The map shows quakes of M1.5 and up from the last 90 days, the 8 biggest on record, and always the very latest quake — even if it was smaller than M1.5. The list below can include smaller ones the map leaves out. Tap any dot for details.
In the last 30 days, 1 earthquakes of M1.5 or bigger were recorded within 100 km of Crescent City, the biggest of them M1.7. Over the past year, M3.0+ quakes near Crescent City came at 1.9× the usual pace — busier than normal for this area. The biggest quake on record near Crescent City — records go back to 1980 — was the M7.2 of Nov 08, 1980, 10:27 UTC: The 1980 Eureka, California Earthquake.
How we figure this: 3 quakes of M3.0 or bigger within 100 km in the last 12 months (Nov 03, 2025 – Nov 03, 2026), compared with an average of 1.6 a year across the full calendar years 2016–2025, counted the same way. This compares how often quakes happened in two past periods. It is not a forecast, and it does not mean a big earthquake is on its way — nobody can predict earthquakes.
Does a busier spell mean a bigger earthquake is coming?
Short answer: nobody can tell — and a busier spell by itself is not a warning sign. Bunches of small quakes are common around Crescent City, and most settle down on their own. Small quakes also do not “let off steam” that would prevent a big one: a single M7 releases roughly as much energy as 32,000 M4 quakes added together. Earthquakes cannot be predicted. What can be measured is the long-term pattern — the biggest quakes on record near Crescent City are listed further down this page.
Latest earthquakes near Crescent City
| Mag | Location | Local time | Depth | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| M1.2 | 6 km WNW of O'Brien, Oregon | Oct 27, 2026, 09:17 PM | 33 km | 51 km NE |
| M1.7 | 1 km NW of Brookings, Oregon | Oct 23, 2026, 01:29 PM | 4 km | 35 km NNW |
| M1.5 | 25 km WNW of Crescent City, California | Oct 15, 2026, 08:01 PM | 13 km | 26 km WNW |
| M1.6 | 47 km WSW of Crescent City, California | Sep 29, 2026, 07:34 AM | 39 km | 48 km WSW |
| M2.2 | 10 km NNW of Willow Creek, CA | Aug 29, 2026, 01:00 PM | 26 km | 92 km SSE |
| M1.6 | 23 km WSW of Brookings, Oregon | Aug 23, 2026, 04:48 PM | 6 km | 39 km NW |
| M1.7 | 6 km E of Pistol River, Oregon | Aug 10, 2026, 02:01 PM | 6 km | 59 km N |
| M2.3 | 7 km E of Pistol River, Oregon | Aug 10, 2026, 09:20 AM | 4 km | 58 km N |
| M1.9 | 6 km E of Pistol River, Oregon | Aug 09, 2026, 04:58 AM | 7 km | 58 km N |
| M1.6 | 7 km ESE of Pistol River, Oregon | Aug 08, 2026, 04:25 AM | 4 km | 57 km N |
Earthquakes per year near Crescent City (M3.0 and up, within 100 km)
M3.0–3.9 M4.0+
Each bar is one year; taller means more quakes (M3.0 and up). The dark red part is the bigger ones (M4.0+), counted inside the number above each bar — not added on top. These may be felt, depending on how far away and how deep they are. 2026 is not a full year yet — it only counts up to today. Source: USGS Earthquake Catalog.
What the last year looked like near Crescent City
Every quake of M1.5 or bigger within 100 km over the last year — 44 in total. A quake of exactly M2.0 counts in the M2.0–3.0 group.
The 8 biggest earthquakes on record near Crescent City (M4.0 and up, since 1980)
| Mag | Location | Date (UTC) | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| M7.2 | The 1980 Eureka, California Earthquake | Nov 08, 1980, 10:27 UTC | 71 km |
| M5.6 | 26 km NNW of Willow Creek, California | Feb 13, 2012, 21:07 UTC | 76 km |
| M5.0 | 57 km W of Trinidad, California | Jun 25, 2007, 02:32 UTC | 88 km |
| M5.0 | 53 km WNW of Big Lagoon, California | Dec 24, 1980, 13:29 UTC | 68 km |
| M4.9 | 50 km WNW of Samoa, California | Oct 11, 2013, 23:05 UTC | 97 km |
| M4.9 | 27 km ESE of Orick, California | Jan 18, 1990, 11:45 UTC | 75 km |
| M4.9 | 1 km NW of Blue Lake, California | Aug 01, 1986, 05:30 UTC | 97 km |
| M4.8 | 89 km WSW of Crescent City, CA | May 09, 2026, 04:58 UTC | 89 km |
Nearby places
Bertsch-Oceanview, CA (4 km) · Fort Dick, CA (13 km) · Harbor, OR (33 km) · Brookings, OR (34 km)
USGS data fetched Nov 03, 2026, 22:45 UTC · page built Nov 03, 2026, 22:45 UTC. How to read this page: recent-window counts cover M1.5+ events within 100 km; the 10-year layer is based on M3.0+ and the history layer on M4.0+ since 1980. Recording completeness varies by era and region — small quakes from early decades are under-recorded, so “no record” does not prove “never happened”. Depths are relative to sea level and can be slightly negative for shallow events in elevated terrain. Method: data & methodology.