Every recorded earthquake near
Earthquakes near Alameda, CA
M 2.8
Latest: 9:07 am PDT on 13 August 2026 · 10 km (6 mi) E of Alameda, CA
The most recent earthquake of M2.5 or more near Alameda was M 2.8, 10 km (6 mi) E of Alameda, CA, at 9:07 am PDT on 13 August 2026. 227 people reported feeling it to USGS. 28 smaller earthquakes have been recorded nearby since; the newest is first in the list below.
- Within 30 km since 2016
- 1,838 earthquakes of M1.5 or more
- In the last 12 months
- 524
- Largest since 2016
- M 4.5 on 14 October 2019, 26 km (16 mi) NE of Alameda, CA
- Reported felt
- 968 of them have felt reports to USGS
USGS · feed checked · newest earthquake in our database · this page
The latest 50
- 2.0 21 km (13 mi) NNW of Alameda, CA
- 1.7 23 km (15 mi) E of Alameda, CA
- 1.6 23 km (14 mi) E of Alameda, CA
- 2.3 14 km (8 mi) NNE of Alameda, CA · felt by 2
- 2.3 26 km (16 mi) SW of Alameda, CA · felt by 54
- 1.7 29 km (18 mi) NE of Alameda, CA
- 2.1 25 km (15 mi) SW of Alameda, CA · felt by 8
- 1.8 23 km (15 mi) SW of Alameda, CA
- 2.0 27 km (17 mi) ESE of Alameda, CA
- 2.2 27 km (17 mi) ESE of Alameda, CA
- 1.6 27 km (17 mi) ESE of Alameda, CA
- 2.4 27 km (17 mi) ESE of Alameda, CA · felt by 3
- 2.1 26 km (16 mi) ESE of Alameda, CA
- 2.1 26 km (16 mi) ESE of Alameda, CA · felt by 1
- 2.1 27 km (16 mi) ESE of Alameda, CA
- 2.5 5 km (3 mi) ENE of Alameda, CA · felt by 64
- 1.8 27 km (17 mi) ENE of Alameda, CA
- 1.6 25 km (15 mi) SE of Alameda, CA
- 1.6 26 km (16 mi) SW of Alameda, CA
- 2.0 26 km (16 mi) SW of Alameda, CA · felt by 7
- 1.7 26 km (16 mi) SW of Alameda, CA
- 2.1 26 km (16 mi) SW of Alameda, CA · felt by 11
- 1.9 17 km (11 mi) NE of Alameda, CA · felt by 1
- 1.6 26 km (16 mi) SW of Alameda, CA
- 2.3 5 km (3 mi) S of Alameda, CA · felt by 8
- 1.6 22 km (14 mi) SE of Alameda, CA
- 2.2 10 km (6 mi) ESE of Alameda, CA · felt by 9
- 1.6 10 km (6 mi) E of Alameda, CA
- 2.8 10 km (6 mi) E of Alameda, CA · felt by 227
- 3.8 10 km (6 mi) E of Alameda, CA · felt by 7,876
- 2.1 10 km (7 mi) ESE of Alameda, CA · felt by 25
- 1.9 26 km (16 mi) NE of Alameda, CA
- 2.0 20 km (13 mi) ENE of Alameda, CA · felt by 2
- 1.8 20 km (13 mi) ENE of Alameda, CA
- 1.7 29 km (18 mi) NE of Alameda, CA
- 1.5 29 km (18 mi) NW of Alameda, CA
- 1.9 5 km (3 mi) ENE of Alameda, CA · felt by 1
- 2.0 12 km (7 mi) N of Alameda, CA · felt by 2
- 2.6 10 km (7 mi) ESE of Alameda, CA · felt by 417
- 1.5 26 km (16 mi) SW of Alameda, CA
- 1.5 26 km (16 mi) SW of Alameda, CA
- 1.5 27 km (16 mi) SW of Alameda, CA
- 1.9 30 km (18 mi) NE of Alameda, CA
- 1.8 20 km (13 mi) ENE of Alameda, CA
- 1.9 27 km (17 mi) ENE of Alameda, CA
- 1.7 27 km (17 mi) SW of Alameda, CA
- 2.0 22 km (14 mi) SE of Alameda, CA · felt by 6
- 1.6 20 km (12 mi) SSW of Alameda, CA
- 2.4 21 km (13 mi) SE of Alameda, CA · felt by 42
- 1.6 27 km (17 mi) SW of Alameda, CA
From the QuakeIndex database, which reads the USGS feed every 30 seconds and holds the USGS catalogue for the US from 2016 (M1.5+). Times are Alameda time. Distances are from the town centre. Quakes USGS named after Alameda are listed even when they are further out.
On the map
The white circle is Alameda; dots are the 50 most recent earthquakes within 30 km. Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Before 2016
The USGS record since 1900 lists 6 earthquakes of M5 or more within 50 km of Alameda; the five largest:
- 7.9 The 1906 San Francisco, California Earthquake · 26 km W of Alameda
- 6.0 The 2014 South Napa, California Earthquake · 50 km N of Alameda
- 5.8 The 1980 Livermore, California Earthquake · 44 km E of Alameda
- 5.4 9 km NE of Livermore, California · 49 km E of Alameda
- 5.3 The 1957 San Francisco, California Earthquake · 23 km WSW of Alameda
USGS ComCat, M5+ from 1900 to 2016. This is the record, not a forecast.
Nearest mapped faults
- Hayward fault, 7 km from its surface trace
- Serra fault, 21 km from its surface trace
- Calaveras fault, 22 km from its surface trace
USGS Quaternary Fault and Fold Database. Near is not the same as on.
Nearby towns
Oakland 4 km · Piedmont 6 km · San Leandro 11 km · Berkeley 11 km · Orinda 14 km · San Francisco 14 km · San Lorenzo 16 km · Kensington 16 km
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