Every recorded earthquake within 30 km
Earthquakes near North Highlands, CA
No earthquake was likely felt in North Highlands in the 24 hours to 8:33 am PST (16:33 UTC). The last one was M 5.6, 177 km (110 mi) WNW, at 8:10 am PDT on 24 June 2026, estimated intensity III (weak) in town; 5,311 felt reports to USGS.
M 2.6
Latest: 6:35 pm PDT on 28 April 2026 · 20 km (12 mi) ENE of North Highlands, CA
The most recent earthquake of M2.5 or more near North Highlands was M 2.6, 20 km (12 mi) ENE of North Highlands, CA, at 6:35 pm PDT on 28 April 2026, 10 km deep. 831 people reported feeling it to USGS. The estimated shaking in North Highlands was intensity II (weak), felt by some people at rest indoors. 2 smaller earthquakes have been recorded near North Highlands since; the newest is first in the list below.
No earthquake of M1.5 or more was recorded within 30 km (19 mi) of North Highlands in the last 24 hours.
- Last 24 hours
- 0
- Last 7 days
- 0
- Last 30 days
- 0 · since 2016, about one every 9 months
- Last 12 months
- 3 · largest M 2.6 on 28 April 2026
- Since 2016
- 14 earthquakes of M1.5 or more within 30 km
- Largest since 2016
- M 2.8 on 2 June 2017, 15 km (9 mi) SE of North Highlands, CA
- Reported felt
- 7 of them have felt reports to USGS
- Nearest mapped fault
- Foothills fault system, 32 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
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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 North Highlands, CA
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The last 30 days
The latest 14
- 1.8 19 km (12 mi) ENE of North Highlands, CA
- 2.1 18 km (11 mi) ENE of North Highlands, CA
- 2.6 20 km (12 mi) ENE of North Highlands, CA · felt by 831
- 2.5 16 km (10 mi) N of North Highlands, CA · felt by 6
- 2.3 15 km (9 mi) NNW of North Highlands, CA · felt by 1
- 2.8 16 km (10 mi) N of North Highlands, CA · felt by 5
- 2.2 16 km (10 mi) NNW of North Highlands, CA
- 2.1 15 km (9 mi) N of North Highlands, CA · felt by 5
- 1.8 16 km (10 mi) N of North Highlands, CA · felt by 2
- 2.2 18 km (11 mi) N of North Highlands, CA
- 2.2 15 km (10 mi) WSW of North Highlands, CA
- 1.8 24 km (15 mi) WNW of North Highlands, CA
- 1.7 27 km (17 mi) NW of North Highlands, CA
- 2.8 15 km (9 mi) SE of North Highlands, CA · felt by 1
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 North Highlands time. Distances are from the town centre. Quakes USGS named after North Highlands are listed even when they are further out.
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On the map
The white circle is North Highlands; dots are the 14 most recent earthquakes within 30 km. Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Estimated shaking in North Highlands
The strongest shaking in North Highlands from a quake since 2016 is estimated at intensity II (weak), from the M 2.8 on 2 June 2017, 15 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 North Highlands (est.) |
|---|---|---|---|
| M 2.8 | 15 km | II · Weak · felt by 1 | |
| M 2.6 | 20 km | II · Weak · felt by 831 | |
| M 2.8 | 16 km | II · Weak · felt by 5 | |
| M 2.1 | 18 km | II · Weak | |
| M 2.5 | 16 km | II · Weak · felt by 6 |
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. 2 of these 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 no earthquake of M5 or more within 50 km of North Highlands.
USGS ComCat, M5+ from 1900 to 2015. This is the record, not a forecast.
Nearest mapped faults
- Foothills fault system, 32 km from its surface trace
USGS Quaternary Fault and Fold Database. Near is not the same as on.
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 North Highlands, 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.