Every recorded earthquake near

Earthquakes near Lake Wildwood, CA

M 2.0

Latest: 11:19 pm PDT on 31 August 2026 · 25 km (15 mi) N of Lake Wildwood, CA

The most recent earthquake near Lake Wildwood was M 2.0, 25 km (15 mi) N of Lake Wildwood, CA, at 11:19 pm PDT on 31 August 2026.

Within 30 km since 2016: 17 earthquakes of M1.5 or more
In the last 12 months: 2
Largest since 2016: M 2.4 on 9 November 2020, 21 km (13 mi) N of Lake Wildwood, CA
Reported felt: 3 of them have felt reports to USGS

USGS · feed checked 1 seconds ago · newest earthquake in our database 8 minutes ago · this page 04:41 UTC

The latest 17

2.0 25 km (15 mi) N of Lake Wildwood, CA Aug 31, 2026
11:19 pm PDT
2.1 23 km (14 mi) N of Lake Wildwood, CA Jul 23, 2026
11:29 pm PDT
1.9 5 km (3 mi) N of Lake Wildwood, CA · felt by 3 Aug 30, 2021
10:10 pm PDT
2.3 27 km (17 mi) NW of Lake Wildwood, CA · felt by 8 Feb 13, 2021
3:14 am PST
2.4 21 km (13 mi) N of Lake Wildwood, CA · felt by 290 Nov 9, 2020
10:04 pm PST
2.0 22 km (14 mi) N of Lake Wildwood, CA Oct 16, 2020
5:15 am PDT
2.2 23 km (14 mi) N of Lake Wildwood, CA Sep 26, 2020
6:24 pm PDT
2.1 16 km (10 mi) NW of Lake Wildwood, CA Aug 11, 2020
8:45 pm PDT
1.8 18 km (11 mi) N of Lake Wildwood, CA Jul 20, 2020
3:35 pm PDT
2.3 10 km (6 mi) SW of Lake Wildwood, CA Jul 1, 2020
5:46 pm PDT
2.1 16 km (10 mi) NW of Lake Wildwood, CA Jun 22, 2020
10:40 am PDT
1.6 14 km (9 mi) NW of Lake Wildwood, CA May 11, 2020
4:18 am PDT
1.9 16 km (10 mi) NW of Lake Wildwood, CA May 2, 2020
3:58 am PDT
2.0 9 km (5 mi) W of Lake Wildwood, CA Sep 27, 2018
2:09 pm PDT
1.8 28 km (17 mi) N of Lake Wildwood, CA Aug 24, 2018
7:12 am PDT
1.8 19 km (12 mi) NNW of Lake Wildwood, CA Sep 27, 2017
6:31 am PDT
1.5 20 km (13 mi) E of Lake Wildwood, CA Aug 2, 2016
4:52 pm PDT

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 Lake Wildwood time. Distances are from the town centre. Quakes USGS named after Lake Wildwood are listed even when they are further out.

On the map

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The white circle is Lake Wildwood; dots are the 17 most recent earthquakes within 30 km. Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.

Before 2016

The USGS record since 1900 lists 5 earthquakes of M5 or more within 50 km of Lake Wildwood:

5.9 West of Downieville, California · 34 km NNE of Lake Wildwood 1909
5.7 The 1975 Oroville, California Earthquake · 37 km NW of Lake Wildwood 1975
5.2 4 km E of Palermo, California · 33 km NW of Lake Wildwood 1975
5.1 5 km ENE of Palermo, California · 34 km NW of Lake Wildwood 1975
5.0 Nevada County, California · 32 km NE of Lake Wildwood 1909

USGS ComCat, M5+ from 1900 to 2016. This is the record, not a forecast.

Nearest mapped faults

Foothills fault system, 12 km from its surface trace

USGS Quaternary Fault and Fold Database. Near is not the same as on.

Nearby towns

Lincoln 39 km · Oroville East 39 km

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