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, 72 earthquakes of M1.5 or bigger were recorded within 100 km of Sutter, the biggest of them M2.8. Over the past year, M3.0+ quakes near Sutter came at 1.3× the usual pace — busier than normal for this area. The biggest quake on record near Sutter — records go back to 1980 — was the M5.1 of Aug 10, 2016, 02:57 UTC: 20 km NNE of Upper Lake, California.
How we figure this: 17 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 12.9 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 Sutter
| Mag | Location | Local time | Depth | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| M0.8 | 6 km WNW of Cobb, CA | Nov 03, 2026, 06:01 PM | 2 km | 96 km WSW |
| M0.8 | 4 km NW of The Geysers, CA | Nov 03, 2026, 03:10 PM | 5 km | 97 km WSW |
| M0.8 | 3 km NNW of The Geysers, CA | Nov 03, 2026, 12:15 PM | 4 km | 96 km WSW |
| M1.3 | 8 km NW of The Geysers, CA | Nov 03, 2026, 11:49 AM | 2 km | 99 km WSW |
| M1.1 | 5 km NNW of The Geysers, CA | Nov 03, 2026, 10:12 AM | 0 km | 97 km WSW |
| M1.0 | 7 km NW of The Geysers, CA | Nov 03, 2026, 09:29 AM | 3 km | 100 km WSW |
| M0.4 | 8 km W of Cobb, CA | Nov 03, 2026, 09:03 AM | 2 km | 99 km WSW |
| M1.3 | 10 km WNW of Cobb, CA | Nov 03, 2026, 05:54 AM | -0 km | 99 km WSW |
| M2.1 | 10 km WNW of Cobb, CA | Nov 03, 2026, 05:53 AM | 1 km | 100 km WSW |
| M2.3 | 10 km WNW of Cobb, CA | Nov 03, 2026, 05:53 AM | 0 km | 100 km WSW |
Earthquakes per year near Sutter (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 Sutter
Every quake of M1.5 or bigger within 100 km over the last year — 934 in total. A quake of exactly M2.0 counts in the M2.0–3.0 group.
The 8 biggest earthquakes on record near Sutter (M4.0 and up, since 1980)
| Mag | Location | Date (UTC) | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| M5.1 | 20 km NNE of Upper Lake, California | Aug 10, 2016, 02:57 UTC | 92 km |
| M4.7 | 7 km W of Cobb, California | May 12, 2006, 10:37 UTC | 99 km |
| M4.7 | 4 km NW of Cobb, CA | Jan 02, 2025, 02:34 UTC | 94 km |
| M4.6 | 4 km WNW of Cobb, California | Feb 18, 2004, 20:37 UTC | 95 km |
| M4.6 | 7 km NW of Cobb, California | Oct 20, 2006, 17:00 UTC | 95 km |
| M4.5 | 8 km W of Cobb, California | Jan 12, 2014, 20:24 UTC | 100 km |
| M4.5 | 7 km NW of Cobb, California | Sep 19, 1992, 23:04 UTC | 96 km |
| M4.5 | 7 km WSW of Cobb, California | Apr 24, 2007, 21:08 UTC | 99 km |
Nearby places
Tierra Buena, CA (8 km) · South Yuba City, CA (11 km) · Yuba City, CA (12 km) · Lincoln, CA (50 km) · Linda, CA (18 km) · Oroville, CA (43 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.