Every recorded earthquake near
Earthquakes near Colma, CA
M 2.8
Latest: 9:07 am PDT on 13 August 2026 · 29 km (18 mi) ENE of Colma, CA
The most recent earthquake of M2.5 or more near Colma was M 2.8, 29 km (18 mi) ENE of Colma, CA, at 9:07 am PDT on 13 August 2026. 227 people reported feeling it to USGS. 12 smaller earthquakes have been recorded nearby since; the newest is first in the list below.
- Within 30 km since 2016
- 656 earthquakes of M1.5 or more
- In the last 12 months
- 123
- Largest since 2016
- M 4.4 on 4 January 2018, 27 km (17 mi) NE of Colma, CA
- Reported felt
- 336 of them have felt reports to USGS
USGS · feed checked · newest earthquake in our database · this page
The latest 50
- 2.3 9 km (5 mi) S of Colma, CA · felt by 54
- 2.1 6 km (4 mi) S of Colma, CA · felt by 8
- 1.8 4 km (2 mi) SSW of Colma, CA
- 2.5 25 km (16 mi) ENE of Colma, CA · felt by 64
- 1.6 8 km (5 mi) S of Colma, CA
- 2.0 9 km (5 mi) S of Colma, CA · felt by 7
- 1.7 8 km (5 mi) S of Colma, CA
- 2.1 8 km (5 mi) S of Colma, CA · felt by 11
- 1.6 8 km (5 mi) S of Colma, CA
- 2.3 19 km (12 mi) ENE of Colma, CA · felt by 8
- 2.2 29 km (18 mi) ENE of Colma, CA · felt by 9
- 1.6 29 km (18 mi) ENE of Colma, CA
- 2.8 29 km (18 mi) ENE of Colma, CA · felt by 227
- 3.8 29 km (18 mi) ENE of Colma, CA · felt by 7,876
- 2.1 29 km (18 mi) ENE of Colma, CA · felt by 25
- 1.9 25 km (16 mi) ENE of Colma, CA · felt by 1
- 2.0 29 km (18 mi) NE of Colma, CA · felt by 2
- 2.6 28 km (18 mi) ENE of Colma, CA · felt by 417
- 1.5 8 km (5 mi) S of Colma, CA
- 1.5 9 km (5 mi) S of Colma, CA
- 1.5 9 km (6 mi) S of Colma, CA
- 1.7 9 km (6 mi) S of Colma, CA
- 1.6 10 km (6 mi) SE of Colma, CA
- 1.6 9 km (6 mi) S of Colma, CA
- 2.3 8 km (5 mi) S of Colma, CA · felt by 19
- 1.5 24 km (15 mi) ENE of Colma, CA
- 1.9 9 km (5 mi) S of Colma, CA
- 1.6 8 km (5 mi) S of Colma, CA
- 1.7 8 km (5 mi) S of Colma, CA
- 1.8 29 km (18 mi) ENE of Colma, CA
- 1.7 9 km (5 mi) S of Colma, CA
- 1.8 9 km (5 mi) S of Colma, CA
- 1.9 27 km (17 mi) NE of Colma, CA · felt by 11
- 2.3 9 km (5 mi) S of Colma, CA · felt by 14
- 1.5 6 km (4 mi) WNW of Colma, CA
- 2.6 6 km (4 mi) WNW of Colma, CA · felt by 99
- 1.9 6 km (4 mi) WNW of Colma, CA · felt by 2
- 2.9 6 km (4 mi) WNW of Colma, CA · felt by 1,085
- 1.6 11 km (7 mi) NW of Colma, CA
- 1.7 6 km (4 mi) WSW of Colma, CA
- 2.2 9 km (6 mi) NW of Colma, CA · felt by 14
- 1.6 13 km (8 mi) NW of Colma, CA
- 1.5 9 km (6 mi) S of Colma, CA
- 1.6 10 km (6 mi) S of Colma, CA
- 1.7 9 km (6 mi) S of Colma, CA
- 1.8 9 km (6 mi) S of Colma, CA
- 1.8 9 km (6 mi) S of Colma, CA · felt by 1
- 1.6 9 km (5 mi) S of Colma, CA
- 1.9 9 km (6 mi) S of Colma, CA
- 1.8 11 km (7 mi) S of Colma, 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 Colma time. Distances are from the town centre. Quakes USGS named after Colma are listed even when they are further out.
On the map
The white circle is Colma; dots are the 50 most recent earthquakes within 30 km. Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Before 2016
The USGS record since 1900 lists 2 earthquakes of M5 or more within 50 km of Colma:
- 7.9 The 1906 San Francisco, California Earthquake · 11 km NW of Colma
- 5.3 The 1957 San Francisco, California Earthquake · 2 km WSW of Colma
USGS ComCat, M5+ from 1900 to 2016. This is the record, not a forecast.
Nearest mapped faults
- Serra fault, under 1 km from its surface trace
- San Andreas fault, 3 km from its surface trace
- San Gregorio fault, 10 km from its surface trace
USGS Quaternary Fault and Fold Database. Near is not the same as on.
Nearby towns
Daly City 3 km · Pacifica 7 km · Millbrae 11 km · San Francisco 11 km · Oakland 22 km
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- Earthquakes in California, with the state's activity score
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