Every recorded earthquake near

Earthquakes near Los Gatos, CA

M 2.6

Latest: 3:27 am PDT on 26 April 2026 · 29 km (18 mi) ENE of Los Gatos, CA

The most recent earthquake of M2.5 or more near Los Gatos was M 2.6, 29 km (18 mi) ENE of Los Gatos, CA, at 3:27 am PDT on 26 April 2026. 49 people reported feeling it to USGS. 16 smaller earthquakes have been recorded nearby since; the newest is first in the list below.

Within 30 km since 2016: 783 earthquakes of M1.5 or more
In the last 12 months: 55
Largest since 2016: M 5.1 on 25 October 2022, 28 km (18 mi) ENE of Los Gatos, CA
Reported felt: 299 of them have felt reports to USGS

USGS · feed checked 18 seconds ago · newest earthquake in our database 13 minutes ago · this page 03:22 UTC

The latest 50

1.5 26 km (16 mi) NE of Los Gatos, CA Sep 21, 2026
5:46 pm PDT
1.9 28 km (17 mi) NE of Los Gatos, CA Sep 9, 2026
3:54 pm PDT
1.8 25 km (15 mi) NNE of Los Gatos, CA Sep 9, 2026
10:51 am PDT
1.5 28 km (17 mi) ENE of Los Gatos, CA Sep 4, 2026
2:56 pm PDT
1.7 23 km (14 mi) WNW of Los Gatos, CA Aug 18, 2026
7:04 am PDT
1.9 30 km (19 mi) NW of Los Gatos, CA · felt by 1 Aug 18, 2026
2:30 am PDT
1.8 28 km (18 mi) ENE of Los Gatos, CA Aug 15, 2026
12:35 pm PDT
2.1 29 km (18 mi) E of Los Gatos, CA Aug 3, 2026
12:43 pm PDT
2.2 28 km (18 mi) NE of Los Gatos, CA Jul 28, 2026
3:39 pm PDT
2.1 30 km (19 mi) E of Los Gatos, CA · felt by 1 Jul 6, 2026
12:15 pm PDT
1.9 27 km (17 mi) ENE of Los Gatos, CA Jun 25, 2026
12:34 pm PDT
1.5 30 km (18 mi) E of Los Gatos, CA Jun 17, 2026
3:39 am PDT
1.9 23 km (14 mi) WNW of Los Gatos, CA Jun 14, 2026
2:35 pm PDT
1.6 28 km (17 mi) ENE of Los Gatos, CA May 31, 2026
8:08 pm PDT
2.0 12 km (7 mi) SSE of Los Gatos, CA · felt by 1 May 25, 2026
11:24 pm PDT
1.6 17 km (10 mi) W of Los Gatos, CA May 3, 2026
5:24 pm PDT
2.6 29 km (18 mi) ENE of Los Gatos, CA · felt by 49 Apr 26, 2026
3:27 am PDT
1.8 28 km (17 mi) ENE of Los Gatos, CA Apr 13, 2026
1:25 am PDT
1.7 17 km (10 mi) SW of Los Gatos, CA Apr 3, 2026
3:13 pm PDT
1.6 30 km (18 mi) NNE of Los Gatos, CA Apr 3, 2026
12:06 pm PDT
1.6 16 km (10 mi) SW of Los Gatos, CA Apr 3, 2026
11:44 am PDT
1.6 17 km (11 mi) SW of Los Gatos, CA Apr 2, 2026
9:15 am PDT
1.6 27 km (17 mi) ENE of Los Gatos, CA Apr 2, 2026
6:31 am PDT
4.6 17 km (11 mi) SW of Los Gatos, CA · felt by 33,078 Apr 2, 2026
1:41 am PDT
1.9 12 km (8 mi) W of Los Gatos, CA · felt by 36 Apr 1, 2026
10:22 pm PDT
2.5 30 km (19 mi) E of Los Gatos, CA · felt by 2 Mar 25, 2026
1:45 pm PDT
1.7 27 km (17 mi) NE of Los Gatos, CA Mar 3, 2026
12:25 am PST
1.6 28 km (18 mi) ENE of Los Gatos, CA Mar 2, 2026
6:53 am PST
2.2 27 km (17 mi) NE of Los Gatos, CA Feb 20, 2026
9:24 pm PST
1.8 27 km (17 mi) NE of Los Gatos, CA Feb 20, 2026
6:43 pm PST
1.9 27 km (17 mi) NE of Los Gatos, CA Feb 19, 2026
6:32 am PST
2.3 26 km (16 mi) NE of Los Gatos, CA · felt by 16 Feb 4, 2026
9:59 pm PST
2.1 28 km (17 mi) NE of Los Gatos, CA · felt by 2 Feb 2, 2026
9:06 pm PST
1.9 27 km (17 mi) NE of Los Gatos, CA Jan 28, 2026
11:55 pm PST
1.7 27 km (17 mi) NE of Los Gatos, CA Jan 7, 2026
8:01 am PST
2.8 27 km (17 mi) SSE of Los Gatos, CA · felt by 559 Jan 4, 2026
1:14 pm PST
2.2 28 km (18 mi) ENE of Los Gatos, CA Jan 1, 2026
11:13 pm PST
1.7 25 km (15 mi) NW of Los Gatos, CA Dec 26, 2025
1:54 pm PST
1.7 29 km (18 mi) NE of Los Gatos, CA Dec 8, 2025
11:33 pm PST
1.7 28 km (17 mi) ENE of Los Gatos, CA Nov 29, 2025
10:21 am PST
2.1 26 km (16 mi) SE of Los Gatos, CA · felt by 2 Nov 26, 2025
12:23 am PST
1.7 26 km (16 mi) SE of Los Gatos, CA Nov 25, 2025
9:55 pm PST
1.6 29 km (18 mi) E of Los Gatos, CA Nov 23, 2025
10:36 pm PST
1.8 29 km (18 mi) E of Los Gatos, CA Nov 23, 2025
9:00 am PST
2.1 25 km (16 mi) NE of Los Gatos, CA · felt by 1 Nov 20, 2025
4:56 am PST
3.0 29 km (18 mi) ENE of Los Gatos, CA · felt by 140 Nov 18, 2025
5:48 pm PST
1.7 28 km (17 mi) ENE of Los Gatos, CA Nov 13, 2025
4:57 am PST
2.0 27 km (17 mi) NE of Los Gatos, CA · felt by 1 Oct 31, 2025
7:50 am PDT
1.5 15 km (9 mi) W of Los Gatos, CA Oct 19, 2025
9:34 pm PDT
1.5 27 km (17 mi) ENE of Los Gatos, CA Oct 18, 2025
2:24 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 Los Gatos time. Distances are from the town centre. Quakes USGS named after Los Gatos are listed even when they are further out.

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The white circle is Los Gatos; 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 Los Gatos; the five largest:

6.9 The 1989 Loma Prieta, California Earthquake · 23 km SSE of Los Gatos 1989
6.5 Near Morgan Hill, California · 33 km ESE of Los Gatos 1911
6.3 16 km SW of Davenport, California · 47 km SW of Los Gatos 1926
6.2 Near San Jose, California · 17 km ENE of Los Gatos 1903
6.2 The 1984 Morgan Hill, California Earthquake · 28 km ENE of Los Gatos 1984

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

Nearest mapped faults

Monte Vista-Shannon fault, 2 km from its surface trace
San Andreas fault, 5 km from its surface trace
Butano fault, 8 km from its surface trace

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

Nearby towns

Saratoga 6 km · Lexington Hills 7 km · Cupertino 12 km · San Jose 14 km · Sunnyvale 17 km · Boulder Creek 17 km · Loyola 18 km · East Foothills 22 km

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