List of earthquakes in Nevada
Appearance
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 | Ref |
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September 3, 1857 | Truckee | 6.0 ML | Minor damage to a courthouse in Nevada City. | [1] | ||
March 15, 1860 | Reno | 6.5 ML | Rockslides were reported between Pyramid Lake and Carson City. | [2] | ||
May 30, 1868 | Virginia City | 6.0 ML | Plaster was knocked off almost every brick building in Virginia City. Hot water at Steamboat Springs turned into mud. | [3] | ||
December 27, 1869 | Virginia City | 6.4 ML | Severe damage to masonry walls of buildings in Virginia City and Washoe City. Damage also reported in Spring Gulch and Mokelumne Hill. | [4] | ||
December 27, 1869 | Carson City | 6.2 ML | Damage in Carson City, Dayton, Genoa, Steamboat and Virginia City. | [5] | ||
March 23, 1872 | Augusta Mountains | 5.5 Mfa | Plasters fell off a courthouse in Austin. | [6] | ||
March 26, 1872 | Owens Valley | 7.8–7.9 Mw | 27 | 1872 Owens Valley earthquake | [7] | |
December 11, 1872 | Big Smokey Valley | 6.0 ML | [8] | |||
June 3, 1887 | Carson City | 6.5 Mw | 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. | [9] | ||
February 18, 1914 | Reno | 6.0 Mfa | Large cracks to structures in Reno. Some fires broke out.[10] Foreshock of the April earthquake. | 1914 Reno earthquakes | [11] | |
April 24, 1914 | Reno | 6.4 Mfa | Several people fainted. Major damage.[10] | 1914 Reno earthquakes | [12] | |
October 2, 1915 | Tobin Range | 6.8 Mw
7.6 Ms |
Limited damage. | 1915 Pleasant Valley earthquake | [13][14] | |
December 21, 1932 | Cedar Mountain | 6.8 Mw
7.2 M |
Limited damage. | 1932 Cedar Mountain earthquake | [15][16] | |
June 25, 1933 | Buckskin Range | 6.1 Ms | [17] | |||
January 30, 1934 | Excelsior Mountains | 6.5 Ms | [18] | |||
March 12, 1934 | Great Salt Lake | 6.6 Mw | 2 | 1934 Hansel Valley earthquake | [18] | |
July 6, 1954 | Fallon | 6.8 ML | Several sailors injured at a nearby Naval Auxiliary Air Station. | 1954 Fallon earthquake | [19] | |
July 6, 1954 | Fallon | 6.2 Mw | Aftershock. | [20] | ||
August 24, 1954 | Stillwater | 6.6 Mw | Earthquake sequence. This earthquake damaged nearby dams, irrigation facilities, roads and buildings. | 1954 Stillwater earthquake | [21] | |
December 16, 1954 | Fairview Peak | 7.3 Mw | 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 | [22] | |
December 16, 1954 | Dixie Valley | 6.9 Mw | Large surface ruptures produced. Limited damage. Aftershock of the 7.3 quake. | [23] | ||
March 23, 1959 | Dixie Valley | 6.0 Mw | Aftershock. | [24] | ||
June 29, 1992 | Nevada Test Site | 5.4 Ms | Department of Energy buildings at the Nevada Test Site sustained considerable damage. | [25][26] | ||
September 2, 1992 | St. George | 5.9 Mw | A large landslide destroyed three homes and partially buried State Route 9. | 1992 St. George earthquake | [27] | |
February 21, 2008 | Wells | 5.9–6.0 Mw | Three injured and at least 20 buildings seriously damaged. An additional 700 buildings had minor damage. | 2008 Wells earthquake | [28] | |
April 26, 2008 | Reno | 5.1 ML | Minor damage in Reno. | 2008 Reno earthquakes | [29] | |
July 4, 2019 | Ridgecrest | 6.4 Mw | 1 | Twenty people injured and many houses damaged. One person killed in Pahrump when he was pinned under a jeep he was working on.[30] Foreshock to the 7.1 quake the next day. | [31] | |
July 5, 2019 | Ridgecrest | 7.1 Mw | Five people injured and 3,000 left without power. Gas leaks and fires broke out in Ridgecrest and Trona.[32] | 2019 Ridgecrest earthquakes | [33] | |
May 21, 2020 | Monte Cristo Range | 6.5 Mw | 2020 Nevada earthquake | [35] |
See also
[edit]- List of earthquakes in Utah
- List of earthquakes in California
- List of earthquakes in the United States
References
[edit]- ^ "M 6.0 – California-Nevada Border east of Truckee". USGS-ANSS. Retrieved 24 January 2021.
- ^ "M 6.5 – East of Reno, Nevada". USGS-ANSS. Retrieved 24 January 2021.
- ^ "M 6.0 – Near Virginia City, Nevada". USGS-ANSS. Retrieved 24 Jan 2021.
- ^ "M 6.4 – Northwest of Virginia City, Nevada". USGS-ANSS. Retrieved 24 Jan 2021.
- ^ "M 6.2 – Near Carson City, Nevada". USGS-ANSS. Retrieved 24 Jan 2021.
- ^ "M 5.5 – Northwest of Austin, Nevada".
- ^ "M 7.8 – The 1872 Owens Valley Earthquake, California". USGS-ANSS. Retrieved 24 Jan 2021.
- ^ "M 6.0 – South of Austin, Nevada". USGS-ANSS. Retrieved 24 Jan 2021.
- ^ "M 6.5 – Near Carson City, Nevada". USGS-ANSS. Retrieved 24 Jan 2021.
- ^ a b Craig M. dePolo and Terri M. Garside (2006). The November 21, 1910 Tonopah Junction Earthquake, and the February 18, 1914 and April 24, 1914 Reno Earthquakes in Nevada (PDF).
- ^ "M 6.0 – Nevada". USGS-ANSS. Retrieved 24 Jan 2021.
- ^ "M 6.4 – Nevada". USGS-ANSS. Retrieved 24 Jan 2021.
- ^ "M 6.8 – Nevada". USGS-ANSS. Retrieved 24 Jan 2021.
- ^ "Significant Earthquake Information NEVADA: PLEASANT VALLEY". USGS-ANSS. Retrieved 24 Jan 2021.
- ^ "M 6.8 – Nevada". USGS-ANSS. Retrieved 24 Jan 2021.
- ^ "Significant Earthquake Information NEVADA: CEDAR MOUNTAIN". USGS-ANSS. Retrieved 24 Jan 2021.
- ^ "M 6.1 – Nevada". USGS-ANSS. Retrieved 24 Jan 2021.
- ^ a b "M 6.5 – Nevada". USGS-ANSS.
- ^ "M 6.8 – Nevada". USGS-ANSS.
- ^ "M 6.2 – Nevada". USGS-ANSS.
- ^ "M 6.6 – Nevada". USGS-ANSS. Retrieved 24 Jan 2021.
- ^ "M 7.3 – Nevada". USGS-ANSS.
- ^ "M 6.9 – Nevada". USGS-ANSS.
- ^ "M 6.0 – Nevada". USGS-ANSS.
- ^ "M 5.4 – 48 km ESE of Beatty, NV". USGS-ANSS.
- ^ "Significant Earthquake Information NEVADA-CALIFORNIA BORDER: NEVADA TEST SITE". NGDC.
- ^ "M 5.9 – Utah". USGS-ANSS.
- ^ "M 5.9 – 8 km ENE of Wells, Nevada". USGS-ANSS.
- ^ "M 5.1 – 1 km NW of Mogul, Nevada". USGS-ANSS.
- ^ Cosgrove, Jaclyn (9 July 2019). "Ridgecrest earthquake suspected of killing man in Nevada". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 24 January 2021.
- ^ "M 6.4 – Ridgecrest Earthquake Sequence". United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2021-01-24.
- ^ "Ridgecrest earthquake damage: Burglaries, fires after Friday's earthquake but no major injuries". ABC7. Associated Press. 9 July 2019. Retrieved 24 Jan 2021.
- ^ "M 7.1 – 2019 Ridgecrest Earthquake Sequence". USGS-ANSS. 5 July 2019. Retrieved 24 January 2021.
- ^ "6.5 Magnitude Earthquake Rattles Western Nevada". radio.com. 2020-05-15. Retrieved 2021-01-24.
- ^ "M 6.5 – Monte Cristo Range, NV Earthquake". United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2021-01-24.
Further reading
[edit]- Eric Eckert, Michelle Scalise, John N. Louie, Kenneth D. Smith; Exploring Basin Amplification within the Reno Metropolitan Area in Northern Nevada Using a Magnitude 6.3 ShakeOut Scenario. Bulletin of the Seismological Society of America 2021; doi: https://doi.org/10.1785/0120200309