Every recorded earthquake near
Earthquakes near Brisbane, CA
M 2.8
Latest: 9:07 am PDT on 13 August 2026 · 24 km (15 mi) ENE of Brisbane, CA
The most recent earthquake of M2.5 or more near Brisbane was M 2.8, 24 km (15 mi) ENE of Brisbane, CA, at 9:07 am PDT on 13 August 2026. 227 people reported feeling it to USGS. 14 smaller earthquakes have been recorded nearby since; the newest is first in the list below.
- Within 30 km since 2016
- 756 earthquakes of M1.5 or more
- In the last 12 months
- 130
- Largest since 2016
- M 4.4 on 4 January 2018, 23 km (14 mi) NNE of Brisbane, CA
- Reported felt
- 394 of them have felt reports to USGS
USGS · feed checked · newest earthquake in our database · this page
The latest 50
- 2.3 28 km (17 mi) NNE of Brisbane, CA · felt by 2
- 2.3 11 km (7 mi) SSW of Brisbane, CA · felt by 54
- 2.1 9 km (5 mi) SW of Brisbane, CA · felt by 8
- 1.8 8 km (5 mi) WSW of Brisbane, CA
- 2.5 21 km (13 mi) NE of Brisbane, CA · felt by 64
- 1.6 10 km (6 mi) SW of Brisbane, CA
- 2.0 11 km (7 mi) SSW of Brisbane, CA · felt by 7
- 1.7 11 km (7 mi) SW of Brisbane, CA
- 2.1 10 km (7 mi) SW of Brisbane, CA · felt by 11
- 1.6 10 km (6 mi) SW of Brisbane, CA
- 2.3 13 km (8 mi) ENE of Brisbane, CA · felt by 8
- 1.6 30 km (18 mi) E of Brisbane, CA
- 2.2 24 km (15 mi) ENE of Brisbane, CA · felt by 9
- 1.6 24 km (15 mi) ENE of Brisbane, CA
- 2.8 24 km (15 mi) ENE of Brisbane, CA · felt by 227
- 3.8 23 km (15 mi) ENE of Brisbane, CA · felt by 7,876
- 2.1 24 km (15 mi) ENE of Brisbane, CA · felt by 25
- 1.9 20 km (13 mi) ENE of Brisbane, CA · felt by 1
- 2.0 25 km (16 mi) NNE of Brisbane, CA · felt by 2
- 2.6 23 km (14 mi) ENE of Brisbane, CA · felt by 417
- 1.5 10 km (6 mi) SW of Brisbane, CA
- 1.5 11 km (7 mi) SW of Brisbane, CA
- 1.5 11 km (7 mi) SSW of Brisbane, CA
- 1.7 11 km (7 mi) SW of Brisbane, CA
- 1.6 8 km (5 mi) SSE of Brisbane, CA
- 2.4 29 km (18 mi) E of Brisbane, CA · felt by 42
- 1.6 11 km (7 mi) SW of Brisbane, CA
- 2.3 11 km (7 mi) SW of Brisbane, CA · felt by 19
- 1.5 20 km (12 mi) ENE of Brisbane, CA
- 1.9 11 km (7 mi) SW of Brisbane, CA
- 1.6 10 km (7 mi) SSW of Brisbane, CA
- 1.7 10 km (6 mi) SW of Brisbane, CA
- 1.8 24 km (15 mi) ENE of Brisbane, CA
- 1.6 26 km (16 mi) ENE of Brisbane, CA
- 2.0 25 km (16 mi) ENE of Brisbane, CA · felt by 1
- 1.6 29 km (18 mi) NNE of Brisbane, CA
- 1.7 11 km (7 mi) SW of Brisbane, CA
- 1.8 11 km (7 mi) SW of Brisbane, CA
- 1.9 24 km (15 mi) NE of Brisbane, CA · felt by 11
- 2.3 11 km (7 mi) SW of Brisbane, CA · felt by 14
- 1.5 11 km (7 mi) WNW of Brisbane, CA
- 2.6 10 km (7 mi) WNW of Brisbane, CA · felt by 99
- 1.9 11 km (7 mi) WNW of Brisbane, CA · felt by 2
- 2.9 11 km (7 mi) WNW of Brisbane, CA · felt by 1,085
- 1.6 15 km (9 mi) WNW of Brisbane, CA
- 1.7 11 km (7 mi) WSW of Brisbane, CA
- 2.2 13 km (8 mi) WNW of Brisbane, CA · felt by 14
- 1.6 17 km (11 mi) WNW of Brisbane, CA
- 1.8 29 km (18 mi) E of Brisbane, CA
- 2.2 29 km (18 mi) E of Brisbane, CA · felt by 39
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 Brisbane time. Distances are from the town centre. Quakes USGS named after Brisbane are listed even when they are further out.
On the map
The white circle is Brisbane; dots are the 50 most recent earthquakes within 30 km. Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Before 2016
The USGS record since 1900 lists 2 earthquakes of M5 or more within 50 km of Brisbane:
- 7.9 The 1906 San Francisco, California Earthquake · 15 km WNW of Brisbane
- 5.3 The 1957 San Francisco, California Earthquake · 7 km WSW of Brisbane
USGS ComCat, M5+ from 1900 to 2016. This is the record, not a forecast.
Nearest mapped faults
- Serra fault, 5 km from its surface trace
- San Andreas fault, 7 km from its surface trace
- San Gregorio fault, 15 km from its surface trace
USGS Quaternary Fault and Fold Database. Near is not the same as on.
Nearby towns
Colma 5 km · Daly City 6 km · Millbrae 9 km · San Francisco 11 km · Pacifica 11 km · Oakland 18 km · Piedmont 22 km
If you felt one
- Was that an earthquake? — checks what was recorded near you in the last hour
- Report what you felt to USGS — reports go to USGS, not to us
- Earthquakes in California, with the state's activity score
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