Every recorded earthquake near
Earthquakes near Hayward, CA
M 2.8
Latest: 9:07 am PDT on 13 August 2026 · 11 km (7 mi) NNW of Hayward, CA
The most recent earthquake of M2.5 or more near Hayward was M 2.8, 11 km (7 mi) NNW of Hayward, CA, at 9:07 am PDT on 13 August 2026. 227 people reported feeling it to USGS. 20 smaller earthquakes have been recorded nearby since; the newest is first in the list below.
- Within 30 km since 2016
- 1,563 earthquakes of M1.5 or more
- In the last 12 months
- 445
- Largest since 2016
- M 4.4 on 4 January 2018, 26 km (16 mi) NW of Hayward, CA
- Reported felt
- 825 of them have felt reports to USGS
USGS · feed checked · newest earthquake in our database · this page
The latest 50
- 1.7 13 km (8 mi) NE of Hayward, CA
- 1.6 13 km (8 mi) NNE of Hayward, CA
- 2.3 28 km (17 mi) NNW of Hayward, CA · felt by 2
- 2.0 11 km (7 mi) ENE of Hayward, CA
- 2.2 11 km (7 mi) ENE of Hayward, CA
- 1.6 11 km (7 mi) ENE of Hayward, CA
- 2.4 11 km (7 mi) ENE of Hayward, CA · felt by 3
- 1.7 30 km (19 mi) SSW of Hayward, CA
- 2.1 11 km (7 mi) ENE of Hayward, CA
- 2.1 11 km (7 mi) ENE of Hayward, CA · felt by 1
- 2.1 11 km (7 mi) ENE of Hayward, CA
- 2.5 17 km (11 mi) NW of Hayward, CA · felt by 64
- 1.8 20 km (13 mi) NNE of Hayward, CA
- 1.6 5 km (3 mi) SE of Hayward, CA
- 1.6 29 km (18 mi) SE of Hayward, CA
- 1.9 25 km (15 mi) N of Hayward, CA · felt by 1
- 2.3 17 km (10 mi) WNW of Hayward, CA · felt by 8
- 1.6 3 km (2 mi) SSE of Hayward, CA
- 2.2 11 km (7 mi) NNW of Hayward, CA · felt by 9
- 1.6 11 km (7 mi) NNW of Hayward, CA
- 2.8 11 km (7 mi) NNW of Hayward, CA · felt by 227
- 3.8 11 km (7 mi) NNW of Hayward, CA · felt by 7,876
- 2.1 11 km (7 mi) NNW of Hayward, CA · felt by 25
- 2.0 19 km (12 mi) N of Hayward, CA · felt by 2
- 1.8 19 km (12 mi) N of Hayward, CA
- 1.9 17 km (10 mi) NW of Hayward, CA · felt by 1
- 2.0 28 km (17 mi) NNW of Hayward, CA · felt by 2
- 2.6 10 km (6 mi) NW of Hayward, CA · felt by 417
- 1.8 19 km (12 mi) N of Hayward, CA
- 1.9 26 km (16 mi) NNE of Hayward, CA
- 2.0 29 km (18 mi) SE of Hayward, CA · felt by 1
- 2.0 3 km (2 mi) SE of Hayward, CA · felt by 6
- 1.6 26 km (16 mi) WSW of Hayward, CA
- 2.4 in Hayward, CA · felt by 42
- 1.5 15 km (10 mi) NW of Hayward, CA
- 2.1 16 km (10 mi) NE of Hayward, CA · felt by 2
- 1.8 29 km (18 mi) NNE of Hayward, CA
- 1.5 22 km (14 mi) SE of Hayward, CA
- 1.6 27 km (17 mi) N of Hayward, CA
- 2.1 13 km (8 mi) SE of Hayward, CA · felt by 1
- 1.8 19 km (12 mi) N of Hayward, CA
- 3.6 18 km (11 mi) N of Hayward, CA · felt by 1,756
- 1.6 19 km (12 mi) N of Hayward, CA
- 1.8 21 km (13 mi) SE of Hayward, CA · felt by 5
- 2.6 22 km (13 mi) SE of Hayward, CA · felt by 8
- 1.8 10 km (6 mi) NNW of Hayward, CA
- 1.6 9 km (6 mi) NNW of Hayward, CA
- 2.1 19 km (12 mi) N of Hayward, CA · felt by 1
- 1.7 19 km (12 mi) N of Hayward, CA
- 1.5 19 km (12 mi) N of Hayward, CA
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 Hayward time. Distances are from the town centre. Quakes USGS named after Hayward are listed even when they are further out.
On the map
The white circle is Hayward; 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 Hayward; the five largest:
- 7.9 The 1906 San Francisco, California Earthquake · 42 km WNW of Hayward
- 6.2 Near San Jose, California · 48 km SSE of Hayward
- 5.8 The 1980 Livermore, California Earthquake · 33 km NE of Hayward
- 5.7 15 km NE of East Foothills, California · 41 km ESE of Hayward
- 5.5 6 km NNE of East Foothills, California · 38 km SE of Hayward
USGS ComCat, M5+ from 1900 to 2016. This is the record, not a forecast.
Nearest mapped faults
- Hayward fault, under 1 km from its surface trace
- Calaveras fault, 13 km from its surface trace
- Pleasanton fault, 16 km from its surface trace
USGS Quaternary Fault and Fold Database. Near is not the same as on.
Nearby towns
Castro Valley 3 km · Fairview 3 km · San Lorenzo 5 km · San Leandro 9 km · Union City 10 km · Dublin 13 km · San Ramon 15 km · Fremont 16 km
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