Every recorded earthquake near
Earthquakes near Clayton, CA
M 3.0
Latest: 6:47 am PDT on 14 September 2026 · 13 km (8 mi) ESE of Clayton, CA
The most recent earthquake of M2.5 or more near Clayton was M 3.0, 13 km (8 mi) ESE of Clayton, CA, at 6:47 am PDT on 14 September 2026. 52 people reported feeling it to USGS. 10 smaller earthquakes have been recorded nearby since; the newest is first in the list below.
- Within 30 km since 2016
- 1,816 earthquakes of M1.5 or more
- In the last 12 months
- 481
- Largest since 2016
- M 4.5 on 14 October 2019, 11 km (7 mi) W of Clayton, CA
- Reported felt
- 922 of them have felt reports to USGS
USGS · feed checked · newest earthquake in our database · this page
The latest 50
- 1.7 20 km (13 mi) SSW of Clayton, CA
- 1.6 21 km (13 mi) SSW of Clayton, CA
- 2.3 26 km (16 mi) WSW of Clayton, CA · felt by 2
- 2.2 24 km (15 mi) WNW of Clayton, CA · felt by 65
- 1.7 10 km (6 mi) WNW of Clayton, CA
- 2.0 26 km (16 mi) S of Clayton, CA
- 2.2 26 km (16 mi) S of Clayton, CA
- 1.6 26 km (16 mi) S of Clayton, CA
- 1.9 8 km (5 mi) ENE of Clayton, CA
- 2.4 26 km (16 mi) S of Clayton, CA · felt by 3
- 3.0 13 km (8 mi) ESE of Clayton, CA · felt by 52
- 2.5 14 km (9 mi) ESE of Clayton, CA · felt by 5
- 3.1 13 km (8 mi) SE of Clayton, CA · felt by 257
- 2.1 26 km (16 mi) S of Clayton, CA
- 2.1 26 km (16 mi) S of Clayton, CA · felt by 1
- 2.1 26 km (16 mi) S of Clayton, CA
- 2.5 29 km (18 mi) SW of Clayton, CA · felt by 64
- 1.6 29 km (18 mi) NW of Clayton, CA · felt by 8
- 1.8 13 km (8 mi) SSW of Clayton, CA
- 1.7 17 km (10 mi) ESE of Clayton, CA
- 1.9 18 km (11 mi) WSW of Clayton, CA · felt by 1
- 1.7 30 km (18 mi) NW of Clayton, CA · felt by 6
- 1.7 2 km (1 mi) SSW of Clayton, CA
- 2.5 5 km (3 mi) WNW of Clayton, CA · felt by 13
- 1.6 10 km (6 mi) WNW of Clayton, CA
- 2.2 28 km (17 mi) SW of Clayton, CA · felt by 9
- 1.6 28 km (17 mi) SW of Clayton, CA
- 2.8 28 km (17 mi) SW of Clayton, CA · felt by 227
- 3.8 28 km (17 mi) SW of Clayton, CA · felt by 7,876
- 1.7 23 km (14 mi) ESE of Clayton, CA
- 2.1 28 km (17 mi) SW of Clayton, CA · felt by 25
- 1.8 3 km (2 mi) SW of Clayton, CA
- 1.9 11 km (7 mi) W of Clayton, CA
- 2.0 15 km (9 mi) SW of Clayton, CA · felt by 2
- 1.8 15 km (9 mi) SW of Clayton, CA
- 1.7 11 km (7 mi) WNW of Clayton, CA
- 1.9 30 km (18 mi) SW of Clayton, CA · felt by 1
- 2.0 29 km (18 mi) WSW of Clayton, CA · felt by 2
- 2.6 29 km (18 mi) SW of Clayton, CA · felt by 417
- 1.5 3 km (2 mi) SW of Clayton, CA
- 1.9 11 km (7 mi) WNW of Clayton, CA
- 1.8 7 km (4 mi) NE of Clayton, CA
- 1.8 15 km (9 mi) SW of Clayton, CA
- 1.9 7 km (4 mi) SW of Clayton, CA
- 1.6 13 km (8 mi) SE of Clayton, CA
- 1.7 3 km (2 mi) SW of Clayton, CA
- 1.8 29 km (18 mi) NW of Clayton, CA · felt by 3
- 1.6 12 km (7 mi) WNW of Clayton, CA
- 2.1 20 km (13 mi) S of Clayton, CA · felt by 2
- 1.8 4 km (3 mi) SW of Clayton, 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 Clayton time. Distances are from the town centre. Quakes USGS named after Clayton are listed even when they are further out.
On the map
The white circle is Clayton; dots are the 50 most recent earthquakes within 30 km. Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Before 2016
The USGS record since 1900 lists 5 earthquakes of M5 or more within 50 km of Clayton:
- 6.0 The 2014 South Napa, California Earthquake · 45 km NW of Clayton
- 5.8 The 1980 Livermore, California Earthquake · 19 km SE of Clayton
- 5.4 South of Elmira, California · 40 km N of Clayton
- 5.4 9 km NE of Livermore, California · 29 km SE of Clayton
- 5.1 11 km E of Blackhawk, California · 20 km SE of Clayton
USGS ComCat, M5+ from 1900 to 2016. This is the record, not a forecast.
Nearest mapped faults
- Greenville fault, under 1 km from its surface trace
- Concord fault, 10 km from its surface trace
- Calaveras fault, 14 km from its surface trace
USGS Quaternary Fault and Fold Database. Near is not the same as on.
Nearby towns
Concord 9 km · Bay Point 10 km · Pittsburg 11 km · Pleasant Hill 11 km · Diablo 12 km · Walnut Creek 12 km · Pacheco 13 km · Alamo 13 km
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