Every recorded earthquake near
Earthquakes near Kings Beach, CA
M 3.3
Latest: 12:45 pm PDT on 22 May 2026 · 21 km (13 mi) NNW of Kings Beach, CA
The most recent earthquake of M2.5 or more near Kings Beach was M 3.3, 21 km (13 mi) NNW of Kings Beach, CA, at 12:45 pm PDT on 22 May 2026. 48 people reported feeling it to USGS. 13 smaller earthquakes have been recorded nearby since; the newest is first in the list below.
- Within 30 km since 2016
- 366 earthquakes of M1.5 or more
- In the last 12 months
- 41
- Largest since 2016
- M 4.5 on 20 March 2020, 29 km (18 mi) ESE of Kings Beach, CA
- Reported felt
- 106 of them have felt reports to USGS
USGS · feed checked · newest earthquake in our database · this page
The latest 50
- 2.1 11 km (7 mi) N of Kings Beach, CA
- 1.7 13 km (8 mi) NNE of Kings Beach, CA
- 1.6 21 km (13 mi) NNW of Kings Beach, CA
- 1.6 22 km (14 mi) NNE of Kings Beach, CA
- 2.0 23 km (14 mi) NNW of Kings Beach, CA · felt by 1
- 2.2 12 km (7 mi) N of Kings Beach, CA
- 1.6 12 km (7 mi) NNE of Kings Beach, CA
- 2.0 11 km (7 mi) NNE of Kings Beach, CA
- 1.8 10 km (6 mi) W of Kings Beach, CA
- 1.7 12 km (7 mi) N of Kings Beach, CA
- 2.3 5 km (3 mi) WSW of Kings Beach, CA · felt by 1
- 2.0 6 km (3 mi) WSW of Kings Beach, CA
- 2.0 5 km (3 mi) WSW of Kings Beach, CA
- 3.3 21 km (13 mi) NNW of Kings Beach, CA · felt by 48
- 2.5 20 km (13 mi) NNW of Kings Beach, CA
- 2.5 21 km (13 mi) NNW of Kings Beach, CA
- 2.1 21 km (13 mi) NNW of Kings Beach, CA
- 1.8 10 km (6 mi) N of Kings Beach, CA
- 2.4 11 km (7 mi) N of Kings Beach, CA
- 1.9 10 km (6 mi) N of Kings Beach, CA
- 2.4 10 km (6 mi) N of Kings Beach, CA
- 2.1 11 km (7 mi) N of Kings Beach, CA
- 1.7 23 km (15 mi) E of Kings Beach, CA
- 1.8 23 km (14 mi) E of Kings Beach, CA
- 1.7 24 km (15 mi) E of Kings Beach, CA
- 1.6 5 km (3 mi) SW of Kings Beach, CA
- 1.9 24 km (15 mi) NE of Kings Beach, CA
- 1.6 24 km (15 mi) NE of Kings Beach, CA
- 2.1 7 km (5 mi) W of Kings Beach, CA
- 1.6 6 km (4 mi) WSW of Kings Beach, CA
- 2.3 5 km (3 mi) WSW of Kings Beach, CA
- 1.8 6 km (3 mi) WSW of Kings Beach, CA
- 1.9 5 km (3 mi) WSW of Kings Beach, CA
- 2.2 16 km (10 mi) N of Kings Beach, CA
- 2.3 12 km (7 mi) S of Kings Beach, CA
- 2.2 25 km (16 mi) NW of Kings Beach, CA
- 1.5 22 km (13 mi) NNW of Kings Beach, CA
- 1.8 22 km (14 mi) NE of Kings Beach, CA
- 2.1 22 km (13 mi) NE of Kings Beach, CA · felt by 2
- 1.6 9 km (6 mi) NNE of Kings Beach, CA
- 2.0 9 km (6 mi) NNE of Kings Beach, CA
- 1.7 7 km (4 mi) NNE of Kings Beach, CA
- 2.0 6 km (4 mi) WSW of Kings Beach, CA
- 1.5 5 km (3 mi) WSW of Kings Beach, CA
- 1.7 6 km (4 mi) WSW of Kings Beach, CA
- 1.8 6 km (4 mi) WSW of Kings Beach, CA
- 1.7 5 km (3 mi) WSW of Kings Beach, CA
- 1.7 5 km (3 mi) WSW of Kings Beach, CA
- 2.1 12 km (8 mi) NNE of Kings Beach, CA
- 1.8 14 km (8 mi) NW of Kings Beach, 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 Kings Beach time. Distances are from the town centre. Quakes USGS named after Kings Beach are listed even when they are further out.
On the map
The white circle is Kings Beach; dots are the 50 most recent earthquakes within 30 km. Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Before 2016
The USGS record since 1900 lists 10 earthquakes of M5 or more within 50 km of Kings Beach; the five largest:
- 6.0 Near Reno, Nevada · 35 km NNE of Kings Beach
- 6.0 6 km WNW of Verdi, California · 35 km N of Kings Beach
- 5.9 9 km NW of Truckee, California · 27 km NW of Kings Beach
- 5.3 11 km N of Soda Springs, California · 39 km NW of Kings Beach
- 5.3 1 km NNE of Verdi, Nevada · 33 km N of Kings Beach
USGS ComCat, M5+ from 1900 to 2016. This is the record, not a forecast.
Nearest mapped faults
- North Tahoe fault, 3 km from its surface trace
- Incline Village fault, 5 km from its surface trace
- West Tahoe-Dollar Point fault, 7 km from its surface trace
USGS Quaternary Fault and Fold Database. Near is not the same as on.
Nearby towns
Tahoe Vista 2 km · Incline Village 5 km · Dollar Point 8 km · Sunnyside-Tahoe City 15 km · Truckee 17 km · Carson City 24 km · Indian Hills 27 km · South Lake Tahoe 34 km
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