Every recorded earthquake near

Earthquakes near Capitola, CA

M 3.0

Latest: 12:52 am PDT on 17 July 2026 · 24 km (15 mi) E of Capitola, CA

The most recent earthquake of M2.5 or more near Capitola was M 3.0, 24 km (15 mi) E of Capitola, CA, at 12:52 am PDT on 17 July 2026. 84 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: 257 earthquakes of M1.5 or more
In the last 12 months: 27
Largest since 2016: M 4.6 on 2 April 2026, 21 km (13 mi) NW of Capitola, CA
Reported felt: 101 of them have felt reports to USGS

USGS · feed checked 3 seconds ago · newest earthquake in our database 15 minutes ago · this page 04:03 UTC

The latest 50

1.8 15 km (9 mi) SSE of Capitola, CA Sep 24, 2026
10:54 am PDT
1.7 24 km (15 mi) ESE of Capitola, CA Sep 23, 2026
11:37 am PDT
1.5 28 km (17 mi) ESE of Capitola, CA Sep 19, 2026
5:04 pm PDT
2.2 29 km (18 mi) E of Capitola, CA · felt by 1 Sep 5, 2026
7:59 am PDT
1.6 29 km (18 mi) E of Capitola, CA Sep 5, 2026
5:27 am PDT
1.6 29 km (18 mi) E of Capitola, CA Sep 5, 2026
4:36 am PDT
1.8 27 km (17 mi) E of Capitola, CA Aug 23, 2026
6:21 am PDT
1.7 24 km (15 mi) E of Capitola, CA Aug 8, 2026
9:02 pm PDT
1.6 28 km (17 mi) E of Capitola, CA Jul 21, 2026
11:16 pm PDT
3.0 24 km (15 mi) E of Capitola, CA · felt by 84 Jul 17, 2026
12:52 am PDT
1.5 28 km (17 mi) E of Capitola, CA Jul 3, 2026
5:26 am PDT
1.6 25 km (15 mi) E of Capitola, CA Jul 1, 2026
4:45 am PDT
2.0 18 km (11 mi) N of Capitola, CA · felt by 1 May 25, 2026
11:24 pm PDT
1.8 30 km (19 mi) E of Capitola, CA Apr 5, 2026
2:28 pm PDT
1.7 22 km (13 mi) NW of Capitola, CA Apr 3, 2026
3:13 pm PDT
1.6 20 km (13 mi) NW of Capitola, CA Apr 3, 2026
11:44 am PDT
1.6 22 km (14 mi) NW of Capitola, CA Apr 2, 2026
9:15 am PDT
4.6 21 km (13 mi) NW of Capitola, CA · felt by 33,078 Apr 2, 2026
1:41 am PDT
1.9 30 km (19 mi) NNW of Capitola, CA · felt by 36 Apr 1, 2026
10:22 pm PDT
1.6 28 km (17 mi) E of Capitola, CA Mar 14, 2026
10:50 pm PDT
2.5 10 km (6 mi) ESE of Capitola, CA · felt by 122 Mar 7, 2026
5:22 am PST
2.3 23 km (15 mi) W of Capitola, CA · felt by 1 Feb 20, 2026
3:10 pm PST
2.8 14 km (8 mi) ENE of Capitola, CA · felt by 559 Jan 4, 2026
1:14 pm PST
2.1 16 km (10 mi) ENE of Capitola, CA · felt by 2 Nov 26, 2025
12:23 am PST
1.7 16 km (10 mi) ENE of Capitola, CA Nov 25, 2025
9:55 pm PST
2.3 28 km (17 mi) E of Capitola, CA · felt by 4 Oct 11, 2025
5:09 am PDT
1.9 25 km (15 mi) E of Capitola, CA Oct 3, 2025
4:23 pm PDT
2.2 14 km (8 mi) NE of Capitola, CA · felt by 8 Aug 11, 2025
2:42 pm PDT
1.6 29 km (18 mi) E of Capitola, CA Jul 7, 2025
8:52 pm PDT
2.4 21 km (13 mi) ENE of Capitola, CA · felt by 1 Jun 11, 2025
4:39 pm PDT
1.8 28 km (18 mi) E of Capitola, CA · felt by 1 Jun 2, 2025
3:38 pm PDT
1.6 29 km (18 mi) E of Capitola, CA · felt by 1 May 6, 2025
6:17 pm PDT
1.6 30 km (19 mi) E of Capitola, CA May 6, 2025
5:45 pm PDT
1.6 24 km (15 mi) ESE of Capitola, CA May 2, 2025
8:02 am PDT
1.6 24 km (15 mi) E of Capitola, CA Apr 13, 2025
5:46 am PDT
2.3 22 km (14 mi) SW of Capitola, CA · felt by 1 Mar 21, 2025
10:26 pm PDT
1.8 27 km (17 mi) E of Capitola, CA Mar 18, 2025
9:00 pm PDT
1.7 21 km (13 mi) SW of Capitola, CA · felt by 2 Mar 16, 2025
10:28 pm PDT
1.7 13 km (8 mi) SSE of Capitola, CA Mar 8, 2025
4:00 am PST
1.6 14 km (9 mi) SSE of Capitola, CA Mar 6, 2025
4:38 am PST
1.8 28 km (17 mi) E of Capitola, CA Feb 24, 2025
11:57 am PST
2.1 28 km (17 mi) E of Capitola, CA · felt by 2 Feb 24, 2025
11:51 am PST
1.6 27 km (17 mi) E of Capitola, CA Jan 31, 2025
8:17 am PST
2.1 27 km (17 mi) E of Capitola, CA · felt by 1 Jan 31, 2025
4:34 am PST
2.9 30 km (18 mi) ESE of Capitola, CA · felt by 119 Jan 8, 2025
9:10 pm PST
1.9 29 km (18 mi) ESE of Capitola, CA Jan 7, 2025
9:35 pm PST
1.8 27 km (17 mi) ESE of Capitola, CA Dec 23, 2024
7:35 am PST
1.9 22 km (14 mi) WSW of Capitola, CA Dec 22, 2024
10:38 pm PST
1.8 22 km (14 mi) WSW of Capitola, CA Dec 2, 2024
1:08 pm PST
2.1 14 km (9 mi) ENE of Capitola, CA · felt by 1 Nov 17, 2024
11:44 am PST

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 Capitola time. Distances are from the town centre. Quakes USGS named after Capitola are listed even when they are further out.

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

Before 2016

The USGS record since 1900 lists 27 earthquakes of M5 or more within 50 km of Capitola; the five largest:

6.9 The 1989 Loma Prieta, California Earthquake · 9 km NE of Capitola 1989
6.5 Near Morgan Hill, California · 32 km ENE of Capitola 1911
6.3 22 km S of Davenport, California · 29 km SW of Capitola 1926
6.3 16 km SW of Davenport, California · 35 km W of Capitola 1926
6.2 Near San Jose, California · 39 km NNE of Capitola 1903

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

Nearest mapped faults

East Monterey Bay fault, 3 km from its surface trace
Zayante-Vergeles fault, 9 km from its surface trace
Monterey Bay- Tularcitos fault, 12 km from its surface trace

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

Nearby towns

Santa Cruz 7 km · Day Valley 11 km · Aptos Hills-Larkin Valley 11 km · Corralitos 13 km · Watsonville 19 km · Bonny Doon 19 km · Interlaken 20 km · Lexington Hills 21 km

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