The magnitude 6.5 Monte Cristo Range earthquake that occurred in the fairly remote area of the central Walker Lane on May 15, 2020 was the largest earthquake in Nevada in 66 years. With an 18-mile rupture zone, the earthquake was felt with light to moderate shaking throughout Nevada, central California, the San Francisco Bay Area, and southern Utah.

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UNR’s seismological lab uses drill to help Nevadans learn, prepare for earthquakes

With recent earthquakes at Lake Tahoe and in Antelope Valley south of Lake Tahoe, and the magnitude 6.5 Monte Cristo earthquake in 2020, it should be no surprise that Nevada is earthquake country.

• By By Mike Wolterbeek
• October 20, 2021