Minimal Seismic Risk?
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There's no nearby volcanoes...,
Reno is located 50 miles west of the "inactive" Soda Lakes Volcano, 100 miles southeast the historically active Lassen Volcano, and 120 miles North of Mammoth Lakes Caldera which is a super volcano - which hopefully never erupt while humans are alive. But, I guess it is relative. It's, better than being at the foot of a volcano.
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It's rated by the Department of Homeland Security as within America's largest "Safety Zone," given that it is "minimally seismically active,"
However, in 2008 they experienced a moderate tremor and there was a major earthquake in 1914. In fact, the USGS lists Reno as one of the most seismically active areas. The USGS database shows that there is a 96.545% chance of a major earthquake within 50 miles of Reno, Nevada within the next 50 years. The largest earthquake within 50 miles of Reno, Nevada was a 6.1 Magnitude in 1994.