Every recorded earthquake near

Earthquakes near Los Altos, CA

M 2.5

Latest: 3:52 am PDT on 19 September 2026 · 29 km (18 mi) ENE of Los Altos, CA

The most recent earthquake near Los Altos was M 2.5, 29 km (18 mi) ENE of Los Altos, CA, at 3:52 am PDT on 19 September 2026. 9 people reported feeling it to USGS.

Within 30 km since 2016: 633 earthquakes of M1.5 or more
In the last 12 months: 45
Largest since 2016: M 3.6 on 13 February 2025, 30 km (18 mi) N of Los Altos, CA
Reported felt: 254 of them have felt reports to USGS

USGS · feed checked 22 seconds ago · newest earthquake in our database 21 minutes ago · this page 02:21 UTC

The latest 50

2.5 29 km (18 mi) ENE of Los Altos, CA · felt by 9 Sep 19, 2026
3:52 am PDT
1.7 12 km (8 mi) WNW of Los Altos, CA Sep 13, 2026
5:52 pm PDT
1.8 13 km (8 mi) WNW of Los Altos, CA · felt by 5 Sep 13, 2026
5:45 pm PDT
2.5 13 km (8 mi) WNW of Los Altos, CA · felt by 179 Sep 13, 2026
5:44 pm PDT
1.8 26 km (16 mi) E of Los Altos, CA Sep 9, 2026
10:51 am PDT
1.6 28 km (17 mi) NNE of Los Altos, CA Sep 2, 2026
4:21 am PDT
1.5 10 km (6 mi) WNW of Los Altos, CA Aug 18, 2026
11:18 am PDT
1.8 10 km (6 mi) WNW of Los Altos, CA Aug 18, 2026
10:05 am PDT
1.7 9 km (6 mi) SW of Los Altos, CA Aug 18, 2026
7:04 am PDT
1.9 10 km (6 mi) WNW of Los Altos, CA · felt by 1 Aug 18, 2026
2:30 am PDT
1.6 29 km (18 mi) N of Los Altos, CA Aug 15, 2026
11:11 am PDT
1.6 13 km (8 mi) W of Los Altos, CA Jul 23, 2026
9:47 pm PDT
2.0 30 km (19 mi) N of Los Altos, CA · felt by 6 Jul 7, 2026
8:51 am PDT
1.5 24 km (15 mi) NE of Los Altos, CA Jun 14, 2026
3:35 pm PDT
1.9 9 km (6 mi) SW of Los Altos, CA Jun 14, 2026
2:35 pm PDT
2.1 25 km (15 mi) NNE of Los Altos, CA · felt by 1 Jun 7, 2026
1:27 pm PDT
1.8 24 km (15 mi) NE of Los Altos, CA · felt by 5 Jun 5, 2026
9:37 pm PDT
2.6 24 km (15 mi) NE of Los Altos, CA · felt by 8 Jun 4, 2026
7:17 am PDT
1.6 17 km (11 mi) SSW of Los Altos, CA May 3, 2026
5:24 pm PDT
1.7 29 km (18 mi) S of Los Altos, CA Apr 3, 2026
3:13 pm PDT
1.6 28 km (17 mi) ENE of Los Altos, CA Apr 3, 2026
12:06 pm PDT
1.6 30 km (18 mi) S of Los Altos, CA Apr 3, 2026
11:44 am PDT
1.6 29 km (18 mi) S of Los Altos, CA Apr 2, 2026
9:15 am PDT
1.9 19 km (12 mi) S of Los Altos, CA · felt by 36 Apr 1, 2026
10:22 pm PDT
2.5 15 km (9 mi) W of Los Altos, CA · felt by 26 Mar 14, 2026
10:39 am PDT
1.9 15 km (9 mi) W of Los Altos, CA · felt by 2 Mar 13, 2026
3:44 pm PDT
2.4 15 km (9 mi) W of Los Altos, CA · felt by 7 Mar 13, 2026
12:25 pm PDT
2.5 27 km (17 mi) ENE of Los Altos, CA · felt by 32 Feb 24, 2026
2:21 am PST
1.8 29 km (18 mi) N of Los Altos, CA · felt by 3 Feb 21, 2026
3:56 am PST
2.3 28 km (18 mi) E of Los Altos, CA · felt by 16 Feb 4, 2026
9:59 pm PST
1.7 9 km (6 mi) WSW of Los Altos, CA Dec 26, 2025
1:54 pm PST
1.8 30 km (19 mi) ENE of Los Altos, CA · felt by 1 Dec 14, 2025
1:01 pm PST
1.6 24 km (15 mi) NE of Los Altos, CA Dec 7, 2025
2:13 pm PST
2.2 25 km (15 mi) NNE of Los Altos, CA · felt by 20 Nov 14, 2025
12:10 am PST
2.0 29 km (18 mi) NE of Los Altos, CA Oct 25, 2025
11:40 am PDT
2.4 12 km (8 mi) WNW of Los Altos, CA · felt by 23 Oct 23, 2025
5:11 pm PDT
1.6 13 km (8 mi) WNW of Los Altos, CA Oct 23, 2025
5:02 pm PDT
2.6 12 km (8 mi) WNW of Los Altos, CA · felt by 262 Oct 23, 2025
4:45 pm PDT
2.2 13 km (8 mi) WNW of Los Altos, CA · felt by 6 Oct 23, 2025
4:37 pm PDT
2.0 13 km (8 mi) WNW of Los Altos, CA Oct 23, 2025
4:36 pm PDT
2.5 12 km (8 mi) WNW of Los Altos, CA · felt by 72 Oct 23, 2025
4:27 pm PDT
2.2 12 km (8 mi) WNW of Los Altos, CA · felt by 7 Oct 23, 2025
3:34 pm PDT
2.0 12 km (8 mi) WNW of Los Altos, CA Oct 23, 2025
3:32 pm PDT
1.5 15 km (10 mi) S of Los Altos, CA Oct 19, 2025
9:34 pm PDT
2.1 11 km (7 mi) SW of Los Altos, CA · felt by 1 Oct 3, 2025
11:56 am PDT
1.6 20 km (12 mi) NW of Los Altos, CA Sep 30, 2025
4:57 am PDT
2.2 20 km (12 mi) ENE of Los Altos, CA Sep 29, 2025
4:32 pm PDT
2.3 28 km (17 mi) ENE of Los Altos, CA · felt by 3 Sep 10, 2025
12:12 am PDT
1.7 29 km (18 mi) N of Los Altos, CA · felt by 3 Sep 6, 2025
11:02 am PDT
1.8 8 km (5 mi) S of Los Altos, CA Aug 28, 2025
3:47 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 time. Distances are from the town centre. Quakes USGS named after Los Altos are listed even when they are further out.

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

Before 2016

The USGS record since 1900 lists 15 earthquakes of M5 or more within 50 km of Los Altos; the five largest:

6.9 The 1989 Loma Prieta, California Earthquake · 44 km SSE of Los Altos 1989
6.2 Near San Jose, California · 29 km ESE of Los Altos 1903
6.2 The 1984 Morgan Hill, California Earthquake · 39 km ESE of Los Altos 1984
6.1 Near San Jose, California · 35 km SE of Los Altos 1903
5.8 7 km NNW of Boulder Creek, California · 22 km S of Los Altos 1955

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

Nearest mapped faults

Monte Vista-Shannon fault, 3 km from its surface trace
San Andreas fault, 8 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

Los Altos Hills 2 km · Loyola 4 km · Sunnyvale 7 km · Cupertino 10 km · Portola Valley 11 km · Woodside 13 km · Saratoga 16 km · Milpitas 19 km

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