Every recorded earthquake near

Earthquakes near South Oroville, CA

M 4.2

Latest: 6:41 pm PDT on 22 July 2022 · 5 km (3 mi) ESE of South Oroville, CA

The most recent earthquake of M2.5 or more near South Oroville was M 4.2, 5 km (3 mi) ESE of South Oroville, CA, at 6:41 pm PDT on 22 July 2022. 571 people reported feeling it to USGS. 6 smaller earthquakes have been recorded nearby since; the newest is first in the list below.

Within 30 km since 2016: 72 earthquakes of M1.5 or more
In the last 12 months: 2
Largest since 2016: M 4.2 on 22 July 2022, 5 km (3 mi) ESE of South Oroville, CA
Reported felt: 13 of them have felt reports to USGS

USGS · feed checked 18 seconds ago · newest earthquake in our database 13 minutes ago · this page 03:22 UTC

The latest 50

2.0 29 km (18 mi) E of South Oroville, CA Aug 31, 2026
11:19 pm PDT
1.9 27 km (17 mi) N of South Oroville, CA Mar 23, 2026
11:59 am PDT
1.8 13 km (8 mi) NE of South Oroville, CA Jul 1, 2025
12:09 am PDT
1.7 13 km (8 mi) NE of South Oroville, CA Jun 30, 2025
10:32 pm PDT
2.1 13 km (8 mi) NNW of South Oroville, CA · felt by 1 Dec 7, 2022
11:59 am PST
2.0 8 km (5 mi) E of South Oroville, CA Sep 24, 2022
7:41 pm PDT
4.2 5 km (3 mi) ESE of South Oroville, CA · felt by 571 Jul 22, 2022
6:41 pm PDT
1.8 14 km (9 mi) N of South Oroville, CA Apr 21, 2022
12:18 pm PDT
2.0 14 km (8 mi) NNW of South Oroville, CA Dec 7, 2021
11:59 am PST
2.0 13 km (8 mi) NNW of South Oroville, CA Sep 3, 2021
12:09 pm PDT
1.6 15 km (9 mi) W of South Oroville, CA Jun 21, 2021
2:54 pm PDT
2.0 14 km (9 mi) N of South Oroville, CA · felt by 4 May 19, 2021
12:53 pm PDT
2.3 13 km (8 mi) SE of South Oroville, CA · felt by 8 Feb 13, 2021
3:14 am PST
1.8 14 km (8 mi) NNW of South Oroville, CA Feb 3, 2021
3:27 pm PST
1.9 28 km (18 mi) W of South Oroville, CA Dec 10, 2020
8:18 pm PST
2.4 26 km (16 mi) ESE of South Oroville, CA · felt by 290 Nov 9, 2020
10:04 pm PST
1.9 15 km (9 mi) N of South Oroville, CA Oct 8, 2020
12:09 pm PDT
2.0 14 km (9 mi) NNW of South Oroville, CA Aug 13, 2020
11:44 am PDT
2.1 24 km (15 mi) SE of South Oroville, CA Aug 11, 2020
8:45 pm PDT
1.8 28 km (18 mi) ESE of South Oroville, CA Jul 20, 2020
3:35 pm PDT
2.1 24 km (15 mi) SE of South Oroville, CA Jun 22, 2020
10:40 am PDT
1.6 26 km (16 mi) SE of South Oroville, CA May 11, 2020
4:18 am PDT
1.9 24 km (15 mi) SE of South Oroville, CA May 2, 2020
3:58 am PDT
1.7 14 km (9 mi) NNW of South Oroville, CA Apr 3, 2020
11:34 am PDT
1.9 14 km (9 mi) NNW of South Oroville, CA Feb 19, 2020
12:44 pm PST
2.5 27 km (16 mi) N of South Oroville, CA Dec 24, 2019
8:55 am PST
1.9 14 km (9 mi) NNW of South Oroville, CA Dec 19, 2019
2:18 pm PST
1.9 5 km (3 mi) SE of South Oroville, CA · felt by 2 Nov 7, 2019
10:23 pm PST
2.2 15 km (9 mi) NNW of South Oroville, CA Oct 1, 2019
2:30 pm PDT
1.7 17 km (11 mi) S of South Oroville, CA Sep 16, 2019
10:17 am PDT
1.9 14 km (9 mi) NNW of South Oroville, CA Aug 13, 2019
11:59 am PDT
1.8 8 km (5 mi) SSE of South Oroville, CA May 11, 2019
9:09 pm PDT
1.8 25 km (16 mi) NW of South Oroville, CA Apr 25, 2019
8:29 am PDT
1.7 27 km (17 mi) NW of South Oroville, CA Apr 10, 2019
4:01 am PDT
2.7 26 km (16 mi) NW of South Oroville, CA · felt by 4 Mar 30, 2019
5:36 am PDT
1.7 14 km (9 mi) NNW of South Oroville, CA Jan 3, 2019
2:02 pm PST
1.5 9 km (5 mi) SSE of South Oroville, CA Dec 29, 2018
2:19 pm PST
2.1 6 km (4 mi) NNE of South Oroville, CA Dec 10, 2018
6:56 am PST
1.8 14 km (9 mi) NNW of South Oroville, CA Dec 3, 2018
2:58 pm PST
1.8 14 km (9 mi) N of South Oroville, CA Nov 6, 2018
12:26 pm PST
1.8 15 km (9 mi) N of South Oroville, CA Oct 4, 2018
12:53 pm PDT
1.7 14 km (9 mi) NNW of South Oroville, CA Sep 13, 2018
12:15 pm PDT
1.8 27 km (16 mi) E of South Oroville, CA Aug 24, 2018
7:12 am PDT
1.9 14 km (9 mi) NNW of South Oroville, CA · felt by 1 Apr 19, 2018
12:37 pm PDT
2.1 14 km (9 mi) NNW of South Oroville, CA Mar 20, 2018
2:59 pm PDT
2.0 14 km (9 mi) NNW of South Oroville, CA Feb 14, 2018
11:21 am PST
1.9 14 km (9 mi) NNW of South Oroville, CA Jan 26, 2018
2:15 pm PST
2.0 14 km (9 mi) NNW of South Oroville, CA · felt by 6 Jan 3, 2018
11:59 am PST
1.9 in South Oroville, CA Nov 24, 2017
8:11 am PST
2.1 28 km (17 mi) WSW of South Oroville, CA · felt by 2 Nov 23, 2017
12:49 pm PST

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 South Oroville time. Distances are from the town centre. Quakes USGS named after South Oroville are listed even when they are further out.

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The white circle is South Oroville; dots are the 50 most recent earthquakes within 30 km. Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.

Before 2016

The USGS record since 1900 lists 4 earthquakes of M5 or more within 50 km of South Oroville:

5.9 West of Downieville, California · 46 km E of South Oroville 1909
5.7 The 1975 Oroville, California Earthquake · 6 km S of South Oroville 1975
5.2 4 km E of Palermo, California · 6 km SE of South Oroville 1975
5.1 5 km ENE of Palermo, California · 6 km SE of South Oroville 1975

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

Nearest mapped faults

Foothills fault system, 7 km from its surface trace

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

Nearby towns

Oroville East 6 km · Durham 29 km · Paradise 32 km · Magalia 37 km · Chico 38 km

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