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Earthquakes near Aptos Hills-Larkin Valley, CA

M 2.6

Latest: 11:14 am PDT on 17 September 2026 · 21 km (13 mi) ESE of Aptos Hills-Larkin Valley, CA

The most recent earthquake of M2.5 or more near Aptos Hills-Larkin Valley was M 2.6, 21 km (13 mi) ESE of Aptos Hills-Larkin Valley, CA, at 11:14 am PDT on 17 September 2026. 3 smaller earthquakes have been recorded nearby since; the newest is first in the list below.

Within 30 km since 2016
817 earthquakes of M1.5 or more
In the last 12 months
72
Largest since 2016
M 4.2 on 16 January 2021, 22 km (14 mi) ESE of Aptos Hills-Larkin Valley, CA
Reported felt
322 of them have felt reports to USGS

USGS · feed checked · newest earthquake in our database · this page

The latest 50

  1. 1.8 14 km (9 mi) SSW of Aptos Hills-Larkin Valley, CA
  2. 1.7 14 km (8 mi) ESE of Aptos Hills-Larkin Valley, CA
  3. 1.5 17 km (11 mi) ESE of Aptos Hills-Larkin Valley, CA
  4. 2.6 21 km (13 mi) ESE of Aptos Hills-Larkin Valley, CA
  5. 1.8 20 km (12 mi) ESE of Aptos Hills-Larkin Valley, CA
  6. 1.5 20 km (12 mi) ESE of Aptos Hills-Larkin Valley, CA
  7. 2.2 19 km (12 mi) E of Aptos Hills-Larkin Valley, CA · felt by 1
  8. 1.6 19 km (12 mi) E of Aptos Hills-Larkin Valley, CA
  9. 1.6 19 km (12 mi) E of Aptos Hills-Larkin Valley, CA
  10. 1.8 17 km (11 mi) E of Aptos Hills-Larkin Valley, CA
  11. 1.7 21 km (13 mi) ESE of Aptos Hills-Larkin Valley, CA
  12. 1.7 13 km (8 mi) ESE of Aptos Hills-Larkin Valley, CA
  13. 1.6 20 km (12 mi) ESE of Aptos Hills-Larkin Valley, CA
  14. 1.6 20 km (13 mi) ESE of Aptos Hills-Larkin Valley, CA
  15. 1.8 24 km (15 mi) ESE of Aptos Hills-Larkin Valley, CA
  16. 1.9 22 km (13 mi) ESE of Aptos Hills-Larkin Valley, CA
  17. 1.6 17 km (11 mi) E of Aptos Hills-Larkin Valley, CA
  18. 2.0 20 km (13 mi) ESE of Aptos Hills-Larkin Valley, CA
  19. 3.0 13 km (8 mi) ESE of Aptos Hills-Larkin Valley, CA · felt by 84
  20. 3.0 21 km (13 mi) ESE of Aptos Hills-Larkin Valley, CA · felt by 75
  21. 1.5 18 km (11 mi) E of Aptos Hills-Larkin Valley, CA
  22. 1.6 14 km (9 mi) ESE of Aptos Hills-Larkin Valley, CA
  23. 2.1 29 km (18 mi) ESE of Aptos Hills-Larkin Valley, CA · felt by 2
  24. 2.1 28 km (18 mi) ESE of Aptos Hills-Larkin Valley, CA
  25. 1.7 21 km (13 mi) ESE of Aptos Hills-Larkin Valley, CA
  26. 1.9 26 km (16 mi) ESE of Aptos Hills-Larkin Valley, CA
  27. 2.3 27 km (17 mi) ESE of Aptos Hills-Larkin Valley, CA · felt by 2
  28. 1.6 20 km (13 mi) ESE of Aptos Hills-Larkin Valley, CA
  29. 2.0 21 km (13 mi) NNW of Aptos Hills-Larkin Valley, CA · felt by 1
  30. 2.3 24 km (15 mi) ESE of Aptos Hills-Larkin Valley, CA · felt by 1
  31. 1.7 20 km (13 mi) ESE of Aptos Hills-Larkin Valley, CA
  32. 1.6 20 km (13 mi) ESE of Aptos Hills-Larkin Valley, CA
  33. 1.8 21 km (13 mi) ESE of Aptos Hills-Larkin Valley, CA
  34. 1.6 26 km (16 mi) ESE of Aptos Hills-Larkin Valley, CA
  35. 1.8 19 km (12 mi) E of Aptos Hills-Larkin Valley, CA
  36. 1.6 29 km (18 mi) NW of Aptos Hills-Larkin Valley, CA
  37. 2.6 20 km (12 mi) E of Aptos Hills-Larkin Valley, CA · felt by 47
  38. 2.0 21 km (13 mi) ESE of Aptos Hills-Larkin Valley, CA · felt by 5
  39. 1.8 21 km (13 mi) ESE of Aptos Hills-Larkin Valley, CA
  40. 2.5 28 km (18 mi) ESE of Aptos Hills-Larkin Valley, CA · felt by 2
  41. 1.6 17 km (11 mi) E of Aptos Hills-Larkin Valley, CA
  42. 2.5 in Aptos Hills-Larkin Valley, CA · felt by 122
  43. 2.1 21 km (13 mi) ESE of Aptos Hills-Larkin Valley, CA
  44. 2.5 22 km (13 mi) ESE of Aptos Hills-Larkin Valley, CA · felt by 2
  45. 2.5 21 km (13 mi) ESE of Aptos Hills-Larkin Valley, CA
  46. 1.6 27 km (17 mi) ESE of Aptos Hills-Larkin Valley, CA
  47. 2.7 26 km (16 mi) ENE of Aptos Hills-Larkin Valley, CA
  48. 2.4 22 km (14 mi) ESE of Aptos Hills-Larkin Valley, CA
  49. 2.7 21 km (13 mi) ESE of Aptos Hills-Larkin Valley, CA
  50. 1.8 22 km (14 mi) E of Aptos Hills-Larkin Valley, 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 Aptos Hills-Larkin Valley time. Distances are from the town centre. Quakes USGS named after Aptos Hills-Larkin Valley are listed even when they are further out.

On the map

The white circle is Aptos Hills-Larkin Valley; dots are the 50 most recent earthquakes within 30 km. Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.

Before 2016

The USGS record since 1900 lists 32 earthquakes of M5 or more within 50 km of Aptos Hills-Larkin Valley; the five largest:

  1. 6.9 The 1989 Loma Prieta, California Earthquake · 9 km NNW of Aptos Hills-Larkin Valley
  2. 6.5 Near Morgan Hill, California · 24 km NE of Aptos Hills-Larkin Valley
  3. 6.3 22 km S of Davenport, California · 37 km WSW of Aptos Hills-Larkin Valley
  4. 6.3 16 km SW of Davenport, California · 45 km W of Aptos Hills-Larkin Valley
  5. 6.2 Near San Jose, California · 38 km N of Aptos Hills-Larkin Valley

USGS ComCat, M5+ from 1900 to 2016. This is the record, not a forecast.

Nearest mapped faults

USGS Quaternary Fault and Fold Database. Near is not the same as on.

Nearby towns

Corralitos 4 km · Day Valley 9 km · Watsonville 9 km · Interlaken 9 km · Santa Cruz 18 km · Aromas 19 km · Gilroy 24 km

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