Every recorded earthquake near
Earthquakes near Williams, CA
M 3.1
Latest: 10:26 am PDT on 17 March 2026 · 23 km (14 mi) ENE of Williams, CA
The most recent earthquake of M2.5 or more near Williams was M 3.1, 23 km (14 mi) ENE of Williams, CA, at 10:26 am PDT on 17 March 2026. 23 people reported feeling it to USGS. 3 smaller earthquakes have been recorded nearby since; the newest is first in the list below.
- Within 30 km since 2016
- 52 earthquakes of M1.5 or more
- In the last 12 months
- 4
- Largest since 2016
- M 3.7 on 25 March 2022, 10 km (6 mi) WSW of Williams, CA
- Reported felt
- 14 of them have felt reports to USGS
USGS · feed checked · newest earthquake in our database · this page
The latest 50
- 2.0 5 km (3 mi) E of Williams, CA
- 1.9 7 km (4 mi) ESE of Williams, CA · felt by 1
- 1.9 17 km (11 mi) S of Williams, CA
- 3.1 23 km (14 mi) ENE of Williams, CA · felt by 23
- 1.9 20 km (12 mi) SE of Williams, CA · felt by 1
- 1.5 27 km (17 mi) WSW of Williams, CA
- 1.7 28 km (17 mi) WSW of Williams, CA
- 2.3 29 km (18 mi) SSE of Williams, CA
- 2.9 26 km (16 mi) SSE of Williams, CA · felt by 10
- 2.4 24 km (15 mi) SSE of Williams, CA
- 2.4 26 km (16 mi) SSE of Williams, CA · felt by 1
- 1.8 25 km (15 mi) SSE of Williams, CA
- 2.1 28 km (17 mi) SSE of Williams, CA
- 3.1 27 km (17 mi) N of Williams, CA · felt by 7
- 2.3 27 km (16 mi) N of Williams, CA
- 2.2 9 km (5 mi) WSW of Williams, CA
- 2.1 13 km (8 mi) W of Williams, CA
- 2.3 13 km (8 mi) WSW of Williams, CA
- 2.4 10 km (6 mi) WSW of Williams, CA
- 2.0 19 km (12 mi) S of Williams, CA
- 1.6 28 km (17 mi) WSW of Williams, CA
- 2.1 29 km (18 mi) N of Williams, CA
- 1.7 30 km (18 mi) SW of Williams, CA
- 1.7 9 km (6 mi) W of Williams, CA
- 3.7 10 km (6 mi) WSW of Williams, CA · felt by 23
- 2.1 9 km (6 mi) WSW of Williams, CA
- 1.9 20 km (12 mi) S of Williams, CA
- 2.5 14 km (9 mi) W of Williams, CA
- 2.5 26 km (16 mi) SSE of Williams, CA · felt by 6
- 1.5 8 km (5 mi) WSW of Williams, CA
- 3.2 7 km (4 mi) WSW of Williams, CA · felt by 25
- 2.0 28 km (18 mi) SSW of Williams, CA
- 2.2 20 km (12 mi) S of Williams, CA · felt by 1
- 2.6 29 km (18 mi) N of Williams, CA · felt by 10
- 1.8 13 km (8 mi) W of Williams, CA
- 1.8 9 km (6 mi) W of Williams, CA
- 1.8 24 km (15 mi) NNE of Williams, CA
- 2.2 26 km (16 mi) NNE of Williams, CA
- 2.4 7 km (4 mi) SSW of Williams, CA · felt by 3
- 2.1 27 km (17 mi) WSW of Williams, CA · felt by 1
- 2.6 27 km (17 mi) WSW of Williams, CA · felt by 1
- 2.2 28 km (17 mi) WSW of Williams, CA
- 2.0 19 km (12 mi) WSW of Williams, CA
- 1.8 27 km (17 mi) SSW of Williams, CA
- 1.8 20 km (13 mi) S of Williams, CA
- 1.8 29 km (18 mi) WSW of Williams, CA
- 1.5 26 km (16 mi) SSW of Williams, CA
- 1.5 27 km (17 mi) S of Williams, CA
- 1.8 27 km (17 mi) SSW of Williams, CA
- 1.8 26 km (16 mi) SSW of Williams, 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 Williams time. Distances are from the town centre. Quakes USGS named after Williams are listed even when they are further out.
On the map
The white circle is Williams; dots are the 50 most recent earthquakes within 30 km. Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Before 2016
The USGS record since 1900 lists no earthquake of M5 or more within 50 km of Williams.
USGS ComCat, M5+ from 1900 to 2016. This is the record, not a forecast.
Nearest mapped faults
- Great Valley thrust fault system, 12 km from its surface trace
- Hunting Creek-Berryessa fault system, 33 km from its surface trace
- Bartlett Springs fault system, 35 km from its surface trace
USGS Quaternary Fault and Fold Database. Near is not the same as on.
Nearby towns
Colusa 14 km · Maxwell 14 km · Dunnigan 34 km
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- Earthquakes in California, with the state's activity score
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