Every recorded earthquake near
Earthquakes near Albany, CA
M 2.5
Latest: 1:18 am PDT on 17 August 2026 · 27 km (17 mi) ENE of Albany, CA
The most recent earthquake of M2.5 or more near Albany was M 2.5, 27 km (17 mi) ENE of Albany, CA, at 1:18 am PDT on 17 August 2026. 13 people reported feeling it to USGS. 13 smaller earthquakes have been recorded nearby since; the newest is first in the list below.
- Within 30 km since 2016
- 1,246 earthquakes of M1.5 or more
- In the last 12 months
- 141
- Largest since 2016
- M 4.5 on 14 October 2019, 22 km (14 mi) ENE of Albany, CA
- Reported felt
- 637 of them have felt reports to USGS
USGS · feed checked · newest earthquake in our database · this page
The latest 50
- 2.0 8 km (5 mi) NNW of Albany, CA
- 1.7 30 km (19 mi) ESE of Albany, CA
- 1.6 29 km (18 mi) ESE of Albany, CA
- 2.3 6 km (4 mi) E of Albany, CA · felt by 2
- 2.2 21 km (13 mi) NNE of Albany, CA · felt by 65
- 1.7 21 km (13 mi) WNW of Albany, CA
- 1.7 24 km (15 mi) ENE of Albany, CA
- 2.5 14 km (9 mi) SE of Albany, CA · felt by 64
- 1.6 29 km (18 mi) NNE of Albany, CA · felt by 8
- 1.8 30 km (18 mi) ESE of Albany, CA
- 1.9 15 km (9 mi) E of Albany, CA · felt by 1
- 1.7 28 km (17 mi) NNE of Albany, CA · felt by 6
- 2.3 18 km (11 mi) S of Albany, CA · felt by 8
- 2.5 27 km (17 mi) ENE of Albany, CA · felt by 13
- 1.6 25 km (15 mi) ENE of Albany, CA
- 2.2 20 km (12 mi) SE of Albany, CA · felt by 9
- 1.6 20 km (12 mi) SE of Albany, CA
- 2.8 19 km (12 mi) SE of Albany, CA · felt by 227
- 3.8 20 km (12 mi) SE of Albany, CA · felt by 7,876
- 2.1 20 km (13 mi) SE of Albany, CA · felt by 25
- 1.9 22 km (13 mi) ENE of Albany, CA
- 2.0 23 km (14 mi) ESE of Albany, CA · felt by 2
- 1.8 23 km (14 mi) ESE of Albany, CA
- 1.7 23 km (15 mi) ENE of Albany, CA
- 1.5 17 km (11 mi) NW of Albany, CA
- 1.9 14 km (9 mi) SE of Albany, CA · felt by 1
- 2.0 4 km (3 mi) ESE of Albany, CA · felt by 2
- 2.6 21 km (13 mi) SE of Albany, CA · felt by 417
- 1.9 24 km (15 mi) ENE of Albany, CA
- 1.8 23 km (14 mi) ESE of Albany, CA
- 1.9 27 km (17 mi) E of Albany, CA
- 1.8 28 km (17 mi) NNE of Albany, CA · felt by 3
- 1.5 16 km (10 mi) SSE of Albany, CA
- 1.6 23 km (14 mi) ENE of Albany, CA
- 1.8 29 km (18 mi) E of Albany, CA
- 1.6 19 km (12 mi) E of Albany, CA
- 1.8 29 km (18 mi) NNE of Albany, CA
- 1.5 25 km (16 mi) ENE of Albany, CA
- 2.4 24 km (15 mi) ENE of Albany, CA · felt by 1
- 1.8 22 km (14 mi) ESE of Albany, CA
- 3.6 22 km (14 mi) ESE of Albany, CA · felt by 1,756
- 1.6 22 km (14 mi) ESE of Albany, CA
- 1.8 21 km (13 mi) SE of Albany, CA
- 1.6 22 km (14 mi) SE of Albany, CA
- 2.1 22 km (13 mi) ESE of Albany, CA · felt by 1
- 1.7 21 km (13 mi) ESE of Albany, CA
- 1.5 22 km (13 mi) ESE of Albany, CA
- 2.1 21 km (13 mi) ESE of Albany, CA
- 2.0 22 km (13 mi) ESE of Albany, CA
- 2.2 22 km (13 mi) ESE of Albany, CA · felt by 2
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 Albany time. Distances are from the town centre. Quakes USGS named after Albany are listed even when they are further out.
On the map
The white circle is Albany; dots are the 50 most recent earthquakes within 30 km. Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Before 2016
The USGS record since 1900 lists 5 earthquakes of M5 or more within 50 km of Albany:
- 7.9 The 1906 San Francisco, California Earthquake · 27 km SW of Albany
- 6.0 The 2014 South Napa, California Earthquake · 37 km N of Albany
- 5.8 The 1980 Livermore, California Earthquake · 47 km E of Albany
- 5.3 The 1957 San Francisco, California Earthquake · 29 km SSW of Albany
- 5.1 11 km E of Blackhawk, California · 47 km E of Albany
USGS ComCat, M5+ from 1900 to 2016. This is the record, not a forecast.
Nearest mapped faults
- Hayward fault, 4 km from its surface trace
- Calaveras fault, 24 km from its surface trace
- Concord fault, 25 km from its surface trace
USGS Quaternary Fault and Fold Database. Near is not the same as on.
Nearby towns
Berkeley 3 km · Kensington 3 km · El Cerrito 3 km · East Richmond Heights 7 km · Piedmont 9 km · San Pablo 9 km · Oakland 9 km · El Sobrante 10 km
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