Every recorded earthquake near
Earthquakes near Murphys, CA
M 2.2
Latest: 12:35 pm PDT on 6 May 2025 · 26 km (16 mi) S of Murphys, CA
The most recent earthquake near Murphys was M 2.2, 26 km (16 mi) S of Murphys, CA, at 12:35 pm PDT on 6 May 2025.
- Within 30 km since 2016
- 13 earthquakes of M1.5 or more
- In the last 12 months
- 0
- Largest since 2016
- M 2.3 on 1 April 2022, 12 km (7 mi) S of Murphys, CA
- Reported felt
- 1 of them have felt reports to USGS
USGS · feed checked · newest earthquake in our database · this page
The latest 13
- 2.2 26 km (16 mi) S of Murphys, CA
- 2.3 12 km (7 mi) S of Murphys, CA · felt by 3
- 1.8 27 km (17 mi) S of Murphys, CA
- 1.9 28 km (17 mi) S of Murphys, CA
- 1.7 9 km (6 mi) S of Murphys, CA
- 1.5 11 km (7 mi) SSE of Murphys, CA
- 1.7 3 km (2 mi) ESE of Murphys, CA
- 1.5 15 km (9 mi) SSW of Murphys, CA
- 1.5 7 km (5 mi) SSE of Murphys, CA
- 1.6 7 km (4 mi) SSE of Murphys, CA
- 2.1 11 km (7 mi) SSE of Murphys, CA
- 2.3 10 km (6 mi) SSE of Murphys, CA
- 1.5 9 km (6 mi) S of Murphys, 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 Murphys time. Distances are from the town centre. Quakes USGS named after Murphys are listed even when they are further out.
On the map
The white circle is Murphys; dots are the 13 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 Murphys.
USGS ComCat, M5+ from 1900 to 2016. This is the record, not a forecast.
Nearest mapped faults
- Foothills fault system, 18 km from its surface trace
USGS Quaternary Fault and Fold Database. Near is not the same as on.
Nearby towns
Sonora 18 km
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