Every recorded earthquake near

Earthquakes near Brookdale, CA

M 4.6

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

The most recent earthquake of M2.5 or more near Brookdale was M 4.6, in Brookdale, 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: 324 earthquakes of M1.5 or more
In the last 12 months: 20
Largest since 2016: M 4.6 on 2 April 2026, in Brookdale, CA
Reported felt: 105 of them have felt reports to USGS

USGS · feed checked 5 seconds ago · newest earthquake in our database 7 minutes ago · this page 04:40 UTC

The latest 50

1.7 27 km (17 mi) NNW of Brookdale, CA Aug 18, 2026
7:04 am PDT
1.9 26 km (16 mi) NNW of Brookdale, CA Jun 14, 2026
2:35 pm PDT
2.4 15 km (9 mi) W of Brookdale, CA · felt by 14 Jun 8, 2026
2:24 am PDT
2.4 23 km (14 mi) WNW of Brookdale, CA · felt by 3 May 31, 2026
1:09 am PDT
2.0 16 km (10 mi) E of Brookdale, CA · felt by 1 May 25, 2026
11:24 pm PDT
1.6 15 km (9 mi) NNW of Brookdale, CA May 3, 2026
5:24 pm PDT
1.7 in Brookdale, CA Apr 3, 2026
3:13 pm PDT
1.6 in Brookdale, CA Apr 3, 2026
11:44 am PDT
1.6 3 km (2 mi) NW of Brookdale, CA Apr 2, 2026
9:15 am PDT
4.6 in Brookdale, CA · felt by 33,078 Apr 2, 2026
1:41 am PDT
1.9 12 km (7 mi) N of Brookdale, CA · felt by 36 Apr 1, 2026
10:22 pm PDT
2.5 29 km (18 mi) SE of Brookdale, CA · felt by 122 Mar 7, 2026
5:22 am PST
2.3 18 km (11 mi) SSW of Brookdale, CA · felt by 1 Feb 20, 2026
3:10 pm PST
1.8 26 km (16 mi) WNW of Brookdale, CA Feb 17, 2026
11:20 am PST
2.8 28 km (17 mi) ESE of Brookdale, CA · felt by 559 Jan 4, 2026
1:14 pm PST
1.7 29 km (18 mi) NNW of Brookdale, CA Dec 26, 2025
1:54 pm PST
2.1 29 km (18 mi) ESE of Brookdale, CA · felt by 2 Nov 26, 2025
12:23 am PST
1.7 29 km (18 mi) ESE of Brookdale, CA Nov 25, 2025
9:55 pm PST
1.5 16 km (10 mi) N of Brookdale, CA Oct 19, 2025
9:34 pm PDT
2.1 27 km (17 mi) NNW of Brookdale, CA · felt by 1 Oct 3, 2025
11:56 am PDT
1.8 24 km (15 mi) N of Brookdale, CA Aug 28, 2025
3:47 pm PDT
2.5 24 km (15 mi) N of Brookdale, CA · felt by 18 Aug 24, 2025
5:21 pm PDT
2.2 24 km (15 mi) ESE of Brookdale, CA · felt by 8 Aug 11, 2025
2:42 pm PDT
1.6 24 km (15 mi) N of Brookdale, CA Jul 15, 2025
3:18 pm PDT
2.6 24 km (15 mi) N of Brookdale, CA · felt by 72 Jul 8, 2025
3:56 pm PDT
3.0 24 km (15 mi) N of Brookdale, CA · felt by 562 Jul 8, 2025
2:16 pm PDT
2.5 24 km (15 mi) N of Brookdale, CA · felt by 40 Jul 6, 2025
4:58 am PDT
1.6 13 km (8 mi) NNW of Brookdale, CA Jun 16, 2025
3:59 am PDT
1.8 27 km (17 mi) NNW of Brookdale, CA Jun 10, 2025
11:09 am PDT
1.7 25 km (16 mi) NNW of Brookdale, CA Jun 9, 2025
6:24 pm PDT
2.3 30 km (19 mi) S of Brookdale, CA · felt by 1 Mar 21, 2025
10:26 pm PDT
1.7 16 km (10 mi) NNW of Brookdale, CA Mar 18, 2025
7:47 pm PDT
1.9 16 km (10 mi) NNE of Brookdale, CA · felt by 5 Mar 17, 2025
7:16 pm PDT
1.7 28 km (17 mi) NNW of Brookdale, CA Mar 17, 2025
3:20 pm PDT
1.7 29 km (18 mi) S of Brookdale, CA · felt by 2 Mar 16, 2025
10:28 pm PDT
1.8 28 km (17 mi) NNW of Brookdale, CA Mar 14, 2025
7:11 am PDT
1.8 22 km (14 mi) N of Brookdale, CA · felt by 2 Mar 11, 2025
6:19 pm PDT
1.6 28 km (17 mi) NNW of Brookdale, CA Feb 18, 2025
3:34 pm PST
1.6 28 km (17 mi) NNW of Brookdale, CA · felt by 1 Feb 18, 2025
4:56 am PST
2.5 28 km (18 mi) NNW of Brookdale, CA · felt by 23 Feb 18, 2025
1:04 am PST
1.9 28 km (17 mi) N of Brookdale, CA · felt by 9 Jan 25, 2025
2:17 am PST
1.5 13 km (8 mi) NNW of Brookdale, CA Dec 29, 2024
10:41 am PST
1.9 22 km (14 mi) SSW of Brookdale, CA Dec 22, 2024
10:38 pm PST
1.5 13 km (8 mi) NNW of Brookdale, CA · felt by 1 Dec 21, 2024
8:23 am PST
2.4 14 km (8 mi) NNW of Brookdale, CA Dec 21, 2024
8:21 am PST
1.8 22 km (14 mi) SSW of Brookdale, CA Dec 2, 2024
1:08 pm PST
2.1 29 km (18 mi) ESE of Brookdale, CA · felt by 1 Nov 17, 2024
11:44 am PST
1.6 22 km (13 mi) N of Brookdale, CA · felt by 1 Oct 6, 2024
12:57 pm PDT
1.8 25 km (16 mi) N of Brookdale, CA · felt by 4 Aug 25, 2024
4:35 pm PDT
1.6 27 km (17 mi) WNW of Brookdale, CA Aug 24, 2024
9:50 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 Brookdale time. Distances are from the town centre. Quakes USGS named after Brookdale are listed even when they are further out.

On the map

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The white circle is Brookdale; 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 Brookdale; the five largest:

6.9 The 1989 Loma Prieta, California Earthquake · 22 km ESE of Brookdale 1989
6.5 Near Morgan Hill, California · 42 km E of Brookdale 1911
6.3 22 km S of Davenport, California · 34 km SSW of Brookdale 1926
6.3 16 km SW of Davenport, California · 29 km SW of Brookdale 1926
6.2 Near San Jose, California · 35 km NE of Brookdale 1903

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

Nearest mapped faults

Zayante-Vergeles fault, 2 km from its surface trace
Butano fault, 8 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

Boulder Creek 3 km · Bonny Doon 8 km · Lexington Hills 13 km · Santa Cruz 16 km · Saratoga 19 km · Day Valley 23 km · Cupertino 25 km · Loyola 27 km

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