Every recorded earthquake near
Earthquakes near Hollister, CA
M 2.6
Latest: 9:00 am PDT on 23 September 2026 · in Hollister, CA
The most recent earthquake of M2.5 or more near Hollister was M 2.6, in Hollister, CA, at 9:00 am PDT on 23 September 2026. 24 people reported feeling it to USGS. 4 smaller earthquakes have been recorded nearby since; the newest is first in the list below.
- Within 30 km since 2016
- 2,930 earthquakes of M1.5 or more
- In the last 12 months
- 274
- Largest since 2016
- M 4.7 on 15 October 2019, 26 km (16 mi) SSE of Hollister, CA
- Reported felt
- 948 of them have felt reports to USGS
USGS · feed checked · newest earthquake in our database · this page
The latest 50
- 1.1 11 km (7 mi) N of Hollister, CA
- 1.7 in Hollister, CA
- 2.3 24 km (15 mi) SSE of Hollister, CA
- 1.1 in Hollister, CA
- 1.2 38 km (24 mi) SE of Hollister, CA
- 1.7 27 km (17 mi) WNW of Hollister, CA
- 2.6 in Hollister, CA · felt by 24
- 1.9 15 km (9 mi) S of Hollister, CA
- 1.5 24 km (15 mi) SSE of Hollister, CA
- 1.7 13 km (8 mi) SSW of Hollister, CA
- 1.5 23 km (14 mi) WNW of Hollister, CA
- 2.6 20 km (12 mi) WNW of Hollister, CA
- 1.5 4 km (2 mi) NNW of Hollister, CA
- 1.9 14 km (8 mi) ENE of Hollister, CA
- 1.8 20 km (13 mi) WNW of Hollister, CA
- 1.5 21 km (13 mi) WNW of Hollister, CA
- 1.6 3 km (2 mi) S of Hollister, CA
- 2.2 21 km (13 mi) NNW of Hollister, CA
- 2.2 23 km (14 mi) WNW of Hollister, CA · felt by 1
- 1.6 23 km (14 mi) WNW of Hollister, CA
- 1.6 23 km (14 mi) WNW of Hollister, CA
- 1.5 13 km (8 mi) SW of Hollister, CA
- 1.9 25 km (15 mi) SSE of Hollister, CA
- 1.8 26 km (16 mi) NW of Hollister, CA
- 1.7 12 km (7 mi) SW of Hollister, CA
- 2.2 14 km (9 mi) S of Hollister, CA
- 1.6 30 km (18 mi) SSE of Hollister, CA
- 1.5 12 km (7 mi) SW of Hollister, CA
- 1.8 28 km (17 mi) SSE of Hollister, CA
- 1.7 20 km (12 mi) WNW of Hollister, CA
- 1.6 19 km (12 mi) S of Hollister, CA
- 1.7 12 km (8 mi) S of Hollister, CA
- 1.8 12 km (8 mi) S of Hollister, CA
- 2.0 12 km (8 mi) S of Hollister, CA
- 1.5 23 km (15 mi) SE of Hollister, CA
- 1.7 27 km (17 mi) WNW of Hollister, CA
- 2.5 18 km (11 mi) S of Hollister, CA
- 1.6 20 km (13 mi) WNW of Hollister, CA
- 1.7 14 km (9 mi) NNW of Hollister, CA
- 1.8 15 km (9 mi) NNW of Hollister, CA
- 2.3 21 km (13 mi) SE of Hollister, CA
- 2.3 13 km (8 mi) NNW of Hollister, CA
- 2.9 14 km (8 mi) NNW of Hollister, CA · felt by 8
- 2.8 14 km (9 mi) NNW of Hollister, CA · felt by 10
- 1.9 14 km (9 mi) NNW of Hollister, CA
- 1.5 12 km (7 mi) NNW of Hollister, CA
- 1.7 21 km (13 mi) SW of Hollister, CA
- 1.6 26 km (16 mi) SSE of Hollister, CA
- 2.2 12 km (8 mi) WSW of Hollister, CA
- 1.8 13 km (8 mi) NNW of Hollister, 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 Hollister time. Distances are from the town centre. Quakes USGS named after Hollister are listed even when they are further out.
On the map
The white circle is Hollister; dots are the 50 most recent earthquakes within 30 km. Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Before 2016
The USGS record since 1900 lists 25 earthquakes of M5 or more within 50 km of Hollister; the five largest:
- 6.9 The 1989 Loma Prieta, California Earthquake · 47 km WNW of Hollister
- 6.5 Near Morgan Hill, California · 36 km NW of Hollister
- 5.9 10 km SE of Tres Pinos, California · 21 km SE of Hollister
- 5.8 Near Watsonville, California · 29 km WNW of Hollister
- 5.8 Near Paicines, California · 24 km SSE of Hollister
USGS ComCat, M5+ from 1900 to 2016. This is the record, not a forecast.
Nearest mapped faults
- Calaveras fault, under 1 km from its surface trace
- Quien Sabe fault, 8 km from its surface trace
- San Andreas fault, 8 km from its surface trace
USGS Quaternary Fault and Fold Database. Near is not the same as on.
Nearby towns
Ridgemark 5 km · San Juan Bautista 12 km · Aromas 22 km · Gilroy 23 km · Prunedale 25 km · Salinas 30 km · Interlaken 32 km · San Martin 32 km
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