Every recorded earthquake near
Earthquakes near Crescent City, CA
M 2.8
Latest: 12:55 am PDT on 19 March 2025 · 47 km (29 mi) SSE of Crescent City, CA
The most recent earthquake of M2.5 or more near Crescent City was M 2.8, 47 km (29 mi) SSE of Crescent City, CA, at 12:55 am PDT on 19 March 2025. 5 smaller earthquakes have been recorded nearby since; the newest is first in the list below.
- Within 30 km since 2016
- 29 earthquakes of M1.5 or more
- In the last 12 months
- 0
- Largest since 2016
- M 4.3 on 22 January 2024, 29 km (18 mi) S of Crescent City, CA
- Reported felt
- 12 of them have felt reports to USGS
USGS · feed checked · newest earthquake in our database · this page
The latest 37
- 2.4 49 km (30 mi) SE of Crescent City, CA
- 2.4 13 km (8 mi) SSE of Crescent City, CA · felt by 1
- 1.8 25 km (16 mi) NNW of Crescent City, CA
- 2.5 14 km (9 mi) S of Crescent City, CA · felt by 1
- 1.9 15 km (9 mi) NNW of Crescent City, CA
- 2.8 47 km (29 mi) SSE of Crescent City, CA
- 2.7 13 km (8 mi) SSE of Crescent City, CA · felt by 4
- 2.6 18 km (11 mi) NNW of Crescent City, CA
- 2.2 28 km (17 mi) SSE of Crescent City, CA · felt by 1
- 2.5 46 km (29 mi) SSE of Crescent City, CA
- 3.0 46 km (29 mi) SSE of Crescent City, CA · felt by 1
- 1.9 19 km (12 mi) NNW of Crescent City, CA
- 1.9 16 km (10 mi) W of Crescent City, CA
- 4.3 29 km (18 mi) S of Crescent City, CA · felt by 200
- 2.5 11 km (7 mi) NW of Crescent City, CA · felt by 2
- 2.3 17 km (11 mi) WSW of Crescent City, CA
- 2.8 12 km (7 mi) NW of Crescent City, CA
- 2.3 17 km (11 mi) S of Crescent City, CA
- 2.6 31 km (19 mi) WNW of Crescent City, CA
- 2.3 11 km (7 mi) S of Crescent City, CA
- 2.0 44 km (28 mi) ESE of Crescent City, CA
- 3.1 43 km (27 mi) SE of Crescent City, CA · felt by 7
- 2.1 17 km (10 mi) SSW of Crescent City, CA
- 2.4 5 km (3 mi) SW of Crescent City, CA · felt by 4
- 2.2 7 km (4 mi) N of Crescent City, CA
- 2.3 14 km (9 mi) NW of Crescent City, CA
- 3.2 30 km (18 mi) SSE of Crescent City, CA · felt by 5
- 2.4 14 km (9 mi) SSW of Crescent City, CA
- 2.1 32 km (20 mi) NE of Crescent City, CA
- 2.5 15 km (9 mi) E of Crescent City, CA · felt by 7
- 1.6 29 km (18 mi) N of Crescent City, CA
- 1.8 18 km (11 mi) NW of Crescent City, CA
- 2.2 23 km (15 mi) WNW of Crescent City, CA
- 2.5 21 km (13 mi) W of Crescent City, CA · felt by 1
- 1.9 29 km (18 mi) WNW of Crescent City, CA · felt by 1
- 1.6 20 km (12 mi) WNW of Crescent City, CA
- 3.3 17 km (11 mi) WNW of Crescent City, CA · felt by 8
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 Crescent City time. Distances are from the town centre. Quakes USGS named after Crescent City are listed even when they are further out.
On the map
The white circle is Crescent City; dots are the 29 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 Crescent City:
- 5.9 5 km NNE of Hiouchi, California · 16 km NE of Crescent City
USGS ComCat, M5+ from 1900 to 2016. This is the record, not a forecast.
Nearby towns
Bertsch-Oceanview 4 km · Harbor 34 km · Brookings 34 km
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