Every recorded earthquake near

Earthquakes near El Cerrito, CA

M 2.5

Latest: 1:18 am PDT on 17 August 2026 · 28 km (17 mi) E of El Cerrito, CA

The most recent earthquake of M2.5 or more near El Cerrito was M 2.5, 28 km (17 mi) E of El Cerrito, CA, at 1:18 am PDT on 17 August 2026. 13 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: 1,080 earthquakes of M1.5 or more
In the last 12 months: 134
Largest since 2016: M 4.5 on 14 October 2019, 22 km (14 mi) E of El Cerrito, CA
Reported felt: 563 of them have felt reports to USGS

USGS · feed checked 19 seconds ago · newest earthquake in our database 4 minutes ago · this page 01:38 UTC

The latest 50

2.0 4 km (3 mi) N of El Cerrito, CA Oct 1, 2026
9:29 am PDT
2.3 8 km (5 mi) ESE of El Cerrito, CA · felt by 2 Sep 26, 2026
10:41 am PDT
2.2 19 km (12 mi) NE of El Cerrito, CA · felt by 65 Sep 25, 2026
9:56 pm PDT
1.7 18 km (11 mi) WNW of El Cerrito, CA Sep 20, 2026
10:41 pm PDT
1.7 24 km (15 mi) ENE of El Cerrito, CA Sep 20, 2026
5:44 pm PDT
2.5 17 km (11 mi) SSE of El Cerrito, CA · felt by 64 Sep 9, 2026
7:52 pm PDT
1.6 27 km (17 mi) NNE of El Cerrito, CA · felt by 8 Sep 8, 2026
10:57 am PDT
1.9 16 km (10 mi) E of El Cerrito, CA · felt by 1 Aug 26, 2026
1:57 am PDT
1.7 26 km (16 mi) NNE of El Cerrito, CA · felt by 6 Aug 21, 2026
11:32 am PDT
2.3 22 km (14 mi) SSE of El Cerrito, CA · felt by 8 Aug 21, 2026
4:38 am PDT
2.5 28 km (17 mi) E of El Cerrito, CA · felt by 13 Aug 17, 2026
1:18 am PDT
1.6 25 km (15 mi) ENE of El Cerrito, CA Aug 13, 2026
9:15 pm PDT
2.2 23 km (14 mi) SE of El Cerrito, CA · felt by 9 Aug 13, 2026
11:34 am PDT
1.6 23 km (14 mi) SE of El Cerrito, CA Aug 13, 2026
9:38 am PDT
2.8 23 km (14 mi) SE of El Cerrito, CA · felt by 227 Aug 13, 2026
9:07 am PDT
3.8 23 km (14 mi) SE of El Cerrito, CA · felt by 7,876 Aug 13, 2026
8:30 am PDT
2.1 24 km (15 mi) SE of El Cerrito, CA · felt by 25 Aug 12, 2026
8:26 pm PDT
1.9 22 km (14 mi) E of El Cerrito, CA Aug 11, 2026
8:21 pm PDT
2.0 25 km (16 mi) ESE of El Cerrito, CA · felt by 2 Aug 8, 2026
3:18 pm PDT
1.8 25 km (15 mi) ESE of El Cerrito, CA Aug 8, 2026
4:49 am PDT
1.7 23 km (15 mi) ENE of El Cerrito, CA Aug 4, 2026
2:46 pm PDT
1.5 14 km (9 mi) NW of El Cerrito, CA Jul 28, 2026
11:34 am PDT
1.9 18 km (11 mi) SSE of El Cerrito, CA · felt by 1 Jul 26, 2026
1:55 pm PDT
2.0 7 km (4 mi) SE of El Cerrito, CA · felt by 2 Jul 23, 2026
2:20 pm PDT
2.6 24 km (15 mi) SE of El Cerrito, CA · felt by 417 Jul 22, 2026
5:52 pm PDT
1.9 24 km (15 mi) ENE of El Cerrito, CA Jul 12, 2026
10:07 pm PDT
1.8 25 km (15 mi) ESE of El Cerrito, CA Jul 11, 2026
7:03 pm PDT
1.9 28 km (18 mi) E of El Cerrito, CA Jul 10, 2026
12:28 am PDT
1.8 25 km (16 mi) NNE of El Cerrito, CA · felt by 3 Jun 29, 2026
11:38 am PDT
1.5 19 km (12 mi) SSE of El Cerrito, CA Jun 23, 2026
12:51 pm PDT
1.6 23 km (14 mi) ENE of El Cerrito, CA Jun 22, 2026
1:11 pm PDT
1.8 30 km (18 mi) E of El Cerrito, CA Jun 15, 2026
2:17 am PDT
1.6 20 km (12 mi) E of El Cerrito, CA Jun 13, 2026
8:34 am PDT
1.8 26 km (16 mi) NNE of El Cerrito, CA Jun 12, 2026
10:50 am PDT
1.5 26 km (16 mi) ENE of El Cerrito, CA Jun 10, 2026
7:00 pm PDT
2.4 24 km (15 mi) ENE of El Cerrito, CA · felt by 1 Jun 9, 2026
1:52 pm PDT
1.8 24 km (15 mi) ESE of El Cerrito, CA Jun 7, 2026
8:56 am PDT
3.6 24 km (15 mi) ESE of El Cerrito, CA · felt by 1,756 Jun 7, 2026
8:37 am PDT
1.6 25 km (15 mi) ESE of El Cerrito, CA Jun 7, 2026
4:19 am PDT
1.8 24 km (15 mi) SE of El Cerrito, CA Jun 3, 2026
11:50 pm PDT
1.6 25 km (16 mi) SE of El Cerrito, CA May 27, 2026
6:01 am PDT
2.1 24 km (15 mi) ESE of El Cerrito, CA · felt by 1 May 27, 2026
1:23 am PDT
1.7 24 km (15 mi) ESE of El Cerrito, CA May 26, 2026
9:51 pm PDT
1.5 24 km (15 mi) ESE of El Cerrito, CA May 26, 2026
9:27 pm PDT
2.1 24 km (15 mi) ESE of El Cerrito, CA May 26, 2026
9:24 pm PDT
2.0 24 km (15 mi) ESE of El Cerrito, CA May 26, 2026
9:11 pm PDT
2.2 24 km (15 mi) ESE of El Cerrito, CA · felt by 2 May 26, 2026
7:34 pm PDT
2.0 25 km (15 mi) SE of El Cerrito, CA · felt by 1 May 26, 2026
6:24 pm PDT
1.6 2 km (1 mi) NNE of El Cerrito, CA May 17, 2026
9:25 am PDT
1.6 13 km (8 mi) N of El Cerrito, CA May 17, 2026
1:27 am PDT

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

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The white circle is El Cerrito; 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 El Cerrito:

7.9 The 1906 San Francisco, California Earthquake · 28 km SW of El Cerrito 1906
6.0 The 2014 South Napa, California Earthquake · 33 km N of El Cerrito 2014
5.8 The 1980 Livermore, California Earthquake · 48 km E of El Cerrito 1980
5.3 The 1957 San Francisco, California Earthquake · 31 km SSW of El Cerrito 1957
5.1 11 km E of Blackhawk, California · 49 km ESE of El Cerrito 1980

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

Nearest mapped faults

Hayward fault, 7 km from its surface trace
Concord fault, 24 km from its surface trace
San Andreas fault, 25 km from its surface trace

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

Nearby towns

Kensington 3 km · East Richmond Heights 3 km · San Pablo 6 km · Berkeley 6 km · El Sobrante 7 km · Pinole 10 km · Orinda 12 km · Piedmont 12 km

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