Every recorded earthquake near

Earthquakes near Ladera, CA

M 2.6

Latest: 7:17 am PDT on 4 June 2026 · 30 km (18 mi) ENE of Ladera, CA

The most recent earthquake of M2.5 or more near Ladera was M 2.6, 30 km (18 mi) ENE of Ladera, CA, at 7:17 am PDT on 4 June 2026. 8 people reported feeling it to USGS. 15 smaller earthquakes have been recorded nearby since; the newest is first in the list below.

Within 30 km since 2016: 450 earthquakes of M1.5 or more
In the last 12 months: 41
Largest since 2016: M 3.7 on 27 October 2023, 29 km (18 mi) NNW of Ladera, CA
Reported felt: 157 of them have felt reports to USGS

USGS · feed checked 25 seconds ago · newest earthquake in our database 21 minutes ago · this page 02:21 UTC

The latest 50

1.7 5 km (3 mi) NW of Ladera, CA Sep 13, 2026
5:52 pm PDT
1.8 5 km (3 mi) NW of Ladera, CA · felt by 5 Sep 13, 2026
5:45 pm PDT
2.5 5 km (3 mi) NW of Ladera, CA · felt by 179 Sep 13, 2026
5:44 pm PDT
1.6 29 km (18 mi) NNE of Ladera, CA Sep 2, 2026
4:21 am PDT
1.5 3 km (2 mi) NW of Ladera, CA Aug 18, 2026
11:18 am PDT
1.8 2 km (1 mi) WNW of Ladera, CA Aug 18, 2026
10:05 am PDT
1.7 7 km (4 mi) S of Ladera, CA Aug 18, 2026
7:04 am PDT
1.9 2 km (1 mi) WNW of Ladera, CA · felt by 1 Aug 18, 2026
2:30 am PDT
1.6 30 km (18 mi) NNE of Ladera, CA Aug 15, 2026
11:11 am PDT
1.6 6 km (3 mi) WSW of Ladera, CA Jul 23, 2026
9:47 pm PDT
1.6 29 km (18 mi) NNW of Ladera, CA Jul 4, 2026
5:24 pm PDT
1.5 30 km (18 mi) ENE of Ladera, CA Jun 14, 2026
3:35 pm PDT
1.9 7 km (5 mi) S of Ladera, CA Jun 14, 2026
2:35 pm PDT
2.1 28 km (17 mi) NE of Ladera, CA · felt by 1 Jun 7, 2026
1:27 pm PDT
1.8 29 km (18 mi) ENE of Ladera, CA · felt by 5 Jun 5, 2026
9:37 pm PDT
2.6 30 km (18 mi) ENE of Ladera, CA · felt by 8 Jun 4, 2026
7:17 am PDT
2.4 29 km (18 mi) SSW of Ladera, CA · felt by 3 May 31, 2026
1:09 am PDT
1.6 19 km (12 mi) S of Ladera, CA May 3, 2026
5:24 pm PDT
1.9 22 km (14 mi) SSE of Ladera, CA · felt by 36 Apr 1, 2026
10:22 pm PDT
2.5 9 km (5 mi) WSW of Ladera, CA · felt by 26 Mar 14, 2026
10:39 am PDT
1.9 8 km (5 mi) WSW of Ladera, CA · felt by 2 Mar 13, 2026
3:44 pm PDT
2.4 8 km (5 mi) WSW of Ladera, CA · felt by 7 Mar 13, 2026
12:25 pm PDT
2.1 28 km (18 mi) NNW of Ladera, CA · felt by 3 Mar 13, 2026
2:30 am PDT
1.8 30 km (18 mi) NNE of Ladera, CA · felt by 3 Feb 21, 2026
3:56 am PST
1.8 28 km (17 mi) SW of Ladera, CA Feb 17, 2026
11:20 am PST
1.7 5 km (3 mi) S of Ladera, CA Dec 26, 2025
1:54 pm PST
1.7 29 km (18 mi) N of Ladera, CA Dec 16, 2025
4:46 am PST
1.6 29 km (18 mi) ENE of Ladera, CA Dec 7, 2025
2:13 pm PST
1.5 29 km (18 mi) NNW of Ladera, CA Dec 5, 2025
2:03 am PST
2.0 25 km (16 mi) NNW of Ladera, CA Nov 23, 2025
3:38 pm PST
2.2 28 km (17 mi) NE of Ladera, CA · felt by 20 Nov 14, 2025
12:10 am PST
2.4 5 km (3 mi) NW of Ladera, CA · felt by 23 Oct 23, 2025
5:11 pm PDT
1.6 5 km (3 mi) NW of Ladera, CA Oct 23, 2025
5:02 pm PDT
2.6 5 km (3 mi) NW of Ladera, CA · felt by 262 Oct 23, 2025
4:45 pm PDT
2.2 5 km (3 mi) NW of Ladera, CA · felt by 6 Oct 23, 2025
4:37 pm PDT
2.0 5 km (3 mi) NW of Ladera, CA Oct 23, 2025
4:36 pm PDT
2.5 5 km (3 mi) NW of Ladera, CA · felt by 72 Oct 23, 2025
4:27 pm PDT
2.2 5 km (3 mi) NW of Ladera, CA · felt by 7 Oct 23, 2025
3:34 pm PDT
2.0 5 km (3 mi) NW of Ladera, CA Oct 23, 2025
3:32 pm PDT
1.5 18 km (11 mi) SSE of Ladera, CA Oct 19, 2025
9:34 pm PDT
2.1 8 km (5 mi) SSW of Ladera, CA · felt by 1 Oct 3, 2025
11:56 am PDT
1.7 24 km (15 mi) WNW of Ladera, CA Oct 1, 2025
5:00 pm PDT
1.6 13 km (8 mi) NW of Ladera, CA Sep 30, 2025
4:57 am PDT
2.2 27 km (17 mi) E of Ladera, CA Sep 29, 2025
4:32 pm PDT
1.6 23 km (15 mi) NW of Ladera, CA Sep 11, 2025
5:01 pm PDT
1.7 30 km (19 mi) NNE of Ladera, CA · felt by 3 Sep 6, 2025
11:02 am PDT
1.8 11 km (7 mi) SSE of Ladera, CA Aug 28, 2025
3:47 pm PDT
2.5 11 km (7 mi) SE of Ladera, CA · felt by 18 Aug 24, 2025
5:21 pm PDT
2.5 8 km (5 mi) NW of Ladera, CA · felt by 217 Aug 19, 2025
4:06 pm PDT
1.6 28 km (17 mi) NE of Ladera, CA Aug 11, 2025
1:12 pm PDT

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 Ladera time. Distances are from the town centre. Quakes USGS named after Ladera are listed even when they are further out.

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

Before 2016

The USGS record since 1900 lists 16 earthquakes of M5 or more within 50 km of Ladera; the five largest:

7.9 The 1906 San Francisco, California Earthquake · 50 km NW of Ladera 1906
6.9 The 1989 Loma Prieta, California Earthquake · 49 km SE of Ladera 1989
6.2 Near San Jose, California · 37 km ESE of Ladera 1903
6.2 The 1984 Morgan Hill, California Earthquake · 47 km ESE of Ladera 1984
6.1 Near San Jose, California · 42 km ESE of Ladera 1903

USGS ComCat, M5+ from 1900 to 2016. This is the record, not a forecast.

Nearest mapped faults

Monte Vista-Shannon fault, 2 km from its surface trace
San Andreas fault, 3 km from its surface trace
Butano fault, 16 km from its surface trace

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

Nearby towns

Portola Valley 4 km · Los Altos Hills 6 km · Woodside 6 km · Loyola 10 km · Sunnyvale 15 km · Cupertino 17 km · Half Moon Bay 22 km · Saratoga 22 km

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