Every recorded earthquake near
Earthquakes near Rio Dell, CA
M 2.6
Latest: 8:36 pm PDT on 14 September 2026 · 10 km (7 mi) NE of Rio Dell, CA
The most recent earthquake of M2.5 or more near Rio Dell was M 2.6, 10 km (7 mi) NE of Rio Dell, CA, at 8:36 pm PDT on 14 September 2026. 3 people reported feeling it to USGS. 1 smaller earthquake has been recorded nearby since; the newest is first in the list below.
- Within 30 km since 2016
- 1,498 earthquakes of M1.5 or more
- In the last 12 months
- 81
- Largest since 2016
- M 6.4 on 20 December 2022, 27 km (17 mi) W of Rio Dell, CA
- Reported felt
- 326 of them have felt reports to USGS
USGS · feed checked · newest earthquake in our database · this page
The latest 50
- 1.7 10 km (6 mi) SE of Rio Dell, CA
- 2.6 10 km (7 mi) NE of Rio Dell, CA · felt by 3
- 1.6 25 km (15 mi) WSW of Rio Dell, CA
- 1.6 21 km (13 mi) SW of Rio Dell, CA
- 1.8 29 km (18 mi) S of Rio Dell, CA
- 1.8 20 km (13 mi) SW of Rio Dell, CA
- 1.7 27 km (17 mi) W of Rio Dell, CA
- 1.8 27 km (17 mi) W of Rio Dell, CA
- 2.6 28 km (18 mi) SSW of Rio Dell, CA
- 2.3 49 km (30 mi) WSW of Rio Dell, CA
- 2.0 13 km (8 mi) WNW of Rio Dell, CA
- 1.7 23 km (14 mi) WSW of Rio Dell, CA
- 1.6 47 km (29 mi) WSW of Rio Dell, CA
- 2.1 45 km (28 mi) ESE of Rio Dell, CA · felt by 1
- 1.6 29 km (18 mi) S of Rio Dell, CA
- 1.5 29 km (18 mi) S of Rio Dell, CA
- 1.8 17 km (11 mi) WNW of Rio Dell, CA
- 2.2 48 km (30 mi) WSW of Rio Dell, CA
- 2.6 10 km (6 mi) N of Rio Dell, CA
- 2.3 29 km (18 mi) SW of Rio Dell, CA · felt by 2
- 2.9 18 km (11 mi) W of Rio Dell, CA · felt by 7
- 2.9 21 km (13 mi) WNW of Rio Dell, CA · felt by 3
- 1.8 49 km (30 mi) WSW of Rio Dell, CA
- 2.6 47 km (29 mi) WSW of Rio Dell, CA
- 2.1 21 km (13 mi) ENE of Rio Dell, CA
- 2.2 25 km (15 mi) SW of Rio Dell, CA
- 1.8 18 km (11 mi) SSE of Rio Dell, CA
- 2.0 22 km (14 mi) SE of Rio Dell, CA
- 1.7 28 km (17 mi) W of Rio Dell, CA
- 1.7 49 km (30 mi) WSW of Rio Dell, CA
- 1.6 7 km (5 mi) W of Rio Dell, CA
- 2.2 49 km (30 mi) WSW of Rio Dell, CA
- 2.4 48 km (30 mi) WSW of Rio Dell, CA
- 1.7 26 km (16 mi) W of Rio Dell, CA
- 2.4 29 km (18 mi) N of Rio Dell, CA · felt by 3
- 2.5 48 km (30 mi) WSW of Rio Dell, CA
- 1.7 13 km (8 mi) NNW of Rio Dell, CA
- 2.9 17 km (11 mi) SSE of Rio Dell, CA · felt by 4
- 1.5 9 km (6 mi) NW of Rio Dell, CA
- 2.0 21 km (13 mi) NE of Rio Dell, CA
- 1.7 50 km (31 mi) WSW of Rio Dell, CA
- 2.4 49 km (31 mi) WSW of Rio Dell, CA
- 1.6 25 km (16 mi) W of Rio Dell, CA
- 1.6 23 km (14 mi) E of Rio Dell, CA
- 1.8 26 km (16 mi) W of Rio Dell, CA
- 2.1 48 km (30 mi) WSW of Rio Dell, CA
- 1.8 14 km (8 mi) WNW of Rio Dell, CA
- 2.3 49 km (30 mi) WSW of Rio Dell, CA
- 2.1 13 km (8 mi) NNE of Rio Dell, CA
- 2.1 20 km (12 mi) ENE of Rio Dell, 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 Rio Dell time. Distances are from the town centre. Quakes USGS named after Rio Dell are listed even when they are further out.
On the map
The white circle is Rio Dell; dots are the 50 most recent earthquakes within 30 km. Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Before 2016
The USGS record since 1900 lists 33 earthquakes of M5 or more within 50 km of Rio Dell; the five largest:
- 7.2 The 1992 Petrolia, California Earthquake · 21 km SSW of Rio Dell
- 6.6 32 km SW of Ferndale, California · 40 km WSW of Rio Dell
- 6.5 The 1932 Eureka, California Earthquake · 30 km NNW of Rio Dell
- 6.5 30 km WSW of Ferndale, California · 40 km W of Rio Dell
- 6.4 The 1954 Eureka-Arcata, California Earthquake · 43 km NNE of Rio Dell
USGS ComCat, M5+ from 1900 to 2016. This is the record, not a forecast.
Nearest mapped faults
- Little Salmon fault, 8 km from its surface trace
- Mad River fault, 24 km from its surface trace
- Mattole Canyon fault, 37 km from its surface trace
USGS Quaternary Fault and Fold Database. Near is not the same as on.
Nearby towns
Hydesville 5 km · Fortuna 12 km · Ferndale 16 km · Humboldt Hill 26 km · Pine Hills 26 km · Bayview 31 km · Eureka 34 km · Bayside 38 km
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