Every recorded earthquake near
Earthquakes near Colusa, CA
M 3.1
Latest: 10:26 am PDT on 17 March 2026 · 9 km (6 mi) ENE of Colusa, CA
The most recent earthquake of M2.5 or more near Colusa was M 3.1, 9 km (6 mi) ENE of Colusa, CA, at 10:26 am PDT on 17 March 2026. 23 people reported feeling it to USGS. 3 smaller earthquakes have been recorded nearby since; the newest is first in the list below.
- Within 30 km since 2016
- 44 earthquakes of M1.5 or more
- In the last 12 months
- 5
- Largest since 2016
- M 3.7 on 25 March 2022, 24 km (15 mi) WSW of Colusa, CA
- Reported felt
- 11 of them have felt reports to USGS
USGS · feed checked · newest earthquake in our database · this page
The latest 44
- 2.0 10 km (6 mi) SW of Colusa, CA
- 1.9 10 km (6 mi) SSW of Colusa, CA · felt by 1
- 1.9 27 km (17 mi) SSW of Colusa, CA
- 3.1 9 km (6 mi) ENE of Colusa, CA · felt by 23
- 2.8 26 km (16 mi) NNW of Colusa, CA · felt by 6
- 1.9 21 km (13 mi) S of Colusa, CA · felt by 1
- 3.1 23 km (14 mi) NNW of Colusa, CA · felt by 7
- 2.3 23 km (14 mi) NNW of Colusa, CA
- 2.0 28 km (17 mi) N of Colusa, CA
- 2.0 28 km (17 mi) N of Colusa, CA
- 2.2 22 km (14 mi) WSW of Colusa, CA
- 2.1 26 km (16 mi) WSW of Colusa, CA
- 2.3 26 km (16 mi) WSW of Colusa, CA
- 2.4 24 km (15 mi) WSW of Colusa, CA
- 2.0 27 km (17 mi) SSW of Colusa, CA
- 2.1 25 km (15 mi) NNW of Colusa, CA
- 1.7 23 km (14 mi) WSW of Colusa, CA
- 3.7 24 km (15 mi) WSW of Colusa, CA · felt by 23
- 2.1 23 km (14 mi) WSW of Colusa, CA
- 1.9 27 km (17 mi) SSW of Colusa, CA
- 2.5 27 km (16 mi) W of Colusa, CA
- 1.5 21 km (13 mi) WSW of Colusa, CA
- 3.2 20 km (13 mi) WSW of Colusa, CA · felt by 25
- 2.2 28 km (17 mi) SSW of Colusa, CA · felt by 1
- 2.6 24 km (15 mi) NNW of Colusa, CA · felt by 10
- 1.8 26 km (16 mi) WSW of Colusa, CA
- 2.1 30 km (18 mi) N of Colusa, CA
- 1.8 22 km (14 mi) WSW of Colusa, CA
- 1.8 14 km (9 mi) N of Colusa, CA
- 1.6 28 km (17 mi) NNW of Colusa, CA
- 2.2 15 km (10 mi) N of Colusa, CA
- 2.4 20 km (12 mi) SW of Colusa, CA · felt by 3
- 1.6 25 km (16 mi) N of Colusa, CA
- 1.6 27 km (17 mi) N of Colusa, CA
- 2.0 26 km (16 mi) N of Colusa, CA
- 1.6 29 km (18 mi) NNW of Colusa, CA
- 1.6 26 km (16 mi) NNW of Colusa, CA
- 2.1 23 km (14 mi) NE of Colusa, CA · felt by 2
- 1.8 29 km (18 mi) N of Colusa, CA
- 2.4 25 km (16 mi) NNW of Colusa, CA
- 1.9 27 km (17 mi) N of Colusa, CA
- 1.7 29 km (18 mi) N of Colusa, CA
- 2.0 27 km (17 mi) N of Colusa, CA
- 1.8 28 km (18 mi) SSW of Colusa, 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 Colusa time. Distances are from the town centre. Quakes USGS named after Colusa are listed even when they are further out.
On the map
The white circle is Colusa; dots are the 44 most recent earthquakes within 30 km. Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Before 2016
The USGS record since 1900 lists one earthquake of M5 or more within 50 km of Colusa:
- 5.7 The 1975 Oroville, California Earthquake · 47 km ENE of Colusa
USGS ComCat, M5+ from 1900 to 2016. This is the record, not a forecast.
Nearest mapped faults
- Great Valley thrust fault system, 24 km from its surface trace
USGS Quaternary Fault and Fold Database. Near is not the same as on.
Nearby towns
Williams 14 km · Maxwell 17 km · Dunnigan 37 km · Willows 38 km
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