Every recorded earthquake within 30 km
Earthquakes near El Granada, CA
No earthquake was likely felt in El Granada in the 24 hours to 10:11 pm PST (06:11 UTC). The last one was M 2.7, 14 km (9 mi) N, at 5:17 pm PDT on 28 October 2026, estimated intensity II (weak) in town; 526 felt reports to USGS.
M 2.7
Latest: 5:17 pm PDT on 28 October 2026 · 14 km (9 mi) N of El Granada, CA
The most recent earthquake of M2.5 or more near El Granada was M 2.7, 14 km (9 mi) N of El Granada, CA, at 5:17 pm PDT on 28 October 2026, 7 km deep. 526 people reported feeling it to USGS. The estimated shaking in El Granada was intensity II (weak), felt by some people at rest indoors. 1 smaller earthquake has been recorded near El Granada since; the newest is first in the list below.
No earthquake of M1.5 or more was recorded within 30 km (19 mi) of El Granada in the last 24 hours.
- Last 24 hours
- 0
- Last 7 days
- 0
- Last 30 days
- 5 · an average 30 days here since 2016: 3.4
- Last 12 months
- 88 · largest M 3.0 on 28 November 2025
- Since 2016
- 446 earthquakes of M1.5 or more within 30 km
- Largest since 2016
- M 3.7 on 27 October 2023, 15 km (9 mi) NNE of El Granada, CA
- Reported felt
- 178 of them have felt reports to USGS
- Nearest mapped fault
- San Gregorio fault, 2 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 El Granada, CA
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The last 30 days
The latest 50
- 1.5 19 km (12 mi) N of El Granada, CA
- 2.7 14 km (9 mi) N of El Granada, CA · felt by 526
- 1.5 17 km (11 mi) NNW of El Granada, CA
- 1.8 24 km (15 mi) NNW of El Granada, CA
- 1.6 4 km (2 mi) ENE of El Granada, CA
- 1.9 21 km (13 mi) ESE of El Granada, CA · felt by 1
- 2.3 11 km (7 mi) N of El Granada, CA · felt by 54
- 2.1 14 km (9 mi) N of El Granada, CA · felt by 8
- 1.8 16 km (10 mi) N of El Granada, CA
- 1.7 22 km (13 mi) ESE of El Granada, CA
- 1.8 21 km (13 mi) ESE of El Granada, CA · felt by 5
- 2.5 21 km (13 mi) ESE of El Granada, CA · felt by 179
- 1.6 12 km (7 mi) N of El Granada, CA
- 2.0 11 km (7 mi) N of El Granada, CA · felt by 7
- 1.7 12 km (7 mi) N of El Granada, CA
- 2.1 12 km (7 mi) N of El Granada, CA · felt by 11
- 1.6 12 km (7 mi) N of El Granada, CA
- 1.5 24 km (15 mi) ESE of El Granada, CA
- 1.8 24 km (15 mi) ESE of El Granada, CA
- 1.9 24 km (15 mi) ESE of El Granada, CA · felt by 1
- 1.6 23 km (14 mi) SE of El Granada, CA
- 1.5 11 km (7 mi) N of El Granada, CA
- 1.5 11 km (7 mi) N of El Granada, CA
- 1.5 10 km (7 mi) N of El Granada, CA
- 1.7 10 km (7 mi) N of El Granada, CA
- 1.6 15 km (10 mi) NE of El Granada, CA
- 1.6 10 km (6 mi) N of El Granada, CA
- 2.3 11 km (7 mi) N of El Granada, CA · felt by 19
- 1.9 11 km (7 mi) N of El Granada, CA
- 1.6 11 km (7 mi) N of El Granada, CA
- 1.7 11 km (7 mi) N of El Granada, CA
- 1.7 11 km (7 mi) N of El Granada, CA
- 1.8 11 km (7 mi) N of El Granada, CA
- 2.3 11 km (7 mi) N of El Granada, CA · felt by 14
- 1.5 23 km (14 mi) N of El Granada, CA
- 2.6 23 km (14 mi) N of El Granada, CA · felt by 99
- 1.9 23 km (14 mi) N of El Granada, CA · felt by 2
- 2.9 23 km (14 mi) N of El Granada, CA · felt by 1,085
- 1.6 27 km (17 mi) NNW of El Granada, CA
- 1.7 18 km (11 mi) NNW of El Granada, CA
- 2.2 25 km (16 mi) NNW of El Granada, CA · felt by 14
- 1.5 10 km (7 mi) N of El Granada, CA
- 1.6 10 km (6 mi) N of El Granada, CA
- 1.7 11 km (7 mi) N of El Granada, CA
- 1.8 11 km (7 mi) N of El Granada, CA
- 1.8 10 km (6 mi) N of El Granada, CA · felt by 1
- 1.6 11 km (7 mi) N of El Granada, CA
- 1.9 11 km (7 mi) N of El Granada, CA
- 1.8 9 km (5 mi) N of El Granada, CA
- 1.8 18 km (11 mi) NNW of El Granada, 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 El Granada time. Distances are from the town centre. Quakes USGS named after El Granada are listed even when they are further out.
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On the map
The white circle is El Granada; dots are the 50 most recent earthquakes within 30 km. Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Estimated shaking in El Granada
The strongest shaking in El Granada from a quake since 2016 is estimated at intensity III (weak), from the M 3.7 on 27 October 2023, 15 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 El Granada (est.) |
|---|---|---|---|
| M 3.7 | 15 km | III · Weak · felt by 16,471 | |
| M 3.4 | 13 km | III · Weak · felt by 2,675 | |
| M 3.5 | 18 km | III · Weak · felt by 8,788 | |
| M 2.8 | 8 km | III · Weak · felt by 717 | |
| M 3.0 | 17 km | III · Weak · felt by 1,559 |
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 3 earthquakes of M5 or more within 50 km of El Granada:
- 7.9 The 1906 San Francisco, California Earthquake · 28 km NNW of El Granada
- 5.8 7 km NNW of Boulder Creek, California · 45 km SE of El Granada
- 5.3 The 1957 San Francisco, California Earthquake · 18 km N of El Granada
USGS ComCat, M5+ from 1900 to 2015. This is the record, not a forecast.
Nearest mapped faults
- San Gregorio fault, 2 km from its surface trace
- San Andreas fault, 9 km from its surface trace
- Serra fault, 12 km from its surface trace
USGS Quaternary Fault and Fold Database. Near is not the same as on.
Nearby towns
Half Moon Bay 6 km · Pacifica 12 km · Burlingame 13 km · Millbrae 13 km · San Mateo 14 km · San Bruno 15 km · Belmont 17 km · South San Francisco 18 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 El Granada, 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.