QuakeIndex

Earthquakes in Mendocino County, California

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7 quakes of M1.5 or larger in the last 7 days within 50 km. Normal for here is 2 to 5 in a week.

Compared against Mendocino County, California's own 10 years · USGS catalogue · updated

The last 30 days

Aug 29 Sep 13 Sep 27
Each mark is a day's largest quake within range; its size is the magnitude. The shaded band is the magnitude a day's largest quake normally falls in here (M1.7–M2.1), from this place's own 10-year record. A mark above the band is a bigger day than usual.

Live · last 7 days

Latest earthquakes within 50 km

2 in the latest snapshot we hold; the full 7 days load from USGS as this page opens.

  1. 1.6 7 km NW of Redwood Valley, CA 21 km (13 mi) NW · 3 km deep
  2. 2.6 9 km NW of Redwood Valley, CA 19 km (12 mi) NW · 0 km deep

Source USGS · snapshot of

Where this is

Centre 39.432, -123.443 — the Census internal point, from the US Census Bureau Gazetteer (2024). Activity is measured within 50 km of it.

Largest on record nearby

MagnitudeWhenWhere
M 5.6 11 km N of Redwood Valley, CA
M 4.4 9 km ESE of Willits, CA
M 4.3 8km SE of Talmage, CA
M 4.3 5 km WSW of Laytonville, CA
M 4.3 9km NNW of Redwood Valley, CA
M 4.3 17km WSW of Laytonville, CA
M 4.2 11km ESE of Willits, CA
M 4.2 9 km NNE of Lake Pillsbury, CA

From the QuakeIndex catalogue, built from the USGS FDSN event service · within 50 km of the centre above.

After an earthquake here