Every recorded earthquake within 30 km
Earthquakes near Fair Oaks, CA
No earthquake was likely felt in Fair Oaks in the 24 hours to 8:32 am PST (16:32 UTC). The last one was M 5.6, 187 km (116 mi) WNW, at 8:10 am PDT on 24 June 2026, estimated intensity II (weak) in town; 5,311 felt reports to USGS.
M 2.6
Latest: 6:35 pm PDT on 28 April 2026 · 17 km (10 mi) NNE of Fair Oaks, CA
The most recent earthquake of M2.5 or more near Fair Oaks was M 2.6, 17 km (10 mi) NNE of Fair Oaks, CA, at 6:35 pm PDT on 28 April 2026, 10 km deep. 831 people reported feeling it to USGS. The estimated shaking in Fair Oaks was intensity II (weak), felt by some people at rest indoors. 2 smaller earthquakes have been recorded near Fair Oaks since; the newest is first in the list below.
No earthquake of M1.5 or more was recorded within 30 km (19 mi) of Fair Oaks in the last 24 hours.
- Last 24 hours
- 0
- Last 7 days
- 0
- Last 30 days
- 0 · since 2016, about one every 11 months
- Last 12 months
- 3 · largest M 2.6 on 28 April 2026
- Since 2016
- 12 earthquakes of M1.5 or more within 30 km
- Largest since 2016
- M 2.8 on 2 June 2017, 5 km (3 mi) SE of Fair Oaks, CA
- Reported felt
- 7 of them have felt reports to USGS
- Nearest mapped fault
- Foothills fault system, 28 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
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- 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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The last 30 days
The latest 12
- 1.8 16 km (10 mi) NNE of Fair Oaks, CA
- 2.1 14 km (9 mi) NNE of Fair Oaks, CA
- 2.6 17 km (10 mi) NNE of Fair Oaks, CA · felt by 831
- 2.5 23 km (14 mi) NNW of Fair Oaks, CA · felt by 6
- 2.3 23 km (15 mi) NW of Fair Oaks, CA · felt by 1
- 2.8 23 km (14 mi) NNW of Fair Oaks, CA · felt by 5
- 2.2 23 km (15 mi) NNW of Fair Oaks, CA
- 2.1 22 km (14 mi) NNW of Fair Oaks, CA · felt by 5
- 1.8 23 km (15 mi) NNW of Fair Oaks, CA · felt by 2
- 2.2 25 km (15 mi) NNW of Fair Oaks, CA
- 2.2 24 km (15 mi) W of Fair Oaks, CA
- 2.8 5 km (3 mi) SE of Fair Oaks, CA · felt by 1
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 Fair Oaks time. Distances are from the town centre. Quakes USGS named after Fair Oaks are listed even when they are further out.
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On the map
The white circle is Fair Oaks; dots are the 12 most recent earthquakes within 30 km. Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Estimated shaking in Fair Oaks
The strongest shaking in Fair Oaks from a quake since 2016 is estimated at intensity III (weak), from the M 2.8 on 2 June 2017, 5 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 Fair Oaks (est.) |
|---|---|---|---|
| M 2.8 | 5 km | III · Weak · felt by 1 | |
| M 2.6 | 17 km | II · Weak · felt by 831 | |
| M 2.1 | 14 km | II · Weak | |
| M 2.8 | 23 km | II · Weak · felt by 5 | |
| M 1.8 | 16 km | II · Weak |
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. 2 of these 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 no earthquake of M5 or more within 50 km of Fair Oaks.
USGS ComCat, M5+ from 1900 to 2015. This is the record, not a forecast.
Nearest mapped faults
- Foothills fault system, 28 km from its surface trace
USGS Quaternary Fault and Fold Database. Near is not the same as on.
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 Fair Oaks, 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.