Every recorded earthquake within 30 km
Earthquakes near Corte Madera, CA
No earthquake was likely felt in Corte Madera in the 24 hours to 3:58 am PST (11:58 UTC). The last one was M 1.6, 10 km (6 mi) NE, at 11:44 am PST on 10 November 2026, estimated intensity II (weak) in town.
M 2.6
Latest: 6:23 pm PST on 1 November 2026 · 26 km (16 mi) ESE of Corte Madera, CA
The most recent earthquake of M2.5 or more near Corte Madera was M 2.6, 26 km (16 mi) ESE of Corte Madera, CA, at 6:23 pm PST on 1 November 2026, 10 km deep. 114 people reported feeling it to USGS. The estimated shaking in Corte Madera was intensity II (weak), felt by some people at rest indoors. 2 smaller earthquakes have been recorded near Corte Madera since; the newest is first in the list below.
No earthquake of M1.5 or more was recorded within 30 km (19 mi) of Corte Madera in the last 24 hours.
- Last 24 hours
- 0
- Last 7 days
- 1
- Last 30 days
- 6 · an average 30 days here since 2016: 3.8
- Last 12 months
- 52 · largest M 2.9 on 25 April 2026
- Since 2016
- 501 earthquakes of M1.5 or more within 30 km
- Largest since 2016
- M 4.4 on 4 January 2018, 25 km (16 mi) ESE of Corte Madera, CA
- Reported felt
- 257 of them have felt reports to USGS
- Nearest mapped fault
- San Andreas fault, 11 km from its surface trace
USGS · feed checked · newest earthquake in our database · this page · counts are earthquakes of M1.5 or more within 30 km (19 mi) of the town centre; shaking is estimated for the town centre with the intensity equation USGS Did You Feel It? uses
If you felt one
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- Report what you felt to USGS — reports go to USGS, not to us, and they are what produces the intensity maps
- Expect aftershocks, and be ready to Drop, Cover, and Hold On if you feel one; if you are in a damaged building, go outside and move away from it (Ready.gov, FEMA; what to do during and after an earthquake)
- Near the coast, go inland or to higher ground as soon as strong shaking stops (Ready.gov); official warnings are on Tsunami.gov
- Earthquakes in California — with the state's activity score
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Earthquake alerts for Corte Madera, CA
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The last 30 days
The latest 50
- 1.6 10 km (6 mi) NE of Corte Madera, CA
- 1.6 26 km (16 mi) ESE of Corte Madera, CA
- 2.6 26 km (16 mi) ESE of Corte Madera, CA · felt by 114
- 1.5 28 km (17 mi) S of Corte Madera, CA
- 1.7 13 km (8 mi) SSW of Corte Madera, CA
- 1.8 23 km (15 mi) S of Corte Madera, CA
- 1.7 28 km (17 mi) E of Corte Madera, CA
- 2.0 19 km (12 mi) E of Corte Madera, CA
- 2.4 19 km (12 mi) NNW of Corte Madera, CA
- 2.3 27 km (17 mi) E of Corte Madera, CA · felt by 2
- 1.7 7 km (4 mi) NNE of Corte Madera, CA
- 1.5 10 km (6 mi) NE of Corte Madera, CA
- 2.0 25 km (15 mi) ESE of Corte Madera, CA · felt by 2
- 1.6 20 km (12 mi) E of Corte Madera, CA
- 1.6 23 km (14 mi) ENE of Corte Madera, CA
- 1.7 23 km (14 mi) ENE of Corte Madera, CA
- 2.7 23 km (14 mi) ENE of Corte Madera, CA · felt by 172
- 1.9 26 km (16 mi) ESE of Corte Madera, CA · felt by 11
- 1.9 23 km (14 mi) ENE of Corte Madera, CA
- 2.5 23 km (14 mi) ENE of Corte Madera, CA · felt by 96
- 1.5 25 km (15 mi) S of Corte Madera, CA
- 2.6 25 km (15 mi) S of Corte Madera, CA · felt by 99
- 1.9 25 km (15 mi) S of Corte Madera, CA · felt by 2
- 2.9 25 km (15 mi) S of Corte Madera, CA · felt by 1,085
- 1.6 21 km (13 mi) S of Corte Madera, CA
- 1.7 30 km (18 mi) S of Corte Madera, CA
- 2.2 22 km (14 mi) S of Corte Madera, CA · felt by 14
- 1.6 18 km (11 mi) S of Corte Madera, CA
- 1.8 30 km (18 mi) S of Corte Madera, CA
- 2.1 21 km (13 mi) E of Corte Madera, CA · felt by 4
- 2.5 21 km (13 mi) NNE of Corte Madera, CA · felt by 8
- 1.5 9 km (6 mi) NE of Corte Madera, CA
- 1.8 23 km (14 mi) S of Corte Madera, CA
- 1.7 19 km (12 mi) S of Corte Madera, CA
- 1.7 22 km (14 mi) S of Corte Madera, CA
- 1.5 26 km (16 mi) ESE of Corte Madera, CA
- 2.2 4 km (3 mi) WNW of Corte Madera, CA · felt by 8
- 1.7 10 km (6 mi) NE of Corte Madera, CA · felt by 2
- 2.4 21 km (13 mi) SW of Corte Madera, CA · felt by 5
- 1.6 25 km (16 mi) ESE of Corte Madera, CA
- 1.5 25 km (16 mi) ESE of Corte Madera, CA
- 2.5 16 km (10 mi) NE of Corte Madera, CA · felt by 25
- 1.8 15 km (10 mi) SSW of Corte Madera, CA
- 2.3 25 km (15 mi) ESE of Corte Madera, CA · felt by 15
- 1.5 25 km (15 mi) ESE of Corte Madera, CA
- 2.9 30 km (19 mi) ESE of Corte Madera, CA · felt by 2,458
- 1.7 18 km (11 mi) S of Corte Madera, CA
- 1.9 16 km (10 mi) SSW of Corte Madera, CA
- 1.7 26 km (16 mi) ESE of Corte Madera, CA · felt by 1
- 1.7 29 km (18 mi) ESE of Corte Madera, 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 Corte Madera time. Distances are from the town centre. Quakes USGS named after Corte Madera are listed even when they are further out.
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On the map
The white circle is Corte Madera; dots are the 50 most recent earthquakes within 30 km. Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Estimated shaking in Corte Madera
The strongest shaking in Corte Madera from a quake since 2016 is estimated at intensity III (weak), from the M 4.4 on 4 January 2018, 25 km away. Intensity II and III are felt by some people at rest indoors; IV by most people indoors; V and above wakes sleepers and moves objects.
| Magnitude | When | Distance | Shaking in Corte Madera (est.) |
|---|---|---|---|
| M 4.4 | 25 km | III · Weak · felt by 31,787 | |
| M 4.3 | 25 km | III · Weak · felt by 31,810 | |
| M 3.6 | 20 km | III · Weak · felt by 9,395 | |
| M 3.7 | 20 km | III · Weak · felt by 4,337 | |
| M 3.5 | 19 km | III · Weak · felt by 6,561 |
An estimate for the town centre from magnitude, depth and distance, with the intensity equation USGS Did You Feel It? uses (Atkinson & Wald, 2007), on the Modified Mercalli scale. All 5 reach intensity II or more in town, where people at rest start to notice. Ground conditions change it street by street. It describes the past, not a hazard.
Before 2016
The USGS record since 1900 lists 4 earthquakes of M5 or more within 50 km of Corte Madera:
- 7.9 The 1906 San Francisco, California Earthquake · 20 km S of Corte Madera
- 6.0 The 2014 South Napa, California Earthquake · 37 km NNE of Corte Madera
- 5.3 The 1957 San Francisco, California Earthquake · 29 km S of Corte Madera
- 5.3 3 km E of Bloomfield, California · 50 km NNW of Corte Madera
USGS ComCat, M5+ from 1900 to 2015. This is the record, not a forecast.
Nearest mapped faults
- San Andreas fault, 11 km from its surface trace
- San Gregorio fault, 14 km from its surface trace
- Hayward fault, 25 km from its surface trace
USGS Quaternary Fault and Fold Database. Near is not the same as on.
Nearby towns
Tamalpais-Homestead Valley 5 km · San Rafael 5 km · Richmond 16 km · San Pablo 16 km
Be ready
Earthquakes cannot be predicted, here or anywhere, so the useful step is the one taken beforehand. The advice below is from the agencies responsible for it.
- Ready.gov: earthquakes (FEMA) — what to do before, during and after, including Drop, Cover, and Hold On
- Build a kit (FEMA) — water, food and supplies for several days; our summary
- USGS: preparedness — the hazard behind the advice, from the agency that records every quake on this page
- The Great ShakeOut — the yearly earthquake drill, with material for homes, schools and workplaces
- ShakeAlert covers Corte Madera, CA: alerts reach phones through Wireless Emergency Alerts and the MyShake app, seconds before shaking arrives
- Tsunami.gov (NOAA) — the official tsunami warnings for the coast; a quake page here never stands in for one
- California Earthquake Authority — retrofit grants and the state's not-for-profit earthquake insurance
QuakeIndex does not issue warnings or forecasts. For earthquake early warning see ShakeAlert and the MyShake app.