Every recorded earthquake near

Earthquakes near McKinleyville, CA

M 2.5

Latest: 11:54 pm PDT on 27 May 2026 · 14 km (9 mi) WSW of McKinleyville, CA

The most recent earthquake of M2.5 or more near McKinleyville was M 2.5, 14 km (9 mi) WSW of McKinleyville, CA, at 11:54 pm PDT on 27 May 2026. 5 smaller earthquakes have been recorded nearby since; the newest is first in the list below.

Within 30 km since 2016: 136 earthquakes of M1.5 or more
In the last 12 months: 19
Largest since 2016: M 4.4 on 6 February 2019, 25 km (15 mi) ESE of McKinleyville, CA
Reported felt: 67 of them have felt reports to USGS

USGS · feed checked 26 seconds ago · newest earthquake in our database 14 minutes ago · this page 02:14 UTC

The latest 50

2.5 28 km (17 mi) SW of McKinleyville, CA Sep 10, 2026
3:26 pm PDT
2.2 28 km (18 mi) SW of McKinleyville, CA Aug 6, 2026
10:19 pm PDT
1.6 17 km (11 mi) E of McKinleyville, CA Jul 25, 2026
12:27 pm PDT
2.3 17 km (11 mi) SSW of McKinleyville, CA Jun 29, 2026
9:41 am PDT
2.3 15 km (9 mi) N of McKinleyville, CA Jun 9, 2026
8:38 pm PDT
2.5 14 km (9 mi) WSW of McKinleyville, CA May 27, 2026
11:54 pm PDT
2.4 14 km (9 mi) WSW of McKinleyville, CA May 27, 2026
11:25 pm PDT
2.4 21 km (13 mi) S of McKinleyville, CA · felt by 3 May 21, 2026
10:29 pm PDT
1.8 11 km (7 mi) SW of McKinleyville, CA May 21, 2026
6:37 pm PDT
1.9 22 km (13 mi) NNE of McKinleyville, CA May 15, 2026
10:22 am PDT
2.3 14 km (9 mi) SW of McKinleyville, CA May 11, 2026
4:05 am PDT
2.6 15 km (9 mi) WSW of McKinleyville, CA · felt by 7 May 4, 2026
8:13 am PDT
2.4 47 km (29 mi) NW of McKinleyville, CA Apr 26, 2026
9:19 pm PDT
2.2 28 km (17 mi) NNW of McKinleyville, CA · felt by 1 Apr 12, 2026
5:42 am PDT
3.2 41 km (25 mi) NNW of McKinleyville, CA · felt by 37 Apr 11, 2026
11:12 am PDT
2.2 14 km (9 mi) SW of McKinleyville, CA Mar 12, 2026
2:50 pm PDT
1.9 13 km (8 mi) SW of McKinleyville, CA Mar 12, 2026
2:50 pm PDT
2.4 14 km (9 mi) SW of McKinleyville, CA · felt by 1 Mar 12, 2026
1:41 am PDT
2.4 28 km (17 mi) SSW of McKinleyville, CA · felt by 7 Mar 11, 2026
4:54 am PDT
2.4 41 km (25 mi) ENE of McKinleyville, CA Jan 7, 2026
12:38 pm PST
1.8 11 km (7 mi) NE of McKinleyville, CA · felt by 1 Dec 11, 2025
3:30 pm PST
3.2 11 km (7 mi) ESE of McKinleyville, CA · felt by 351 Dec 11, 2025
5:35 am PST
2.0 26 km (16 mi) E of McKinleyville, CA Sep 9, 2025
9:32 am PDT
2.0 27 km (17 mi) SW of McKinleyville, CA Sep 4, 2025
3:03 pm PDT
2.2 8 km (5 mi) SSE of McKinleyville, CA Aug 1, 2025
7:02 pm PDT
2.3 29 km (18 mi) NNW of McKinleyville, CA Jul 31, 2025
1:47 pm PDT
2.9 26 km (16 mi) SW of McKinleyville, CA · felt by 1 Jul 21, 2025
9:33 pm PDT
2.1 22 km (14 mi) NNE of McKinleyville, CA · felt by 1 Jun 30, 2025
12:05 am PDT
2.2 29 km (18 mi) SSE of McKinleyville, CA Jun 29, 2025
5:20 am PDT
3.1 11 km (7 mi) S of McKinleyville, CA · felt by 345 Jun 22, 2025
9:50 am PDT
2.1 27 km (17 mi) SSW of McKinleyville, CA May 29, 2025
7:59 pm PDT
2.3 27 km (17 mi) SSW of McKinleyville, CA · felt by 2 May 28, 2025
7:26 am PDT
2.2 27 km (17 mi) SSW of McKinleyville, CA · felt by 6 Feb 4, 2025
9:08 pm PST
2.0 22 km (14 mi) ESE of McKinleyville, CA Dec 4, 2024
5:43 am PST
2.0 14 km (8 mi) ESE of McKinleyville, CA Sep 14, 2024
4:54 am PDT
2.5 26 km (16 mi) NW of McKinleyville, CA · felt by 2 Jul 26, 2024
7:18 pm PDT
2.4 28 km (18 mi) WSW of McKinleyville, CA Jun 18, 2024
11:10 pm PDT
4.0 21 km (13 mi) SE of McKinleyville, CA · felt by 926 May 14, 2024
11:39 pm PDT
2.3 15 km (9 mi) SSW of McKinleyville, CA Apr 25, 2024
4:11 pm PDT
2.3 12 km (8 mi) SSW of McKinleyville, CA · felt by 20 Apr 25, 2024
11:33 am PDT
2.0 12 km (8 mi) SW of McKinleyville, CA · felt by 5 Apr 24, 2024
10:13 pm PDT
2.4 43 km (27 mi) N of McKinleyville, CA Apr 17, 2024
7:36 pm PDT
1.8 27 km (17 mi) SSE of McKinleyville, CA Dec 10, 2023
8:32 pm PST
2.0 22 km (14 mi) ESE of McKinleyville, CA Oct 27, 2023
12:04 am PDT
2.2 15 km (9 mi) NNE of McKinleyville, CA Oct 19, 2023
12:37 am PDT
2.9 28 km (17 mi) SW of McKinleyville, CA · felt by 21 Oct 16, 2023
7:15 am PDT
2.6 26 km (16 mi) NNW of McKinleyville, CA · felt by 2 Oct 5, 2023
12:26 am PDT
2.9 8 km (5 mi) NNW of McKinleyville, CA · felt by 48 Oct 3, 2023
8:46 pm PDT
2.3 27 km (16 mi) SSW of McKinleyville, CA · felt by 1 Sep 23, 2023
9:52 pm PDT
2.1 29 km (18 mi) SE of McKinleyville, CA · felt by 1 Sep 21, 2023
5:54 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 McKinleyville time. Distances are from the town centre. Quakes USGS named after McKinleyville are listed even when they are further out.

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

Before 2016

The USGS record since 1900 lists 18 earthquakes of M5 or more within 50 km of McKinleyville; the five largest:

7.2 The 1980 Eureka, California Earthquake · 23 km NW of McKinleyville 1980
6.5 The 1932 Eureka, California Earthquake · 29 km SSW of McKinleyville 1932
6.4 Northwest of Eureka, California · 34 km W of McKinleyville 1906
6.4 The 1954 Eureka-Arcata, California Earthquake · 21 km ESE of McKinleyville 1954
5.8 Near Eureka, California · 18 km SSE of McKinleyville 1908

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

Nearest mapped faults

Mad River fault, under 1 km from its surface trace
Bald Mountain-Big Lagoon fault, 8 km from its surface trace
Little Salmon fault, 20 km from its surface trace

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

Nearby towns

Arcata 9 km · Westhaven-Moonstone 11 km · Bayside 12 km · Blue Lake 12 km · Eureka 17 km · Bayview 21 km · Pine Hills 24 km · Humboldt Hill 26 km

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