Every recorded earthquake near
Earthquakes near Cambria, CA
M 2.6
Latest: 4:08 pm PDT on 21 September 2026 · 18 km (11 mi) NNE of Cambria, CA
The most recent earthquake of M2.5 or more near Cambria was M 2.6, 18 km (11 mi) NNE of Cambria, CA, at 4:08 pm PDT on 21 September 2026. 2 people reported feeling it to USGS. 2 smaller earthquakes have been recorded nearby since; the newest is first in the list below.
- Within 30 km since 2016
- 610 earthquakes of M1.5 or more
- In the last 12 months
- 78
- Largest since 2016
- M 4.1 on 18 November 2025, 27 km (16 mi) E of Cambria, CA
- Reported felt
- 168 of them have felt reports to USGS
USGS · feed checked · newest earthquake in our database · this page
The latest 50
- 1.9 20 km (12 mi) E of Cambria, CA
- 2.3 18 km (11 mi) NNE of Cambria, CA
- 2.6 18 km (11 mi) NNE of Cambria, CA · felt by 2
- 1.6 27 km (17 mi) E of Cambria, CA
- 1.7 40 km (25 mi) NW of Cambria, CA
- 1.6 26 km (16 mi) E of Cambria, CA
- 2.0 26 km (16 mi) E of Cambria, CA · felt by 1
- 2.8 14 km (9 mi) NNW of Cambria, CA · felt by 4
- 2.7 20 km (12 mi) E of Cambria, CA · felt by 1
- 1.9 41 km (26 mi) WNW of Cambria, CA
- 1.5 28 km (17 mi) ESE of Cambria, CA
- 1.7 27 km (17 mi) E of Cambria, CA
- 1.8 27 km (17 mi) E of Cambria, CA · felt by 1
- 2.0 24 km (15 mi) ESE of Cambria, CA
- 1.7 24 km (15 mi) ESE of Cambria, CA
- 1.5 30 km (19 mi) NNW of Cambria, CA
- 2.1 24 km (15 mi) W of Cambria, CA
- 1.8 24 km (15 mi) E of Cambria, CA
- 1.9 32 km (20 mi) WNW of Cambria, CA
- 2.1 14 km (9 mi) NW of Cambria, CA
- 1.9 40 km (25 mi) NW of Cambria, CA
- 2.3 28 km (17 mi) NW of Cambria, CA
- 2.3 15 km (9 mi) NNW of Cambria, CA
- 2.2 29 km (18 mi) ESE of Cambria, CA · felt by 8
- 1.6 28 km (18 mi) NW of Cambria, CA
- 1.7 37 km (23 mi) WNW of Cambria, CA
- 1.5 16 km (10 mi) WSW of Cambria, CA
- 1.7 16 km (10 mi) NNE of Cambria, CA
- 2.3 16 km (10 mi) NNE of Cambria, CA
- 2.1 16 km (10 mi) NNE of Cambria, CA
- 1.6 17 km (11 mi) ENE of Cambria, CA
- 2.0 17 km (10 mi) ENE of Cambria, CA
- 1.6 27 km (16 mi) E of Cambria, CA
- 1.5 27 km (17 mi) WSW of Cambria, CA
- 2.0 16 km (10 mi) NNE of Cambria, CA
- 2.1 13 km (8 mi) E of Cambria, CA
- 1.6 43 km (27 mi) WNW of Cambria, CA
- 2.6 13 km (8 mi) E of Cambria, CA · felt by 3
- 1.5 30 km (19 mi) SE of Cambria, CA
- 2.1 26 km (16 mi) NW of Cambria, CA
- 1.6 27 km (16 mi) E of Cambria, CA
- 1.9 27 km (17 mi) E of Cambria, CA
- 1.9 27 km (17 mi) E of Cambria, CA
- 1.7 16 km (10 mi) N of Cambria, CA
- 2.9 26 km (16 mi) NW of Cambria, CA
- 1.7 46 km (28 mi) WNW of Cambria, CA
- 1.6 12 km (8 mi) NNW of Cambria, CA
- 1.9 39 km (24 mi) NW of Cambria, CA
- 2.2 8 km (5 mi) N of Cambria, CA
- 1.8 11 km (7 mi) N of Cambria, 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 Cambria time. Distances are from the town centre. Quakes USGS named after Cambria are listed even when they are further out.
On the map
The white circle is Cambria; dots are the 50 most recent earthquakes within 30 km. Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Before 2016
The USGS record since 1900 lists 9 earthquakes of M5 or more within 50 km of Cambria; the five largest:
- 6.5 10 km NE of San Simeon, California · 15 km N of Cambria
- 6.2 28km NW of Cambria, CA · 28 km NW of Cambria
- 5.8 1934 Parkfield, California Earthquake · 49 km NE of Cambria
- 5.7 Southwest of Cambria, California · 13 km WSW of Cambria
- 5.2 26km NNW of Lake Nacimiento, CA · 44 km NNE of Cambria
USGS ComCat, M5+ from 1900 to 2016. This is the record, not a forecast.
Nearest mapped faults
- Hosgri fault, 5 km from its surface trace
- Piedras Blancas blind fault, 10 km from its surface trace
- San Simeon fault, 15 km from its surface trace
USGS Quaternary Fault and Fold Database. Near is not the same as on.
Nearby towns
Cayucos 22 km · Lake Nacimiento 26 km · Templeton 34 km · Paso Robles 36 km · Los Osos 36 km · Atascadero 38 km
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