Earthquakes near Penn Valley, CA

The latest 15

1. 2.0 29 km (18 mi) N of Penn Valley, CA Aug 31, 2026
   11:19 pm PDT
2. 2.1 27 km (17 mi) N of Penn Valley, CA Jul 23, 2026
   11:29 pm PDT
3. 1.9 9 km (5 mi) N of Penn Valley, CA · felt by 3 Aug 30, 2021
   10:10 pm PDT
4. 2.4 25 km (15 mi) N of Penn Valley, CA · felt by 290 Nov 9, 2020
   10:04 pm PST
5. 2.0 26 km (16 mi) N of Penn Valley, CA Oct 16, 2020
   5:15 am PDT
6. 2.2 27 km (17 mi) N of Penn Valley, CA Sep 26, 2020
   6:24 pm PDT
7. 2.1 20 km (12 mi) NW of Penn Valley, CA Aug 11, 2020
   8:45 pm PDT
8. 1.8 22 km (14 mi) N of Penn Valley, CA Jul 20, 2020
   3:35 pm PDT
9. 2.3 8 km (5 mi) WSW of Penn Valley, CA Jul 1, 2020
   5:46 pm PDT
10. 2.1 20 km (12 mi) NW of Penn Valley, CA Jun 22, 2020
    10:40 am PDT
11. 1.6 18 km (11 mi) NW of Penn Valley, CA May 11, 2020
    4:18 am PDT
12. 1.9 20 km (12 mi) NNW of Penn Valley, CA May 2, 2020
    3:58 am PDT
13. 2.0 11 km (7 mi) WNW of Penn Valley, CA Sep 27, 2018
    2:09 pm PDT
14. 1.8 23 km (14 mi) NNW of Penn Valley, CA Sep 27, 2017
    6:31 am PDT
15. 1.5 20 km (12 mi) E of Penn Valley, CA Aug 2, 2016
    4:52 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 Penn Valley time. Distances are from the town centre. Quakes USGS named after Penn Valley are listed even when they are further out.

On the map

The white circle is Penn Valley; dots are the 15 most recent earthquakes within 30 km. Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.

Before 2016

The USGS record since 1900 lists 5 earthquakes of M5 or more within 50 km of Penn Valley:

1. 5.9 West of Downieville, California · 38 km NNE of Penn Valley 1909
2. 5.7 The 1975 Oroville, California Earthquake · 40 km NW of Penn Valley 1975
3. 5.2 4 km E of Palermo, California · 37 km NW of Penn Valley 1975
4. 5.1 5 km ENE of Palermo, California · 38 km NW of Penn Valley 1975
5. 5.0 Nevada County, California · 34 km NE of Penn Valley 1909

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

Nearest mapped faults

• Foothills fault system, 11 km from its surface trace

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

Nearby towns

Lincoln 35 km

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