fault, 9 km from its surface trace
Northern Virginia Range fault, 16 km from its surface trace
Peavine Peak fault, 18 km from its surface trace

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

Nearby towns

Sparks 7 km · Reno 8 km · Spanish Springs 8 km · Cold Springs 20 km

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