Every recorded earthquake near
Earthquakes near Fairfield, CA
M 3.0
Latest: 1:33 am PST on 25 January 2026 · 17 km (10 mi) SE of Fairfield, CA
The most recent earthquake of M2.5 or more near Fairfield was M 3.0, 17 km (10 mi) SE of Fairfield, CA, at 1:33 am PST on 25 January 2026. 15 people reported feeling it to USGS. 23 smaller earthquakes have been recorded nearby since; the newest is first in the list below.
- Within 30 km since 2016
- 409 earthquakes of M1.5 or more
- In the last 12 months
- 37
- Largest since 2016
- M 4.1 on 2 June 2022, 19 km (12 mi) S of Fairfield, CA
- Reported felt
- 163 of them have felt reports to USGS
USGS · feed checked · newest earthquake in our database · this page
The latest 50
- 2.2 25 km (16 mi) SSW of Fairfield, CA · felt by 65
- 1.6 17 km (11 mi) SW of Fairfield, CA · felt by 8
- 1.7 19 km (12 mi) SW of Fairfield, CA · felt by 6
- 1.8 18 km (11 mi) W of Fairfield, CA
- 1.8 19 km (12 mi) SW of Fairfield, CA · felt by 3
- 1.8 18 km (11 mi) SW of Fairfield, CA
- 1.5 24 km (15 mi) SSE of Fairfield, CA
- 1.7 11 km (7 mi) WSW of Fairfield, CA · felt by 17
- 2.3 14 km (9 mi) W of Fairfield, CA
- 2.1 17 km (11 mi) W of Fairfield, CA
- 1.5 25 km (15 mi) NW of Fairfield, CA
- 1.7 19 km (12 mi) SW of Fairfield, CA
- 1.7 18 km (11 mi) SW of Fairfield, CA · felt by 5
- 1.7 29 km (18 mi) S of Fairfield, CA
- 2.5 20 km (12 mi) SSE of Fairfield, CA · felt by 42
- 2.3 23 km (15 mi) SSE of Fairfield, CA
- 1.7 18 km (11 mi) SW of Fairfield, CA · felt by 3
- 2.0 18 km (11 mi) W of Fairfield, CA
- 1.8 17 km (11 mi) SW of Fairfield, CA · felt by 4
- 2.2 16 km (10 mi) SSE of Fairfield, CA
- 1.9 25 km (16 mi) SSE of Fairfield, CA
- 1.6 24 km (15 mi) NW of Fairfield, CA
- 1.6 28 km (17 mi) SSE of Fairfield, CA · felt by 1
- 3.0 17 km (10 mi) SE of Fairfield, CA · felt by 15
- 1.6 17 km (10 mi) SE of Fairfield, CA · felt by 1
- 2.0 18 km (11 mi) W of Fairfield, CA
- 1.7 17 km (11 mi) SW of Fairfield, CA
- 1.8 19 km (12 mi) SW of Fairfield, CA · felt by 6
- 1.6 20 km (12 mi) NW of Fairfield, CA
- 1.6 18 km (11 mi) SW of Fairfield, CA · felt by 5
- 1.6 25 km (15 mi) SW of Fairfield, CA
- 3.5 26 km (16 mi) SW of Fairfield, CA · felt by 2,109
- 1.7 18 km (11 mi) SW of Fairfield, CA · felt by 2
- 2.0 10 km (6 mi) E of Fairfield, CA
- 2.1 16 km (10 mi) SSW of Fairfield, CA · felt by 5
- 2.1 24 km (15 mi) SW of Fairfield, CA · felt by 21
- 2.1 11 km (7 mi) WSW of Fairfield, CA · felt by 21
- 2.1 17 km (11 mi) SW of Fairfield, CA
- 1.8 30 km (18 mi) SSE of Fairfield, CA
- 1.8 29 km (18 mi) SW of Fairfield, CA
- 1.5 19 km (12 mi) SW of Fairfield, CA · felt by 2
- 1.6 17 km (10 mi) SW of Fairfield, CA
- 1.6 21 km (13 mi) SW of Fairfield, CA
- 1.7 29 km (18 mi) S of Fairfield, CA · felt by 1
- 1.6 18 km (11 mi) SW of Fairfield, CA · felt by 17
- 1.9 24 km (15 mi) E of Fairfield, CA
- 1.5 24 km (15 mi) SW of Fairfield, CA
- 2.1 17 km (10 mi) SW of Fairfield, CA
- 1.6 18 km (11 mi) W of Fairfield, CA
- 1.8 17 km (10 mi) SW of Fairfield, CA · felt by 3
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 Fairfield time. Distances are from the town centre. Quakes USGS named after Fairfield are listed even when they are further out.
On the map
The white circle is Fairfield; dots are the 50 most recent earthquakes within 30 km. Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Before 2016
The USGS record since 1900 lists 2 earthquakes of M5 or more within 50 km of Fairfield:
- 6.0 The 2014 South Napa, California Earthquake · 24 km W of Fairfield
- 5.4 South of Elmira, California · 13 km ENE of Fairfield
USGS ComCat, M5+ from 1900 to 2016. This is the record, not a forecast.
Nearest mapped faults
- Cordelia fault, 9 km from its surface trace
- Great Valley thrust fault system, 9 km from its surface trace
- Green Valley fault, 11 km from its surface trace
USGS Quaternary Fault and Fold Database. Near is not the same as on.
Nearby towns
Green Valley 11 km · Vacaville 13 km · American Canyon 21 km · Napa 22 km · Allendale 23 km · Benicia 25 km · Vallejo 25 km · Bay Point 25 km
If you felt one
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- Earthquakes in California, with the state's activity score
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