Every recorded earthquake near
Earthquakes near Arcata, CA
M 2.5
Latest: 11:54 pm PDT on 27 May 2026 · 16 km (10 mi) WNW of Arcata, CA
The most recent earthquake of M2.5 or more near Arcata was M 2.5, 16 km (10 mi) WNW of Arcata, CA, at 11:54 pm PDT on 27 May 2026. 6 smaller earthquakes have been recorded nearby since; the newest is first in the list below.
- Within 30 km since 2016
- 220 earthquakes of M1.5 or more
- In the last 12 months
- 24
- Largest since 2016
- M 4.8 on 21 July 2016, 23 km (14 mi) SE of Arcata, CA
- Reported felt
- 88 of them have felt reports to USGS
USGS · feed checked · newest earthquake in our database · this page
The latest 50
- 2.5 24 km (15 mi) WSW of Arcata, CA
- 2.2 25 km (15 mi) WSW of Arcata, CA
- 1.6 18 km (11 mi) ENE of Arcata, CA
- 2.3 11 km (7 mi) SW of Arcata, CA
- 1.9 25 km (15 mi) SE of Arcata, CA
- 2.3 24 km (15 mi) N of Arcata, CA
- 2.5 16 km (10 mi) WNW of Arcata, CA
- 2.4 15 km (9 mi) WNW of Arcata, CA
- 2.4 12 km (7 mi) S of Arcata, CA · felt by 3
- 1.8 8 km (5 mi) W of Arcata, CA
- 1.9 30 km (18 mi) NNE of Arcata, CA
- 2.3 10 km (6 mi) WSW of Arcata, CA
- 2.0 27 km (17 mi) SSE of Arcata, CA
- 2.6 16 km (10 mi) WNW of Arcata, CA · felt by 7
- 2.1 29 km (18 mi) S of Arcata, CA
- 2.2 11 km (7 mi) W of Arcata, CA
- 1.9 11 km (7 mi) W of Arcata, CA
- 2.4 11 km (7 mi) W of Arcata, CA · felt by 1
- 2.4 20 km (12 mi) SSW of Arcata, CA · felt by 7
- 1.8 28 km (17 mi) SSE of Arcata, CA
- 1.6 27 km (17 mi) SSE of Arcata, CA
- 2.0 30 km (18 mi) E of Arcata, CA
- 1.8 18 km (11 mi) NNE of Arcata, CA · felt by 1
- 3.2 11 km (7 mi) ENE of Arcata, CA · felt by 351
- 2.0 26 km (16 mi) ENE of Arcata, CA
- 2.0 22 km (14 mi) WSW of Arcata, CA
- 2.2 in Arcata, CA
- 2.9 22 km (14 mi) SSE of Arcata, CA · felt by 14
- 2.9 23 km (14 mi) WSW of Arcata, CA · felt by 1
- 2.2 27 km (17 mi) SSW of Arcata, CA
- 2.2 20 km (13 mi) SSE of Arcata, CA
- 3.1 4 km (3 mi) WSW of Arcata, CA · felt by 345
- 2.1 20 km (13 mi) SW of Arcata, CA
- 2.3 21 km (13 mi) SW of Arcata, CA · felt by 2
- 2.7 29 km (18 mi) WSW of Arcata, CA
- 2.2 19 km (12 mi) SSW of Arcata, CA · felt by 6
- 2.1 30 km (18 mi) SW of Arcata, CA
- 1.9 28 km (18 mi) SSW of Arcata, CA
- 2.0 20 km (12 mi) E of Arcata, CA
- 3.4 29 km (18 mi) S of Arcata, CA · felt by 312
- 2.0 22 km (14 mi) S of Arcata, CA
- 2.0 12 km (8 mi) ENE of Arcata, CA
- 2.4 26 km (16 mi) WSW of Arcata, CA
- 4.0 16 km (10 mi) ESE of Arcata, CA · felt by 926
- 2.1 29 km (18 mi) WSW of Arcata, CA
- 2.5 26 km (16 mi) SW of Arcata, CA
- 2.3 8 km (5 mi) SW of Arcata, CA
- 2.3 8 km (5 mi) WSW of Arcata, CA · felt by 20
- 2.0 9 km (5 mi) W of Arcata, CA · felt by 5
- 1.8 18 km (11 mi) SSE of Arcata, 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 Arcata time. Distances are from the town centre. Quakes USGS named after Arcata are listed even when they are further out.
On the map
The white circle is Arcata; dots are the 50 most recent earthquakes within 30 km. Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Before 2016
The USGS record since 1900 lists 20 earthquakes of M5 or more within 50 km of Arcata; the five largest:
- 7.2 The 1980 Eureka, California Earthquake · 31 km NNW of Arcata
- 6.5 The 1932 Eureka, California Earthquake · 23 km SW of Arcata
- 6.4 Northwest of Eureka, California · 38 km WNW of Arcata
- 6.4 The 1954 Eureka-Arcata, California Earthquake · 16 km E of Arcata
- 6.0 Near Rio Dell, California · 42 km SSW of Arcata
USGS ComCat, M5+ from 1900 to 2016. This is the record, not a forecast.
Nearest mapped faults
- Mad River fault, under 1 km from its surface trace
- Little Salmon fault, 15 km from its surface trace
- Bald Mountain-Big Lagoon fault, 15 km from its surface trace
USGS Quaternary Fault and Fold Database. Near is not the same as on.
Nearby towns
Bayside 3 km · Blue Lake 9 km · McKinleyville 9 km · Eureka 10 km · Bayview 13 km · Pine Hills 16 km · Humboldt Hill 18 km · Westhaven-Moonstone 20 km
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