Every recorded earthquake near

Earthquakes near Castroville, CA

M 2.6

Latest: 11:14 am PDT on 17 September 2026 · 19 km (12 mi) NE of Castroville, CA

The most recent earthquake of M2.5 or more near Castroville was M 2.6, 19 km (12 mi) NE of Castroville, CA, at 11:14 am PDT on 17 September 2026. 4 smaller earthquakes have been recorded nearby since; the newest is first in the list below.

Within 30 km since 2016: 1,096 earthquakes of M1.5 or more
In the last 12 months: 99
Largest since 2016: M 4.2 on 16 January 2021, 17 km (11 mi) NE of Castroville, CA
Reported felt: 423 of them have felt reports to USGS

USGS · feed checked 26 seconds ago · newest earthquake in our database 17 minutes ago · this page 03:26 UTC

The latest 50

1.8 15 km (9 mi) NW of Castroville, CA Sep 24, 2026
10:54 am PDT
1.7 19 km (12 mi) NNE of Castroville, CA Sep 23, 2026
11:37 am PDT
1.7 29 km (18 mi) E of Castroville, CA Sep 21, 2026
3:34 pm PDT
1.5 20 km (13 mi) NNE of Castroville, CA Sep 19, 2026
5:04 pm PDT
2.6 19 km (12 mi) NE of Castroville, CA Sep 17, 2026
11:14 am PDT
1.8 19 km (12 mi) NE of Castroville, CA Sep 10, 2026
11:05 am PDT
1.5 18 km (11 mi) NE of Castroville, CA Sep 10, 2026
1:59 am PDT
2.2 25 km (15 mi) NNE of Castroville, CA · felt by 1 Sep 5, 2026
7:59 am PDT
1.6 24 km (15 mi) NNE of Castroville, CA Sep 5, 2026
5:27 am PDT
1.6 24 km (15 mi) NNE of Castroville, CA Sep 5, 2026
4:36 am PDT
1.5 24 km (15 mi) E of Castroville, CA Sep 1, 2026
1:39 pm PDT
1.8 26 km (16 mi) NNE of Castroville, CA Aug 23, 2026
6:21 am PDT
1.7 24 km (15 mi) E of Castroville, CA Aug 22, 2026
6:00 am PDT
1.5 24 km (15 mi) E of Castroville, CA Aug 21, 2026
4:06 am PDT
1.7 18 km (11 mi) NE of Castroville, CA Aug 12, 2026
11:07 am PDT
1.7 20 km (12 mi) NNE of Castroville, CA Aug 8, 2026
9:02 pm PDT
1.6 19 km (12 mi) NE of Castroville, CA Aug 4, 2026
11:04 am PDT
1.7 15 km (9 mi) E of Castroville, CA Jul 29, 2026
12:09 pm PDT
2.2 22 km (13 mi) E of Castroville, CA Jul 28, 2026
6:21 am PDT
1.6 19 km (12 mi) NE of Castroville, CA Jul 24, 2026
11:07 am PDT
1.8 18 km (11 mi) NE of Castroville, CA Jul 24, 2026
6:25 am PDT
1.9 18 km (11 mi) NE of Castroville, CA Jul 22, 2026
3:23 am PDT
1.6 26 km (16 mi) NNE of Castroville, CA Jul 21, 2026
11:16 pm PDT
2.0 17 km (11 mi) NE of Castroville, CA Jul 17, 2026
5:48 am PDT
3.0 20 km (12 mi) NNE of Castroville, CA · felt by 84 Jul 17, 2026
12:52 am PDT
1.8 30 km (19 mi) E of Castroville, CA Jul 14, 2026
9:53 pm PDT
3.0 17 km (11 mi) NE of Castroville, CA · felt by 75 Jul 5, 2026
7:45 am PDT
1.5 26 km (16 mi) NNE of Castroville, CA Jul 3, 2026
5:26 am PDT
1.6 20 km (12 mi) NNE of Castroville, CA Jul 1, 2026
4:45 am PDT
2.1 19 km (12 mi) ENE of Castroville, CA · felt by 2 Jun 24, 2026
1:03 am PDT
2.1 20 km (12 mi) ENE of Castroville, CA Jun 19, 2026
2:08 pm PDT
1.7 19 km (12 mi) NE of Castroville, CA Jun 18, 2026
11:19 am PDT
1.9 18 km (11 mi) ENE of Castroville, CA Jun 17, 2026
11:16 am PDT
2.3 18 km (11 mi) ENE of Castroville, CA · felt by 2 Jun 14, 2026
9:29 am PDT
3.0 24 km (15 mi) E of Castroville, CA · felt by 22 Jun 3, 2026
1:31 pm PDT
1.6 19 km (12 mi) NE of Castroville, CA Jun 3, 2026
10:06 am PDT
1.8 29 km (18 mi) E of Castroville, CA May 31, 2026
4:01 pm PDT
2.3 17 km (11 mi) NE of Castroville, CA · felt by 1 May 21, 2026
9:31 pm PDT
1.7 19 km (12 mi) NE of Castroville, CA May 18, 2026
11:08 am PDT
1.6 18 km (11 mi) NE of Castroville, CA Apr 23, 2026
11:09 am PDT
1.8 19 km (12 mi) NE of Castroville, CA Apr 13, 2026
11:08 am PDT
1.6 19 km (12 mi) ENE of Castroville, CA Apr 12, 2026
4:56 pm PDT
1.8 25 km (16 mi) NNE of Castroville, CA Apr 5, 2026
2:28 pm PDT
2.7 27 km (17 mi) E of Castroville, CA · felt by 4 Apr 5, 2026
2:25 pm PDT
2.6 26 km (16 mi) NNE of Castroville, CA · felt by 47 Apr 3, 2026
12:51 am PDT
2.0 19 km (12 mi) NE of Castroville, CA · felt by 5 Mar 30, 2026
11:11 am PDT
1.8 19 km (12 mi) NE of Castroville, CA Mar 19, 2026
11:02 am PDT
2.5 18 km (11 mi) ENE of Castroville, CA · felt by 2 Mar 18, 2026
10:53 am PDT
2.3 28 km (18 mi) WSW of Castroville, CA · felt by 1 Mar 17, 2026
3:00 am PDT
1.6 26 km (16 mi) NNE of Castroville, CA Mar 14, 2026
10:50 pm 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 Castroville time. Distances are from the town centre. Quakes USGS named after Castroville are listed even when they are further out.

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

Before 2016

The USGS record since 1900 lists 31 earthquakes of M5 or more within 50 km of Castroville; the five largest:

6.9 The 1989 Loma Prieta, California Earthquake · 32 km NNW of Castroville 1989
6.5 Near Morgan Hill, California · 40 km NNE of Castroville 1911
6.3 22 km S of Davenport, California · 40 km W of Castroville 1926
6.1 Near San Jose, California · 48 km N of Castroville 1903
5.9 10 km SE of Tres Pinos, California · 48 km E of Castroville 1961

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

Nearest mapped faults

East Monterey Bay fault, 6 km from its surface trace
Monterey Bay- Tularcitos fault, 13 km from its surface trace
Zayante-Vergeles fault, 13 km from its surface trace

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

Nearby towns

Prunedale 8 km · Salinas 13 km · Watsonville 16 km · Aromas 17 km · Interlaken 21 km · San Juan Bautista 21 km · Pacific Grove 22 km · Aptos Hills-Larkin Valley 23 km

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