Every recorded earthquake near

Earthquakes near Boulder Creek, CA

M 4.6

Latest: 1:41 am PDT on 2 April 2026 · in Boulder Creek, CA

The most recent earthquake of M2.5 or more near Boulder Creek was M 4.6, in Boulder Creek, 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: 345 earthquakes of M1.5 or more
In the last 12 months: 17
Largest since 2016: M 4.6 on 2 April 2026, in Boulder Creek, CA
Reported felt: 112 of them have felt reports to USGS

USGS · feed checked 21 seconds ago · newest earthquake in our database 7 minutes ago · this page 01:03 UTC

The latest 50

1.7 24 km (15 mi) NNW of Boulder Creek, CA Aug 18, 2026
7:04 am PDT
1.9 24 km (15 mi) NNW of Boulder Creek, CA Jun 14, 2026
2:35 pm PDT
2.4 14 km (9 mi) WSW of Boulder Creek, CA · felt by 14 Jun 8, 2026
2:24 am PDT
2.4 21 km (13 mi) WNW of Boulder Creek, CA · felt by 3 May 31, 2026
1:09 am PDT
2.0 18 km (11 mi) E of Boulder Creek, CA · felt by 1 May 25, 2026
11:24 pm PDT
1.6 12 km (8 mi) NNW of Boulder Creek, CA May 3, 2026
5:24 pm PDT
1.7 in Boulder Creek, CA Apr 3, 2026
3:13 pm PDT
1.6 3 km (2 mi) ESE of Boulder Creek, CA Apr 3, 2026
11:44 am PDT
1.6 in Boulder Creek, CA Apr 2, 2026
9:15 am PDT
4.6 in Boulder Creek, CA · felt by 33,078 Apr 2, 2026
1:41 am PDT
1.9 9 km (6 mi) N of Boulder Creek, CA · felt by 36 Apr 1, 2026
10:22 pm PDT
2.3 20 km (12 mi) SSW of Boulder Creek, CA · felt by 1 Feb 20, 2026
3:10 pm PST
1.8 24 km (15 mi) WNW of Boulder Creek, CA Feb 17, 2026
11:20 am PST
2.8 30 km (19 mi) ESE of Boulder Creek, CA · felt by 559 Jan 4, 2026
1:14 pm PST
1.7 26 km (16 mi) NNW of Boulder Creek, CA Dec 26, 2025
1:54 pm PST
1.5 14 km (9 mi) N of Boulder Creek, CA Oct 19, 2025
9:34 pm PDT
2.1 24 km (15 mi) NNW of Boulder Creek, CA · felt by 1 Oct 3, 2025
11:56 am PDT
1.8 21 km (13 mi) N of Boulder Creek, CA Aug 28, 2025
3:47 pm PDT
2.5 22 km (13 mi) N of Boulder Creek, CA · felt by 18 Aug 24, 2025
5:21 pm PDT
2.2 26 km (16 mi) ESE of Boulder Creek, CA · felt by 8 Aug 11, 2025
2:42 pm PDT
1.6 22 km (14 mi) N of Boulder Creek, CA Jul 15, 2025
3:18 pm PDT
2.6 22 km (13 mi) N of Boulder Creek, CA · felt by 72 Jul 8, 2025
3:56 pm PDT
3.0 22 km (13 mi) N of Boulder Creek, CA · felt by 562 Jul 8, 2025
2:16 pm PDT
2.5 22 km (13 mi) N of Boulder Creek, CA · felt by 40 Jul 6, 2025
4:58 am PDT
1.7 28 km (17 mi) NW of Boulder Creek, CA Jul 1, 2025
8:31 am PDT
1.6 11 km (7 mi) NNW of Boulder Creek, CA Jun 16, 2025
3:59 am PDT
1.8 25 km (15 mi) NNW of Boulder Creek, CA Jun 10, 2025
11:09 am PDT
1.7 23 km (14 mi) N of Boulder Creek, CA Jun 9, 2025
6:24 pm PDT
1.7 13 km (8 mi) NNW of Boulder Creek, CA Mar 18, 2025
7:47 pm PDT
1.9 15 km (9 mi) NNE of Boulder Creek, CA · felt by 5 Mar 17, 2025
7:16 pm PDT
1.7 25 km (16 mi) NNW of Boulder Creek, CA Mar 17, 2025
3:20 pm PDT
1.8 25 km (16 mi) NNW of Boulder Creek, CA Mar 14, 2025
7:11 am PDT
1.8 20 km (13 mi) N of Boulder Creek, CA · felt by 2 Mar 11, 2025
6:19 pm PDT
1.6 26 km (16 mi) NNW of Boulder Creek, CA Feb 18, 2025
3:34 pm PST
1.6 25 km (16 mi) NNW of Boulder Creek, CA · felt by 1 Feb 18, 2025
4:56 am PST
2.5 26 km (16 mi) NNW of Boulder Creek, CA · felt by 23 Feb 18, 2025
1:04 am PST
1.9 25 km (16 mi) N of Boulder Creek, CA · felt by 9 Jan 25, 2025
2:17 am PST
1.5 10 km (7 mi) NNW of Boulder Creek, CA Dec 29, 2024
10:41 am PST
1.9 24 km (15 mi) SSW of Boulder Creek, CA Dec 22, 2024
10:38 pm PST
1.5 11 km (7 mi) NNW of Boulder Creek, CA · felt by 1 Dec 21, 2024
8:23 am PST
2.4 11 km (7 mi) NNW of Boulder Creek, CA Dec 21, 2024
8:21 am PST
1.8 24 km (15 mi) SSW of Boulder Creek, CA Dec 2, 2024
1:08 pm PST
1.6 20 km (12 mi) N of Boulder Creek, CA · felt by 1 Oct 6, 2024
12:57 pm PDT
1.8 23 km (14 mi) N of Boulder Creek, CA · felt by 4 Aug 25, 2024
4:35 pm PDT
1.6 25 km (16 mi) WNW of Boulder Creek, CA Aug 24, 2024
9:50 am PDT
2.1 24 km (15 mi) S of Boulder Creek, CA · felt by 1 Aug 5, 2024
7:28 am PDT
1.9 29 km (18 mi) N of Boulder Creek, CA · felt by 20 Jul 29, 2024
11:42 pm PDT
1.5 19 km (12 mi) SW of Boulder Creek, CA Jul 18, 2024
11:37 am PDT
1.7 25 km (16 mi) ESE of Boulder Creek, CA Jul 11, 2024
5:17 pm PDT
2.1 22 km (14 mi) W of Boulder Creek, CA · felt by 1 May 14, 2024
2:10 pm 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 Boulder Creek time. Distances are from the town centre. Quakes USGS named after Boulder Creek are listed even when they are further out.

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

Before 2016

The USGS record since 1900 lists 25 earthquakes of M5 or more within 50 km of Boulder Creek; the five largest:

6.9 The 1989 Loma Prieta, California Earthquake · 24 km ESE of Boulder Creek 1989
6.5 Near Morgan Hill, California · 43 km E of Boulder Creek 1911
6.3 22 km S of Davenport, California · 36 km SSW of Boulder Creek 1926
6.3 16 km SW of Davenport, California · 30 km SW of Boulder Creek 1926
6.2 Near San Jose, California · 34 km NE of Boulder Creek 1903

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

Nearest mapped faults

Zayante-Vergeles fault, under 1 km from its surface trace
Butano fault, 6 km from its surface trace
San Andreas fault, 12 km from its surface trace

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

Nearby towns

Bonny Doon 10 km · Lexington Hills 14 km · Saratoga 18 km · Santa Cruz 19 km · Cupertino 23 km · Loyola 25 km · Day Valley 25 km

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