Every recorded earthquake near
Earthquakes near Upper Lake, CA
M 2.8
Latest: 5:57 pm PDT on 2 April 2026 · 19 km (12 mi) NE of Upper Lake, CA
The most recent earthquake of M2.5 or more near Upper Lake was M 2.8, 19 km (12 mi) NE of Upper Lake, CA, at 5:57 pm PDT on 2 April 2026. 3 people reported feeling it to USGS. 38 smaller earthquakes have been recorded nearby since; the newest is first in the list below.
- Within 30 km since 2016
- 1,065 earthquakes of M1.5 or more
- In the last 12 months
- 91
- Largest since 2016
- M 5.1 on 9 August 2016, 21 km (13 mi) NNE of Upper Lake, CA
- Reported felt
- 178 of them have felt reports to USGS
USGS · feed checked · newest earthquake in our database · this page
The latest 50
- 2.1 18 km (11 mi) ENE of Upper Lake, CA
- 1.7 26 km (16 mi) WNW of Upper Lake, CA
- 1.7 29 km (18 mi) NNW of Upper Lake, CA
- 1.7 30 km (18 mi) WNW of Upper Lake, CA
- 1.5 18 km (11 mi) NNE of Upper Lake, CA
- 1.9 29 km (18 mi) SSE of Upper Lake, CA · felt by 11
- 1.7 27 km (17 mi) WNW of Upper Lake, CA
- 1.5 19 km (12 mi) NNE of Upper Lake, CA
- 1.8 19 km (12 mi) NE of Upper Lake, CA
- 1.7 23 km (14 mi) N of Upper Lake, CA
- 1.7 26 km (16 mi) WNW of Upper Lake, CA
- 1.5 29 km (18 mi) WNW of Upper Lake, CA
- 2.1 29 km (18 mi) WNW of Upper Lake, CA · felt by 1
- 1.7 19 km (12 mi) WNW of Upper Lake, CA
- 1.7 26 km (16 mi) N of Upper Lake, CA
- 2.5 18 km (11 mi) NE of Upper Lake, CA · felt by 1
- 1.7 22 km (14 mi) NNE of Upper Lake, CA
- 1.7 13 km (8 mi) N of Upper Lake, CA
- 1.5 18 km (11 mi) NE of Upper Lake, CA
- 1.8 29 km (18 mi) WNW of Upper Lake, CA
- 1.6 18 km (11 mi) NE of Upper Lake, CA
- 1.5 16 km (10 mi) W of Upper Lake, CA
- 1.7 16 km (10 mi) W of Upper Lake, CA
- 1.8 18 km (11 mi) NE of Upper Lake, CA
- 1.9 23 km (14 mi) W of Upper Lake, CA · felt by 1
- 1.8 17 km (11 mi) NE of Upper Lake, CA
- 1.7 13 km (8 mi) S of Upper Lake, CA
- 1.8 26 km (16 mi) WNW of Upper Lake, CA
- 1.5 9 km (6 mi) WNW of Upper Lake, CA
- 1.6 19 km (12 mi) ENE of Upper Lake, CA
- 1.7 21 km (13 mi) NNE of Upper Lake, CA
- 1.6 17 km (11 mi) NNE of Upper Lake, CA
- 1.6 17 km (11 mi) NNE of Upper Lake, CA
- 1.6 26 km (16 mi) WNW of Upper Lake, CA
- 1.6 22 km (14 mi) W of Upper Lake, CA
- 1.6 26 km (16 mi) WNW of Upper Lake, CA
- 2.0 26 km (16 mi) WNW of Upper Lake, CA · felt by 2
- 1.7 19 km (12 mi) NE of Upper Lake, CA
- 2.8 19 km (12 mi) NE of Upper Lake, CA · felt by 3
- 2.3 27 km (17 mi) WNW of Upper Lake, CA · felt by 3
- 1.7 27 km (17 mi) WNW of Upper Lake, CA
- 1.6 19 km (12 mi) NE of Upper Lake, CA
- 1.7 19 km (12 mi) NE of Upper Lake, CA
- 1.7 19 km (12 mi) NE of Upper Lake, CA
- 2.1 19 km (12 mi) NE of Upper Lake, CA · felt by 1
- 3.7 18 km (11 mi) NE of Upper Lake, CA · felt by 62
- 1.7 26 km (16 mi) WNW of Upper Lake, CA
- 1.7 22 km (14 mi) N of Upper Lake, CA
- 1.9 17 km (11 mi) NNE of Upper Lake, CA
- 1.6 13 km (8 mi) W of Upper Lake, 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 Upper Lake time. Distances are from the town centre. Quakes USGS named after Upper Lake are listed even when they are further out.
On the map
The white circle is Upper Lake; dots are the 50 most recent earthquakes within 30 km. Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Before 2016
The USGS record since 1900 lists one earthquake of M5 or more within 50 km of Upper Lake:
- 5.2 6 km ESE of Talmage, California · 17 km WSW of Upper Lake
USGS ComCat, M5+ from 1900 to 2016. This is the record, not a forecast.
Nearest mapped faults
- Big Valley fault, 12 km from its surface trace
- Bartlett Springs fault system, 13 km from its surface trace
- Konocti Bay fault, 21 km from its surface trace
USGS Quaternary Fault and Fold Database. Near is not the same as on.
Nearby towns
Lakeport 14 km · Kelseyville 22 km · Talmage 22 km · Ukiah 26 km · Clearlake Oaks 26 km · Redwood Valley 28 km · Clearlake 34 km · Lower Lake 38 km
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- Earthquakes in California, with the state's activity score
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