Earthquake Information for Lyon County, Nevada

Lyon County, NV has a very high earthquake risk, with a total of 76 earthquakes since 1931. The USGS database shows that there is a 94.82% chance of a major earthquake within 50km of Lyon County, NV within the next 50 years. The largest earthquake within 30 miles of Lyon County, NV was a 5.7 Magnitude in 1994.

Risk Level:
Very High
Total Number of Earthquakes in Lyon County since 1931
76
Probability of A 5.0 Earthquake within next 50 years
94.82%

Earthquake Probability for Lyon County, NV

View the probability of a major earthquake within the next 50 years in Lyon County, NV.

Probability of Earthquakes Within the Next 50 Years For Magnitudes Between 5.0 and 9.2
(within 31 km/51 miles above magnitude)
MAGNITUDE
PROBABILITY
5.0
94.82%
5.1
92.11%
5.2
92.11%
5.2
88.82%
5.3
85.05%
5.4
80.97%
5.5
76.73%
5.6
72.50%
5.7
68.40%
5.8
64.53%
5.9
60.95%
6.0
57.67%
6.1
54.30%
6.2
51.26%
6.3
48.47%
6.4
46.00%
6.5
43.67%
6.6
38.06%
6.7
32.41%
6.8
26.81%
6.9
20.63%
7.0
15.76%
7.1
11.09%
7.2
7.71%
7.3
5.08%
7.4
2.88%
7.5
1.22%
7.6
0.19%
7.7
0.05%
7.8
0.01%
7.9
0.00%
8.0
0.00%
8.1
0.00%
8.2
0.00%
8.3
0.00%
8.4
0.00%
8.5
0.00%
8.6
0.00%
8.7
0.00%
8.8
0.00%
8.9
0.00%
9.0
0.00%
9.1
0.00%
9.2
0.00%