California earthquakes today
16 earthquakes of M1.5 or more were recorded in California in the 24 hours to 11:44 am PDT on 20 October 2026.
The largest was M 3.1, 80 km (50 mi) WNW of Ferndale, CA, at 12:39 am PDT on 20 October 2026. 3 of 16 have felt reports.
From the QuakeIndex database, which reads USGS every 30 seconds, as of · USGS · earthquakes of M1.5 or more where USGS names the state in the location
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All 16 earthquakes in the last 24 hours
- 2.0 14 km (9 mi) NE of Hollister, CA
- 2.5 2 km (1 mi) NW of The Geysers, CA
- 2.4 13 km (8 mi) WSW of Kelseyville, CA
- 1.6 2 km (1 mi) NW of Brawley, CA
- 1.7 3 km (2 mi) NW of Cobb, CA
- 2.4 6 km (4 mi) N of Redwood Valley, CA
- 1.7 6 km (4 mi) NE of Aguanga, CA
- 2.7 32 km (20 mi) SE of Bodie, CA
- 3.1 80 km (50 mi) WNW of Ferndale, CA
- 1.7 12 km (7 mi) ENE of Ridgecrest, CA
- 1.8 4 km (2 mi) NW of The Geysers, CA
- 1.7 22 km (14 mi) NE of San Ardo, CA
- 2.3 11 km (7 mi) NW of Parkfield, CA
- 1.9 7 km (4 mi) SSW of Dunsmuir, CA
- 2.4 4 km (2 mi) SE of San Ramon, CA
- 2.1 17 km (11 mi) NW of Tehachapi, CA
The last 7 days: M2.5 or more, and every felt one
- 2.5 2 km (1 mi) NW of The Geysers, CA
- 2.7 32 km (20 mi) SE of Bodie, CA
- 3.1 80 km (50 mi) WNW of Ferndale, CA
- 2.4 4 km (2 mi) SE of San Ramon, CA
- 2.1 17 km (11 mi) NW of Tehachapi, CA
- 2.4 1 km (1 mi) E of Loma Linda, CA
- 2.4 2 km (1 mi) SSW of San Ramon, CA
- 2.4 4 km (2 mi) NNW of Hollister, CA
- 2.2 9 km (6 mi) SSW of Valencia, CA
- 2.6 18 km (11 mi) WSW of Petrolia, CA
- 2.9 19 km (12 mi) SW of Toms Place, CA
- 2.8 19 km (12 mi) SW of Toms Place, CA
- 2.3 5 km (3 mi) W of Malibu, CA
- 2.4 4 km (2 mi) WSW of Yucaipa, CA
- 3.3 8 km (5 mi) NE of Gazelle, CA
- 2.3 8 km (5 mi) NE of Mendocino, CA
- 2.5 10 km (6 mi) ESE of Gilroy, CA
- 3.0 13 km (8 mi) W of Petrolia, CA
- 3.2 74 km (46 mi) W of Petrolia, CA
- 3.0 7 km (4 mi) NW of The Geysers, CA
- 2.2 3 km (2 mi) N of San Jacinto, CA
- 2.8 3 km (2 mi) NNW of San Jacinto, CA
- 2.0 1 km (1 mi) SE of The Geysers, CA
- 3.0 23 km (14 mi) NE of Hydesville, CA
If you felt one
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- Expect aftershocks, and be ready to Drop, Cover, and Hold On if you feel one; if you are in a damaged building, go outside and move away from it (Ready.gov, FEMA; what to do during and after an earthquake)
- Near the coast, go inland or to higher ground as soon as strong shaking stops (Ready.gov); official warnings are on Tsunami.gov
- Earthquakes in California — the history since 1900, the activity score, faults and counties
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California on the record
- Last 30 days
- 499 of M1.5 or more
- Last 12 months
- 7,767
- Since 2016
- 100,338
- Largest since 2016
- M 7.1 on 5 July 2019, Ridgecrest Earthquake Sequence
The QuakeIndex catalogue (USGS ComCat), counted to . California's page has the largest quakes since 1900, how active the state is against its own record, and every county.
Earthquakes near towns in California
Ridgecrest 1,938 M2.5+ named after it · Searles Valley 1,078 M2.5+ named after it · Mammoth Lakes 543 M2.5+ named after it · Fortuna 541 M2.5+ named after it · Salinas 383 M2.5+ named after it · Santa Rosa 377 M2.5+ named after it · Ferndale 345 M2.5+ named after it · Westmorland 253 M2.5+ named after it · Cobb 226 M2.5+ named after it · Brawley 223 M2.5+ named after it · Lone Pine 208 M2.5+ named after it · Calipatria 138 M2.5+ named after it · El Centro 128 M2.5+ named after it · Coalinga 126 M2.5+ named after it · Bakersfield 116 M2.5+ named after it
Each town page lists every M1.5+ earthquake within 30 km since 2016 and whether one was likely felt in town in the last 24 hours. Town names: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0).
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