Every recorded earthquake near
Earthquakes near Fairview, CA
M 3.1
Latest: 12:25 am PDT on 12 September 2026 · 28 km (18 mi) NE of Fairview, CA
The most recent earthquake of M2.5 or more near Fairview was M 3.1, 28 km (18 mi) NE of Fairview, CA, at 12:25 am PDT on 12 September 2026. 257 people reported feeling it to USGS. 7 smaller earthquakes have been recorded nearby since; the newest is first in the list below.
- Within 30 km since 2016
- 1,660 earthquakes of M1.5 or more
- In the last 12 months
- 453
- Largest since 2016
- M 4.5 on 14 October 2019, 29 km (18 mi) N of Fairview, CA
- Reported felt
- 861 of them have felt reports to USGS
USGS · feed checked · newest earthquake in our database · this page
The latest 50
- 1.7 11 km (7 mi) NNE of Fairview, CA
- 1.6 10 km (6 mi) NNE of Fairview, CA
- 2.3 28 km (18 mi) NW of Fairview, CA · felt by 2
- 2.0 8 km (5 mi) ENE of Fairview, CA
- 2.2 8 km (5 mi) ENE of Fairview, CA
- 1.6 7 km (5 mi) ENE of Fairview, CA
- 2.4 8 km (5 mi) ENE of Fairview, CA · felt by 3
- 3.1 28 km (18 mi) NE of Fairview, CA · felt by 257
- 2.1 7 km (5 mi) ENE of Fairview, CA
- 2.1 7 km (5 mi) ENE of Fairview, CA · felt by 1
- 2.1 7 km (5 mi) ENE of Fairview, CA
- 2.5 18 km (11 mi) NW of Fairview, CA · felt by 64
- 1.8 18 km (11 mi) NNE of Fairview, CA
- 1.6 5 km (3 mi) S of Fairview, CA
- 1.6 27 km (17 mi) SE of Fairview, CA
- 1.9 24 km (15 mi) NNW of Fairview, CA · felt by 1
- 2.3 19 km (12 mi) WNW of Fairview, CA · felt by 8
- 1.7 29 km (18 mi) NNE of Fairview, CA
- 1.6 4 km (3 mi) SSW of Fairview, CA
- 2.2 12 km (7 mi) NW of Fairview, CA · felt by 9
- 1.6 12 km (8 mi) NW of Fairview, CA
- 2.8 13 km (8 mi) NW of Fairview, CA · felt by 227
- 3.8 13 km (8 mi) NW of Fairview, CA · felt by 7,876
- 2.1 12 km (7 mi) NW of Fairview, CA · felt by 25
- 1.8 28 km (18 mi) NNE of Fairview, CA
- 1.9 30 km (18 mi) N of Fairview, CA
- 2.0 18 km (11 mi) N of Fairview, CA · felt by 2
- 1.8 18 km (11 mi) N of Fairview, CA
- 1.9 18 km (11 mi) NW of Fairview, CA · felt by 1
- 2.0 29 km (18 mi) NW of Fairview, CA · felt by 2
- 2.6 11 km (7 mi) NW of Fairview, CA · felt by 417
- 1.5 28 km (18 mi) NNE of Fairview, CA
- 1.8 18 km (11 mi) N of Fairview, CA
- 1.9 24 km (15 mi) NNE of Fairview, CA
- 2.0 27 km (17 mi) SE of Fairview, CA · felt by 1
- 2.0 3 km (2 mi) SSW of Fairview, CA · felt by 6
- 1.6 29 km (18 mi) WSW of Fairview, CA
- 1.6 29 km (18 mi) NE of Fairview, CA
- 1.7 28 km (17 mi) NNE of Fairview, CA
- 2.4 3 km (2 mi) SW of Fairview, CA · felt by 42
- 1.5 17 km (11 mi) NW of Fairview, CA
- 2.1 13 km (8 mi) NE of Fairview, CA · felt by 2
- 1.8 27 km (17 mi) NNE of Fairview, CA
- 1.5 21 km (13 mi) SE of Fairview, CA
- 1.6 27 km (17 mi) N of Fairview, CA
- 2.1 12 km (8 mi) SSE of Fairview, CA · felt by 1
- 1.8 18 km (11 mi) N of Fairview, CA
- 3.6 17 km (11 mi) N of Fairview, CA · felt by 1,756
- 1.6 17 km (11 mi) N of Fairview, CA
- 1.8 19 km (12 mi) SE of Fairview, CA · felt by 5
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 Fairview time. Distances are from the town centre. Quakes USGS named after Fairview are listed even when they are further out.
On the map
The white circle is Fairview; dots are the 50 most recent earthquakes within 30 km. Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Before 2016
The USGS record since 1900 lists 9 earthquakes of M5 or more within 50 km of Fairview; the five largest:
- 7.9 The 1906 San Francisco, California Earthquake · 45 km W of Fairview
- 6.2 Near San Jose, California · 47 km SSE of Fairview
- 5.8 The 1980 Livermore, California Earthquake · 30 km NE of Fairview
- 5.7 15 km NE of East Foothills, California · 39 km SE of Fairview
- 5.5 6 km NNE of East Foothills, California · 36 km SE of Fairview
USGS ComCat, M5+ from 1900 to 2016. This is the record, not a forecast.
Nearest mapped faults
- Hayward fault, 3 km from its surface trace
- Calaveras fault, 10 km from its surface trace
- Pleasanton fault, 13 km from its surface trace
USGS Quaternary Fault and Fold Database. Near is not the same as on.
Nearby towns
Hayward 3 km · Castro Valley 4 km · San Lorenzo 8 km · Union City 9 km · Dublin 10 km · San Leandro 11 km · San Ramon 13 km · Pleasanton 15 km
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