Every recorded earthquake within 30 km
Earthquakes near Myrtletown, CA
No earthquake was likely felt in Myrtletown in the 24 hours to 10:11 pm PST (06:11 UTC). The last one was M 5.0, 130 km (81 mi) WSW, at 8:56 pm PST on 4 November 2026, estimated intensity II (weak) in town; 145 felt reports to USGS.
M 3.0
Latest: 6:56 am PDT on 14 October 2026 · 24 km (15 mi) ESE of Myrtletown, CA
The most recent earthquake of M2.5 or more near Myrtletown was M 3.0, 24 km (15 mi) ESE of Myrtletown, CA, at 6:56 am PDT on 14 October 2026, 4 km deep. 8 people reported feeling it to USGS. The estimated shaking in Myrtletown was intensity II (weak), felt by some people at rest indoors. 3 smaller earthquakes have been recorded near Myrtletown since; the newest is first in the list below.
No earthquake of M1.5 or more was recorded within 30 km (19 mi) of Myrtletown in the last 24 hours.
- Last 24 hours
- 0
- Last 7 days
- 0
- Last 30 days
- 4 · an average 30 days here since 2016: 3.2
- Last 12 months
- 42 · largest M 3.2 on 11 December 2025
- Since 2016
- 429 earthquakes of M1.5 or more within 30 km
- Largest since 2016
- M 4.9 on 20 December 2022, 30 km (19 mi) S of Myrtletown, CA
- Reported felt
- 142 of them have felt reports to USGS
- Nearest mapped fault
- Little Salmon fault, 7 km from its surface trace
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
If you felt one
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- Expect aftershocks, and be ready to Drop, Cover, and Hold On if you feel one; if you are in a damaged building, go outside and move away from it (Ready.gov, FEMA; what to do during and after an earthquake)
- Near the coast, go inland or to higher ground as soon as strong shaking stops (Ready.gov); official warnings are on Tsunami.gov
- Earthquakes in California — with the state's activity score
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Earthquake alerts for Myrtletown, CA
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The last 30 days
The latest 50
- 1.8 18 km (11 mi) W of Myrtletown, CA
- 2.0 23 km (14 mi) ESE of Myrtletown, CA
- 1.9 14 km (9 mi) SSW of Myrtletown, CA
- 3.0 24 km (15 mi) ESE of Myrtletown, CA · felt by 8
- 2.8 25 km (15 mi) SSE of Myrtletown, CA · felt by 9
- 2.6 27 km (17 mi) SSE of Myrtletown, CA · felt by 3
- 2.5 17 km (11 mi) W of Myrtletown, CA
- 2.0 28 km (17 mi) SSW of Myrtletown, CA
- 2.2 18 km (11 mi) W of Myrtletown, CA
- 1.6 27 km (17 mi) NE of Myrtletown, CA
- 2.6 22 km (14 mi) S of Myrtletown, CA
- 2.3 5 km (3 mi) WNW of Myrtletown, CA
- 1.9 25 km (15 mi) ESE of Myrtletown, CA
- 2.5 17 km (11 mi) NW of Myrtletown, CA
- 2.4 16 km (10 mi) NW of Myrtletown, CA
- 2.4 4 km (3 mi) SE of Myrtletown, CA · felt by 3
- 1.8 10 km (6 mi) NNW of Myrtletown, CA
- 1.7 21 km (13 mi) SSW of Myrtletown, CA
- 1.5 27 km (17 mi) S of Myrtletown, CA
- 2.3 8 km (5 mi) NW of Myrtletown, CA
- 2.0 22 km (14 mi) SE of Myrtletown, CA
- 2.6 17 km (11 mi) NW of Myrtletown, CA · felt by 7
- 2.1 20 km (13 mi) SSE of Myrtletown, CA
- 3.0 29 km (18 mi) SE of Myrtletown, CA · felt by 5
- 1.9 29 km (18 mi) SSE of Myrtletown, CA
- 2.2 11 km (7 mi) NW of Myrtletown, CA
- 1.9 10 km (7 mi) NW of Myrtletown, CA
- 2.4 10 km (6 mi) NW of Myrtletown, CA · felt by 1
- 2.4 10 km (6 mi) SSW of Myrtletown, CA · felt by 7
- 2.6 24 km (15 mi) SW of Myrtletown, CA
- 1.8 24 km (15 mi) SE of Myrtletown, CA
- 1.9 25 km (16 mi) SSW of Myrtletown, CA
- 1.6 20 km (13 mi) SSE of Myrtletown, CA
- 1.8 25 km (15 mi) SSW of Myrtletown, CA
- 1.5 27 km (17 mi) S of Myrtletown, CA
- 1.8 28 km (17 mi) NNE of Myrtletown, CA · felt by 1
- 3.2 20 km (12 mi) NE of Myrtletown, CA · felt by 351
- 2.1 27 km (17 mi) SSW of Myrtletown, CA · felt by 1
- 3.0 27 km (17 mi) S of Myrtletown, CA · felt by 107
- 1.7 25 km (15 mi) SSW of Myrtletown, CA
- 1.6 25 km (15 mi) SSW of Myrtletown, CA
- 1.7 27 km (17 mi) S of Myrtletown, CA
- 1.7 27 km (17 mi) SSW of Myrtletown, CA
- 1.8 27 km (17 mi) S of Myrtletown, CA
- 2.0 16 km (10 mi) W of Myrtletown, CA
- 2.1 24 km (15 mi) S of Myrtletown, CA
- 2.6 23 km (14 mi) SW of Myrtletown, CA · felt by 2
- 2.1 25 km (15 mi) SSW of Myrtletown, CA
- 2.2 11 km (7 mi) NNE of Myrtletown, CA
- 2.9 16 km (10 mi) SE of Myrtletown, CA · felt by 14
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 Myrtletown time. Distances are from the town centre. Quakes USGS named after Myrtletown are listed even when they are further out.
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On the map
The white circle is Myrtletown; dots are the 50 most recent earthquakes within 30 km. Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Estimated shaking in Myrtletown
The strongest shaking in Myrtletown from a quake since 2016 is estimated at intensity IV (light), from the M 4.8 on 21 July 2016, 21 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.
| Magnitude | When | Distance | Shaking in Myrtletown (est.) |
|---|---|---|---|
| M 4.8 | 21 km | IV · Light · felt by 1,087 | |
| M 4.9 | 30 km | III · Weak · felt by 133 | |
| M 4.7 | 29 km | III · Weak · felt by 929 | |
| M 4.4 | 22 km | III · Weak · felt by 1,236 | |
| M 4.4 | 25 km | III · Weak · felt by 656 |
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. All 5 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 22 earthquakes of M5 or more within 50 km of Myrtletown; the five largest:
- 7.2 The 1980 Eureka, California Earthquake · 38 km NNW of Myrtletown
- 6.5 The 1932 Eureka, California Earthquake · 15 km WSW of Myrtletown
- 6.5 The 2010 Eureka, California Earthquake · 50 km WSW of Myrtletown
- 6.4 Northwest of Eureka, California · 39 km NW of Myrtletown
- 6.4 The 1954 Eureka-Arcata, California Earthquake · 21 km ENE of Myrtletown
USGS ComCat, M5+ from 1900 to 2015. This is the record, not a forecast.
Nearest mapped faults
- Little Salmon fault, 7 km from its surface trace
- Mad River fault, 8 km from its surface trace
- Bald Mountain-Big Lagoon fault, 24 km from its surface trace
USGS Quaternary Fault and Fold Database. Near is not the same as on.
Nearby towns
Eureka 3 km · Bayside 8 km · Humboldt Hill 9 km · McKinleyville 18 km · Fortuna 21 km · Ferndale 26 km · Rio Dell 32 km
Be ready
Earthquakes cannot be predicted, here or anywhere, so the useful step is the one taken beforehand. The advice below is from the agencies responsible for it.
- Ready.gov: earthquakes (FEMA) — what to do before, during and after, including Drop, Cover, and Hold On
- Build a kit (FEMA) — water, food and supplies for several days; our summary
- USGS: preparedness — the hazard behind the advice, from the agency that records every quake on this page
- The Great ShakeOut — the yearly earthquake drill, with material for homes, schools and workplaces
- ShakeAlert covers Myrtletown, CA: alerts reach phones through Wireless Emergency Alerts and the MyShake app, seconds before shaking arrives
- Tsunami.gov (NOAA) — the official tsunami warnings for the coast; a quake page here never stands in for one
- California Earthquake Authority — retrofit grants and the state's not-for-profit earthquake insurance
QuakeIndex does not issue warnings or forecasts. For earthquake early warning see ShakeAlert and the MyShake app.