Every recorded earthquake near

Earthquakes near Fremont, CA

M 2.5

Latest: 3:52 am PDT on 19 September 2026 · 19 km (12 mi) ESE of Fremont, CA

The most recent earthquake of M2.5 or more near Fremont was M 2.5, 19 km (12 mi) ESE of Fremont, CA, at 3:52 am PDT on 19 September 2026. 9 people reported feeling it to USGS. 5 smaller earthquakes have been recorded nearby since; the newest is first in the list below.

Within 30 km since 2016: 1,470 earthquakes of M1.5 or more
In the last 12 months: 423
Largest since 2016: M 4.2 on 2 February 2026, 23 km (15 mi) N of Fremont, CA
Reported felt: 739 of them have felt reports to USGS

USGS · feed checked 28 seconds ago · newest earthquake in our database 17 minutes ago · this page 01:34 UTC

The latest 50

1.7 24 km (15 mi) N of Fremont, CA Sep 28, 2026
3:06 pm PDT
2.1 21 km (13 mi) ESE of Fremont, CA · felt by 1 Sep 27, 2026
9:49 pm PDT
1.6 24 km (15 mi) N of Fremont, CA Sep 27, 2026
3:48 am PDT
1.7 29 km (18 mi) ENE of Fremont, CA Sep 25, 2026
2:43 pm PDT
2.0 29 km (18 mi) ENE of Fremont, CA Sep 20, 2026
10:18 pm PDT
2.5 19 km (12 mi) ESE of Fremont, CA · felt by 9 Sep 19, 2026
3:52 am PDT
2.0 18 km (11 mi) N of Fremont, CA Sep 16, 2026
12:15 pm PDT
2.2 18 km (11 mi) N of Fremont, CA Sep 16, 2026
7:54 am PDT
1.6 17 km (11 mi) N of Fremont, CA Sep 16, 2026
7:53 am PDT
2.4 18 km (11 mi) N of Fremont, CA · felt by 3 Sep 15, 2026
1:00 pm PDT
1.7 26 km (16 mi) WSW of Fremont, CA Sep 13, 2026
5:52 pm PDT
1.8 26 km (16 mi) WSW of Fremont, CA · felt by 5 Sep 13, 2026
5:45 pm PDT
2.5 26 km (16 mi) WSW of Fremont, CA · felt by 179 Sep 13, 2026
5:44 pm PDT
2.1 18 km (11 mi) N of Fremont, CA Sep 10, 2026
3:02 pm PDT
2.1 18 km (11 mi) N of Fremont, CA · felt by 1 Sep 10, 2026
3:00 pm PDT
2.1 18 km (11 mi) N of Fremont, CA Sep 10, 2026
2:27 pm PDT
1.9 26 km (16 mi) SE of Fremont, CA Sep 9, 2026
3:54 pm PDT
1.8 21 km (13 mi) SE of Fremont, CA Sep 9, 2026
10:51 am PDT
1.6 10 km (6 mi) NNW of Fremont, CA Sep 2, 2026
4:21 am PDT
1.6 16 km (10 mi) ESE of Fremont, CA Aug 27, 2026
1:08 am PDT
1.5 25 km (16 mi) SW of Fremont, CA Aug 18, 2026
11:18 am PDT
1.8 26 km (16 mi) SW of Fremont, CA Aug 18, 2026
10:05 am PDT
1.7 30 km (19 mi) SW of Fremont, CA Aug 18, 2026
7:04 am PDT
1.9 26 km (16 mi) SW of Fremont, CA · felt by 1 Aug 18, 2026
2:30 am PDT
1.6 13 km (8 mi) NNW of Fremont, CA Aug 15, 2026
11:11 am PDT
2.2 27 km (17 mi) NNW of Fremont, CA · felt by 9 Aug 13, 2026
11:34 am PDT
1.6 27 km (17 mi) NNW of Fremont, CA Aug 13, 2026
9:38 am PDT
2.8 27 km (17 mi) NNW of Fremont, CA · felt by 227 Aug 13, 2026
9:07 am PDT
3.8 27 km (17 mi) NNW of Fremont, CA · felt by 7,876 Aug 13, 2026
8:30 am PDT
2.1 26 km (16 mi) NNW of Fremont, CA · felt by 25 Aug 12, 2026
8:26 pm PDT
2.2 26 km (16 mi) SE of Fremont, CA Jul 28, 2026
3:39 pm PDT
1.6 30 km (19 mi) SW of Fremont, CA Jul 23, 2026
9:47 pm PDT
2.6 26 km (16 mi) NNW of Fremont, CA · felt by 417 Jul 22, 2026
5:52 pm PDT
2.0 16 km (10 mi) ESE of Fremont, CA · felt by 1 Jul 8, 2026
9:37 am PDT
2.0 13 km (8 mi) NNW of Fremont, CA · felt by 6 Jul 7, 2026
8:51 am PDT
2.4 14 km (9 mi) NNW of Fremont, CA · felt by 42 Jul 2, 2026
7:08 am PDT
2.1 24 km (15 mi) N of Fremont, CA · felt by 2 Jun 18, 2026
3:54 pm PDT
1.5 8 km (5 mi) ESE of Fremont, CA Jun 14, 2026
3:35 pm PDT
2.1 4 km (2 mi) NNE of Fremont, CA · felt by 1 Jun 7, 2026
1:27 pm PDT
1.8 6 km (4 mi) ESE of Fremont, CA · felt by 5 Jun 5, 2026
9:37 pm PDT
2.6 7 km (5 mi) ESE of Fremont, CA · felt by 8 Jun 4, 2026
7:17 am PDT
1.8 26 km (16 mi) NNW of Fremont, CA Jun 3, 2026
11:50 pm PDT
1.6 25 km (16 mi) NNW of Fremont, CA May 27, 2026
6:01 am PDT
2.0 25 km (16 mi) NNW of Fremont, CA · felt by 1 May 26, 2026
6:24 pm PDT
1.6 25 km (16 mi) NNE of Fremont, CA May 15, 2026
6:43 am PDT
1.8 18 km (11 mi) NNE of Fremont, CA · felt by 1 May 9, 2026
11:07 pm PDT
1.7 13 km (8 mi) E of Fremont, CA Apr 11, 2026
9:51 pm PDT
1.8 23 km (14 mi) NE of Fremont, CA Apr 7, 2026
8:08 am PDT
1.9 23 km (15 mi) NE of Fremont, CA · felt by 1 Apr 7, 2026
7:17 am PDT
1.8 15 km (9 mi) NNW of Fremont, CA Apr 4, 2026
4:36 am 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 Fremont time. Distances are from the town centre. Quakes USGS named after Fremont are listed even when they are further out.

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

Before 2016

The USGS record since 1900 lists 16 earthquakes of M5 or more within 50 km of Fremont; the five largest:

6.2 Near San Jose, California · 32 km SSE of Fremont 1903
6.2 The 1984 Morgan Hill, California Earthquake · 38 km SE of Fremont 1984
6.1 Near San Jose, California · 42 km SSE of Fremont 1903
5.8 7 km NNW of Boulder Creek, California · 42 km SSW of Fremont 1955
5.8 The 1980 Livermore, California Earthquake · 38 km NNE of Fremont 1980

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

Nearest mapped faults

Hayward fault, 2 km from its surface trace
Calaveras fault, 8 km from its surface trace
Pleasanton fault, 17 km from its surface trace

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

Nearby towns

Union City 6 km · Milpitas 15 km · Fairview 15 km · Hayward 16 km · Pleasanton 16 km · Dublin 18 km · Castro Valley 18 km · San Lorenzo 19 km

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