Every recorded earthquake near
Earthquakes near Lower Lake, CA
M 2.6
Latest: 1:48 pm PDT on 30 September 2026 · 18 km (11 mi) SSW of Lower Lake, CA
The most recent earthquake of M2.5 or more near Lower Lake was M 2.6, 18 km (11 mi) SSW of Lower Lake, CA, at 1:48 pm PDT on 30 September 2026. 6 people reported feeling it to USGS. 6 smaller earthquakes have been recorded nearby since; the newest is first in the list below.
- Within 30 km since 2016
- 8,977 earthquakes of M1.5 or more
- In the last 12 months
- 1,021
- Largest since 2016
- M 5.0 on 14 December 2016, 22 km (14 mi) WSW of Lower Lake, CA
- Reported felt
- 1,339 of them have felt reports to USGS
USGS · feed checked · newest earthquake in our database · this page
The latest 50
- 1.6 19 km (12 mi) WSW of Lower Lake, CA
- 1.5 20 km (12 mi) WSW of Lower Lake, CA
- 1.9 22 km (14 mi) WSW of Lower Lake, CA
- 1.7 20 km (12 mi) SW of Lower Lake, CA
- 1.9 19 km (12 mi) WSW of Lower Lake, CA
- 1.7 20 km (12 mi) SSW of Lower Lake, CA
- 2.6 18 km (11 mi) SSW of Lower Lake, CA · felt by 6
- 1.7 21 km (13 mi) SW of Lower Lake, CA
- 2.1 21 km (13 mi) WSW of Lower Lake, CA
- 1.6 19 km (12 mi) SW of Lower Lake, CA
- 1.5 23 km (14 mi) WSW of Lower Lake, CA
- 1.5 19 km (12 mi) SW of Lower Lake, CA
- 1.8 29 km (18 mi) WSW of Lower Lake, CA
- 2.1 22 km (13 mi) SW of Lower Lake, CA
- 1.5 19 km (12 mi) WSW of Lower Lake, CA
- 2.0 19 km (12 mi) WSW of Lower Lake, CA
- 1.5 18 km (11 mi) SSW of Lower Lake, CA
- 1.9 19 km (12 mi) WSW of Lower Lake, CA
- 1.5 24 km (15 mi) WSW of Lower Lake, CA
- 1.6 19 km (12 mi) SW of Lower Lake, CA
- 1.5 18 km (11 mi) WSW of Lower Lake, CA
- 1.6 20 km (12 mi) WSW of Lower Lake, CA
- 1.7 24 km (15 mi) WSW of Lower Lake, CA
- 1.7 19 km (12 mi) WSW of Lower Lake, CA
- 1.5 18 km (11 mi) SW of Lower Lake, CA
- 2.1 21 km (13 mi) SW of Lower Lake, CA · felt by 3
- 1.8 20 km (12 mi) WSW of Lower Lake, CA
- 2.1 23 km (14 mi) WSW of Lower Lake, CA
- 1.8 18 km (11 mi) WSW of Lower Lake, CA
- 1.5 17 km (10 mi) SW of Lower Lake, CA
- 1.9 17 km (10 mi) SW of Lower Lake, CA
- 1.6 20 km (12 mi) WSW of Lower Lake, CA
- 1.6 18 km (11 mi) SSW of Lower Lake, CA
- 1.7 19 km (12 mi) WSW of Lower Lake, CA
- 1.6 19 km (12 mi) SW of Lower Lake, CA
- 1.6 19 km (12 mi) SW of Lower Lake, CA
- 1.7 22 km (14 mi) WSW of Lower Lake, CA
- 1.8 22 km (14 mi) WSW of Lower Lake, CA
- 1.8 22 km (14 mi) WSW of Lower Lake, CA
- 2.8 17 km (10 mi) SW of Lower Lake, CA · felt by 3
- 1.7 22 km (14 mi) WSW of Lower Lake, CA
- 1.7 22 km (13 mi) WSW of Lower Lake, CA
- 2.3 19 km (12 mi) SSW of Lower Lake, CA · felt by 2
- 1.6 19 km (12 mi) SW of Lower Lake, CA
- 2.3 20 km (12 mi) WSW of Lower Lake, CA
- 2.4 18 km (11 mi) SW of Lower Lake, CA · felt by 2
- 3.0 20 km (12 mi) WSW of Lower Lake, CA · felt by 3
- 2.8 20 km (12 mi) WSW of Lower Lake, CA · felt by 1
- 2.1 20 km (13 mi) WSW of Lower Lake, CA
- 1.5 20 km (12 mi) WSW of Lower Lake, 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 Lower Lake time. Distances are from the town centre. Quakes USGS named after Lower Lake are listed even when they are further out.
On the map
The white circle is Lower Lake; 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 Lower Lake:
- 5.2 6 km ESE of Talmage, California · 48 km WNW of Lower Lake
USGS ComCat, M5+ from 1900 to 2016. This is the record, not a forecast.
Nearest mapped faults
- Konocti Bay fault, 7 km from its surface trace
- Hunting Creek-Berryessa fault system, 12 km from its surface trace
- Bartlett Springs fault system, 15 km from its surface trace
USGS Quaternary Fault and Fold Database. Near is not the same as on.
Nearby towns
Clearlake 5 km · Hidden Valley Lake 12 km · Cobb 14 km · Clearlake Oaks 14 km · Middletown 18 km · Kelseyville 21 km · Lakeport 30 km · Calistoga 37 km
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- Earthquakes in California, with the state's activity score
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