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, 9 earthquakes of M1.5 or bigger were recorded within 100 km of Woodlake, the biggest of them M2.7. Over the past year, M3.0+ quakes near Woodlake came at 0.9× the usual pace — quieter than normal for this area. The biggest quake on record near Woodlake — 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: 4 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 4.7 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 Woodlake
| Mag | Location | Local time | Depth | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| M0.9 | 32 km NNE of Kernville, CA | Nov 01, 2026, 01:41 PM | 2 km | 83 km ESE |
| M0.9 | 11 km SSW of Olancha, CA | Nov 01, 2026, 01:46 AM | 4 km | 98 km ESE |
| M2.7 | 22 km SSW of Big Pine, CA | Oct 30, 2026, 06:42 AM | 5 km | 91 km NE |
| M2.4 | 11 km NE of Kernville, CA | Oct 21, 2026, 09:35 AM | 12 km | 93 km SE |
| M1.1 | 7 km SSW of Olancha, CA | Oct 20, 2026, 08:34 AM | 4 km | 99 km ESE |
| M1.5 | 16 km WSW of Olancha, CA | Oct 17, 2026, 05:08 PM | 6 km | 86 km ESE |
| M1.0 | 16 km WSW of Olancha, CA | Oct 14, 2026, 09:59 AM | 9 km | 86 km ESE |
| M1.7 | 30 km SSW of Round Valley, CA | Oct 14, 2026, 09:17 AM | 4 km | 90 km NNE |
| M0.8 | 28 km N of Kernville, CA | Oct 14, 2026, 04:33 AM | 14 km | 80 km SE |
| M2.0 | 2 km SSE of Sanger, CA | Oct 13, 2026, 06:29 PM | 10 km | 51 km NW |
Earthquakes per year near Woodlake (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 Woodlake
Every quake of M1.5 or bigger within 100 km over the last year — 155 in total. A quake of exactly M2.0 counts in the M2.0–3.0 group.
The 8 biggest earthquakes on record near Woodlake (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 | 99 km |
| M4.9 | 6km SSW of Wasco, CA | Feb 24, 2016, 00:02 UTC | 100 km |
| M4.7 | 8 km SW of Huron, California | Aug 04, 1985, 11:29 UTC | 100 km |
| M4.7 | 17km SSE of Lone Pine, CA | Jun 23, 2020, 00:25 UTC | 100 km |
| M4.5 | 20km NNE of Kernville, CA | Oct 21, 1983, 22:44 UTC | 88 km |
| M4.4 | 16km N of Olancha, CA | Jul 05, 1988, 18:18 UTC | 96 km |
| M4.4 | 12km NW of Coso Junction, CA | Mar 13, 2014, 02:11 UTC | 99 km |
| M4.4 | 14km NW of Coso Junction, CA | Aug 06, 2005, 05:40 UTC | 99 km |
Nearby places
Ivanhoe, CA (11 km) · Exeter, CA (14 km) · Farmersville, CA (16 km) · Visalia, CA (20 km) · Tulare, CA (32 km) · Porterville, CA (39 km)
USGS data fetched Nov 03, 2026, 21:45 UTC · page built Nov 03, 2026, 21:45 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.