| Pyramid Lake Fault Zone | |
| Namedfor: | Pyramid Indian Reservation |
| Pushpin Map: | USA Nevada#United States |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location of the fault in Western Nevada |
| Pushpin Relief: | yes |
| Pushpin Map Label: | Pyramid Lake Fault Zone |
| Pushpin Label Position: | right |
| Location: | Fernley |
| Country: | United States |
| Region: | Western Nevada |
| State: | Nevada |
| Coordinates: | 39.75°N -139°W |
| Range: | Virginia Range |
| Length: | 49km (30miles) |
| Strike: | N13°W |
| Status: | Active |
| Type: | Strike slip fault |
| Rockunit: | Alluvium Eolian Lacustrine |
| Age: | Holocene |
The Pyramid Lake Fault Zone is an active right lateral-moving (dextral) geologic fault located in western Nevada. It is considered an integral part of the Walker Lane.
The fault zone extends to the southeast from Pyramid Lake roughly parallel to the course of the Truckee River between the Truckee Range to the northeast and the Pah Rah Range to the southwest.[1]
The Pyramid Lake Fault is the easternmost of a series of en echelon faults of the Walker Lane straddling the Nevada – California border. The parallel striking faults to the west are the Warm Springs Valley Fault, the Honey Lake Fault, and the Mohawk Valley Fault.[2]