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Earthquakes near Chualar, CA

M 2.6

Latest: 3:20 am PDT on 11 August 2026 · 29 km (18 mi) E of Chualar, CA

The most recent earthquake of M2.5 or more near Chualar was M 2.6, 29 km (18 mi) E of Chualar, CA, at 3:20 am PDT on 11 August 2026. 28 smaller earthquakes have been recorded nearby since; the newest is first in the list below.

Within 30 km since 2016
2,195 earthquakes of M1.5 or more
In the last 12 months
207
Largest since 2016
M 4.7 on 15 October 2019, 23 km (15 mi) ENE of Chualar, CA
Reported felt
653 of them have felt reports to USGS

USGS · feed checked · newest earthquake in our database · this page

The latest 50

  1. 1.9 30 km (19 mi) E of Chualar, CA
  2. 2.5 27 km (17 mi) E of Chualar, CA
  3. 2.3 21 km (13 mi) ENE of Chualar, CA
  4. 2.1 29 km (18 mi) E of Chualar, CA
  5. 1.5 6 km (4 mi) ENE of Chualar, CA
  6. 1.9 20 km (13 mi) NE of Chualar, CA
  7. 1.5 21 km (13 mi) ENE of Chualar, CA
  8. 1.7 20 km (12 mi) NNE of Chualar, CA
  9. 1.7 29 km (18 mi) E of Chualar, CA
  10. 1.5 22 km (13 mi) N of Chualar, CA
  11. 1.6 29 km (18 mi) E of Chualar, CA
  12. 1.9 21 km (13 mi) ENE of Chualar, CA
  13. 1.7 23 km (14 mi) N of Chualar, CA
  14. 1.8 29 km (18 mi) E of Chualar, CA
  15. 2.2 20 km (12 mi) NNE of Chualar, CA
  16. 1.6 24 km (15 mi) ENE of Chualar, CA
  17. 1.7 29 km (18 mi) E of Chualar, CA
  18. 1.5 23 km (14 mi) N of Chualar, CA
  19. 1.8 23 km (14 mi) ENE of Chualar, CA
  20. 1.6 29 km (18 mi) E of Chualar, CA
  21. 1.9 29 km (18 mi) E of Chualar, CA
  22. 1.5 30 km (19 mi) E of Chualar, CA
  23. 1.8 29 km (18 mi) E of Chualar, CA
  24. 1.8 29 km (18 mi) E of Chualar, CA
  25. 1.9 29 km (18 mi) E of Chualar, CA
  26. 1.7 30 km (19 mi) E of Chualar, CA
  27. 1.7 29 km (18 mi) E of Chualar, CA
  28. 2.4 29 km (18 mi) E of Chualar, CA · felt by 2
  29. 2.6 29 km (18 mi) E of Chualar, CA
  30. 1.6 19 km (12 mi) NE of Chualar, CA
  31. 1.7 23 km (14 mi) NNE of Chualar, CA
  32. 1.8 22 km (14 mi) NNE of Chualar, CA
  33. 2.0 22 km (14 mi) NNE of Chualar, CA
  34. 1.5 30 km (19 mi) E of Chualar, CA
  35. 2.5 19 km (12 mi) NE of Chualar, CA
  36. 2.8 30 km (19 mi) E of Chualar, CA
  37. 1.5 29 km (18 mi) E of Chualar, CA
  38. 1.9 30 km (18 mi) E of Chualar, CA
  39. 2.1 29 km (18 mi) E of Chualar, CA · felt by 1
  40. 2.0 29 km (18 mi) E of Chualar, CA
  41. 1.7 21 km (13 mi) NNW of Chualar, CA
  42. 1.6 23 km (14 mi) ENE of Chualar, CA
  43. 2.2 25 km (16 mi) N of Chualar, CA
  44. 1.9 27 km (17 mi) NNE of Chualar, CA
  45. 1.9 28 km (17 mi) E of Chualar, CA
  46. 1.9 23 km (14 mi) ENE of Chualar, CA
  47. 1.6 29 km (18 mi) E of Chualar, CA
  48. 1.5 26 km (16 mi) E of Chualar, CA
  49. 1.5 20 km (13 mi) ENE of Chualar, CA
  50. 1.8 24 km (15 mi) NNE of Chualar, 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 Chualar time. Distances are from the town centre. Quakes USGS named after Chualar are listed even when they are further out.

On the map

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

Before 2016

The USGS record since 1900 lists 21 earthquakes of M5 or more within 50 km of Chualar; the five largest:

  1. 5.9 10 km SE of Tres Pinos, California · 32 km NE of Chualar
  2. 5.8 Near Watsonville, California · 45 km NNW of Chualar
  3. 5.8 Near Paicines, California · 26 km ENE of Chualar
  4. 5.5 7 km SW of Hollister, California · 26 km NNE of Chualar
  5. 5.5 12 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 23 km ENE of Chualar

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

Nearest mapped faults

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

Nearby towns

Gonzales 10 km · Salinas 17 km · Carmel Valley Village 23 km · Soledad 24 km · Prunedale 27 km · Ridgemark 30 km · San Juan Bautista 31 km · Hollister 33 km

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