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, 11 earthquakes of M1.5 or bigger were recorded within 100 km of Exeter, the biggest of them M3.1. Over the past year, M3.0+ quakes near Exeter came at 1.2× the usual pace — busier than normal for this area. The biggest quake on record near Exeter — records go back to 1980 — was the M5.6 of Aug 04, 1985, 12:01 UTC: 8 km SW of Huron, California.
How we figure this: 5 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 4.2 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 Exeter
| Mag | Location | Local time | Depth | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| M0.9 | 32 km NNE of Kernville, CA | Nov 01, 2026, 01:41 PM | 2 km | 81 km ESE |
| M0.9 | 11 km SSW of Olancha, CA | Nov 01, 2026, 01:46 AM | 4 km | 100 km E |
| M1.7 | 33 km NNE of Simmler, CA | Oct 27, 2026, 07:48 PM | 15 km | 98 km SW |
| M1.6 | 33 km NNE of Simmler, CA | Oct 27, 2026, 07:47 PM | 14 km | 98 km SW |
| M1.1 | 11 km NNW of Avenal, CA | Oct 23, 2026, 06:15 AM | 8 km | 96 km WSW |
| M1.4 | 7 km SE of Wofford Heights, CA | Oct 22, 2026, 03:57 PM | 4 km | 97 km SE |
| M2.4 | 11 km NE of Kernville, CA | Oct 21, 2026, 09:35 AM | 12 km | 87 km SE |
| M1.5 | 16 km WSW of Olancha, CA | Oct 17, 2026, 05:08 PM | 6 km | 88 km E |
| M1.3 | 5 km ESE of Wofford Heights, CA | Oct 15, 2026, 04:36 PM | 5 km | 94 km SE |
| M0.8 | 11 km NNW of Avenal, CA | Oct 14, 2026, 11:50 PM | 6 km | 97 km WSW |
Earthquakes per year near Exeter (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 Exeter
Every quake of M1.5 or bigger within 100 km over the last year — 172 in total. A quake of exactly M2.0 counts in the M2.0–3.0 group.
The 8 biggest earthquakes on record near Exeter (M4.0 and up, since 1980)
| Mag | Location | Date (UTC) | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| M5.6 | 8 km SW of Huron, California | Aug 04, 1985, 12:01 UTC | 93 km |
| M4.9 | 6km SSW of Wasco, CA | Feb 24, 2016, 00:02 UTC | 86 km |
| M4.7 | 8 km SW of Huron, California | Aug 04, 1985, 11:29 UTC | 93 km |
| M4.6 | 11km ENE of Oildale, CA | Feb 08, 1985, 06:58 UTC | 96 km |
| M4.5 | 20km NNE of Kernville, CA | Oct 21, 1983, 22:44 UTC | 84 km |
| M4.5 | 10 km W of Huron, California | Sep 24, 1980, 08:08 UTC | 97 km |
| M4.4 | 12km NW of Coso Junction, CA | Mar 13, 2014, 02:11 UTC | 100 km |
| M4.4 | 14km NW of Coso Junction, CA | Aug 06, 2005, 05:40 UTC | 100 km |
Nearby places
Farmersville, CA (6 km) · Lindsay, CA (11 km) · Ivanhoe, CA (12 km) · Visalia, CA (14 km) · Tulare, CA (21 km) · Porterville, CA (28 km)
USGS data fetched Nov 03, 2026, 19:45 UTC · page built Nov 03, 2026, 19:45 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.