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Every recorded earthquake within 30 km

Earthquakes near Kentfield, CA

No earthquake was likely felt in Kentfield in the 24 hours to 3:15 am PST (11:15 UTC). The last one was M 1.6, 10 km (6 mi) ENE, at 11:44 am PST on 10 November 2026, estimated intensity II (weak) in town.

M 2.6

Latest: 6:23 pm PST on 1 November 2026 · 29 km (18 mi) ESE of Kentfield, CA

The most recent earthquake of M2.5 or more near Kentfield was M 2.6, 29 km (18 mi) ESE of Kentfield, CA, at 6:23 pm PST on 1 November 2026, 10 km deep. 114 people reported feeling it to USGS. The estimated shaking in Kentfield was intensity II (weak), felt by some people at rest indoors. 2 smaller earthquakes have been recorded near Kentfield since; the newest is first in the list below.

No earthquake of M1.5 or more was recorded within 30 km (19 mi) of Kentfield in the last 24 hours.

Last 24 hours
0
Last 7 days
1
Last 30 days
5 · an average 30 days here since 2016: 3.0
Last 12 months
45 · largest M 2.9 on 25 April 2026
Since 2016
397 earthquakes of M1.5 or more within 30 km
Largest since 2016
M 4.4 on 4 January 2018, 28 km (18 mi) ESE of Kentfield, CA
Reported felt
198 of them have felt reports to USGS
Nearest mapped fault
San Andreas fault, 10 km from its surface trace

USGS · feed checked · newest earthquake in our database · this page · counts are earthquakes of M1.5 or more within 30 km (19 mi) of the town centre; shaking is estimated for the town centre with the intensity equation USGS Did You Feel It? uses

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The last 30 days

Oct 14 Oct 29 Nov 12
Each mark is a day's largest quake within range; its size is the magnitude. The shaded band is the magnitude a day's largest quake normally falls in here (M1.6–M2.2), from this place's own 10-year record. A mark above the band is a bigger day than usual.

The latest 50

  1. 1.6 10 km (6 mi) ENE of Kentfield, CA
  2. 1.6 29 km (18 mi) ESE of Kentfield, CA
  3. 2.6 29 km (18 mi) ESE of Kentfield, CA · felt by 114
  4. 1.7 14 km (9 mi) SSW of Kentfield, CA
  5. 1.8 26 km (16 mi) S of Kentfield, CA
  6. 2.0 21 km (13 mi) E of Kentfield, CA
  7. 2.4 16 km (10 mi) N of Kentfield, CA
  8. 1.7 6 km (4 mi) ENE of Kentfield, CA
  9. 1.5 10 km (6 mi) ENE of Kentfield, CA
  10. 2.0 28 km (17 mi) ESE of Kentfield, CA · felt by 2
  11. 1.6 23 km (14 mi) E of Kentfield, CA
  12. 1.6 23 km (15 mi) ENE of Kentfield, CA
  13. 1.7 24 km (15 mi) ENE of Kentfield, CA
  14. 2.7 25 km (15 mi) ENE of Kentfield, CA · felt by 172
  15. 1.9 29 km (18 mi) ESE of Kentfield, CA · felt by 11
  16. 1.9 24 km (15 mi) ENE of Kentfield, CA
  17. 2.5 24 km (15 mi) ENE of Kentfield, CA · felt by 96
  18. 1.5 28 km (17 mi) S of Kentfield, CA
  19. 2.6 28 km (17 mi) S of Kentfield, CA · felt by 99
  20. 1.9 28 km (17 mi) S of Kentfield, CA · felt by 2
  21. 2.9 28 km (17 mi) S of Kentfield, CA · felt by 1,085
  22. 1.6 24 km (15 mi) S of Kentfield, CA
  23. 2.2 25 km (16 mi) S of Kentfield, CA · felt by 14
  24. 1.6 21 km (13 mi) S of Kentfield, CA
  25. 2.1 24 km (15 mi) E of Kentfield, CA · felt by 4
  26. 2.5 20 km (12 mi) NE of Kentfield, CA · felt by 8
  27. 1.5 10 km (6 mi) ENE of Kentfield, CA
  28. 1.8 26 km (16 mi) S of Kentfield, CA
  29. 1.7 22 km (14 mi) S of Kentfield, CA
  30. 1.7 25 km (15 mi) S of Kentfield, CA
  31. 1.5 30 km (18 mi) ESE of Kentfield, CA
  32. 2.2 2 km (1 mi) SW of Kentfield, CA · felt by 8
  33. 1.7 10 km (6 mi) ENE of Kentfield, CA · felt by 2
  34. 2.4 21 km (13 mi) SW of Kentfield, CA · felt by 5
  35. 1.6 29 km (18 mi) ESE of Kentfield, CA
  36. 1.5 28 km (18 mi) ESE of Kentfield, CA
  37. 2.5 17 km (10 mi) ENE of Kentfield, CA · felt by 25
  38. 1.8 18 km (11 mi) S of Kentfield, CA
  39. 2.3 28 km (18 mi) ESE of Kentfield, CA · felt by 15
  40. 1.5 28 km (17 mi) ESE of Kentfield, CA
  41. 1.7 21 km (13 mi) S of Kentfield, CA
  42. 1.9 18 km (11 mi) S of Kentfield, CA
  43. 1.7 29 km (18 mi) ESE of Kentfield, CA · felt by 1
  44. 2.3 27 km (17 mi) S of Kentfield, CA · felt by 4
  45. 1.7 20 km (12 mi) S of Kentfield, CA
  46. 1.7 29 km (18 mi) ESE of Kentfield, CA
  47. 1.6 20 km (12 mi) NE of Kentfield, CA
  48. 2.1 7 km (4 mi) SW of Kentfield, CA · felt by 1
  49. 2.2 28 km (18 mi) ESE of Kentfield, CA · felt by 10
  50. 1.6 10 km (6 mi) ENE of Kentfield, 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 Kentfield time. Distances are from the town centre. Quakes USGS named after Kentfield are listed even when they are further out.

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On the map

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

Estimated shaking in Kentfield

The strongest shaking in Kentfield from a quake since 2016 is estimated at intensity III (weak), from the M 4.4 on 4 January 2018, 28 km away. Intensity II and III are felt by some people at rest indoors; IV by most people indoors; V and above wakes sleepers and moves objects.

MagnitudeWhenDistanceShaking in Kentfield (est.)
M 4.4 28 kmIII · Weak · felt by 31,787
M 4.3 28 kmIII · Weak · felt by 31,810
M 3.7 19 kmIII · Weak · felt by 4,337
M 3.6 23 kmIII · Weak · felt by 9,395
M 3.5 22 kmIII · Weak · felt by 6,561

An estimate for the town centre from magnitude, depth and distance, with the intensity equation USGS Did You Feel It? uses (Atkinson & Wald, 2007), on the Modified Mercalli scale. All 5 reach intensity II or more in town, where people at rest start to notice. Ground conditions change it street by street. It describes the past, not a hazard.

Before 2016

The USGS record since 1900 lists 5 earthquakes of M5 or more within 50 km of Kentfield:

  1. 7.9 The 1906 San Francisco, California Earthquake · 22 km S of Kentfield
  2. 6.0 The 2014 South Napa, California Earthquake · 36 km NE of Kentfield
  3. 5.3 The 1957 San Francisco, California Earthquake · 32 km SSE of Kentfield
  4. 5.3 3 km E of Bloomfield, California · 46 km NNW of Kentfield
  5. 5.3 Northern California · 47 km NNW of Kentfield

USGS ComCat, M5+ from 1900 to 2015. This is the record, not a forecast.

Nearest mapped faults

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

Nearby towns

San Rafael 3 km · Tamalpais-Homestead Valley 8 km · Novato 17 km · Richmond 18 km · Black Point-Green Point 19 km

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