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Earthquakes near La Selva Beach, CA

No earthquake was likely felt in La Selva Beach in the 24 hours to 1:30 pm PST (21:30 UTC). The last one was M 2.6, 22 km (14 mi) ESE, at 11:14 am PDT on 17 September 2026, estimated intensity II (weak) in town.

M 2.5

Latest: 6:10 am PDT on 26 October 2026 · 25 km (15 mi) ESE of La Selva Beach, CA

The most recent earthquake of M2.5 or more near La Selva Beach was M 2.5, 25 km (15 mi) ESE of La Selva Beach, CA, at 6:10 am PDT on 26 October 2026, 5 km deep. 6 people reported feeling it to USGS. The estimated shaking in La Selva Beach was intensity II (weak), felt by some people at rest indoors. 1 smaller earthquake has been recorded near La Selva Beach since; the newest is first in the list below.

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

Last 24 hours
0
Last 7 days
0
Last 30 days
4 · an average 30 days here since 2016: 6.0
Last 12 months
69 · largest M 4.6 on 2 April 2026
Since 2016
787 earthquakes of M1.5 or more within 30 km
Largest since 2016
M 4.6 on 2 April 2026, 30 km (18 mi) NW of La Selva Beach, CA
Reported felt
308 of them have felt reports to USGS
Nearest mapped fault
East Monterey Bay fault, 2 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 13 Oct 28 Nov 11
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 (M1.7–M2.3), from this place's own 10-year record. A mark above the band is a bigger day than usual.

The latest 50

  1. 1.8 21 km (13 mi) N of La Selva Beach, CA
  2. 2.5 25 km (15 mi) ESE of La Selva Beach, CA · felt by 6
  3. 2.4 22 km (14 mi) ESE of La Selva Beach, CA
  4. 1.9 29 km (18 mi) ESE of La Selva Beach, CA
  5. 2.3 25 km (15 mi) NNW of La Selva Beach, CA · felt by 3
  6. 1.8 11 km (7 mi) SSW of La Selva Beach, CA
  7. 1.7 16 km (10 mi) E of La Selva Beach, CA
  8. 1.5 19 km (12 mi) E of La Selva Beach, CA
  9. 2.6 22 km (14 mi) ESE of La Selva Beach, CA
  10. 1.8 22 km (14 mi) ESE of La Selva Beach, CA
  11. 1.5 21 km (13 mi) ESE of La Selva Beach, CA
  12. 2.2 22 km (13 mi) E of La Selva Beach, CA · felt by 1
  13. 1.6 21 km (13 mi) E of La Selva Beach, CA
  14. 1.6 21 km (13 mi) E of La Selva Beach, CA
  15. 1.8 20 km (13 mi) ENE of La Selva Beach, CA
  16. 1.7 22 km (14 mi) ESE of La Selva Beach, CA
  17. 1.7 16 km (10 mi) E of La Selva Beach, CA
  18. 1.6 22 km (14 mi) ESE of La Selva Beach, CA
  19. 1.6 22 km (14 mi) ESE of La Selva Beach, CA
  20. 1.8 25 km (16 mi) ESE of La Selva Beach, CA
  21. 1.9 23 km (14 mi) ESE of La Selva Beach, CA
  22. 1.6 21 km (13 mi) ENE of La Selva Beach, CA
  23. 2.0 22 km (14 mi) ESE of La Selva Beach, CA
  24. 3.0 16 km (10 mi) E of La Selva Beach, CA · felt by 84
  25. 3.0 22 km (14 mi) ESE of La Selva Beach, CA · felt by 75
  26. 1.5 21 km (13 mi) ENE of La Selva Beach, CA
  27. 1.6 16 km (10 mi) E of La Selva Beach, CA
  28. 2.1 30 km (18 mi) ESE of La Selva Beach, CA
  29. 1.7 22 km (14 mi) ESE of La Selva Beach, CA
  30. 1.9 27 km (17 mi) ESE of La Selva Beach, CA
  31. 2.3 28 km (17 mi) ESE of La Selva Beach, CA · felt by 2
  32. 1.6 22 km (14 mi) E of La Selva Beach, CA
  33. 2.0 22 km (14 mi) NNW of La Selva Beach, CA · felt by 1
  34. 2.3 25 km (16 mi) ESE of La Selva Beach, CA · felt by 1
  35. 1.7 22 km (14 mi) E of La Selva Beach, CA
  36. 1.6 22 km (14 mi) ESE of La Selva Beach, CA
  37. 1.8 23 km (14 mi) ESE of La Selva Beach, CA
  38. 1.6 28 km (17 mi) ESE of La Selva Beach, CA
  39. 1.8 22 km (14 mi) E of La Selva Beach, CA
  40. 1.6 29 km (18 mi) NW of La Selva Beach, CA
  41. 2.6 23 km (14 mi) E of La Selva Beach, CA · felt by 47
  42. 4.6 30 km (18 mi) NW of La Selva Beach, CA · felt by 33,078
  43. 2.0 23 km (14 mi) ESE of La Selva Beach, CA · felt by 5
  44. 1.8 23 km (14 mi) ESE of La Selva Beach, CA
  45. 2.5 29 km (18 mi) ESE of La Selva Beach, CA · felt by 2
  46. 1.6 20 km (13 mi) ENE of La Selva Beach, CA
  47. 2.5 3 km (2 mi) NE of La Selva Beach, CA · felt by 122
  48. 2.1 23 km (14 mi) ESE of La Selva Beach, CA
  49. 2.5 23 km (14 mi) ESE of La Selva Beach, CA · felt by 2
  50. 2.5 23 km (14 mi) ESE of La Selva Beach, 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 La Selva Beach time. Distances are from the town centre. Quakes USGS named after La Selva Beach are listed even when they are further out.

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On the map

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

Estimated shaking in La Selva Beach

The strongest shaking in La Selva Beach from a quake since 2016 is estimated at intensity III (weak), from the M 4.2 on 29 September 2024, 19 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 La Selva Beach (est.)
M 4.2 19 kmIII · Weak · felt by 4,076
M 4.6 30 kmIII · Weak · felt by 33,078
M 4.2 24 kmIII · Weak · felt by 13,081
M 4.0 23 kmIII · Weak · felt by 511
M 3.6 12 kmIII · Weak · felt by 742

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 30 earthquakes of M5 or more within 50 km of La Selva Beach; the five largest:

  1. 6.9 The 1989 Loma Prieta, California Earthquake · 11 km N of La Selva Beach
  2. 6.5 Near Morgan Hill, California · 28 km NE of La Selva Beach
  3. 6.3 22 km S of Davenport, California · 33 km WSW of La Selva Beach
  4. 6.3 16 km SW of Davenport, California · 42 km W of La Selva Beach
  5. 6.2 Near San Jose, California · 41 km N of La Selva Beach

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

Capitola 9 km · Watsonville 10 km · Live Oak 12 km · Santa Cruz 15 km · Scotts Valley 18 km · Prunedale 25 km

Be ready

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