Every recorded earthquake near

Earthquakes near Montague, CA

M 2.6

Latest: 7:29 pm PDT on 5 September 2025 · 26 km (16 mi) ESE of Montague, CA

The most recent earthquake near Montague was M 2.6, 26 km (16 mi) ESE of Montague, CA, at 7:29 pm PDT on 5 September 2025.

Within 30 km since 2016: 24 earthquakes of M1.5 or more
In the last 12 months: 0
Largest since 2016: M 2.6 on 5 September 2025, 26 km (16 mi) ESE of Montague, CA
Reported felt: 2 of them have felt reports to USGS

USGS · feed checked 18 seconds ago · newest earthquake in our database 13 minutes ago · this page 03:22 UTC

The latest 24

2.6 26 km (16 mi) ESE of Montague, CA Sep 5, 2025
7:29 pm PDT
1.6 28 km (17 mi) NE of Montague, CA Jun 18, 2024
5:22 pm PDT
1.8 27 km (17 mi) NE of Montague, CA · felt by 1 Jun 3, 2024
1:00 pm PDT
1.6 28 km (18 mi) NNE of Montague, CA May 16, 2024
6:22 pm PDT
2.0 27 km (16 mi) ESE of Montague, CA Jun 13, 2023
2:59 pm PDT
1.8 11 km (7 mi) S of Montague, CA Mar 3, 2023
1:08 pm PST
1.7 16 km (10 mi) SSE of Montague, CA Apr 6, 2022
5:25 pm PDT
1.6 30 km (19 mi) S of Montague, CA Mar 9, 2021
7:22 pm PST
2.6 30 km (18 mi) ESE of Montague, CA Feb 8, 2021
6:11 am PST
1.8 22 km (14 mi) ENE of Montague, CA Mar 26, 2020
10:00 pm PDT
1.9 16 km (10 mi) N of Montague, CA Dec 12, 2019
10:26 am PST
1.9 18 km (11 mi) NNE of Montague, CA Nov 6, 2019
11:42 am PST
1.8 26 km (16 mi) ESE of Montague, CA Jul 10, 2019
1:28 pm PDT
2.3 12 km (8 mi) NNE of Montague, CA Feb 8, 2019
9:00 am PST
2.0 27 km (17 mi) ENE of Montague, CA · felt by 1 Sep 15, 2018
5:09 am PDT
1.8 27 km (17 mi) ESE of Montague, CA Aug 30, 2018
2:46 pm PDT
1.8 23 km (14 mi) NE of Montague, CA Jul 18, 2018
5:58 am PDT
1.9 2 km (1 mi) ENE of Montague, CA Jun 12, 2018
4:43 pm PDT
2.2 3 km (2 mi) NNW of Montague, CA Jun 11, 2018
5:03 pm PDT
1.6 20 km (13 mi) N of Montague, CA May 30, 2018
10:40 am PDT
1.6 27 km (17 mi) ESE of Montague, CA May 29, 2018
6:30 pm PDT
2.2 17 km (10 mi) NE of Montague, CA Dec 21, 2017
11:51 am PST
1.7 28 km (17 mi) NE of Montague, CA May 28, 2016
7:42 pm PDT
2.4 24 km (15 mi) SSW of Montague, CA Mar 27, 2016
11:41 am 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 Montague time. Distances are from the town centre. Quakes USGS named after Montague are listed even when they are further out.

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The white circle is Montague; dots are the 24 most recent earthquakes within 30 km. Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.

Before 2016

The USGS record since 1900 lists no earthquake of M5 or more within 50 km of Montague.

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

Nearest mapped faults

Cedar Mountain fault system, 33 km from its surface trace

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

Nearby towns

Yreka 9 km

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