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, 0 earthquakes of M1.5 or bigger were recorded within 100 km of Lincoln, the biggest of them M1.4. Over the past year, M3.0+ quakes near Lincoln came at 1.3× the usual pace — busier than normal for this area. The biggest quake on record near Lincoln — records go back to 1980 — was the M5.1 of Nov 28, 1980, 18:21 UTC: 8 km SSW of Kingvale, California.
How we figure this: 2 quakes of M3.0 or bigger within 100 km in the last 12 months (Nov 04, 2025 – Nov 04, 2026), compared with an average of 1.5 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.
Latest earthquakes near Lincoln
| Mag | Location | Local time | Depth | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| M1.0 | 10 km E of Angwin, CA | Oct 23, 2026, 09:28 AM | 5 km | 97 km WSW |
| M1.4 | 12 km NNE of Angwin, CA | Oct 21, 2026, 10:58 PM | 10 km | 97 km WSW |
| M1.2 | 14 km ESE of Hidden Valley Lake, CA | Oct 06, 2026, 10:34 AM | 5 km | 100 km W |
| M1.0 | 15 km ESE of Angwin, CA | Oct 06, 2026, 08:48 AM | 3 km | 95 km WSW |
| M1.2 | 13 km NNE of Napa, CA | Oct 05, 2026, 09:59 PM | 7 km | 97 km SW |
| M1.3 | 12 km E of Yountville, CA | Oct 05, 2026, 08:17 AM | 9 km | 97 km SW |
| M2.0 | 5 km E of Williams, CA | Sep 03, 2026, 08:00 AM | 21 km | 74 km WNW |
| M1.5 | 11 km ENE of Hidden Valley Lake, CA | Sep 02, 2026, 05:27 AM | 8 km | 99 km W |
| M2.0 | 6 km E of Challenge-Brownsville, CA | Aug 31, 2026, 11:19 PM | 12 km | 63 km N |
| M1.7 | 11 km ESE of Angwin, CA | Aug 29, 2026, 03:53 PM | 6 km | 98 km WSW |
Earthquakes per year near Lincoln (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 Lincoln
Every quake of M1.5 or bigger within 100 km over the last year — 47 in total. A quake of exactly M2.0 counts in the M2.0–3.0 group.
The 8 biggest earthquakes on record near Lincoln (M4.0 and up, since 1980)
| Mag | Location | Date (UTC) | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| M5.1 | 8 km SSW of Kingvale, California | Nov 28, 1980, 18:21 UTC | 83 km |
| M4.6 | 10 km SSE of Sierra City, California | Dec 28, 1985, 19:01 UTC | 91 km |
| M4.4 | 5 km NW of Kingvale, California | Dec 02, 2000, 15:34 UTC | 88 km |
| M4.2 | 5 km SW of Isleton, CA | Oct 18, 2023, 16:29 UTC | 90 km |
| M4.2 | 5km S of Oroville East, CA | Jul 23, 2022, 01:41 UTC | 66 km |
| M4.1 | 7 km SSE of Moskowite Corner, California | May 08, 2005, 08:43 UTC | 95 km |
| M4.1 | 5 km WSW of Moskowite Corner, California | May 22, 2015, 02:53 UTC | 98 km |
| M4.0 | 6 km NNW of Kingvale, California | Sep 21, 1989, 11:48 UTC | 89 km |
Nearby places
Loomis, CA (12 km) · Sheridan, CA (12 km) · Rocklin, CA (12 km) · Sacramento, CA (39 km) · Roseville, CA (16 km) · Arden-Arcade, CA (33 km)
USGS data fetched Nov 04, 2026, 02:24 UTC · page built Nov 04, 2026, 02:24 UTC. How to read this page: recent-window counts cover M1.5+ events within 100 km, measured from the center of the place, not the city limits; 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.