Every recorded earthquake near

Earthquakes near Emeryville, CA

M 2.5

Latest: 1:18 am PDT on 17 August 2026 · 29 km (18 mi) ENE of Emeryville, CA

The most recent earthquake of M2.5 or more near Emeryville was M 2.5, 29 km (18 mi) ENE of Emeryville, CA, at 1:18 am PDT on 17 August 2026. 13 people reported feeling it to USGS. 16 smaller earthquakes have been recorded nearby since; the newest is first in the list below.

Within 30 km since 2016: 1,452 earthquakes of M1.5 or more
In the last 12 months: 152
Largest since 2016: M 4.5 on 14 October 2019, 23 km (14 mi) ENE of Emeryville, CA
Reported felt: 742 of them have felt reports to USGS

USGS · feed checked 7 seconds ago · newest earthquake in our database 7 minutes ago · this page 04:08 UTC

The latest 50

2.0 14 km (9 mi) N of Emeryville, CA Oct 1, 2026
9:29 am PDT
1.7 27 km (17 mi) ESE of Emeryville, CA Sep 28, 2026
3:06 pm PDT
1.6 26 km (16 mi) ESE of Emeryville, CA Sep 27, 2026
3:48 am PDT
2.3 8 km (5 mi) NE of Emeryville, CA · felt by 2 Sep 26, 2026
10:41 am PDT
2.2 26 km (16 mi) NNE of Emeryville, CA · felt by 65 Sep 25, 2026
9:56 pm PDT
1.7 25 km (16 mi) NW of Emeryville, CA Sep 20, 2026
10:41 pm PDT
1.7 26 km (16 mi) NE of Emeryville, CA Sep 20, 2026
5:44 pm PDT
2.1 28 km (17 mi) SW of Emeryville, CA · felt by 8 Sep 19, 2026
5:16 pm PDT
1.8 27 km (17 mi) SW of Emeryville, CA Sep 17, 2026
2:32 am PDT
2.5 9 km (5 mi) SE of Emeryville, CA · felt by 64 Sep 9, 2026
7:52 pm PDT
1.8 28 km (17 mi) E of Emeryville, CA Sep 8, 2026
5:44 am PDT
1.6 30 km (19 mi) SSW of Emeryville, CA Aug 30, 2026
9:38 am PDT
2.1 30 km (19 mi) SSW of Emeryville, CA · felt by 11 Aug 26, 2026
7:13 pm PDT
1.9 15 km (9 mi) ENE of Emeryville, CA · felt by 1 Aug 26, 2026
1:57 am PDT
1.6 30 km (19 mi) SSW of Emeryville, CA Aug 22, 2026
11:24 am PDT
2.3 12 km (8 mi) SSE of Emeryville, CA · felt by 8 Aug 21, 2026
4:38 am PDT
2.5 29 km (18 mi) ENE of Emeryville, CA · felt by 13 Aug 17, 2026
1:18 am PDT
1.6 28 km (17 mi) SE of Emeryville, CA Aug 15, 2026
11:11 am PDT
1.6 27 km (17 mi) NE of Emeryville, CA Aug 13, 2026
9:15 pm PDT
2.2 15 km (9 mi) SE of Emeryville, CA · felt by 9 Aug 13, 2026
11:34 am PDT
1.6 15 km (9 mi) SE of Emeryville, CA Aug 13, 2026
9:38 am PDT
2.8 15 km (9 mi) SE of Emeryville, CA · felt by 227 Aug 13, 2026
9:07 am PDT
3.8 15 km (9 mi) SE of Emeryville, CA · felt by 7,876 Aug 13, 2026
8:30 am PDT
2.1 15 km (10 mi) SE of Emeryville, CA · felt by 25 Aug 12, 2026
8:26 pm PDT
1.9 23 km (14 mi) ENE of Emeryville, CA Aug 11, 2026
8:21 pm PDT
2.0 21 km (13 mi) E of Emeryville, CA · felt by 2 Aug 8, 2026
3:18 pm PDT
1.8 21 km (13 mi) E of Emeryville, CA Aug 8, 2026
4:49 am PDT
1.7 26 km (16 mi) NE of Emeryville, CA Aug 4, 2026
2:46 pm PDT
1.5 23 km (14 mi) NW of Emeryville, CA Jul 28, 2026
11:34 am PDT
1.9 9 km (6 mi) SE of Emeryville, CA · felt by 1 Jul 26, 2026
1:55 pm PDT
2.0 6 km (4 mi) NNE of Emeryville, CA · felt by 2 Jul 23, 2026
2:20 pm PDT
2.6 16 km (10 mi) SE of Emeryville, CA · felt by 417 Jul 22, 2026
5:52 pm PDT
1.5 30 km (18 mi) SSW of Emeryville, CA Jul 13, 2026
11:24 am PDT
1.9 26 km (16 mi) NE of Emeryville, CA Jul 12, 2026
10:07 pm PDT
1.8 21 km (13 mi) E of Emeryville, CA Jul 11, 2026
7:03 pm PDT
1.9 27 km (17 mi) ENE of Emeryville, CA Jul 10, 2026
12:28 am PDT
2.0 29 km (18 mi) SE of Emeryville, CA · felt by 6 Jul 7, 2026
8:51 am PDT
1.6 25 km (16 mi) SSW of Emeryville, CA Jul 4, 2026
5:24 pm PDT
2.4 27 km (17 mi) SE of Emeryville, CA · felt by 42 Jul 2, 2026
7:08 am PDT
1.5 10 km (6 mi) SE of Emeryville, CA Jun 23, 2026
12:51 pm PDT
1.6 25 km (15 mi) NE of Emeryville, CA Jun 22, 2026
1:11 pm PDT
1.8 29 km (18 mi) ENE of Emeryville, CA Jun 15, 2026
2:17 am PDT
1.6 20 km (12 mi) ENE of Emeryville, CA Jun 13, 2026
8:34 am PDT
1.5 28 km (17 mi) NE of Emeryville, CA Jun 10, 2026
7:00 pm PDT
2.4 26 km (16 mi) NE of Emeryville, CA · felt by 1 Jun 9, 2026
1:52 pm PDT
1.8 21 km (13 mi) E of Emeryville, CA Jun 7, 2026
8:56 am PDT
3.6 20 km (12 mi) E of Emeryville, CA · felt by 1,756 Jun 7, 2026
8:37 am PDT
1.6 21 km (13 mi) E of Emeryville, CA Jun 7, 2026
4:19 am PDT
1.7 30 km (19 mi) SSW of Emeryville, CA Jun 6, 2026
7:43 pm PDT
1.8 16 km (10 mi) SE of Emeryville, CA Jun 3, 2026
11:50 pm 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 Emeryville time. Distances are from the town centre. Quakes USGS named after Emeryville are listed even when they are further out.

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The white circle is Emeryville; 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 Emeryville:

7.9 The 1906 San Francisco, California Earthquake · 25 km WSW of Emeryville 1906
6.0 The 2014 South Napa, California Earthquake · 43 km N of Emeryville 2014
5.8 The 1980 Livermore, California Earthquake · 45 km E of Emeryville 1980
5.3 The 1957 San Francisco, California Earthquake · 25 km SW of Emeryville 1957
5.1 11 km E of Blackhawk, California · 45 km E of Emeryville 1980

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

Nearest mapped faults

Hayward fault, 5 km from its surface trace
Calaveras fault, 23 km from its surface trace
San Andreas fault, 23 km from its surface trace

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

Nearby towns

Oakland 3 km · Berkeley 5 km · Piedmont 5 km · Kensington 9 km · El Cerrito 10 km · Orinda 11 km · East Richmond Heights 13 km · San Francisco 13 km

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