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 | Ref |
| Truckee | 6.0 | Minor damage to a courthouse in Nevada City. | ||||
| Reno | 6.5 | Rockslides were reported between Pyramid Lake and Carson City. | ||||
| May 30, 1868 | Virginia City | 6.0 | 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 | 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 | Damage in Carson City, Dayton, Genoa, Steamboat and Virginia City. | |||
| March 23, 1872 | Augusta Mountains | 5.5 | Plasters fell off a courthouse in Austin. | |||
| March 26, 1872 | Owens Valley | 7.8–7.9 | 27 | 1872 Owens Valley earthquake | ||
| December 11, 1872 | Big Smokey Valley | 6.0 | ||||
| June 3, 1887 | Carson City | 6.5 | 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 | Large cracks to structures in Reno. Some fires broke out. Foreshock of the April earthquake. | 1914 Reno earthquakes | ||
| April 24, 1914 | Reno | 6.4 | Several people fainted. Major damage. | 1914 Reno earthquakes | ||
| October 2, 1915 | Tobin Range | 6.8 7.6 | Limited damage. | 1915 Pleasant Valley earthquake | ||
| December 21, 1932 | Cedar Mountain | 6.8 7.2 M | Limited damage. | 1932 Cedar Mountain earthquake | ||
| June 25, 1933 | Buckskin Range | 6.1 | ||||
| January 30, 1934 | Excelsior Mountains | 6.5 | ||||
| March 12, 1934 | Great Salt Lake | 6.6 | 2 | 1934 Hansel Valley earthquake | ||
| July 6, 1954 | Fallon | 6.8 | Several sailors injured at a nearby Naval Auxiliary Air Station. | 1954 Fallon earthquake | ||
| July 6, 1954 | Fallon | 6.2 | Aftershock. | |||
| August 24, 1954 | Stillwater | 6.6 | Earthquake sequence. This earthquake damaged nearby dams, irrigation facilities, roads and buildings. | 1954 Stillwater earthquake | ||
| December 16, 1954 | Fairview Peak | 7.3 | 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 | Large surface ruptures produced. Limited damage. Aftershock of the 7.3 quake. | |||
| March 23, 1959 | Dixie Valley | 6.0 | Aftershock. | |||
| June 29, 1992 | Nevada Test Site | 5.4 | Department of Energy buildings at the Nevada Test Site sustained considerable damage. | |||
| September 2, 1992 | St. George | 5.9 | A large landslide destroyed three homes and partially buried State Route 9. | 1992 St. George earthquake | ||
| February 21, 2008 | Wells | 5.9–6.0 | 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 | Minor damage in Reno. | 2008 Reno earthquakes | ||
| July 4, 2019 | Ridgecrest | 6.4 | 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 | Five people injured and 3,000 left without power. Gas leaks and fires broke out in Ridgecrest and Trona. | 2019 Ridgecrest earthquakes | ||
| Monte Cristo Range | 6.5 | US 95 suffered some damage. | 2020 Monte Cristo Range earthquake |