Every recorded earthquake near

Earthquakes near Avila Beach, CA

M 2.5

Latest: 11:41 pm PDT on 15 August 2026 · 29 km (18 mi) N of Avila Beach, CA

The most recent earthquake near Avila Beach was M 2.5, 29 km (18 mi) N of Avila Beach, CA, at 11:41 pm PDT on 15 August 2026. 61 people reported feeling it to USGS.

Within 30 km since 2016: 90 earthquakes of M1.5 or more
In the last 12 months: 13
Largest since 2016: M 3.5 on 13 September 2025, 29 km (18 mi) N of Avila Beach, CA
Reported felt: 28 of them have felt reports to USGS

USGS · feed checked 27 seconds ago · newest earthquake in our database 7 minutes ago · this page 01:03 UTC

The latest 50

2.5 29 km (18 mi) N of Avila Beach, CA · felt by 61 Aug 15, 2026
11:41 pm PDT
1.6 4 km (2 mi) NNE of Avila Beach, CA Jun 7, 2026
11:05 pm PDT
1.9 14 km (9 mi) NNE of Avila Beach, CA · felt by 7 May 26, 2026
4:59 pm PDT
1.9 17 km (11 mi) W of Avila Beach, CA May 16, 2026
1:21 pm PDT
1.6 22 km (14 mi) NW of Avila Beach, CA Apr 17, 2026
3:55 pm PDT
1.5 23 km (15 mi) NW of Avila Beach, CA Apr 4, 2026
5:11 am PDT
2.1 17 km (11 mi) NE of Avila Beach, CA Feb 10, 2026
4:19 pm PST
1.8 29 km (18 mi) N of Avila Beach, CA · felt by 1 Jan 21, 2026
6:05 pm PST
1.9 29 km (18 mi) N of Avila Beach, CA Jan 13, 2026
4:01 am PST
1.8 29 km (18 mi) N of Avila Beach, CA Jan 11, 2026
7:59 pm PST
2.3 10 km (6 mi) E of Avila Beach, CA · felt by 25 Dec 14, 2025
6:27 pm PST
1.6 29 km (18 mi) N of Avila Beach, CA Oct 10, 2025
1:42 am PDT
2.2 17 km (11 mi) SSW of Avila Beach, CA Oct 3, 2025
6:40 pm PDT
1.6 29 km (18 mi) N of Avila Beach, CA Sep 25, 2025
2:13 am PDT
1.8 29 km (18 mi) N of Avila Beach, CA Sep 18, 2025
8:57 am PDT
3.5 29 km (18 mi) N of Avila Beach, CA · felt by 901 Sep 13, 2025
7:50 pm PDT
1.5 14 km (8 mi) NNE of Avila Beach, CA · felt by 3 Jul 28, 2025
3:03 pm PDT
1.8 29 km (18 mi) N of Avila Beach, CA Mar 16, 2025
8:41 pm PDT
1.6 24 km (15 mi) NNE of Avila Beach, CA Feb 16, 2025
4:26 am PST
1.6 25 km (15 mi) NW of Avila Beach, CA Feb 15, 2025
7:38 pm PST
2.0 3 km (2 mi) ENE of Avila Beach, CA Oct 27, 2024
9:39 pm PDT
1.8 15 km (9 mi) NW of Avila Beach, CA · felt by 1 Sep 24, 2024
6:32 am PDT
1.8 22 km (14 mi) ENE of Avila Beach, CA Sep 12, 2024
2:04 am PDT
1.7 17 km (10 mi) ENE of Avila Beach, CA · felt by 2 Sep 4, 2024
9:59 pm PDT
1.9 24 km (15 mi) NNE of Avila Beach, CA Aug 24, 2024
7:52 pm PDT
1.5 22 km (14 mi) NE of Avila Beach, CA · felt by 1 Aug 18, 2024
9:05 pm PDT
1.5 14 km (8 mi) NNE of Avila Beach, CA Jun 12, 2024
10:49 am PDT
2.8 20 km (13 mi) NW of Avila Beach, CA · felt by 335 Dec 31, 2023
10:24 pm PST
3.1 8 km (5 mi) NW of Avila Beach, CA · felt by 145 Dec 27, 2023
12:05 pm PST
1.7 8 km (5 mi) NW of Avila Beach, CA · felt by 1 Dec 26, 2023
3:01 am PST
2.5 27 km (17 mi) NW of Avila Beach, CA · felt by 6 Dec 6, 2023
12:13 pm PST
1.5 19 km (12 mi) NE of Avila Beach, CA Jun 15, 2023
8:59 am PDT
1.6 10 km (6 mi) NW of Avila Beach, CA Apr 12, 2023
4:14 am PDT
1.8 15 km (9 mi) NNW of Avila Beach, CA Mar 26, 2023
1:21 am PDT
1.7 15 km (10 mi) NNW of Avila Beach, CA Mar 23, 2023
1:30 pm PDT
1.6 15 km (9 mi) NNW of Avila Beach, CA Feb 23, 2023
9:40 pm PST
2.0 in Avila Beach, CA · felt by 1 Feb 20, 2023
2:41 am PST
1.6 25 km (15 mi) E of Avila Beach, CA Feb 8, 2023
8:30 am PST
1.7 24 km (15 mi) NE of Avila Beach, CA Jan 7, 2023
3:11 pm PST
1.9 17 km (11 mi) W of Avila Beach, CA Nov 22, 2022
7:55 pm PST
1.5 16 km (10 mi) NE of Avila Beach, CA · felt by 1 Sep 21, 2022
10:09 am PDT
1.6 9 km (5 mi) NNW of Avila Beach, CA Sep 4, 2022
2:27 am PDT
1.8 24 km (15 mi) NNE of Avila Beach, CA Jul 8, 2022
4:47 pm PDT
1.6 3 km (2 mi) SSE of Avila Beach, CA May 9, 2022
8:24 pm PDT
2.1 26 km (16 mi) NW of Avila Beach, CA · felt by 3 Jan 31, 2022
7:17 pm PST
1.7 28 km (17 mi) N of Avila Beach, CA Oct 13, 2021
4:38 am PDT
2.3 27 km (17 mi) NW of Avila Beach, CA · felt by 2 Sep 4, 2021
9:34 am PDT
1.7 28 km (17 mi) N of Avila Beach, CA · felt by 1 Apr 3, 2021
1:59 pm PDT
1.9 7 km (4 mi) NNE of Avila Beach, CA Mar 1, 2021
3:17 am PST
1.9 19 km (12 mi) NE of Avila Beach, CA Nov 28, 2020
5:20 am PST

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 Avila Beach time. Distances are from the town centre. Quakes USGS named after Avila Beach are listed even when they are further out.

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The white circle is Avila Beach; dots are the 50 most recent earthquakes within 30 km. Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.

Before 2016

The USGS record since 1900 lists one earthquake of M5 or more within 50 km of Avila Beach:

5.0 5 km SSW of Nipomo, California · 29 km SE of Avila Beach 1927

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

Nearest mapped faults

Los Osos fault, 7 km from its surface trace
Hosgri fault, 11 km from its surface trace

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

Nearby towns

San Luis Obispo 13 km · Los Osos 17 km · Guadalupe 27 km · Nipomo 28 km · Cayucos 33 km · Atascadero 35 km

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