Every recorded earthquake near
Earthquakes near Hercules, CA
M 2.5
Latest: 1:18 am PDT on 17 August 2026 · 27 km (17 mi) ESE of Hercules, CA
The most recent earthquake of M2.5 or more near Hercules was M 2.5, 27 km (17 mi) ESE of Hercules, CA, at 1:18 am PDT on 17 August 2026. 13 people reported feeling it to USGS. 10 smaller earthquakes have been recorded nearby since; the newest is first in the list below.
- Within 30 km since 2016
- 874 earthquakes of M1.5 or more
- In the last 12 months
- 118
- Largest since 2016
- M 4.5 on 14 October 2019, 22 km (14 mi) ESE of Hercules, CA
- Reported felt
- 446 of them have felt reports to USGS
USGS · feed checked · newest earthquake in our database · this page
The latest 50
- 2.0 7 km (5 mi) SSW of Hercules, CA
- 2.4 27 km (17 mi) WNW of Hercules, CA
- 2.3 15 km (10 mi) SSE of Hercules, CA · felt by 2
- 2.2 11 km (7 mi) ENE of Hercules, CA · felt by 65
- 1.7 19 km (12 mi) WSW of Hercules, CA
- 1.7 22 km (14 mi) ESE of Hercules, CA
- 2.5 27 km (17 mi) SSE of Hercules, CA · felt by 64
- 1.6 17 km (10 mi) NE of Hercules, CA · felt by 8
- 1.9 20 km (12 mi) SE of Hercules, CA · felt by 1
- 1.7 15 km (9 mi) NE of Hercules, CA · felt by 6
- 2.5 27 km (17 mi) ESE of Hercules, CA · felt by 13
- 1.6 22 km (14 mi) ESE of Hercules, CA
- 1.9 21 km (13 mi) ESE of Hercules, CA
- 2.0 29 km (18 mi) SE of Hercules, CA · felt by 2
- 1.8 29 km (18 mi) SE of Hercules, CA
- 1.7 21 km (13 mi) ESE of Hercules, CA
- 1.5 14 km (9 mi) WSW of Hercules, CA
- 1.9 27 km (17 mi) SSE of Hercules, CA · felt by 1
- 2.0 16 km (10 mi) S of Hercules, CA · felt by 2
- 1.8 27 km (17 mi) N of Hercules, CA
- 1.9 21 km (13 mi) ESE of Hercules, CA
- 1.8 29 km (18 mi) SE of Hercules, CA
- 1.9 29 km (18 mi) ESE of Hercules, CA
- 1.8 14 km (9 mi) NE of Hercules, CA · felt by 3
- 1.5 29 km (18 mi) SSE of Hercules, CA
- 1.6 20 km (13 mi) ESE of Hercules, CA
- 1.8 30 km (19 mi) ESE of Hercules, CA
- 1.6 21 km (13 mi) ESE of Hercules, CA
- 1.8 15 km (10 mi) NE of Hercules, CA
- 1.5 23 km (14 mi) E of Hercules, CA
- 2.4 22 km (14 mi) ESE of Hercules, CA · felt by 1
- 1.8 29 km (18 mi) SE of Hercules, CA
- 3.6 29 km (18 mi) SE of Hercules, CA · felt by 1,756
- 1.6 29 km (18 mi) SE of Hercules, CA
- 2.1 28 km (18 mi) SE of Hercules, CA · felt by 1
- 1.7 28 km (18 mi) SE of Hercules, CA
- 1.5 28 km (18 mi) SE of Hercules, CA
- 2.1 28 km (18 mi) SE of Hercules, CA
- 2.0 28 km (18 mi) SE of Hercules, CA
- 2.2 28 km (18 mi) SE of Hercules, CA · felt by 2
- 1.6 9 km (6 mi) S of Hercules, CA
- 1.6 3 km (2 mi) NW of Hercules, CA
- 1.7 3 km (2 mi) NW of Hercules, CA
- 2.7 in Hercules, CA · felt by 172
- 1.9 18 km (11 mi) SSE of Hercules, CA · felt by 11
- 1.9 in Hercules, CA
- 1.7 26 km (16 mi) NNE of Hercules, CA · felt by 17
- 2.5 in Hercules, CA · felt by 96
- 2.3 25 km (15 mi) NNE of Hercules, CA
- 2.1 27 km (17 mi) N of Hercules, 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 Hercules time. Distances are from the town centre. Quakes USGS named after Hercules are listed even when they are further out.
On the map
The white circle is Hercules; dots are the 50 most recent earthquakes within 30 km. Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Before 2016
The USGS record since 1900 lists 5 earthquakes of M5 or more within 50 km of Hercules:
- 7.9 The 1906 San Francisco, California Earthquake · 38 km SW of Hercules
- 6.0 The 2014 South Napa, California Earthquake · 22 km N of Hercules
- 5.8 The 1980 Livermore, California Earthquake · 50 km ESE of Hercules
- 5.4 South of Elmira, California · 46 km NE of Hercules
- 5.3 The 1957 San Francisco, California Earthquake · 43 km SSW of Hercules
USGS ComCat, M5+ from 1900 to 2016. This is the record, not a forecast.
Nearest mapped faults
- Hayward fault, 16 km from its surface trace
- Rodgers Creek fault, 19 km from its surface trace
- Green Valley fault, 19 km from its surface trace
USGS Quaternary Fault and Fold Database. Near is not the same as on.
Nearby towns
Pinole 2 km · Rodeo 3 km · El Sobrante 4 km · Crockett 8 km · San Pablo 8 km · East Richmond Heights 8 km · Vallejo 10 km · El Cerrito 11 km
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