Every recorded earthquake near

Earthquakes near Day Valley, CA

M 2.6

Latest: 11:14 am PDT on 17 September 2026 · 27 km (17 mi) SE of Day Valley, CA

The most recent earthquake of M2.5 or more near Day Valley was M 2.6, 27 km (17 mi) SE of Day Valley, CA, at 11:14 am PDT on 17 September 2026. 3 smaller earthquakes have been recorded nearby since; the newest is first in the list below.

Within 30 km since 2016: 615 earthquakes of M1.5 or more
In the last 12 months: 60
Largest since 2016: M 4.6 on 2 April 2026, 24 km (15 mi) WNW of Day Valley, CA
Reported felt: 218 of them have felt reports to USGS

USGS · feed checked 30 seconds ago · newest earthquake in our database 17 minutes ago · this page 01:35 UTC

The latest 50

1.8 21 km (13 mi) S of Day Valley, CA Sep 24, 2026
10:54 am PDT
1.7 20 km (12 mi) SE of Day Valley, CA Sep 23, 2026
11:37 am PDT
1.5 23 km (14 mi) ESE of Day Valley, CA Sep 19, 2026
5:04 pm PDT
2.6 27 km (17 mi) SE of Day Valley, CA Sep 17, 2026
11:14 am PDT
1.8 26 km (16 mi) SE of Day Valley, CA Sep 10, 2026
11:05 am PDT
1.5 26 km (16 mi) SE of Day Valley, CA Sep 10, 2026
1:59 am PDT
2.2 23 km (14 mi) ESE of Day Valley, CA · felt by 1 Sep 5, 2026
7:59 am PDT
1.6 23 km (14 mi) ESE of Day Valley, CA Sep 5, 2026
5:27 am PDT
1.6 23 km (14 mi) ESE of Day Valley, CA Sep 5, 2026
4:36 am PDT
1.8 20 km (13 mi) ESE of Day Valley, CA Aug 23, 2026
6:21 am PDT
2.1 30 km (19 mi) ENE of Day Valley, CA · felt by 4 Aug 12, 2026
2:41 pm PDT
1.7 27 km (17 mi) SE of Day Valley, CA Aug 12, 2026
11:07 am PDT
1.7 19 km (12 mi) SE of Day Valley, CA Aug 8, 2026
9:02 pm PDT
1.6 26 km (16 mi) SE of Day Valley, CA Aug 4, 2026
11:04 am PDT
1.6 26 km (16 mi) SE of Day Valley, CA Jul 24, 2026
11:07 am PDT
1.9 28 km (18 mi) SE of Day Valley, CA Jul 22, 2026
3:23 am PDT
1.6 21 km (13 mi) ESE of Day Valley, CA Jul 21, 2026
11:16 pm PDT
2.0 27 km (17 mi) SE of Day Valley, CA Jul 17, 2026
5:48 am PDT
3.0 19 km (12 mi) SE of Day Valley, CA · felt by 84 Jul 17, 2026
12:52 am PDT
3.0 28 km (17 mi) SE of Day Valley, CA · felt by 75 Jul 5, 2026
7:45 am PDT
1.5 21 km (13 mi) ESE of Day Valley, CA Jul 3, 2026
5:26 am PDT
1.6 20 km (12 mi) SE of Day Valley, CA Jul 1, 2026
4:45 am PDT
1.7 27 km (17 mi) SE of Day Valley, CA Jun 18, 2026
11:19 am PDT
1.6 26 km (16 mi) SE of Day Valley, CA Jun 3, 2026
10:06 am PDT
2.0 12 km (7 mi) NNW of Day Valley, CA · felt by 1 May 25, 2026
11:24 pm PDT
1.7 26 km (16 mi) SE of Day Valley, CA May 18, 2026
11:08 am PDT
1.6 27 km (17 mi) SE of Day Valley, CA Apr 23, 2026
11:09 am PDT
1.8 27 km (17 mi) SE of Day Valley, CA Apr 13, 2026
11:08 am PDT
1.8 23 km (14 mi) ESE of Day Valley, CA Apr 5, 2026
2:28 pm PDT
1.7 24 km (15 mi) WNW of Day Valley, CA Apr 3, 2026
3:13 pm PDT
1.6 23 km (14 mi) WNW of Day Valley, CA Apr 3, 2026
11:44 am PDT
2.6 24 km (15 mi) ESE of Day Valley, CA · felt by 47 Apr 3, 2026
12:51 am PDT
1.6 25 km (16 mi) WNW of Day Valley, CA Apr 2, 2026
9:15 am PDT
4.6 24 km (15 mi) WNW of Day Valley, CA · felt by 33,078 Apr 2, 2026
1:41 am PDT
1.9 30 km (18 mi) NW of Day Valley, CA · felt by 36 Apr 1, 2026
10:22 pm PDT
2.0 27 km (17 mi) SE of Day Valley, CA · felt by 5 Mar 30, 2026
11:11 am PDT
1.8 28 km (17 mi) SE of Day Valley, CA Mar 19, 2026
11:02 am PDT
1.6 21 km (13 mi) ESE of Day Valley, CA Mar 14, 2026
10:50 pm PDT
2.5 9 km (6 mi) SSE of Day Valley, CA · felt by 122 Mar 7, 2026
5:22 am PST
2.1 28 km (17 mi) SE of Day Valley, CA Mar 2, 2026
11:21 am PST
2.5 28 km (18 mi) SE of Day Valley, CA · felt by 2 Mar 1, 2026
2:56 pm PST
2.5 28 km (17 mi) SE of Day Valley, CA Mar 1, 2026
1:40 pm PST
2.7 25 km (15 mi) ENE of Day Valley, CA Feb 17, 2026
11:33 am PST
2.4 29 km (18 mi) SE of Day Valley, CA Feb 16, 2026
5:16 pm PST
2.7 28 km (17 mi) SE of Day Valley, CA Feb 16, 2026
5:15 pm PST
1.8 26 km (16 mi) ESE of Day Valley, CA Feb 1, 2026
6:37 am PST
2.7 26 km (16 mi) ESE of Day Valley, CA · felt by 82 Feb 1, 2026
6:27 am PST
2.0 27 km (16 mi) SE of Day Valley, CA Jan 28, 2026
11:07 am PST
2.8 5 km (3 mi) ESE of Day Valley, CA · felt by 559 Jan 4, 2026
1:14 pm PST
1.6 29 km (18 mi) ESE of Day Valley, CA Dec 9, 2025
5:59 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 Day Valley time. Distances are from the town centre. Quakes USGS named after Day Valley are listed even when they are further out.

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

Before 2016

The USGS record since 1900 lists 31 earthquakes of M5 or more within 50 km of Day Valley; the five largest:

6.9 The 1989 Loma Prieta, California Earthquake · 2 km W of Day Valley 1989
6.5 Near Morgan Hill, California · 22 km ENE of Day Valley 1911
6.3 22 km S of Davenport, California · 40 km SW of Day Valley 1926
6.3 16 km SW of Davenport, California · 44 km WSW of Day Valley 1926
6.2 Near San Jose, California · 30 km N of Day Valley 1903

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

Nearest mapped faults

Zayante-Vergeles fault, 1 km from its surface trace
San Andreas fault, 4 km from its surface trace
Sargent fault, 8 km from its surface trace

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

Nearby towns

Corralitos 7 km · Aptos Hills-Larkin Valley 9 km · Interlaken 15 km · Santa Cruz 16 km · Watsonville 17 km · Lexington Hills 17 km · Morgan Hill 21 km

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