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Earthquakes near Lewiston, CA

No earthquake was likely felt in Lewiston in the 24 hours to 9:13 pm PST (05:13 UTC). The last one was M 4.4, 93 km (58 mi) SW, at 3:21 pm PDT on 5 August 2026, estimated intensity II (weak) in town; 122 felt reports to USGS.

M 2.6

Latest: 3:08 am PST on 10 January 2026 · 29 km (18 mi) ENE of Lewiston, CA

The most recent earthquake of M2.5 or more near Lewiston was M 2.6, 29 km (18 mi) ENE of Lewiston, CA, at 3:08 am PST on 10 January 2026, 15 km deep. 1 person reported feeling it to USGS. The estimated shaking in Lewiston was intensity II (weak), felt by some people at rest indoors. 2 smaller earthquakes have been recorded near Lewiston since; the newest is first in the list below.

No earthquake of M1.5 or more was recorded within 30 km (19 mi) of Lewiston in the last 24 hours.

Last 24 hours
0
Last 7 days
0
Last 30 days
0 · since 2016, about one every 3 months
Last 12 months
3 · largest M 2.6 on 10 January 2026
Since 2016
51 earthquakes of M1.5 or more within 30 km
Largest since 2016
M 2.7 on 28 April 2022, 16 km (10 mi) NE of Lewiston, CA
Reported felt
6 of them have felt reports to USGS

USGS · feed checked · newest earthquake in our database · this page · counts are earthquakes of M1.5 or more within 30 km (19 mi) of the town centre; shaking is estimated for the town centre with the intensity equation USGS Did You Feel It? uses

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The last 30 days

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Each mark is a day's largest quake within range; its size is the magnitude. Too few days here have any earthquake at all to draw a normal range.

The latest 50

  1. 2.4 13 km (8 mi) SE of Lewiston, CA
  2. 1.9 29 km (18 mi) E of Lewiston, CA
  3. 2.6 29 km (18 mi) ENE of Lewiston, CA · felt by 1
  4. 2.5 27 km (17 mi) W of Lewiston, CA
  5. 2.2 24 km (15 mi) WSW of Lewiston, CA
  6. 1.8 29 km (18 mi) ESE of Lewiston, CA
  7. 1.8 30 km (18 mi) ESE of Lewiston, CA
  8. 1.8 29 km (18 mi) E of Lewiston, CA
  9. 1.9 27 km (17 mi) E of Lewiston, CA
  10. 2.4 22 km (14 mi) SSE of Lewiston, CA
  11. 2.0 23 km (15 mi) E of Lewiston, CA
  12. 2.0 24 km (15 mi) E of Lewiston, CA
  13. 2.0 28 km (18 mi) E of Lewiston, CA
  14. 2.2 19 km (12 mi) SW of Lewiston, CA
  15. 1.7 28 km (17 mi) E of Lewiston, CA
  16. 1.8 29 km (18 mi) ESE of Lewiston, CA
  17. 1.9 11 km (7 mi) NNE of Lewiston, CA
  18. 2.6 25 km (16 mi) SW of Lewiston, CA
  19. 1.9 17 km (11 mi) NE of Lewiston, CA
  20. 2.7 16 km (10 mi) NE of Lewiston, CA
  21. 1.7 28 km (18 mi) E of Lewiston, CA · felt by 1
  22. 1.9 28 km (18 mi) E of Lewiston, CA · felt by 1
  23. 1.7 27 km (17 mi) E of Lewiston, CA · felt by 1
  24. 1.9 28 km (18 mi) E of Lewiston, CA
  25. 2.5 29 km (18 mi) WSW of Lewiston, CA
  26. 2.3 27 km (17 mi) W of Lewiston, CA
  27. 2.0 25 km (15 mi) E of Lewiston, CA
  28. 2.0 23 km (14 mi) NNE of Lewiston, CA · felt by 2
  29. 2.3 20 km (12 mi) ESE of Lewiston, CA
  30. 1.6 29 km (18 mi) ESE of Lewiston, CA
  31. 1.6 24 km (15 mi) ENE of Lewiston, CA
  32. 1.7 22 km (14 mi) ENE of Lewiston, CA
  33. 1.9 25 km (16 mi) E of Lewiston, CA
  34. 1.6 30 km (18 mi) ESE of Lewiston, CA
  35. 1.9 25 km (15 mi) E of Lewiston, CA
  36. 1.8 26 km (16 mi) E of Lewiston, CA
  37. 1.7 26 km (16 mi) E of Lewiston, CA
  38. 2.2 25 km (16 mi) ENE of Lewiston, CA
  39. 2.3 30 km (19 mi) SW of Lewiston, CA · felt by 3
  40. 1.6 29 km (18 mi) ESE of Lewiston, CA
  41. 1.6 10 km (6 mi) NNE of Lewiston, CA
  42. 1.6 28 km (17 mi) E of Lewiston, CA
  43. 1.7 20 km (13 mi) ESE of Lewiston, CA
  44. 1.7 28 km (18 mi) E of Lewiston, CA
  45. 2.1 25 km (16 mi) SW of Lewiston, CA
  46. 1.6 29 km (18 mi) E of Lewiston, CA
  47. 1.8 27 km (17 mi) ESE of Lewiston, CA
  48. 2.0 26 km (16 mi) ENE of Lewiston, CA
  49. 1.9 29 km (18 mi) E of Lewiston, CA
  50. 1.7 29 km (18 mi) ESE of Lewiston, 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 Lewiston time. Distances are from the town centre. Quakes USGS named after Lewiston are listed even when they are further out.

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On the map

The white circle is Lewiston; dots are the 50 most recent earthquakes within 30 km. Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.

Estimated shaking in Lewiston

The strongest shaking in Lewiston from a quake since 2016 is estimated at intensity II (weak), from the M 2.7 on 28 April 2022, 16 km away. Intensity II and III are felt by some people at rest indoors; IV by most people indoors; V and above wakes sleepers and moves objects.

MagnitudeWhenDistanceShaking in Lewiston (est.)
M 2.7 16 kmII · Weak
M 1.9 11 kmII · Weak
M 2.4 22 kmII · Weak
M 2.6 29 kmII · Weak · felt by 1
M 1.9 17 kmII · Weak

An estimate for the town centre from magnitude, depth and distance, with the intensity equation USGS Did You Feel It? uses (Atkinson & Wald, 2007), on the Modified Mercalli scale. 2 of these reach intensity II or more in town, where people at rest start to notice. Ground conditions change it street by street. It describes the past, not a hazard.

Before 2016

The USGS record since 1900 lists one earthquake of M5 or more within 50 km of Lewiston:

  1. 5.1 7km NW of Redding, CA · 34 km ESE of Lewiston

USGS ComCat, M5+ from 1900 to 2015. This is the record, not a forecast.

Nearby towns

Weaverville 12 km · Hayfork 36 km · Shasta Lake 37 km · Redding 38 km

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