Every recorded earthquake near
Earthquakes near Ashland, CA
M 2.8
Latest: 9:07 am PDT on 13 August 2026 · 8 km (5 mi) NNW of Ashland, CA
The most recent earthquake of M2.5 or more near Ashland was M 2.8, 8 km (5 mi) NNW of Ashland, CA, at 9:07 am PDT on 13 August 2026. 227 people reported feeling it to USGS. 19 smaller earthquakes have been recorded nearby since; the newest is first in the list below.
- Within 30 km since 2016
- 1,547 earthquakes of M1.5 or more
- In the last 12 months
- 456
- Largest since 2016
- M 4.5 on 14 October 2019, 28 km (17 mi) N of Ashland, CA
- Reported felt
- 833 of them have felt reports to USGS
USGS · feed checked · newest earthquake in our database · this page
The latest 50
- 1.7 13 km (8 mi) NE of Ashland, CA
- 1.6 13 km (8 mi) NE of Ashland, CA
- 2.3 24 km (15 mi) NNW of Ashland, CA · felt by 2
- 2.0 13 km (8 mi) E of Ashland, CA
- 2.2 13 km (8 mi) E of Ashland, CA
- 1.6 13 km (8 mi) E of Ashland, CA
- 2.4 13 km (8 mi) E of Ashland, CA · felt by 3
- 2.1 13 km (8 mi) E of Ashland, CA
- 2.1 13 km (8 mi) E of Ashland, CA · felt by 1
- 2.1 13 km (8 mi) E of Ashland, CA
- 2.5 13 km (8 mi) NW of Ashland, CA · felt by 64
- 1.8 20 km (12 mi) NE of Ashland, CA
- 1.6 9 km (6 mi) SE of Ashland, CA
- 1.9 22 km (13 mi) N of Ashland, CA · felt by 1
- 2.3 13 km (8 mi) WNW of Ashland, CA · felt by 8
- 1.7 29 km (18 mi) NNE of Ashland, CA
- 1.6 7 km (4 mi) SE of Ashland, CA
- 2.2 7 km (4 mi) NNW of Ashland, CA · felt by 9
- 1.6 7 km (5 mi) NNW of Ashland, CA
- 2.8 8 km (5 mi) NNW of Ashland, CA · felt by 227
- 3.8 7 km (5 mi) NNW of Ashland, CA · felt by 7,876
- 2.1 7 km (4 mi) NNW of Ashland, CA · felt by 25
- 1.8 29 km (18 mi) NNE of Ashland, CA
- 1.9 28 km (17 mi) N of Ashland, CA
- 2.0 17 km (11 mi) NNE of Ashland, CA · felt by 2
- 1.8 17 km (10 mi) NNE of Ashland, CA
- 1.9 13 km (8 mi) NW of Ashland, CA · felt by 1
- 2.0 24 km (15 mi) NNW of Ashland, CA · felt by 2
- 2.6 6 km (4 mi) NNW of Ashland, CA · felt by 417
- 1.5 29 km (18 mi) NNE of Ashland, CA
- 1.8 17 km (10 mi) NNE of Ashland, CA
- 1.9 25 km (15 mi) NNE of Ashland, CA
- 2.0 7 km (4 mi) SE of Ashland, CA · felt by 6
- 1.6 24 km (15 mi) WSW of Ashland, CA
- 1.7 29 km (18 mi) NNE of Ashland, CA
- 2.4 6 km (3 mi) SE of Ashland, CA · felt by 42
- 1.5 11 km (7 mi) NW of Ashland, CA
- 2.1 17 km (10 mi) ENE of Ashland, CA · felt by 2
- 1.8 28 km (17 mi) NNE of Ashland, CA
- 1.5 26 km (16 mi) SE of Ashland, CA
- 1.6 25 km (15 mi) N of Ashland, CA
- 2.1 17 km (11 mi) SE of Ashland, CA · felt by 1
- 1.8 17 km (11 mi) NNE of Ashland, CA
- 3.6 16 km (10 mi) NNE of Ashland, CA · felt by 1,756
- 1.6 16 km (10 mi) NNE of Ashland, CA
- 1.8 25 km (15 mi) SE of Ashland, CA · felt by 5
- 2.6 26 km (16 mi) SE of Ashland, CA · felt by 8
- 1.8 6 km (4 mi) NNW of Ashland, CA
- 1.7 29 km (18 mi) NNE of Ashland, CA
- 1.6 6 km (4 mi) N of Ashland, 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 Ashland time. Distances are from the town centre. Quakes USGS named after Ashland are listed even when they are further out.
On the map
The white circle is Ashland; dots are the 50 most recent earthquakes within 30 km. Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Before 2016
The USGS record since 1900 lists 8 earthquakes of M5 or more within 50 km of Ashland; the five largest:
- 7.9 The 1906 San Francisco, California Earthquake · 39 km W of Ashland
- 5.8 The 1980 Livermore, California Earthquake · 34 km ENE of Ashland
- 5.7 15 km NE of East Foothills, California · 45 km ESE of Ashland
- 5.5 6 km NNE of East Foothills, California · 42 km SE of Ashland
- 5.4 9 km NE of Livermore, California · 36 km E of Ashland
USGS ComCat, M5+ from 1900 to 2016. This is the record, not a forecast.
Nearest mapped faults
- Hayward fault, under 1 km from its surface trace
- Calaveras fault, 15 km from its surface trace
- Pleasanton fault, 17 km from its surface trace
USGS Quaternary Fault and Fold Database. Near is not the same as on.
Nearby towns
Castro Valley 2 km · San Lorenzo 3 km · Hayward 4 km · San Leandro 5 km · Fairview 6 km · Union City 14 km · San Ramon 15 km · Dublin 16 km
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