Every recorded earthquake near
Earthquakes near Castro Valley, CA
M 3.1
Latest: 12:25 am PDT on 12 September 2026 · 30 km (19 mi) NE of Castro Valley, CA
The most recent earthquake of M2.5 or more near Castro Valley was M 3.1, 30 km (19 mi) NE of Castro Valley, CA, at 12:25 am PDT on 12 September 2026. 257 people reported feeling it to USGS. 7 smaller earthquakes have been recorded nearby since; the newest is first in the list below.
- Within 30 km since 2016
- 1,591 earthquakes of M1.5 or more
- In the last 12 months
- 460
- Largest since 2016
- M 4.5 on 14 October 2019, 27 km (17 mi) N of Castro Valley, CA
- Reported felt
- 842 of them have felt reports to USGS
USGS · feed checked · newest earthquake in our database · this page
The latest 50
- 1.7 11 km (7 mi) NE of Castro Valley, CA
- 1.6 11 km (7 mi) NE of Castro Valley, CA
- 2.3 25 km (15 mi) NNW of Castro Valley, CA · felt by 2
- 2.0 11 km (7 mi) E of Castro Valley, CA
- 2.2 11 km (7 mi) E of Castro Valley, CA
- 1.6 10 km (6 mi) E of Castro Valley, CA
- 2.4 11 km (7 mi) E of Castro Valley, CA · felt by 3
- 3.1 30 km (19 mi) NE of Castro Valley, CA · felt by 257
- 2.1 10 km (6 mi) E of Castro Valley, CA
- 2.1 10 km (6 mi) E of Castro Valley, CA · felt by 1
- 2.1 10 km (6 mi) E of Castro Valley, CA
- 2.5 15 km (9 mi) NW of Castro Valley, CA · felt by 64
- 1.8 18 km (11 mi) NE of Castro Valley, CA
- 1.6 8 km (5 mi) SSE of Castro Valley, CA
- 1.9 22 km (14 mi) N of Castro Valley, CA · felt by 1
- 2.3 15 km (10 mi) WNW of Castro Valley, CA · felt by 8
- 1.7 28 km (18 mi) NNE of Castro Valley, CA
- 2.5 30 km (18 mi) NNE of Castro Valley, CA · felt by 13
- 1.6 6 km (3 mi) SSE of Castro Valley, CA
- 2.2 8 km (5 mi) NW of Castro Valley, CA · felt by 9
- 1.6 9 km (5 mi) NW of Castro Valley, CA
- 2.8 9 km (6 mi) NW of Castro Valley, CA · felt by 227
- 3.8 9 km (5 mi) NW of Castro Valley, CA · felt by 7,876
- 2.1 8 km (5 mi) NW of Castro Valley, CA · felt by 25
- 1.8 28 km (17 mi) NNE of Castro Valley, CA
- 1.9 28 km (17 mi) N of Castro Valley, CA
- 2.0 16 km (10 mi) NNE of Castro Valley, CA · felt by 2
- 1.8 16 km (10 mi) NNE of Castro Valley, CA
- 1.9 14 km (9 mi) NW of Castro Valley, CA · felt by 1
- 2.0 25 km (16 mi) NW of Castro Valley, CA · felt by 2
- 2.6 7 km (5 mi) NW of Castro Valley, CA · felt by 417
- 1.5 28 km (17 mi) NNE of Castro Valley, CA
- 1.8 16 km (10 mi) NNE of Castro Valley, CA
- 1.9 24 km (15 mi) NNE of Castro Valley, CA
- 2.0 6 km (3 mi) SSE of Castro Valley, CA · felt by 6
- 1.6 26 km (16 mi) WSW of Castro Valley, CA
- 1.7 28 km (17 mi) NNE of Castro Valley, CA
- 2.4 4 km (3 mi) SSE of Castro Valley, CA · felt by 42
- 1.5 13 km (8 mi) NW of Castro Valley, CA
- 2.1 14 km (9 mi) ENE of Castro Valley, CA · felt by 2
- 1.8 27 km (17 mi) NNE of Castro Valley, CA
- 1.5 25 km (15 mi) SE of Castro Valley, CA
- 1.6 25 km (15 mi) N of Castro Valley, CA
- 2.1 16 km (10 mi) SE of Castro Valley, CA · felt by 1
- 1.8 17 km (10 mi) N of Castro Valley, CA
- 3.6 15 km (10 mi) N of Castro Valley, CA · felt by 1,756
- 1.6 16 km (10 mi) N of Castro Valley, CA
- 1.8 23 km (14 mi) SE of Castro Valley, CA · felt by 5
- 2.6 24 km (15 mi) SE of Castro Valley, CA · felt by 8
- 1.8 8 km (5 mi) NW of Castro Valley, 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 Castro Valley time. Distances are from the town centre. Quakes USGS named after Castro Valley are listed even when they are further out.
On the map
The white circle is Castro Valley; dots are the 50 most recent earthquakes within 30 km. Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Before 2016
The USGS record since 1900 lists 8 earthquakes of M5 or more within 50 km of Castro Valley; the five largest:
- 7.9 The 1906 San Francisco, California Earthquake · 41 km W of Castro Valley
- 5.8 The 1980 Livermore, California Earthquake · 32 km ENE of Castro Valley
- 5.7 15 km NE of East Foothills, California · 43 km SE of Castro Valley
- 5.5 6 km NNE of East Foothills, California · 40 km SE of Castro Valley
- 5.4 9 km NE of Livermore, California · 34 km E of Castro Valley
USGS ComCat, M5+ from 1900 to 2016. This is the record, not a forecast.
Nearest mapped faults
- Hayward fault, 1 km from its surface trace
- Calaveras fault, 13 km from its surface trace
- Pleasanton fault, 15 km from its surface trace
USGS Quaternary Fault and Fold Database. Near is not the same as on.
Nearby towns
Hayward 3 km · Fairview 4 km · San Lorenzo 5 km · San Leandro 7 km · Union City 12 km · Dublin 13 km · San Ramon 13 km · Danville 16 km
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