Earthquakes near Live Oak, CA

The latest 50

1. 1.8 17 km (11 mi) SSE of Live Oak, CA Sep 24, 2026
   10:54 am PDT
2. 1.7 27 km (17 mi) ESE of Live Oak, CA Sep 23, 2026
   11:37 am PDT
3. 1.8 30 km (19 mi) E of Live Oak, CA Aug 23, 2026
   6:21 am PDT
4. 1.7 27 km (16 mi) ESE of Live Oak, CA Aug 8, 2026
   9:02 pm PDT
5. 3.0 27 km (16 mi) ESE of Live Oak, CA · felt by 84 Jul 17, 2026
   12:52 am PDT
6. 1.6 27 km (17 mi) ESE of Live Oak, CA Jul 1, 2026
   4:45 am PDT
7. 2.4 28 km (17 mi) WNW of Live Oak, CA · felt by 14 Jun 8, 2026
   2:24 am PDT
8. 2.0 17 km (11 mi) NNE of Live Oak, CA · felt by 1 May 25, 2026
   11:24 pm PDT
9. 1.7 19 km (12 mi) NW of Live Oak, CA Apr 3, 2026
   3:13 pm PDT
10. 1.6 18 km (11 mi) NW of Live Oak, CA Apr 3, 2026
    11:44 am PDT
11. 1.6 20 km (13 mi) NW of Live Oak, CA Apr 2, 2026
    9:15 am PDT
12. 4.6 19 km (12 mi) NW of Live Oak, CA · felt by 33,078 Apr 2, 2026
    1:41 am PDT
13. 1.9 28 km (17 mi) NNW of Live Oak, CA · felt by 36 Apr 1, 2026
    10:22 pm PDT
14. 2.5 13 km (8 mi) ESE of Live Oak, CA · felt by 122 Mar 7, 2026
    5:22 am PST
15. 2.3 21 km (13 mi) W of Live Oak, CA · felt by 1 Feb 20, 2026
    3:10 pm PST
16. 2.8 16 km (10 mi) ENE of Live Oak, CA · felt by 559 Jan 4, 2026
    1:14 pm PST
17. 2.1 18 km (11 mi) ENE of Live Oak, CA · felt by 2 Nov 26, 2025
    12:23 am PST
18. 1.7 18 km (11 mi) ENE of Live Oak, CA Nov 25, 2025
    9:55 pm PST
19. 1.9 27 km (17 mi) E of Live Oak, CA Oct 3, 2025
    4:23 pm PDT
20. 2.2 15 km (9 mi) ENE of Live Oak, CA · felt by 8 Aug 11, 2025
    2:42 pm PDT
21. 2.4 23 km (15 mi) E of Live Oak, CA · felt by 1 Jun 11, 2025
    4:39 pm PDT
22. 1.6 27 km (17 mi) ESE of Live Oak, CA May 2, 2025
    8:02 am PDT
23. 1.6 27 km (17 mi) E of Live Oak, CA Apr 13, 2025
    5:46 am PDT
24. 2.3 21 km (13 mi) SW of Live Oak, CA · felt by 1 Mar 21, 2025
    10:26 pm PDT
25. 1.8 30 km (18 mi) E of Live Oak, CA Mar 18, 2025
    9:00 pm PDT
26. 1.7 20 km (12 mi) SW of Live Oak, CA · felt by 2 Mar 16, 2025
    10:28 pm PDT
27. 1.7 15 km (9 mi) SSE of Live Oak, CA Mar 8, 2025
    4:00 am PST
28. 1.6 16 km (10 mi) SSE of Live Oak, CA Mar 6, 2025
    4:38 am PST
29. 2.1 30 km (19 mi) E of Live Oak, CA · felt by 2 Feb 24, 2025
    11:51 am PST
30. 1.6 30 km (18 mi) E of Live Oak, CA Jan 31, 2025
    8:17 am PST
31. 2.1 29 km (18 mi) E of Live Oak, CA · felt by 1 Jan 31, 2025
    4:34 am PST
32. 1.8 30 km (18 mi) ESE of Live Oak, CA Dec 23, 2024
    7:35 am PST
33. 1.9 20 km (12 mi) WSW of Live Oak, CA Dec 22, 2024
    10:38 pm PST
34. 1.8 20 km (12 mi) WSW of Live Oak, CA Dec 2, 2024
    1:08 pm PST
35. 2.1 16 km (10 mi) ENE of Live Oak, CA · felt by 1 Nov 17, 2024
    11:44 am PST
36. 1.9 26 km (16 mi) ENE of Live Oak, CA Nov 11, 2024
    1:55 am PST
37. 1.6 22 km (13 mi) E of Live Oak, CA Sep 5, 2024
    10:39 am PDT
38. 2.2 29 km (18 mi) E of Live Oak, CA Aug 26, 2024
    11:18 am PDT
39. 2.1 18 km (11 mi) WSW of Live Oak, CA · felt by 1 Aug 5, 2024
    7:28 am PDT
40. 1.5 25 km (15 mi) W of Live Oak, CA Jul 18, 2024
    11:37 am PDT
41. 1.5 26 km (16 mi) E of Live Oak, CA Jul 16, 2024
    10:02 am PDT
42. 1.7 12 km (7 mi) ENE of Live Oak, CA Jul 11, 2024
    5:17 pm PDT
43. 1.5 28 km (17 mi) ESE of Live Oak, CA Jun 22, 2024
    12:04 pm PDT
44. 1.8 29 km (18 mi) ESE of Live Oak, CA May 24, 2024
    4:39 pm PDT
45. 1.6 14 km (9 mi) NE of Live Oak, CA May 10, 2024
    7:35 am PDT
46. 1.9 14 km (9 mi) NE of Live Oak, CA May 9, 2024
    7:25 am PDT
47. 2.1 15 km (9 mi) NE of Live Oak, CA May 9, 2024
    7:24 am PDT
48. 2.4 15 km (9 mi) NE of Live Oak, CA · felt by 7 May 9, 2024
    6:27 am PDT
49. 1.6 16 km (10 mi) NE of Live Oak, CA Apr 25, 2024
    2:48 am PDT
50. 1.6 20 km (12 mi) WSW of Live Oak, CA Apr 11, 2024
    2:00 am 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 Live Oak time. Distances are from the town centre. Quakes USGS named after Live Oak are listed even when they are further out.

On the map

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

Before 2016

The USGS record since 1900 lists 26 earthquakes of M5 or more within 50 km of Live Oak; the five largest:

1. 6.9 The 1989 Loma Prieta, California Earthquake · 11 km ENE of Live Oak 1989
2. 6.5 Near Morgan Hill, California · 34 km ENE of Live Oak 1911
3. 6.3 22 km S of Davenport, California · 28 km SW of Live Oak 1926
4. 6.3 16 km SW of Davenport, California · 33 km WSW of Live Oak 1926
5. 6.2 Near San Jose, California · 39 km NNE of Live Oak 1903

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

Nearest mapped faults

• East Monterey Bay fault, 4 km from its surface trace
• Zayante-Vergeles fault, 10 km from its surface trace
• Monterey Bay- Tularcitos fault, 12 km from its surface trace

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

Nearby towns

Santa Cruz 5 km · Day Valley 12 km · Aptos Hills-Larkin Valley 13 km · Corralitos 15 km · Bonny Doon 16 km · Lexington Hills 20 km · Boulder Creek 20 km · Watsonville 21 km

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