Every recorded earthquake near

Earthquakes near Cupertino, CA

M 2.5

Latest: 3:52 am PDT on 19 September 2026 · 26 km (16 mi) NE of Cupertino, CA

The most recent earthquake of M2.5 or more near Cupertino was M 2.5, 26 km (16 mi) NE of Cupertino, CA, at 3:52 am PDT on 19 September 2026. 9 people reported feeling it to USGS. 2 smaller earthquakes have been recorded nearby since; the newest is first in the list below.

Within 30 km since 2016: 832 earthquakes of M1.5 or more
In the last 12 months: 67
Largest since 2016: M 4.6 on 2 April 2026, 24 km (15 mi) SSW of Cupertino, CA
Reported felt: 321 of them have felt reports to USGS

USGS · feed checked 24 seconds ago · newest earthquake in our database 16 minutes ago · this page 01:34 UTC

The latest 50

1.0 4 km (3 mi) WSW of Cupertino, CA Oct 1, 2026
8:53 am PDT
1.1 5 km (3 mi) WSW of Cupertino, CA Oct 1, 2026
7:10 am PDT
2.1 27 km (17 mi) NE of Cupertino, CA · felt by 1 Sep 27, 2026
9:49 pm PDT
1.5 27 km (17 mi) E of Cupertino, CA Sep 21, 2026
5:46 pm PDT
2.5 26 km (16 mi) NE of Cupertino, CA · felt by 9 Sep 19, 2026
3:52 am PDT
1.7 22 km (14 mi) WNW of Cupertino, CA Sep 13, 2026
5:52 pm PDT
1.8 22 km (14 mi) WNW of Cupertino, CA · felt by 5 Sep 13, 2026
5:45 pm PDT
2.5 22 km (14 mi) WNW of Cupertino, CA · felt by 179 Sep 13, 2026
5:44 pm PDT
1.9 26 km (16 mi) ENE of Cupertino, CA Sep 9, 2026
3:54 pm PDT
1.8 21 km (13 mi) ENE of Cupertino, CA Sep 9, 2026
10:51 am PDT
1.6 29 km (18 mi) NE of Cupertino, CA Aug 27, 2026
1:08 am PDT
1.5 20 km (12 mi) WNW of Cupertino, CA Aug 18, 2026
11:18 am PDT
1.8 19 km (12 mi) WNW of Cupertino, CA Aug 18, 2026
10:05 am PDT
1.7 15 km (9 mi) W of Cupertino, CA Aug 18, 2026
7:04 am PDT
1.9 19 km (12 mi) WNW of Cupertino, CA · felt by 1 Aug 18, 2026
2:30 am PDT
2.2 26 km (16 mi) ENE of Cupertino, CA Jul 28, 2026
3:39 pm PDT
1.6 21 km (13 mi) WNW of Cupertino, CA Jul 23, 2026
9:47 pm PDT
2.0 29 km (18 mi) NE of Cupertino, CA · felt by 1 Jul 8, 2026
9:37 am PDT
1.9 29 km (18 mi) E of Cupertino, CA Jun 25, 2026
12:34 pm PDT
1.5 26 km (16 mi) NNE of Cupertino, CA Jun 14, 2026
3:35 pm PDT
1.9 15 km (9 mi) W of Cupertino, CA Jun 14, 2026
2:35 pm PDT
2.1 29 km (18 mi) N of Cupertino, CA · felt by 1 Jun 7, 2026
1:27 pm PDT
1.8 26 km (16 mi) NNE of Cupertino, CA · felt by 5 Jun 5, 2026
9:37 pm PDT
2.6 26 km (16 mi) NNE of Cupertino, CA · felt by 8 Jun 4, 2026
7:17 am PDT
1.6 30 km (19 mi) E of Cupertino, CA May 31, 2026
8:08 pm PDT
2.0 23 km (15 mi) SSE of Cupertino, CA · felt by 1 May 25, 2026
11:24 pm PDT
1.6 15 km (9 mi) SW of Cupertino, CA May 3, 2026
5:24 pm PDT
1.7 23 km (15 mi) SSW of Cupertino, CA Apr 3, 2026
3:13 pm PDT
1.6 25 km (15 mi) NE of Cupertino, CA Apr 3, 2026
12:06 pm PDT
1.6 23 km (15 mi) SSW of Cupertino, CA Apr 3, 2026
11:44 am PDT
1.6 24 km (15 mi) SSW of Cupertino, CA Apr 2, 2026
9:15 am PDT
1.6 28 km (17 mi) E of Cupertino, CA Apr 2, 2026
6:31 am PDT
4.6 24 km (15 mi) SSW of Cupertino, CA · felt by 33,078 Apr 2, 2026
1:41 am PDT
1.9 14 km (9 mi) SSW of Cupertino, CA · felt by 36 Apr 1, 2026
10:22 pm PDT
2.5 23 km (14 mi) WNW of Cupertino, CA · felt by 26 Mar 14, 2026
10:39 am PDT
1.9 23 km (14 mi) WNW of Cupertino, CA · felt by 2 Mar 13, 2026
3:44 pm PDT
2.4 22 km (14 mi) WNW of Cupertino, CA · felt by 7 Mar 13, 2026
12:25 pm PDT
1.7 27 km (17 mi) ENE of Cupertino, CA Mar 3, 2026
12:25 am PST
2.5 25 km (16 mi) NE of Cupertino, CA · felt by 32 Feb 24, 2026
2:21 am PST
2.2 27 km (17 mi) ENE of Cupertino, CA Feb 20, 2026
9:24 pm PST
1.8 27 km (17 mi) ENE of Cupertino, CA Feb 20, 2026
6:43 pm PST
1.9 27 km (17 mi) ENE of Cupertino, CA Feb 19, 2026
6:32 am PST
2.3 23 km (14 mi) ENE of Cupertino, CA · felt by 16 Feb 4, 2026
9:59 pm PST
2.1 26 km (16 mi) ENE of Cupertino, CA · felt by 2 Feb 2, 2026
9:06 pm PST
1.9 27 km (17 mi) ENE of Cupertino, CA Jan 28, 2026
11:55 pm PST
1.7 28 km (17 mi) E of Cupertino, CA Jan 7, 2026
8:01 am PST
1.7 16 km (10 mi) WNW of Cupertino, CA Dec 26, 2025
1:54 pm PST
1.8 26 km (16 mi) NE of Cupertino, CA · felt by 1 Dec 14, 2025
1:01 pm PST
1.7 26 km (16 mi) ENE of Cupertino, CA Dec 8, 2025
11:33 pm PST
1.6 26 km (16 mi) NNE of Cupertino, CA Dec 7, 2025
2:13 pm PST

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 Cupertino time. Distances are from the town centre. Quakes USGS named after Cupertino are listed even when they are further out.

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

Before 2016

The USGS record since 1900 lists 18 earthquakes of M5 or more within 50 km of Cupertino; the five largest:

6.9 The 1989 Loma Prieta, California Earthquake · 35 km SSE of Cupertino 1989
6.5 Near Morgan Hill, California · 42 km SE of Cupertino 1911
6.2 Near San Jose, California · 21 km E of Cupertino 1903
6.2 The 1984 Morgan Hill, California Earthquake · 31 km E of Cupertino 1984
6.1 Near San Jose, California · 25 km ESE of Cupertino 1903

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

Nearest mapped faults

Monte Vista-Shannon fault, 2 km from its surface trace
San Andreas fault, 9 km from its surface trace
Butano fault, 14 km from its surface trace

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

Nearby towns

Sunnyvale 5 km · Saratoga 7 km · Loyola 7 km · Los Altos Hills 11 km · San Jose 12 km · Milpitas 16 km · Lexington Hills 18 km · Portola Valley 19 km

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