Every recorded earthquake near

Earthquakes near Ben Lomond, CA

M 4.6

Latest: 1:41 am PDT on 2 April 2026 · 4 km (2 mi) NW of Ben Lomond, CA

The most recent earthquake of M2.5 or more near Ben Lomond was M 4.6, 4 km (2 mi) NW of Ben Lomond, CA, at 1:41 am PDT on 2 April 2026. 33,078 people reported feeling it to USGS. 9 smaller earthquakes have been recorded nearby since; the newest is first in the list below.

Within 30 km since 2016: 300 earthquakes of M1.5 or more
In the last 12 months: 19
Largest since 2016: M 4.6 on 2 April 2026, 4 km (2 mi) NW of Ben Lomond, CA
Reported felt: 96 of them have felt reports to USGS

USGS · feed checked 12 seconds ago · newest earthquake in our database 7 minutes ago · this page 04:40 UTC

The latest 50

1.7 29 km (18 mi) NNW of Ben Lomond, CA Aug 18, 2026
7:04 am PDT
1.9 29 km (18 mi) NNW of Ben Lomond, CA Jun 14, 2026
2:35 pm PDT
2.4 16 km (10 mi) W of Ben Lomond, CA · felt by 14 Jun 8, 2026
2:24 am PDT
2.4 25 km (16 mi) WNW of Ben Lomond, CA · felt by 3 May 31, 2026
1:09 am PDT
2.0 15 km (9 mi) ENE of Ben Lomond, CA · felt by 1 May 25, 2026
11:24 pm PDT
1.6 17 km (11 mi) NNW of Ben Lomond, CA May 3, 2026
5:24 pm PDT
1.7 4 km (3 mi) NNW of Ben Lomond, CA Apr 3, 2026
3:13 pm PDT
1.6 3 km (2 mi) NNW of Ben Lomond, CA Apr 3, 2026
11:44 am PDT
1.6 5 km (3 mi) NW of Ben Lomond, CA Apr 2, 2026
9:15 am PDT
4.6 4 km (2 mi) NW of Ben Lomond, CA · felt by 33,078 Apr 2, 2026
1:41 am PDT
1.9 14 km (9 mi) N of Ben Lomond, CA · felt by 36 Apr 1, 2026
10:22 pm PDT
2.5 26 km (16 mi) SE of Ben Lomond, CA · felt by 122 Mar 7, 2026
5:22 am PST
2.3 18 km (11 mi) SW of Ben Lomond, CA · felt by 1 Feb 20, 2026
3:10 pm PST
1.8 29 km (18 mi) WNW of Ben Lomond, CA Feb 17, 2026
11:20 am PST
2.8 26 km (16 mi) ESE of Ben Lomond, CA · felt by 559 Jan 4, 2026
1:14 pm PST
2.1 26 km (16 mi) ESE of Ben Lomond, CA · felt by 2 Nov 26, 2025
12:23 am PST
1.7 27 km (17 mi) ESE of Ben Lomond, CA Nov 25, 2025
9:55 pm PST
1.5 18 km (11 mi) NNW of Ben Lomond, CA Oct 19, 2025
9:34 pm PDT
2.1 29 km (18 mi) NNW of Ben Lomond, CA · felt by 1 Oct 3, 2025
11:56 am PDT
1.8 26 km (16 mi) N of Ben Lomond, CA Aug 28, 2025
3:47 pm PDT
2.5 26 km (16 mi) N of Ben Lomond, CA · felt by 18 Aug 24, 2025
5:21 pm PDT
2.2 22 km (14 mi) E of Ben Lomond, CA · felt by 8 Aug 11, 2025
2:42 pm PDT
1.6 27 km (17 mi) N of Ben Lomond, CA Jul 15, 2025
3:18 pm PDT
2.6 26 km (16 mi) N of Ben Lomond, CA · felt by 72 Jul 8, 2025
3:56 pm PDT
3.0 26 km (16 mi) N of Ben Lomond, CA · felt by 562 Jul 8, 2025
2:16 pm PDT
2.5 26 km (16 mi) N of Ben Lomond, CA · felt by 40 Jul 6, 2025
4:58 am PDT
1.6 16 km (10 mi) NNW of Ben Lomond, CA Jun 16, 2025
3:59 am PDT
1.8 29 km (18 mi) NNW of Ben Lomond, CA Jun 10, 2025
11:09 am PDT
1.7 28 km (17 mi) NNW of Ben Lomond, CA Jun 9, 2025
6:24 pm PDT
2.3 28 km (18 mi) S of Ben Lomond, CA · felt by 1 Mar 21, 2025
10:26 pm PDT
1.7 18 km (11 mi) NNW of Ben Lomond, CA Mar 18, 2025
7:47 pm PDT
1.9 18 km (11 mi) N of Ben Lomond, CA · felt by 5 Mar 17, 2025
7:16 pm PDT
1.7 27 km (17 mi) S of Ben Lomond, CA · felt by 2 Mar 16, 2025
10:28 pm PDT
1.8 24 km (15 mi) N of Ben Lomond, CA · felt by 2 Mar 11, 2025
6:19 pm PDT
1.7 30 km (18 mi) SSE of Ben Lomond, CA Mar 8, 2025
4:00 am PST
1.9 30 km (19 mi) N of Ben Lomond, CA · felt by 9 Jan 25, 2025
2:17 am PST
1.5 15 km (10 mi) NNW of Ben Lomond, CA Dec 29, 2024
10:41 am PST
1.9 21 km (13 mi) SSW of Ben Lomond, CA Dec 22, 2024
10:38 pm PST
1.5 15 km (10 mi) NNW of Ben Lomond, CA · felt by 1 Dec 21, 2024
8:23 am PST
2.4 16 km (10 mi) NNW of Ben Lomond, CA Dec 21, 2024
8:21 am PST
1.8 21 km (13 mi) SSW of Ben Lomond, CA Dec 2, 2024
1:08 pm PST
2.1 26 km (16 mi) ESE of Ben Lomond, CA · felt by 1 Nov 17, 2024
11:44 am PST
1.6 24 km (15 mi) N of Ben Lomond, CA · felt by 1 Oct 6, 2024
12:57 pm PDT
1.8 27 km (17 mi) N of Ben Lomond, CA · felt by 4 Aug 25, 2024
4:35 pm PDT
1.6 29 km (18 mi) WNW of Ben Lomond, CA Aug 24, 2024
9:50 am PDT
2.1 21 km (13 mi) SSW of Ben Lomond, CA · felt by 1 Aug 5, 2024
7:28 am PDT
1.5 19 km (12 mi) SW of Ben Lomond, CA Jul 18, 2024
11:37 am PDT
1.7 21 km (13 mi) ESE of Ben Lomond, CA Jul 11, 2024
5:17 pm PDT
2.1 26 km (16 mi) WNW of Ben Lomond, CA · felt by 1 May 14, 2024
2:10 pm PDT
1.6 20 km (13 mi) E of Ben Lomond, CA May 10, 2024
7:35 am PDT

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

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

Before 2016

The USGS record since 1900 lists 26 earthquakes of M5 or more within 50 km of Ben Lomond; the five largest:

6.9 The 1989 Loma Prieta, California Earthquake · 19 km ESE of Ben Lomond 1989
6.5 Near Morgan Hill, California · 40 km E of Ben Lomond 1911
6.3 22 km S of Davenport, California · 33 km SSW of Ben Lomond 1926
6.3 16 km SW of Davenport, California · 29 km SW of Ben Lomond 1926
6.2 Near San Jose, California · 35 km NE of Ben Lomond 1903

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

Nearest mapped faults

Zayante-Vergeles fault, 3 km from its surface trace
Butano fault, 10 km from its surface trace
San Andreas fault, 13 km from its surface trace

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

Nearby towns

Boulder Creek 5 km · Bonny Doon 8 km · Lexington Hills 13 km · Santa Cruz 14 km · Saratoga 20 km · Day Valley 21 km · Cupertino 26 km

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