Earthquakes near Los Altos Hills, CA

The latest 50

1. 1.7 11 km (7 mi) WNW of Los Altos Hills, CA Sep 13, 2026
   5:52 pm PDT
2. 1.8 11 km (7 mi) WNW of Los Altos Hills, CA · felt by 5 Sep 13, 2026
   5:45 pm PDT
3. 2.5 11 km (7 mi) WNW of Los Altos Hills, CA · felt by 179 Sep 13, 2026
   5:44 pm PDT
4. 1.8 28 km (18 mi) E of Los Altos Hills, CA Sep 9, 2026
   10:51 am PDT
5. 1.6 29 km (18 mi) NNE of Los Altos Hills, CA Sep 2, 2026
   4:21 am PDT
6. 1.5 8 km (5 mi) WNW of Los Altos Hills, CA Aug 18, 2026
   11:18 am PDT
7. 1.8 8 km (5 mi) WNW of Los Altos Hills, CA Aug 18, 2026
   10:05 am PDT
8. 1.7 7 km (4 mi) SW of Los Altos Hills, CA Aug 18, 2026
   7:04 am PDT
9. 1.9 8 km (5 mi) WNW of Los Altos Hills, CA · felt by 1 Aug 18, 2026
   2:30 am PDT
10. 1.6 11 km (7 mi) W of Los Altos Hills, CA Jul 23, 2026
    9:47 pm PDT
11. 1.5 26 km (16 mi) NE of Los Altos Hills, CA Jun 14, 2026
    3:35 pm PDT
12. 1.9 8 km (5 mi) SW of Los Altos Hills, CA Jun 14, 2026
    2:35 pm PDT
13. 2.1 26 km (16 mi) NNE of Los Altos Hills, CA · felt by 1 Jun 7, 2026
    1:27 pm PDT
14. 1.8 26 km (16 mi) NE of Los Altos Hills, CA · felt by 5 Jun 5, 2026
    9:37 pm PDT
15. 2.6 26 km (16 mi) NE of Los Altos Hills, CA · felt by 8 Jun 4, 2026
    7:17 am PDT
16. 1.6 16 km (10 mi) S of Los Altos Hills, CA May 3, 2026
    5:24 pm PDT
17. 1.7 29 km (18 mi) S of Los Altos Hills, CA Apr 3, 2026
    3:13 pm PDT
18. 1.6 30 km (19 mi) ENE of Los Altos Hills, CA Apr 3, 2026
    12:06 pm PDT
19. 1.6 29 km (18 mi) S of Los Altos Hills, CA Apr 3, 2026
    11:44 am PDT
20. 1.6 28 km (18 mi) S of Los Altos Hills, CA Apr 2, 2026
    9:15 am PDT
21. 4.6 29 km (18 mi) S of Los Altos Hills, CA · felt by 33,078 Apr 2, 2026
    1:41 am PDT
22. 1.9 19 km (12 mi) S of Los Altos Hills, CA · felt by 36 Apr 1, 2026
    10:22 pm PDT
23. 2.5 13 km (8 mi) W of Los Altos Hills, CA · felt by 26 Mar 14, 2026
    10:39 am PDT
24. 1.9 13 km (8 mi) W of Los Altos Hills, CA · felt by 2 Mar 13, 2026
    3:44 pm PDT
25. 2.4 13 km (8 mi) W of Los Altos Hills, CA · felt by 7 Mar 13, 2026
    12:25 pm PDT
26. 2.5 29 km (18 mi) ENE of Los Altos Hills, CA · felt by 32 Feb 24, 2026
    2:21 am PST
27. 1.8 30 km (18 mi) SW of Los Altos Hills, CA Feb 17, 2026
    11:20 am PST
28. 1.7 7 km (4 mi) WSW of Los Altos Hills, CA Dec 26, 2025
    1:54 pm PST
29. 1.6 26 km (16 mi) NE of Los Altos Hills, CA Dec 7, 2025
    2:13 pm PST
30. 2.0 30 km (18 mi) NNW of Los Altos Hills, CA Nov 23, 2025
    3:38 pm PST
31. 2.2 26 km (16 mi) NNE of Los Altos Hills, CA · felt by 20 Nov 14, 2025
    12:10 am PST
32. 2.4 11 km (7 mi) WNW of Los Altos Hills, CA · felt by 23 Oct 23, 2025
    5:11 pm PDT
33. 1.6 11 km (7 mi) WNW of Los Altos Hills, CA Oct 23, 2025
    5:02 pm PDT
34. 2.6 11 km (7 mi) WNW of Los Altos Hills, CA · felt by 262 Oct 23, 2025
    4:45 pm PDT
35. 2.2 11 km (7 mi) WNW of Los Altos Hills, CA · felt by 6 Oct 23, 2025
    4:37 pm PDT
36. 2.0 11 km (7 mi) WNW of Los Altos Hills, CA Oct 23, 2025
    4:36 pm PDT
37. 2.5 11 km (7 mi) WNW of Los Altos Hills, CA · felt by 72 Oct 23, 2025
    4:27 pm PDT
38. 2.2 11 km (7 mi) WNW of Los Altos Hills, CA · felt by 7 Oct 23, 2025
    3:34 pm PDT
39. 2.0 11 km (7 mi) WNW of Los Altos Hills, CA Oct 23, 2025
    3:32 pm PDT
40. 1.5 15 km (9 mi) S of Los Altos Hills, CA Oct 19, 2025
    9:34 pm PDT
41. 2.1 9 km (6 mi) SW of Los Altos Hills, CA · felt by 1 Oct 3, 2025
    11:56 am PDT
42. 1.6 19 km (12 mi) NW of Los Altos Hills, CA Sep 30, 2025
    4:57 am PDT
43. 2.2 22 km (14 mi) ENE of Los Altos Hills, CA Sep 29, 2025
    4:32 pm PDT
44. 1.6 29 km (18 mi) WNW of Los Altos Hills, CA Sep 11, 2025
    5:01 pm PDT
45. 1.8 7 km (4 mi) S of Los Altos Hills, CA Aug 28, 2025
    3:47 pm PDT
46. 2.5 7 km (4 mi) S of Los Altos Hills, CA · felt by 18 Aug 24, 2025
    5:21 pm PDT
47. 2.5 13 km (8 mi) WNW of Los Altos Hills, CA · felt by 217 Aug 19, 2025
    4:06 pm PDT
48. 1.6 27 km (17 mi) NNE of Los Altos Hills, CA Aug 11, 2025
    1:12 pm PDT
49. 1.6 6 km (4 mi) S of Los Altos Hills, CA Jul 15, 2025
    3:18 pm PDT
50. 2.6 7 km (4 mi) S of Los Altos Hills, CA · felt by 72 Jul 8, 2025
    3:56 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 Altos Hills time. Distances are from the town centre. Quakes USGS named after Los Altos Hills are listed even when they are further out.

On the map

The white circle is Los Altos Hills; 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 Los Altos Hills; the five largest:

1. 6.9 The 1989 Loma Prieta, California Earthquake · 45 km SSE of Los Altos Hills 1989
2. 6.2 Near San Jose, California · 31 km ESE of Los Altos Hills 1903
3. 6.2 The 1984 Morgan Hill, California Earthquake · 41 km E of Los Altos Hills 1984
4. 6.1 Near San Jose, California · 36 km ESE of Los Altos Hills 1903
5. 5.8 7 km NNW of Boulder Creek, California · 21 km S of Los Altos Hills 1955

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

Nearest mapped faults

• Monte Vista-Shannon fault, 1 km from its surface trace
• San Andreas fault, 6 km from its surface trace
• Butano fault, 15 km from its surface trace

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

Nearby towns

Loyola 5 km · Portola Valley 9 km · Sunnyvale 9 km · Cupertino 11 km · Woodside 12 km · Saratoga 16 km · Milpitas 21 km

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