Latest See all | Mag. 0.7 earthquake 13 mi north of Lakes Crossing - Nevada, United States - |
Strongest since 2024 | Mag. 3.5 11 Km NNW of Virginia City - Nevada - Jan 28, 2024 - |
Date and Time | Mag Depth | Nearest Volcano | Location | Details | Map |
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Apr 17, 10:35 pm (Los Angeles) | 0.7 11 km | 62 km (39 mi) to the N | 13 mi north of Lakes Crossing, Washoe County, Nevada, United States | Info | |
Apr 17, 09:53 pm (Los Angeles) | 0.9 10.3 km | 62 km (39 mi) to the N | 9 km N of Lemmon Valley, Nevada | Info | |
Wednesday, April 17, 2024 GMT (5 quakes) | |||||
Apr 17, 12:43 pm (Los Angeles) | 1.3 3.6 km | 36 km (22 mi) to the NE | Storey County, 14 mi southeast of Sparks, Washoe County, Nevada, United States | Info | |
Apr 17, 04:12 am (Los Angeles) | 0.5 11 km | 16 km (9.8 mi) to the E | 9.8 mi east of Carson City, Carson County, Nevada, United States | Info | |
Apr 17, 03:56 am (Los Angeles) | 1.1 1.9 km | 79 km (49 mi) to the S | Mono County, 41 mi southeast of South Lake Tahoe, El Dorado County, California, United States | Info | |
Apr 16, 09:05 pm (Los Angeles) | 0.4 12 km | 79 km (49 mi) to the N | 24 mi north of Sparks, Washoe County, Nevada, United States | Info | |
Apr 16, 06:27 pm (Los Angeles) | 0.8 10.5 km | 57 km (35 mi) to the NW | Sierra County, California, 13 mi northwest of Lakes Crossing, Washoe County, Nevada, United States | Info | |
Tuesday, April 16, 2024 GMT (1 quake) | |||||
Apr 16, 09:01 am (Los Angeles) | 0.4 1.1 km | 23 km (14 mi) to the N | 11 mi south of Lakes Crossing, Washoe County, Nevada, United States | Info | |
Friday, April 12, 2024 GMT (4 quakes) | |||||
Apr 12, 12:03 am (Los Angeles) | 1.2 9.2 km | 71 km (44 mi) to the S | Mono County, 36 mi southeast of South Lake Tahoe, El Dorado County, California, United States | Info | |
Apr 11, 10:29 pm (Los Angeles) | 0.8 5.5 km | 28 km (18 mi) to the N | 9 mi south of Sparks, Washoe County, Nevada, United States | Info | |
Apr 11, 08:15 pm (Los Angeles) | 0.4 0 km | 17 km (10.4 mi) to the NE | Storey County, 10.4 mi northeast of Carson City, Carson County, Nevada, United States | Info |
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Carson City has a very high level of seismic activity. Based on data from the past 54 years and our earthquake archive back to 1900, there are about 2,100 quakes on average per year in or near Carson City, Nevada, USA. Carson City has had at least 13 quakes above magnitude 6 since 1900, which suggests that larger earthquakes of this size occur infrequently, probably on average approximately every 5 to 10 years.
The last earthquake in Carson City occurred 20 hours ago and had a magnitude of 0.7:
A light magnitude 0.7 earthquake hit 22 km (13 mi) away from Lakes Crossing, Nevada, United States, late in the evening of Wednesday, Apr 17, 2024 at 10.35 pm local time (America/Los Angeles GMT -7). The quake had a very shallow depth of 11 km (7 mi) and was too small to be felt by people.
Since 2024, Carson City has had 6 quakes of magnitude 3.0 or above and 21 quakes between 2.0 and 3.0. There have been also 668 quakes below magnitude 2.0 which people don't normally feel.
The strongest earthquake in Carson City since 2024 had a magnitude of 3.5 and occurred 12 weeks ago:
A light magnitude 3.5 earthquake hit 14.9 km (9 mi) away from Sparks, Nevada, United States, in the afternoon of Sunday, Jan 28, 2024 at 5.03 pm local time (America/Los Angeles GMT -7). The quake had a very shallow depth of 8.8 km (5.5 mi) and was felt widely in the area.
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