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Earthquakes near Elkhorn, CA

M 2.6

Latest: 9:00 am PDT on 23 September 2026 · 29 km (18 mi) E of Elkhorn, CA

The most recent earthquake of M2.5 or more near Elkhorn was M 2.6, 29 km (18 mi) E of Elkhorn, CA, at 9:00 am PDT on 23 September 2026. 24 people reported feeling it to USGS. 3 smaller earthquakes have been recorded nearby since; the newest is first in the list below.

Within 30 km since 2016
1,203 earthquakes of M1.5 or more
In the last 12 months
125
Largest since 2016
M 4.2 on 16 January 2021, 13 km (8 mi) ENE of Elkhorn, CA
Reported felt
461 of them have felt reports to USGS

USGS · feed checked · newest earthquake in our database · this page

The latest 50

  1. 1.7 29 km (18 mi) E of Elkhorn, CA
  2. 1.8 14 km (9 mi) W of Elkhorn, CA
  3. 1.7 13 km (8 mi) NNE of Elkhorn, CA
  4. 2.6 29 km (18 mi) E of Elkhorn, CA · felt by 24
  5. 1.7 29 km (18 mi) ESE of Elkhorn, CA
  6. 1.5 14 km (9 mi) NE of Elkhorn, CA
  7. 2.6 13 km (8 mi) NE of Elkhorn, CA
  8. 1.5 30 km (19 mi) ENE of Elkhorn, CA
  9. 1.8 13 km (8 mi) NE of Elkhorn, CA
  10. 1.5 12 km (8 mi) NE of Elkhorn, CA
  11. 1.6 30 km (19 mi) E of Elkhorn, CA
  12. 2.2 18 km (11 mi) NE of Elkhorn, CA · felt by 1
  13. 1.6 18 km (11 mi) NE of Elkhorn, CA
  14. 1.6 18 km (11 mi) NE of Elkhorn, CA
  15. 1.5 23 km (14 mi) ESE of Elkhorn, CA
  16. 1.8 20 km (12 mi) NNE of Elkhorn, CA
  17. 1.7 23 km (14 mi) ESE of Elkhorn, CA
  18. 1.5 23 km (14 mi) ESE of Elkhorn, CA
  19. 1.7 13 km (8 mi) ENE of Elkhorn, CA
  20. 1.7 13 km (8 mi) NNE of Elkhorn, CA
  21. 1.6 13 km (8 mi) NE of Elkhorn, CA
  22. 1.7 16 km (10 mi) ESE of Elkhorn, CA
  23. 2.2 20 km (12 mi) E of Elkhorn, CA
  24. 1.6 13 km (8 mi) NE of Elkhorn, CA
  25. 1.8 13 km (8 mi) ENE of Elkhorn, CA
  26. 1.9 13 km (8 mi) ENE of Elkhorn, CA
  27. 1.6 20 km (12 mi) NNE of Elkhorn, CA
  28. 1.6 30 km (18 mi) ENE of Elkhorn, CA
  29. 1.7 30 km (18 mi) ENE of Elkhorn, CA
  30. 2.0 12 km (7 mi) ENE of Elkhorn, CA
  31. 3.0 13 km (8 mi) NNE of Elkhorn, CA · felt by 84
  32. 1.8 29 km (18 mi) E of Elkhorn, CA
  33. 2.7 30 km (19 mi) ENE of Elkhorn, CA · felt by 3
  34. 3.0 12 km (7 mi) ENE of Elkhorn, CA · felt by 75
  35. 3.0 30 km (18 mi) ENE of Elkhorn, CA · felt by 16
  36. 1.5 20 km (12 mi) NNE of Elkhorn, CA
  37. 1.6 13 km (8 mi) NNE of Elkhorn, CA
  38. 2.1 16 km (10 mi) E of Elkhorn, CA · felt by 2
  39. 2.1 17 km (10 mi) E of Elkhorn, CA
  40. 1.7 13 km (8 mi) NE of Elkhorn, CA
  41. 1.9 14 km (9 mi) E of Elkhorn, CA
  42. 2.3 15 km (9 mi) E of Elkhorn, CA · felt by 2
  43. 3.0 24 km (15 mi) ESE of Elkhorn, CA · felt by 22
  44. 1.6 13 km (8 mi) NE of Elkhorn, CA
  45. 1.8 28 km (17 mi) E of Elkhorn, CA
  46. 2.3 13 km (8 mi) ENE of Elkhorn, CA · felt by 1
  47. 1.7 13 km (8 mi) NE of Elkhorn, CA
  48. 1.6 29 km (18 mi) E of Elkhorn, CA
  49. 1.6 12 km (8 mi) NE of Elkhorn, CA
  50. 1.5 30 km (19 mi) ESE of Elkhorn, 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 Elkhorn time. Distances are from the town centre. Quakes USGS named after Elkhorn are listed even when they are further out.

On the map

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

Before 2016

The USGS record since 1900 lists 32 earthquakes of M5 or more within 50 km of Elkhorn; the five largest:

  1. 6.9 The 1989 Loma Prieta, California Earthquake · 27 km NNW of Elkhorn
  2. 6.5 Near Morgan Hill, California · 33 km NNE of Elkhorn
  3. 6.3 22 km S of Davenport, California · 41 km W of Elkhorn
  4. 6.1 Near San Jose, California · 42 km N of Elkhorn
  5. 5.9 10 km SE of Tres Pinos, California · 47 km ESE of Elkhorn

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

Nearest mapped faults

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

Nearby towns

Prunedale 8 km · Watsonville 10 km · Aromas 11 km · Interlaken 14 km · Aptos Hills-Larkin Valley 17 km · Salinas 18 km · San Juan Bautista 18 km · Corralitos 19 km

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