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Every recorded earthquake near

Earthquakes near Anderson, CA

M 2.7

Latest: 7:24 pm PDT on 5 August 2026 · 4 km (2 mi) SSE of Anderson, CA

The most recent earthquake of M2.5 or more near Anderson was M 2.7, 4 km (2 mi) SSE of Anderson, CA, at 7:24 pm PDT on 5 August 2026. 1 person reported feeling it to USGS. 2 smaller earthquakes have been recorded nearby since; the newest is first in the list below.

Within 30 km since 2016
457 earthquakes of M1.5 or more
In the last 12 months
50
Largest since 2016
M 3.6 on 27 June 2025, 21 km (13 mi) NNW of Anderson, CA
Reported felt
67 of them have felt reports to USGS

USGS · feed checked · newest earthquake in our database · this page

The latest 50

  1. 1.9 22 km (14 mi) NNE of Anderson, CA
  2. 1.9 28 km (17 mi) SE of Anderson, CA
  3. 2.7 4 km (2 mi) SSE of Anderson, CA · felt by 1
  4. 1.7 24 km (15 mi) SE of Anderson, CA
  5. 2.6 18 km (11 mi) SE of Anderson, CA · felt by 1
  6. 2.7 27 km (17 mi) SE of Anderson, CA
  7. 2.2 27 km (17 mi) SE of Anderson, CA · felt by 1
  8. 2.0 26 km (16 mi) SE of Anderson, CA
  9. 2.0 25 km (15 mi) NNW of Anderson, CA
  10. 1.9 22 km (14 mi) NNE of Anderson, CA
  11. 2.2 26 km (16 mi) NNW of Anderson, CA
  12. 1.9 28 km (17 mi) SE of Anderson, CA
  13. 1.7 28 km (18 mi) SE of Anderson, CA
  14. 2.7 29 km (18 mi) SE of Anderson, CA
  15. 1.9 16 km (10 mi) NNE of Anderson, CA
  16. 2.1 14 km (9 mi) NNE of Anderson, CA
  17. 1.9 15 km (10 mi) NNE of Anderson, CA
  18. 1.9 15 km (9 mi) NNE of Anderson, CA
  19. 1.9 11 km (7 mi) NNE of Anderson, CA
  20. 1.9 29 km (18 mi) NNW of Anderson, CA
  21. 1.9 27 km (16 mi) NNW of Anderson, CA
  22. 2.0 18 km (11 mi) NNE of Anderson, CA
  23. 1.9 17 km (10 mi) NE of Anderson, CA
  24. 2.1 18 km (11 mi) NE of Anderson, CA
  25. 1.9 26 km (16 mi) NNW of Anderson, CA
  26. 1.9 29 km (18 mi) NNW of Anderson, CA
  27. 1.7 27 km (17 mi) E of Anderson, CA
  28. 2.1 19 km (12 mi) ESE of Anderson, CA · felt by 1
  29. 2.1 16 km (10 mi) SE of Anderson, CA
  30. 1.7 27 km (17 mi) E of Anderson, CA
  31. 2.4 18 km (11 mi) ESE of Anderson, CA
  32. 2.8 9 km (6 mi) NE of Anderson, CA
  33. 2.0 29 km (18 mi) ESE of Anderson, CA
  34. 1.7 22 km (14 mi) NE of Anderson, CA
  35. 1.9 14 km (9 mi) NNE of Anderson, CA
  36. 1.7 15 km (9 mi) NNE of Anderson, CA
  37. 1.7 15 km (9 mi) NNE of Anderson, CA
  38. 2.3 30 km (19 mi) SSE of Anderson, CA
  39. 2.8 28 km (18 mi) E of Anderson, CA · felt by 3
  40. 2.1 29 km (18 mi) ESE of Anderson, CA
  41. 2.4 28 km (17 mi) ESE of Anderson, CA
  42. 2.3 28 km (17 mi) ESE of Anderson, CA
  43. 2.3 28 km (17 mi) ESE of Anderson, CA
  44. 1.9 29 km (18 mi) ESE of Anderson, CA
  45. 2.9 28 km (18 mi) ESE of Anderson, CA · felt by 1
  46. 2.3 29 km (18 mi) ESE of Anderson, CA · felt by 1
  47. 2.3 28 km (17 mi) ESE of Anderson, CA
  48. 1.9 29 km (18 mi) ESE of Anderson, CA
  49. 3.4 28 km (17 mi) E of Anderson, CA · felt by 19
  50. 2.0 16 km (10 mi) NNE of Anderson, CA

From the QuakeIndex database, which reads the USGS feed every 30 seconds and holds the USGS catalogue for the US from 2016 (M1.5+). Times are Anderson time. Distances are from the town centre. Quakes USGS named after Anderson are listed even when they are further out.

On the map

The white circle is Anderson; dots are the 50 most recent earthquakes within 30 km. Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.

Before 2016

The USGS record since 1900 lists 2 earthquakes of M5 or more within 50 km of Anderson:

  1. 5.5 33 km NW of Rancho Tehama Reserve, California · 45 km SW of Anderson
  2. 5.1 7km NW of Redding, CA · 22 km NNW of Anderson

USGS ComCat, M5+ from 1900 to 2016. This is the record, not a forecast.

Nearby towns

Palo Cedro 14 km · Redding 17 km · Bella Vista 22 km · Shasta 23 km · Shasta Lake 27 km · Red Bluff 30 km · Shingletown 35 km

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