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Earthquakes near Verdi, NV

No earthquake was likely felt in Verdi in the 24 hours to 11:25 am PST (19:25 UTC). The last one was M 2.3, 11 km (7 mi) ESE, at 11:07 pm PDT on 10 October 2026, estimated intensity II (weak) in town; 7 felt reports to USGS.

M 2.8

Latest: 10:33 pm PDT on 22 September 2026 · 20 km (12 mi) ENE of Verdi, NV

The most recent earthquake of M2.5 or more near Verdi was M 2.8, 20 km (12 mi) ENE of Verdi, NV, at 10:33 pm PDT on 22 September 2026, 5 km deep. 242 people reported feeling it to USGS. The estimated shaking in Verdi was intensity II (weak), felt by some people at rest indoors. 3 smaller earthquakes have been recorded near Verdi since; the newest is first in the list below.

No earthquake of M1.5 or more was recorded within 30 km (19 mi) of Verdi in the last 24 hours.

Last 24 hours
0
Last 7 days
0
Last 30 days
0 · an average 30 days here since 2016: 3.5
Last 12 months
38 · largest M 3.3 on 22 May 2026
Since 2016
462 earthquakes of M1.5 or more within 30 km
Largest since 2016
M 4.7 on 6 May 2021, 29 km (18 mi) WSW of Verdi, NV
Reported felt
129 of them have felt reports to USGS
Nearest mapped fault
Upper Long Valley fault, 2 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–M2.3), from this place's own 10-year record. A mark above the band is a bigger day than usual.

The latest 50

  1. 2.3 11 km (7 mi) ESE of Verdi, NV · felt by 7
  2. 1.6 20 km (13 mi) NE of Verdi, NV
  3. 1.9 20 km (12 mi) ENE of Verdi, NV · felt by 1
  4. 2.8 20 km (12 mi) ENE of Verdi, NV · felt by 242
  5. 1.8 19 km (12 mi) ENE of Verdi, NV
  6. 1.6 20 km (13 mi) ENE of Verdi, NV
  7. 2.1 21 km (13 mi) S of Verdi, NV
  8. 2.3 8 km (5 mi) NNW of Verdi, NV · felt by 1
  9. 1.7 18 km (11 mi) S of Verdi, NV
  10. 2.4 20 km (13 mi) N of Verdi, NV
  11. 1.8 28 km (17 mi) E of Verdi, NV
  12. 1.6 18 km (11 mi) SW of Verdi, NV
  13. 1.5 28 km (18 mi) ENE of Verdi, NV
  14. 1.6 11 km (7 mi) SSE of Verdi, NV
  15. 2.0 19 km (12 mi) SW of Verdi, NV · felt by 1
  16. 2.2 19 km (12 mi) S of Verdi, NV
  17. 1.6 20 km (12 mi) S of Verdi, NV
  18. 2.0 20 km (12 mi) S of Verdi, NV
  19. 1.7 19 km (12 mi) S of Verdi, NV
  20. 1.7 29 km (18 mi) E of Verdi, NV
  21. 3.3 18 km (11 mi) SW of Verdi, NV · felt by 48
  22. 2.5 18 km (11 mi) SW of Verdi, NV
  23. 2.5 18 km (11 mi) SW of Verdi, NV
  24. 2.1 18 km (11 mi) SW of Verdi, NV
  25. 1.8 21 km (13 mi) S of Verdi, NV
  26. 2.4 21 km (13 mi) S of Verdi, NV
  27. 1.6 29 km (18 mi) E of Verdi, NV
  28. 1.9 21 km (13 mi) S of Verdi, NV
  29. 2.4 21 km (13 mi) S of Verdi, NV
  30. 2.1 21 km (13 mi) S of Verdi, NV
  31. 2.0 29 km (18 mi) E of Verdi, NV · felt by 1
  32. 1.9 16 km (10 mi) SE of Verdi, NV
  33. 1.6 16 km (10 mi) SE of Verdi, NV
  34. 2.4 14 km (9 mi) N of Verdi, NV
  35. 2.5 24 km (15 mi) W of Verdi, NV · felt by 1
  36. 2.2 16 km (10 mi) S of Verdi, NV
  37. 2.2 22 km (14 mi) WSW of Verdi, NV
  38. 1.5 26 km (16 mi) E of Verdi, NV
  39. 1.5 19 km (12 mi) SW of Verdi, NV
  40. 1.8 17 km (11 mi) SE of Verdi, NV
  41. 2.1 17 km (11 mi) SE of Verdi, NV · felt by 2
  42. 1.6 23 km (14 mi) S of Verdi, NV
  43. 2.0 23 km (14 mi) S of Verdi, NV
  44. 2.6 20 km (13 mi) N of Verdi, NV · felt by 2
  45. 1.7 25 km (15 mi) S of Verdi, NV
  46. 2.2 28 km (17 mi) WSW of Verdi, NV
  47. 1.8 30 km (19 mi) E of Verdi, NV · felt by 7
  48. 2.2 30 km (18 mi) E of Verdi, NV · felt by 29
  49. 2.1 19 km (12 mi) S of Verdi, NV
  50. 1.8 25 km (15 mi) SSW of Verdi, 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 Verdi time. Distances are from the town centre. Quakes USGS named after Verdi are listed even when they are further out.

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On the map

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

Estimated shaking in Verdi

The strongest shaking in Verdi from a quake since 2016 is estimated at intensity III (weak), from the M 4.7 on 6 May 2021, 29 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 Verdi (est.)
M 4.7 29 kmIII · Weak · felt by 7,964
M 3.7 11 kmIII · Weak · felt by 732
M 3.7 23 kmIII · Weak · felt by 532
M 3.1 13 kmIII · Weak · felt by 41
M 3.3 18 kmIII · Weak · felt by 48

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 9 earthquakes of M5 or more within 50 km of Verdi; the five largest:

  1. 6.0 Near Reno, Nevada · 16 km E of Verdi
  2. 6.0 6 km WNW of Verdi, California · 9 km WNW of Verdi
  3. 5.9 9 km NW of Truckee, California · 27 km WSW of Verdi
  4. 5.6 5 km NE of Loyalton, California · 29 km NW of Verdi
  5. 5.3 11 km N of Soda Springs, California · 37 km WSW of Verdi

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

Reno 15 km · Cold Springs 18 km · Sparks 20 km · Truckee 27 km · Spanish Springs 28 km · Tahoe Vista 31 km

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