Lassen County Residents received alerts on their mobile devices all due an earthquake.
The United States Geological Survey reported a magnitude 5.9 quake in the United States near Carson City, Carson City County, Nevada. The earthquake hit in the morning on Thursday, December 4th, 2025, at 8:06 am local time at a very shallow depth of 5 miles. The exact magnitude, epicenter, and depth of the quake might be revised within the next few hours or minutes as seismologists review data and refine their calculations, or as other agencies issue their report.
Based on the preliminary seismic data, the quake should have been felt by everybody in the area of the epicenter. In those areas, dangerous ground shaking occurred with the potential to inflict moderate to heavy damage to buildings and other infrastructure.
Towns or cities where the quake likely caused strong ground shaking include
Moderate shaking probably occurred in Carson City (pop. 58,600) located 14 miles from the epicenter, and Sparks (pop. 96,100) 24 miles away.
In Reno (pop. 264,200) located 26 miles from the epicenter, Sun Valley (pop. 19,300) 28 miles away, Fernley (pop. 19,400) 29 miles away, Spanish Springs (pop. 15,100) 30 miles away, and South Lake Tahoe (pop. 21,700) 33 miles away, the quake should have been felt as light shaking.
VolcanoDiscovery will automatically update magnitude and depth if these change and follow up if other significant news about the quake become available. If you’re in the area, please send us your experience through our reporting mechanism, either online or via our mobile app. This will help us provide more first-hand updates to anyone around the globe who wants to know more about this quake.
