Every recorded earthquake near
Earthquakes near Challenge-Brownsville, CA
M 4.2
Latest: 6:41 pm PDT on 22 July 2022 · 18 km (11 mi) W of Challenge-Brownsville, CA
The most recent earthquake of M2.5 or more near Challenge-Brownsville was M 4.2, 18 km (11 mi) W of Challenge-Brownsville, CA, at 6:41 pm PDT on 22 July 2022. 571 people reported feeling it to USGS. 6 smaller earthquakes have been recorded nearby since; the newest is first in the list below.
- Within 30 km since 2016
- 42 earthquakes of M1.5 or more
- In the last 12 months
- 2
- Largest since 2016
- M 4.2 on 22 July 2022, 18 km (11 mi) W of Challenge-Brownsville, CA
- Reported felt
- 6 of them have felt reports to USGS
USGS · feed checked · newest earthquake in our database · this page
The latest 42
- 2.0 6 km (4 mi) E of Challenge-Brownsville, CA
- 2.1 7 km (4 mi) ESE of Challenge-Brownsville, CA
- 1.8 20 km (13 mi) NW of Challenge-Brownsville, CA
- 1.7 20 km (13 mi) NW of Challenge-Brownsville, CA
- 2.1 25 km (16 mi) NNE of Challenge-Brownsville, CA
- 2.0 16 km (10 mi) W of Challenge-Brownsville, CA
- 4.2 18 km (11 mi) W of Challenge-Brownsville, CA · felt by 571
- 1.9 22 km (13 mi) SSE of Challenge-Brownsville, CA · felt by 3
- 2.3 16 km (10 mi) WSW of Challenge-Brownsville, CA · felt by 8
- 2.4 6 km (4 mi) SSE of Challenge-Brownsville, CA · felt by 290
- 2.0 8 km (5 mi) ESE of Challenge-Brownsville, CA
- 2.2 8 km (5 mi) ESE of Challenge-Brownsville, CA
- 2.1 15 km (9 mi) SSW of Challenge-Brownsville, CA
- 1.8 9 km (5 mi) SSE of Challenge-Brownsville, CA
- 2.1 15 km (9 mi) SSW of Challenge-Brownsville, CA
- 1.6 16 km (10 mi) SSW of Challenge-Brownsville, CA
- 1.9 14 km (9 mi) SSW of Challenge-Brownsville, CA
- 2.1 29 km (18 mi) NNE of Challenge-Brownsville, CA
- 1.9 20 km (12 mi) W of Challenge-Brownsville, CA · felt by 2
- 1.6 29 km (18 mi) NNE of Challenge-Brownsville, CA
- 2.3 26 km (16 mi) NNE of Challenge-Brownsville, CA
- 1.7 29 km (18 mi) WSW of Challenge-Brownsville, CA
- 2.6 25 km (16 mi) NNE of Challenge-Brownsville, CA
- 2.1 25 km (16 mi) NNE of Challenge-Brownsville, CA
- 2.2 26 km (16 mi) NNE of Challenge-Brownsville, CA
- 1.8 25 km (16 mi) NNE of Challenge-Brownsville, CA
- 1.9 25 km (16 mi) NNE of Challenge-Brownsville, CA
- 1.8 20 km (12 mi) WSW of Challenge-Brownsville, CA
- 1.5 22 km (14 mi) WSW of Challenge-Brownsville, CA
- 2.1 21 km (13 mi) WNW of Challenge-Brownsville, CA
- 1.9 29 km (18 mi) NNE of Challenge-Brownsville, CA · felt by 1
- 1.8 18 km (11 mi) NE of Challenge-Brownsville, CA
- 2.0 25 km (16 mi) S of Challenge-Brownsville, CA
- 1.8 4 km (2 mi) NE of Challenge-Brownsville, CA
- 1.9 24 km (15 mi) W of Challenge-Brownsville, CA
- 1.7 26 km (16 mi) NNE of Challenge-Brownsville, CA
- 1.8 8 km (5 mi) SSE of Challenge-Brownsville, CA
- 1.6 22 km (13 mi) WNW of Challenge-Brownsville, CA
- 1.8 26 km (16 mi) NNE of Challenge-Brownsville, CA
- 2.1 28 km (17 mi) WNW of Challenge-Brownsville, CA
- 1.9 27 km (17 mi) WNW of Challenge-Brownsville, CA
- 1.8 20 km (12 mi) NE of Challenge-Brownsville, 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 Challenge-Brownsville time. Distances are from the town centre. Quakes USGS named after Challenge-Brownsville are listed even when they are further out.
On the map
The white circle is Challenge-Brownsville; dots are the 42 most recent earthquakes within 30 km. Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Before 2016
The USGS record since 1900 lists 5 earthquakes of M5 or more within 50 km of Challenge-Brownsville:
- 5.9 West of Downieville, California · 23 km E of Challenge-Brownsville
- 5.7 The 1975 Oroville, California Earthquake · 25 km W of Challenge-Brownsville
- 5.2 4 km E of Palermo, California · 19 km W of Challenge-Brownsville
- 5.1 5 km ENE of Palermo, California · 19 km W of Challenge-Brownsville
- 5.0 Nevada County, California · 32 km ESE of Challenge-Brownsville
USGS ComCat, M5+ from 1900 to 2016. This is the record, not a forecast.
Nearest mapped faults
- Foothills fault system, 15 km from its surface trace
USGS Quaternary Fault and Fold Database. Near is not the same as on.
Nearby towns
Oroville East 19 km
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