Every recorded earthquake near
Earthquakes near Fort Bragg, CA
M 2.7
Latest: 4:52 am PDT on 5 June 2026 · 29 km (18 mi) SSE of Fort Bragg, CA
The most recent earthquake of M2.5 or more near Fort Bragg was M 2.7, 29 km (18 mi) SSE of Fort Bragg, CA, at 4:52 am PDT on 5 June 2026. 42 people reported feeling it to USGS. 10 smaller earthquakes have been recorded nearby since; the newest is first in the list below.
- Within 30 km since 2016
- 117 earthquakes of M1.5 or more
- In the last 12 months
- 9
- Largest since 2016
- M 4.3 on 13 December 2017, 23 km (14 mi) NE of Fort Bragg, CA
- Reported felt
- 27 of them have felt reports to USGS
USGS · feed checked · newest earthquake in our database · this page
The latest 50
- 2.2 15 km (9 mi) NNE of Fort Bragg, CA
- 2.0 42 km (26 mi) NNW of Fort Bragg, CA
- 1.7 42 km (26 mi) NNW of Fort Bragg, CA
- 1.9 35 km (22 mi) NNW of Fort Bragg, CA
- 1.7 35 km (22 mi) NNW of Fort Bragg, CA
- 1.9 37 km (23 mi) NNE of Fort Bragg, CA
- 1.7 37 km (23 mi) NNE of Fort Bragg, CA
- 1.6 40 km (25 mi) NNE of Fort Bragg, CA
- 1.6 49 km (30 mi) S of Fort Bragg, CA
- 1.9 8 km (5 mi) SW of Fort Bragg, CA
- 2.7 29 km (18 mi) SSE of Fort Bragg, CA · felt by 42
- 1.6 42 km (26 mi) NNW of Fort Bragg, CA
- 1.9 28 km (17 mi) SE of Fort Bragg, CA
- 1.6 18 km (11 mi) E of Fort Bragg, CA
- 2.2 29 km (18 mi) SE of Fort Bragg, CA · felt by 3
- 1.5 44 km (27 mi) N of Fort Bragg, CA
- 1.9 43 km (27 mi) N of Fort Bragg, CA
- 1.6 24 km (15 mi) ENE of Fort Bragg, CA
- 1.8 47 km (29 mi) N of Fort Bragg, CA
- 1.7 30 km (19 mi) S of Fort Bragg, CA
- 2.0 15 km (9 mi) ENE of Fort Bragg, CA
- 1.6 30 km (19 mi) NNE of Fort Bragg, CA
- 1.8 29 km (18 mi) S of Fort Bragg, CA
- 1.7 30 km (18 mi) NNE of Fort Bragg, CA
- 2.1 18 km (11 mi) E of Fort Bragg, CA
- 1.7 32 km (20 mi) NNW of Fort Bragg, CA
- 1.6 17 km (11 mi) ENE of Fort Bragg, CA
- 1.6 29 km (18 mi) NNE of Fort Bragg, CA
- 1.9 21 km (13 mi) ESE of Fort Bragg, CA
- 2.1 29 km (18 mi) NNW of Fort Bragg, CA
- 1.6 26 km (16 mi) ENE of Fort Bragg, CA
- 2.1 26 km (16 mi) N of Fort Bragg, CA · felt by 1
- 1.9 26 km (16 mi) N of Fort Bragg, CA
- 1.8 40 km (25 mi) NNW of Fort Bragg, CA
- 1.7 29 km (18 mi) SSE of Fort Bragg, CA
- 1.7 25 km (16 mi) E of Fort Bragg, CA
- 1.6 30 km (19 mi) NNE of Fort Bragg, CA
- 2.4 47 km (29 mi) NNE of Fort Bragg, CA
- 2.1 47 km (29 mi) NNE of Fort Bragg, CA
- 1.9 47 km (29 mi) NNE of Fort Bragg, CA
- 1.5 22 km (13 mi) ENE of Fort Bragg, CA
- 1.7 48 km (30 mi) NNE of Fort Bragg, CA
- 2.0 47 km (29 mi) NNE of Fort Bragg, CA
- 2.2 47 km (29 mi) NNE of Fort Bragg, CA
- 2.3 24 km (15 mi) ENE of Fort Bragg, CA
- 1.8 43 km (27 mi) NNE of Fort Bragg, CA
- 1.9 21 km (13 mi) NNE of Fort Bragg, CA
- 2.0 34 km (21 mi) NNW of Fort Bragg, CA
- 2.7 17 km (11 mi) N of Fort Bragg, CA · felt by 10
- 2.0 17 km (11 mi) N of Fort Bragg, 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 Fort Bragg time. Distances are from the town centre. Quakes USGS named after Fort Bragg are listed even when they are further out.
On the map
The white circle is Fort Bragg; dots are the 50 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 Fort Bragg:
- 5.9 9 km S of Leggett, California · 38 km N of Fort Bragg
USGS ComCat, M5+ from 1900 to 2016. This is the record, not a forecast.
Nearest mapped faults
- San Andreas fault, 10 km from its surface trace
- Noyo Basin fault, 12 km from its surface trace
- Maacama fault, 32 km from its surface trace
USGS Quaternary Fault and Fold Database. Near is not the same as on.
Nearby towns
Brooktrails 36 km · Laytonville 39 km · Willits 39 km
If you felt one
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- Earthquakes in California, with the state's activity score
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