Every recorded earthquake near

Earthquakes near Los Alamos, CA

M 2.7

Latest: 2:42 am PDT on 17 August 2026 · 30 km (18 mi) SW of Los Alamos, CA

The most recent earthquake of M2.5 or more near Los Alamos was M 2.7, 30 km (18 mi) SW of Los Alamos, CA, at 2:42 am PDT on 17 August 2026. 1 person reported feeling it to USGS. 4 smaller earthquakes have been recorded nearby since; the newest is first in the list below.

Within 30 km since 2016: 128 earthquakes of M1.5 or more
In the last 12 months: 12
Largest since 2016: M 3.9 on 5 September 2020, 28 km (18 mi) SE of Los Alamos, CA
Reported felt: 48 of them have felt reports to USGS

USGS · feed checked 12 seconds ago · newest earthquake in our database 17 minutes ago · this page 01:35 UTC

The latest 50

1.5 29 km (18 mi) SE of Los Alamos, CA Sep 4, 2026
12:36 am PDT
2.3 29 km (18 mi) SW of Los Alamos, CA Aug 26, 2026
6:34 am PDT
2.2 29 km (18 mi) SW of Los Alamos, CA Aug 23, 2026
12:19 am PDT
1.7 30 km (18 mi) SW of Los Alamos, CA Aug 22, 2026
1:39 pm PDT
2.7 30 km (18 mi) SW of Los Alamos, CA · felt by 1 Aug 17, 2026
2:42 am PDT
1.9 30 km (18 mi) SW of Los Alamos, CA Aug 17, 2026
1:38 am PDT
2.2 7 km (4 mi) ENE of Los Alamos, CA Jul 23, 2026
8:51 am PDT
2.3 7 km (4 mi) ENE of Los Alamos, CA · felt by 1 Jul 21, 2026
1:52 am PDT
1.5 6 km (3 mi) SSW of Los Alamos, CA Jun 18, 2026
6:18 pm PDT
1.8 25 km (15 mi) WNW of Los Alamos, CA Apr 18, 2026
2:02 pm PDT
2.2 10 km (6 mi) E of Los Alamos, CA · felt by 1 Mar 23, 2026
9:54 am PDT
1.6 8 km (5 mi) SSW of Los Alamos, CA Dec 12, 2025
2:36 pm PST
1.7 8 km (5 mi) SSE of Los Alamos, CA Sep 28, 2025
4:01 pm PDT
2.4 5 km (3 mi) SSW of Los Alamos, CA · felt by 1 Aug 5, 2025
4:16 am PDT
2.5 15 km (9 mi) WSW of Los Alamos, CA · felt by 17 May 22, 2025
5:27 am PDT
2.1 26 km (16 mi) ESE of Los Alamos, CA Apr 27, 2025
12:01 pm PDT
2.2 27 km (17 mi) ESE of Los Alamos, CA Apr 27, 2025
12:01 pm PDT
1.8 7 km (4 mi) SSE of Los Alamos, CA Apr 24, 2025
9:10 pm PDT
2.0 10 km (6 mi) NW of Los Alamos, CA Mar 8, 2025
5:43 am PST
2.5 14 km (8 mi) NW of Los Alamos, CA · felt by 15 Feb 24, 2025
8:23 am PST
2.1 9 km (6 mi) NW of Los Alamos, CA Dec 10, 2024
12:07 pm PST
2.3 27 km (17 mi) SW of Los Alamos, CA · felt by 3 Nov 18, 2024
5:04 am PST
2.3 29 km (18 mi) SW of Los Alamos, CA Nov 4, 2024
9:06 am PST
2.0 29 km (18 mi) SW of Los Alamos, CA · felt by 3 Oct 30, 2024
1:34 am PDT
3.6 29 km (18 mi) SW of Los Alamos, CA · felt by 207 Oct 28, 2024
12:49 am PDT
2.4 30 km (18 mi) SW of Los Alamos, CA · felt by 6 Oct 28, 2024
12:45 am PDT
2.5 5 km (3 mi) SSW of Los Alamos, CA · felt by 7 Oct 24, 2024
9:19 am PDT
2.2 5 km (3 mi) SSW of Los Alamos, CA Oct 24, 2024
9:18 am PDT
1.5 16 km (10 mi) SSW of Los Alamos, CA · felt by 1 Aug 6, 2024
12:05 am PDT
1.6 10 km (6 mi) E of Los Alamos, CA Feb 11, 2024
6:52 am PST
1.8 22 km (14 mi) SSE of Los Alamos, CA Feb 8, 2024
7:21 pm PST
1.6 10 km (6 mi) E of Los Alamos, CA Feb 2, 2024
6:37 pm PST
1.6 8 km (5 mi) SE of Los Alamos, CA Sep 17, 2023
7:20 am PDT
1.7 25 km (16 mi) ESE of Los Alamos, CA Sep 13, 2023
10:20 am PDT
1.5 11 km (7 mi) ESE of Los Alamos, CA Sep 11, 2023
7:13 am PDT
1.8 28 km (17 mi) WNW of Los Alamos, CA Jul 15, 2023
2:22 am PDT
1.5 29 km (18 mi) SSW of Los Alamos, CA Jun 22, 2023
2:34 am PDT
2.0 9 km (6 mi) NW of Los Alamos, CA Jun 21, 2023
12:08 am PDT
1.8 11 km (7 mi) E of Los Alamos, CA May 24, 2023
8:02 pm PDT
1.6 9 km (6 mi) E of Los Alamos, CA Mar 29, 2023
5:11 am PDT
1.9 12 km (7 mi) W of Los Alamos, CA Mar 10, 2023
1:54 am PST
1.6 8 km (5 mi) N of Los Alamos, CA Jan 11, 2023
4:04 am PST
1.8 27 km (17 mi) NW of Los Alamos, CA Jan 2, 2023
4:23 am PST
1.8 5 km (3 mi) SSE of Los Alamos, CA Dec 26, 2022
9:57 am PST
1.9 15 km (9 mi) SW of Los Alamos, CA Aug 31, 2022
4:48 pm PDT
2.1 16 km (10 mi) NW of Los Alamos, CA Jul 9, 2022
9:30 am PDT
1.8 16 km (10 mi) WSW of Los Alamos, CA May 14, 2022
6:01 pm PDT
2.0 17 km (11 mi) SW of Los Alamos, CA · felt by 5 Mar 15, 2022
6:23 am PDT
2.0 15 km (9 mi) W of Los Alamos, CA · felt by 1 Jul 22, 2021
1:57 am PDT
1.6 12 km (7 mi) WNW of Los Alamos, CA Jun 1, 2021
3:52 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 Los Alamos time. Distances are from the town centre. Quakes USGS named after Los Alamos are listed even when they are further out.

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

Before 2016

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

6.9 The 1927 Lompoc, California Earthquake · 40 km W of Los Alamos 1927
5.8 Near Los Alamos, California · 13 km WNW of Los Alamos 1902
5.8 Near Los Alamos, California · 5 km SSW of Los Alamos 1902
5.7 Near Los Alamos, California · 18 km SSE of Los Alamos 1915
5.0 5 km SSW of Nipomo, California · 35 km NW of Los Alamos 1927

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

Nearest mapped faults

Los Alamos fault, under 1 km from its surface trace
Santa Ynez fault, 24 km from its surface trace
Hosgri fault, 34 km from its surface trace

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

Nearby towns

Buellton 17 km · Los Olivos 17 km · Vandenberg Village 18 km · Orcutt 20 km · Lompoc 20 km · Solvang 21 km · Santa Ynez 23 km · Guadalupe 37 km

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