Every recorded earthquake near
Earthquakes near Bayside, CA
M 2.6
Latest: 9:02 pm PDT on 14 July 2026 · 28 km (18 mi) S of Bayside, CA
The most recent earthquake of M2.5 or more near Bayside was M 2.6, 28 km (18 mi) S of Bayside, CA, at 9:02 pm PDT on 14 July 2026. 3 smaller earthquakes have been recorded nearby since; the newest is first in the list below.
- Within 30 km since 2016
- 277 earthquakes of M1.5 or more
- In the last 12 months
- 25
- Largest since 2016
- M 4.8 on 21 July 2016, 20 km (12 mi) SE of Bayside, CA
- Reported felt
- 102 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 Bayside, CA
- 2.2 25 km (16 mi) WSW of Bayside, CA
- 1.6 19 km (12 mi) NE of Bayside, CA
- 2.6 28 km (18 mi) S of Bayside, CA
- 2.3 11 km (7 mi) WSW of Bayside, CA
- 1.9 22 km (14 mi) ESE of Bayside, CA
- 2.3 27 km (16 mi) N of Bayside, CA
- 2.5 18 km (11 mi) WNW of Bayside, CA
- 2.4 17 km (11 mi) WNW of Bayside, CA
- 2.4 9 km (6 mi) SSW of Bayside, CA · felt by 3
- 1.8 11 km (7 mi) WNW of Bayside, CA
- 1.7 29 km (18 mi) SSW of Bayside, CA
- 2.3 12 km (7 mi) W of Bayside, CA
- 2.0 24 km (15 mi) SSE of Bayside, CA
- 2.6 18 km (11 mi) WNW of Bayside, CA · felt by 7
- 2.1 26 km (16 mi) S of Bayside, CA
- 2.2 13 km (8 mi) W of Bayside, CA
- 1.9 12 km (8 mi) W of Bayside, CA
- 2.4 12 km (8 mi) W of Bayside, CA · felt by 1
- 2.4 18 km (11 mi) SW of Bayside, CA · felt by 7
- 1.8 25 km (15 mi) SSE of Bayside, CA
- 1.7 48 km (30 mi) SE of Bayside, CA
- 1.6 24 km (15 mi) SSE of Bayside, CA
- 2.0 28 km (18 mi) E of Bayside, CA
- 1.8 20 km (13 mi) NNE of Bayside, CA · felt by 1
- 3.2 11 km (7 mi) NE of Bayside, CA · felt by 351
- 2.0 26 km (16 mi) ENE of Bayside, CA
- 2.0 23 km (14 mi) WSW of Bayside, CA
- 2.1 46 km (29 mi) ESE of Bayside, CA · felt by 2
- 2.2 4 km (3 mi) NNW of Bayside, CA
- 2.9 19 km (12 mi) SSE of Bayside, CA · felt by 14
- 2.9 24 km (15 mi) W of Bayside, CA · felt by 1
- 2.2 25 km (16 mi) SW of Bayside, CA
- 2.2 17 km (11 mi) SSE of Bayside, CA
- 3.1 5 km (3 mi) W of Bayside, CA · felt by 345
- 2.1 19 km (12 mi) SW of Bayside, CA
- 2.3 21 km (13 mi) SW of Bayside, CA · felt by 2
- 1.7 28 km (18 mi) S of Bayside, CA
- 2.7 29 km (18 mi) WSW of Bayside, CA
- 2.2 18 km (11 mi) SW of Bayside, CA · felt by 6
- 2.1 29 km (18 mi) SW of Bayside, CA
- 1.9 27 km (17 mi) SW of Bayside, CA
- 2.0 18 km (11 mi) ENE of Bayside, CA
- 3.4 27 km (17 mi) SSW of Bayside, CA · felt by 312
- 1.8 30 km (18 mi) SE of Bayside, CA
- 2.0 20 km (12 mi) S of Bayside, CA
- 1.8 29 km (18 mi) SSW of Bayside, CA
- 1.9 28 km (18 mi) S of Bayside, CA
- 2.0 12 km (7 mi) NE of Bayside, CA
- 2.4 28 km (17 mi) W of Bayside, 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 Bayside time. Distances are from the town centre. Quakes USGS named after Bayside are listed even when they are further out.
On the map
The white circle is Bayside; 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 Bayside; the five largest:
- 7.2 The 1980 Eureka, California Earthquake · 34 km NNW of Bayside
- 6.5 The 1932 Eureka, California Earthquake · 23 km SW of Bayside
- 6.4 Northwest of Eureka, California · 41 km WNW of Bayside
- 6.4 The 1954 Eureka-Arcata, California Earthquake · 14 km E of Bayside
- 6.0 Near Rio Dell, California · 40 km SSW of Bayside
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, 17 km from its surface trace
USGS Quaternary Fault and Fold Database. Near is not the same as on.
Nearby towns
Arcata 3 km · Blue Lake 8 km · Eureka 10 km · McKinleyville 12 km · Bayview 13 km · Pine Hills 14 km · Humboldt Hill 17 km · Westhaven-Moonstone 23 km
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