Every recorded earthquake near
Earthquakes near Lafayette, CA
M 3.0
Latest: 6:47 am PDT on 14 September 2026 · 27 km (17 mi) E of Lafayette, CA
The most recent earthquake of M2.5 or more near Lafayette was M 3.0, 27 km (17 mi) E of Lafayette, CA, at 6:47 am PDT on 14 September 2026. 52 people reported feeling it to USGS. 11 smaller earthquakes have been recorded nearby since; the newest is first in the list below.
- Within 30 km since 2016
- 1,865 earthquakes of M1.5 or more
- In the last 12 months
- 492
- Largest since 2016
- M 4.5 on 14 October 2019, 8 km (5 mi) NE of Lafayette, CA
- Reported felt
- 992 of them have felt reports to USGS
USGS · feed checked · newest earthquake in our database · this page
The latest 50
- 2.0 19 km (12 mi) WNW of Lafayette, CA
- 1.7 17 km (11 mi) SE of Lafayette, CA
- 1.6 17 km (11 mi) SE of Lafayette, CA
- 2.3 9 km (6 mi) W of Lafayette, CA · felt by 2
- 2.2 18 km (11 mi) NNW of Lafayette, CA · felt by 65
- 1.7 11 km (7 mi) NE of Lafayette, CA
- 2.0 24 km (15 mi) SSE of Lafayette, CA
- 2.2 24 km (15 mi) SE of Lafayette, CA
- 1.6 24 km (15 mi) SSE of Lafayette, CA
- 1.9 25 km (15 mi) ENE of Lafayette, CA
- 2.4 24 km (15 mi) SE of Lafayette, CA · felt by 3
- 3.0 27 km (17 mi) E of Lafayette, CA · felt by 52
- 2.5 28 km (17 mi) E of Lafayette, CA · felt by 5
- 3.1 26 km (16 mi) E of Lafayette, CA · felt by 257
- 2.1 24 km (15 mi) SSE of Lafayette, CA
- 2.1 24 km (15 mi) SSE of Lafayette, CA · felt by 1
- 2.1 24 km (15 mi) SSE of Lafayette, CA
- 2.5 14 km (9 mi) SW of Lafayette, CA · felt by 64
- 1.6 27 km (17 mi) N of Lafayette, CA · felt by 8
- 1.8 15 km (9 mi) ESE of Lafayette, CA
- 1.6 29 km (18 mi) SSE of Lafayette, CA
- 1.9 in Lafayette, CA · felt by 1
- 1.7 27 km (17 mi) NNW of Lafayette, CA · felt by 6
- 2.3 22 km (14 mi) SW of Lafayette, CA · felt by 8
- 1.7 15 km (10 mi) ENE of Lafayette, CA
- 2.5 13 km (8 mi) NE of Lafayette, CA · felt by 13
- 1.6 27 km (17 mi) S of Lafayette, CA
- 1.6 12 km (8 mi) NE of Lafayette, CA
- 2.2 15 km (9 mi) S of Lafayette, CA · felt by 9
- 1.6 15 km (9 mi) S of Lafayette, CA
- 2.8 15 km (9 mi) S of Lafayette, CA · felt by 227
- 3.8 15 km (9 mi) S of Lafayette, CA · felt by 7,876
- 2.1 15 km (9 mi) S of Lafayette, CA · felt by 25
- 1.8 15 km (9 mi) ENE of Lafayette, CA
- 1.9 8 km (5 mi) NE of Lafayette, CA
- 2.0 9 km (5 mi) SE of Lafayette, CA · felt by 2
- 1.8 8 km (5 mi) SE of Lafayette, CA
- 1.7 11 km (7 mi) NNE of Lafayette, CA
- 1.9 14 km (9 mi) SW of Lafayette, CA · felt by 1
- 2.0 12 km (7 mi) W of Lafayette, CA · felt by 2
- 2.6 16 km (10 mi) S of Lafayette, CA · felt by 417
- 1.5 15 km (9 mi) ENE of Lafayette, CA
- 1.9 12 km (7 mi) NNE of Lafayette, CA
- 1.8 23 km (15 mi) ENE of Lafayette, CA
- 1.8 8 km (5 mi) SE of Lafayette, CA
- 1.9 11 km (7 mi) E of Lafayette, CA
- 2.0 27 km (17 mi) SSE of Lafayette, CA · felt by 6
- 1.6 26 km (16 mi) E of Lafayette, CA
- 1.7 15 km (9 mi) ENE of Lafayette, CA
- 2.4 26 km (16 mi) S of Lafayette, CA · felt by 42
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 Lafayette time. Distances are from the town centre. Quakes USGS named after Lafayette are listed even when they are further out.
On the map
The white circle is Lafayette; dots are the 50 most recent earthquakes within 30 km. Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Before 2016
The USGS record since 1900 lists 7 earthquakes of M5 or more within 50 km of Lafayette; the five largest:
- 7.9 The 1906 San Francisco, California Earthquake · 41 km WSW of Lafayette
- 6.0 The 2014 South Napa, California Earthquake · 40 km NNW of Lafayette
- 5.8 The 1980 Livermore, California Earthquake · 31 km E of Lafayette
- 5.4 South of Elmira, California · 50 km NNE of Lafayette
- 5.4 9 km NE of Livermore, California · 39 km ESE of Lafayette
USGS ComCat, M5+ from 1900 to 2016. This is the record, not a forecast.
Nearest mapped faults
- Calaveras fault, 10 km from its surface trace
- Hayward fault, 11 km from its surface trace
- Concord fault, 12 km from its surface trace
USGS Quaternary Fault and Fold Database. Near is not the same as on.
Nearby towns
Saranap 4 km · Walnut Creek 5 km · Orinda 5 km · Alamo 9 km · Pleasant Hill 9 km · Pacheco 11 km · Piedmont 12 km · Danville 13 km
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