# List of earthquakes in Nevada

This is a list of earthquakes that have occurred in or near the US state of Nevada. Only earthquakes with a magnitude of 6.0 or greater will be included. Smaller quakes will not be listed unless they have caused damage, death or injury.
| Date | Location | Magnitude | Fatalities | Notes | Article |
| September 3, 1857 | Truckee | 6.0 M$_L$ | | Minor damage to a courthouse in Nevada City. | |
| March 15, 1860 | Reno | 6.5 M$_L$ | | Rockslides were reported between Pyramid Lake and Carson City. | |
| May 30, 1868 | Virginia City | 6.0 M$_L$ | | Plaster was knocked off almost every brick building in Virginia City. Hot water at Steamboat Springs turned into mud. | |
| December 27, 1869 | Virginia City | 6.4 M$_L$ | | Severe damage to masonry walls of buildings in Virginia City and Washoe City. Damage also reported in Spring Gulch and Mokelumne Hill. | |
| December 27, 1869 | Carson City | 6.2 M$_L$ | | Damage in Carson City, Dayton, Genoa, Steamboat and Virginia City. | |
| March 23, 1872 | Augusta Mountains | 5.5 M$_{fa}$ | | Plasters fell off a courthouse in Austin. | |
| March 26, 1872 | Owens Valley | 7.8–7.9 M$_w$ | 27 | | 1872 Owens Valley earthquake |
| December 11, 1872 | Big Smokey Valley | 6.0 M$_L$ | | | |
| June 3, 1887 | Carson City | 6.5 M$_w$ | | Suspected uplift at Deadman's Ranch. Homes shifted off their foundations in Genoa. Damage to brick walls and plasters in Reno, Virginia City, and parts of California. | |
| February 18, 1914 | Reno | 6.0 M$_{fa}$ | | Large cracks to structures in Reno. Some fires broke out. Foreshock of the April earthquake. | 1914 Reno earthquakes |
| April 24, 1914 | Reno | 6.4 M$_{fa}$ | | Several people fainted. Major damage. | 1914 Reno earthquakes |
| October 2, 1915 | Tobin Range | 6.8 M$_w$  7.6 M$_s$ | | Limited damage. | 1915 Pleasant Valley earthquake |
| December 21, 1932 | Cedar Mountain | 6.8 M$_w$  7.2 M | | Limited damage. | 1932 Cedar Mountain earthquake |
| June 25, 1933 | Buckskin Range | 6.1 M$_s$ | | | |
| January 30, 1934 | Excelsior Mountains | 6.5 M$_s$ | | | |
| March 12, 1934 | Great Salt Lake | 6.6 M$_w$ | 2 | | 1934 Hansel Valley earthquake |
| July 6, 1954 | Fallon | 6.8 M$_L$ | | Several sailors injured at a nearby Naval Auxiliary Air Station. | 1954 Fallon earthquake |
| July 6, 1954 | Fallon | 6.2 M$_w$ | | Aftershock. | |
| August 24, 1954 | Stillwater | 6.6 M$_w$ | | Earthquake sequence. This earthquake damaged nearby dams, irrigation facilities, roads and buildings. | 1954 Stillwater earthquake |
| December 16, 1954 | Fairview Peak | 7.3 M$_w$ | | Largest mainshock. Produced large surface ruptures. Triggered numerous landslides, rockfall and mudflows. Damage to towns was limited to cracks and chimneys toppling. | 1954 Fairview earthquake |
| December 16, 1954 | Dixie Valley | 6.9 M$_w$ | | Large surface ruptures produced. Limited damage. Aftershock of the 7.3 quake. | |
| March 23, 1959 | Dixie Valley | 6.0 M$_w$ | | Aftershock. | |
| June 29, 1992 | Nevada Test Site | 5.4 M$_s$ | | Department of Energy buildings at the Nevada Test Site sustained considerable damage. | |
| September 2, 1992 | St. George | 5.9 M$_w$ | | A large landslide destroyed three homes and partially buried State Route 9. | 1992 St. George earthquake |
| February 21, 2008 | Wells | 5.9–6.0 M$_w$ | | Three injured and at least 20 buildings seriously damaged. An additional 700 buildings had minor damage. | 2008 Wells earthquake |
| April 26, 2008 | Reno | 5.1 M$_L$ | | Minor damage in Reno. | 2008 Reno earthquakes |
| July 4, 2019 | Ridgecrest | 6.4 M$_w$ | 1 | Twenty people injured and many houses damaged. One person killed in Pahrump when he was pinned under a jeep he was working on. Foreshock to the 7.1 quake the next day. | |
| July 5, 2019 | Ridgecrest | 7.1 M$_w$ | | Five people injured and 3,000 left without power. Gas leaks and fires broke out in Ridgecrest and Trona. | 2019 Ridgecrest earthquakes |
| May 21, 2020 | Monte Cristo Range | 6.5 M$_w$ | | US 95 suffered some damage. | 2020 Nevada earthquake |