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, 5 earthquakes of M1.5 or bigger were recorded within 100 km of Dunsmuir, the biggest of them M2.1. Over the past year, M3.0+ quakes near Dunsmuir came at 0.8× the usual pace — quieter than normal for this area. The biggest quake on record near Dunsmuir — records go back to 1980 — was the M5.1 of Nov 26, 1998, 19:49 UTC: 7km NW of Redding, CA.
How we figure this: 1 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 1.2 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 Dunsmuir
| Mag | Location | Local time | Depth | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| M2.1 | 13 km SE of Millville, CA | Nov 01, 2026, 08:46 AM | 20 km | 84 km SSE |
| M1.9 | 7 km SW of Dunsmuir, CA | Oct 19, 2026, 05:17 PM | 10 km | 7 km SW |
| M2.0 | 14 km ESE of Anderson, CA | Oct 16, 2026, 06:53 AM | 16 km | 91 km S |
| M2.1 | 15 km ESE of Anderson, CA | Oct 08, 2026, 09:50 PM | 15 km | 91 km S |
| M1.9 | 11 km WSW of Manton, CA | Oct 06, 2026, 12:28 AM | 10 km | 95 km SSE |
| M2.2 | 5 km WSW of Redding, CA | Oct 04, 2026, 04:06 PM | 16 km | 73 km S |
| M1.9 | 14 km SSW of Tennant, CA | Sep 26, 2026, 02:54 AM | 3 km | 39 km NE |
| M1.7 | 21 km NE of Big Bend, CA | Sep 13, 2026, 02:38 PM | 5 km | 44 km E |
| M1.7 | 9 km ENE of Shingletown, CA | Sep 06, 2026, 01:44 AM | 18 km | 86 km SSE |
| M1.9 | 4 km ESE of Bella Vista, CA | Sep 03, 2026, 08:00 AM | 17 km | 65 km S |
Earthquakes per year near Dunsmuir (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 Dunsmuir
Every quake of M1.5 or bigger within 100 km over the last year — 105 in total. A quake of exactly M2.0 counts in the M2.0–3.0 group.
The 8 biggest earthquakes on record near Dunsmuir (M4.0 and up, since 1980)
| Mag | Location | Date (UTC) | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| M5.1 | 7km NW of Redding, CA | Nov 26, 1998, 19:49 UTC | 66 km |
| M5.0 | 12 km NE of Burney, CA | Sep 08, 2023, 17:24 UTC | 66 km |
| M4.6 | 5km NNW of Redding, CA | Nov 26, 1998, 22:58 UTC | 67 km |
| M4.6 | 29 km SSW of Etna, California | Mar 13, 1985, 19:35 UTC | 63 km |
| M4.5 | 4 km NNW of Redding, California | Jul 21, 1998, 08:38 UTC | 66 km |
| M4.4 | 10 km NW of Burney, California | May 10, 2005, 20:21 UTC | 52 km |
| M4.4 | 12 km NNW of Burney, California | Dec 20, 2000, 23:39 UTC | 54 km |
| M4.4 | 8 km SW of Hat Creek, California | Jun 14, 1991, 04:29 UTC | 73 km |
Nearby places
Mount Shasta, CA (12 km) · McCloud, CA (12 km) · Weed, CA (26 km)
USGS data fetched Nov 04, 2026, 19:45 UTC · page built Nov 04, 2026, 19:45 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.