Every recorded earthquake near
Earthquakes near Fortuna, CA
M 2.5
Latest: 3:41 pm PDT on 21 September 2026 · 46 km (28 mi) SW of Fortuna, CA
The most recent earthquake of M2.5 or more near Fortuna was M 2.5, 46 km (28 mi) SW of Fortuna, CA, at 3:41 pm PDT on 21 September 2026. 3 smaller earthquakes have been recorded nearby since; the newest is first in the list below.
- Within 30 km since 2016
- 1,313 earthquakes of M1.5 or more
- In the last 12 months
- 71
- Largest since 2016
- M 6.4 on 20 December 2022, 24 km (15 mi) WSW of Fortuna, CA
- Reported felt
- 294 of them have felt reports to USGS
USGS · feed checked · newest earthquake in our database · this page
The latest 50
- 1.7 22 km (14 mi) SSE of Fortuna, CA
- 1.4 42 km (26 mi) SW of Fortuna, CA
- 1.7 41 km (25 mi) SW of Fortuna, CA
- 2.5 46 km (28 mi) SW of Fortuna, CA
- 1.8 40 km (25 mi) SW of Fortuna, CA
- 3.0 48 km (30 mi) SW of Fortuna, CA · felt by 2
- 1.5 40 km (25 mi) SW of Fortuna, CA
- 2.4 43 km (27 mi) SW of Fortuna, CA
- 2.6 44 km (27 mi) SW of Fortuna, CA
- 2.2 45 km (28 mi) SW of Fortuna, CA
- 2.1 49 km (31 mi) SW of Fortuna, CA
- 3.5 46 km (29 mi) SW of Fortuna, CA · felt by 18
- 3.3 44 km (27 mi) SW of Fortuna, CA · felt by 2
- 2.0 40 km (25 mi) SW of Fortuna, CA
- 2.6 13 km (8 mi) ESE of Fortuna, CA · felt by 3
- 1.7 45 km (28 mi) SW of Fortuna, CA
- 2.5 24 km (15 mi) NW of Fortuna, CA
- 2.1 47 km (29 mi) SW of Fortuna, CA
- 3.6 47 km (29 mi) SW of Fortuna, CA · felt by 8
- 3.8 46 km (28 mi) SW of Fortuna, CA · felt by 24
- 1.6 29 km (18 mi) SW of Fortuna, CA
- 1.6 29 km (18 mi) SSW of Fortuna, CA
- 2.2 40 km (25 mi) SSW of Fortuna, CA · felt by 1
- 2.0 45 km (28 mi) S of Fortuna, CA
- 1.8 40 km (25 mi) S of Fortuna, CA
- 2.6 42 km (26 mi) S of Fortuna, CA · felt by 1
- 2.0 42 km (26 mi) SSW of Fortuna, CA
- 1.8 29 km (18 mi) SSW of Fortuna, CA
- 2.6 44 km (28 mi) SW of Fortuna, CA
- 1.8 45 km (28 mi) SW of Fortuna, CA
- 1.7 24 km (15 mi) WSW of Fortuna, CA
- 2.1 46 km (28 mi) WSW of Fortuna, CA
- 1.8 24 km (15 mi) WSW of Fortuna, CA
- 2.6 37 km (23 mi) SSW of Fortuna, CA
- 1.8 38 km (23 mi) WSW of Fortuna, CA
- 2.4 45 km (28 mi) WSW of Fortuna, CA
- 2.0 38 km (23 mi) ESE of Fortuna, CA
- 1.7 39 km (24 mi) SW of Fortuna, CA
- 1.7 35 km (22 mi) SW of Fortuna, CA
- 1.8 48 km (30 mi) SW of Fortuna, CA
- 2.0 9 km (5 mi) SW of Fortuna, CA
- 2.2 25 km (16 mi) NW of Fortuna, CA
- 1.7 26 km (16 mi) SW of Fortuna, CA
- 1.6 40 km (25 mi) SSW of Fortuna, CA
- 2.6 39 km (24 mi) SSW of Fortuna, CA
- 2.3 48 km (30 mi) SW of Fortuna, CA
- 1.7 43 km (27 mi) S of Fortuna, CA
- 2.2 48 km (30 mi) WSW of Fortuna, CA
- 1.6 39 km (24 mi) SSW of Fortuna, CA
- 1.7 47 km (29 mi) SW of Fortuna, 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 Fortuna time. Distances are from the town centre. Quakes USGS named after Fortuna are listed even when they are further out.
On the map
The white circle is Fortuna; dots are the 50 most recent earthquakes within 30 km. Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Before 2016
The USGS record since 1900 lists 36 earthquakes of M5 or more within 50 km of Fortuna; the five largest:
- 7.2 The 1992 Petrolia, California Earthquake · 30 km SSW of Fortuna
- 6.6 32 km SW of Ferndale, California · 41 km SW of Fortuna
- 6.5 The 1932 Eureka, California Earthquake · 18 km NW of Fortuna
- 6.5 30 km WSW of Ferndale, California · 39 km WSW of Fortuna
- 6.5 The 2010 Eureka, California Earthquake · 46 km W of Fortuna
USGS ComCat, M5+ from 1900 to 2016. This is the record, not a forecast.
Nearest mapped faults
- Little Salmon fault, 3 km from its surface trace
- Mad River fault, 21 km from its surface trace
- Bald Mountain-Big Lagoon fault, 34 km from its surface trace
USGS Quaternary Fault and Fold Database. Near is not the same as on.
Nearby towns
Hydesville 8 km · Ferndale 9 km · Rio Dell 12 km · Humboldt Hill 14 km · Pine Hills 15 km · Bayview 20 km · Eureka 23 km · Bayside 28 km
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