Every recorded earthquake near
Earthquakes near Berkeley, CA
M 2.5
Latest: 1:18 am PDT on 17 August 2026 · 26 km (16 mi) ENE of Berkeley, CA
The most recent earthquake of M2.5 or more near Berkeley was M 2.5, 26 km (16 mi) ENE of Berkeley, 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
- 1,349 earthquakes of M1.5 or more
- In the last 12 months
- 151
- Largest since 2016
- M 4.5 on 14 October 2019, 20 km (13 mi) ENE of Berkeley, CA
- Reported felt
- 672 of them have felt reports to USGS
USGS · feed checked · newest earthquake in our database · this page
The latest 50
- 2.0 10 km (6 mi) NNW of Berkeley, CA
- 1.7 27 km (17 mi) ESE of Berkeley, CA
- 1.6 27 km (17 mi) ESE of Berkeley, CA
- 2.3 5 km (3 mi) ENE of Berkeley, CA · felt by 2
- 2.2 21 km (13 mi) NNE of Berkeley, CA · felt by 65
- 1.7 23 km (15 mi) WNW of Berkeley, CA
- 1.7 23 km (14 mi) ENE of Berkeley, CA
- 2.5 11 km (7 mi) SSE of Berkeley, CA · felt by 64
- 1.8 27 km (17 mi) E of Berkeley, CA
- 1.9 13 km (8 mi) E of Berkeley, CA · felt by 1
- 1.7 29 km (18 mi) NNE of Berkeley, CA · felt by 6
- 2.3 16 km (10 mi) S of Berkeley, CA · felt by 8
- 1.7 29 km (18 mi) ENE of Berkeley, CA
- 2.5 26 km (16 mi) ENE of Berkeley, CA · felt by 13
- 1.6 24 km (15 mi) ENE of Berkeley, CA
- 2.2 17 km (11 mi) SE of Berkeley, CA · felt by 9
- 1.6 17 km (11 mi) SE of Berkeley, CA
- 2.8 17 km (10 mi) SE of Berkeley, CA · felt by 227
- 3.8 17 km (10 mi) SE of Berkeley, CA · felt by 7,876
- 2.1 18 km (11 mi) SE of Berkeley, CA · felt by 25
- 1.8 28 km (18 mi) ENE of Berkeley, CA
- 1.9 20 km (13 mi) ENE of Berkeley, CA
- 2.0 21 km (13 mi) E of Berkeley, CA · felt by 2
- 1.8 20 km (13 mi) E of Berkeley, CA
- 1.7 22 km (14 mi) ENE of Berkeley, CA
- 1.5 20 km (13 mi) NW of Berkeley, CA
- 1.9 12 km (7 mi) SSE of Berkeley, CA · felt by 1
- 2.0 in Berkeley, CA · felt by 2
- 2.6 18 km (11 mi) SE of Berkeley, CA · felt by 417
- 1.5 28 km (18 mi) ENE of Berkeley, CA
- 1.9 23 km (14 mi) ENE of Berkeley, CA
- 1.8 20 km (13 mi) E of Berkeley, CA
- 1.9 25 km (15 mi) E of Berkeley, CA
- 1.6 30 km (18 mi) SSW of Berkeley, CA
- 1.7 28 km (18 mi) E of Berkeley, CA
- 2.4 30 km (18 mi) SE of Berkeley, CA · felt by 42
- 1.8 28 km (18 mi) NNE of Berkeley, CA · felt by 3
- 1.5 13 km (8 mi) SSE of Berkeley, CA
- 1.6 21 km (13 mi) ENE of Berkeley, CA
- 1.8 27 km (17 mi) E of Berkeley, CA
- 1.6 17 km (11 mi) ENE of Berkeley, CA
- 1.8 29 km (18 mi) NNE of Berkeley, CA
- 1.5 24 km (15 mi) ENE of Berkeley, CA
- 2.4 23 km (14 mi) ENE of Berkeley, CA · felt by 1
- 1.8 20 km (12 mi) E of Berkeley, CA
- 3.6 19 km (12 mi) ESE of Berkeley, CA · felt by 1,756
- 1.6 20 km (12 mi) ESE of Berkeley, CA
- 1.8 18 km (11 mi) SE of Berkeley, CA
- 1.7 28 km (18 mi) ENE of Berkeley, CA
- 1.6 19 km (12 mi) SE of Berkeley, 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 Berkeley time. Distances are from the town centre. Quakes USGS named after Berkeley are listed even when they are further out.
On the map
The white circle is Berkeley; 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 Berkeley:
- 7.9 The 1906 San Francisco, California Earthquake · 28 km WSW of Berkeley
- 6.0 The 2014 South Napa, California Earthquake · 38 km N of Berkeley
- 5.8 The 1980 Livermore, California Earthquake · 44 km E of Berkeley
- 5.3 The 1957 San Francisco, California Earthquake · 29 km SW of Berkeley
- 5.1 11 km E of Blackhawk, California · 44 km E of Berkeley
USGS ComCat, M5+ from 1900 to 2016. This is the record, not a forecast.
Nearest mapped faults
- Hayward fault, 2 km from its surface trace
- Calaveras fault, 22 km from its surface trace
- Concord fault, 24 km from its surface trace
USGS Quaternary Fault and Fold Database. Near is not the same as on.
Nearby towns
Kensington 4 km · El Cerrito 6 km · Piedmont 6 km · Oakland 7 km · Orinda 8 km · East Richmond Heights 9 km · El Sobrante 12 km · San Pablo 12 km
If you felt one
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- Earthquakes in California, with the state's activity score
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