Every recorded earthquake near
Earthquakes near Los Olivos, CA
M 2.5
Latest: 11:16 pm PST on 8 November 2025 · 27 km (17 mi) S of Los Olivos, CA
The most recent earthquake of M2.5 or more near Los Olivos was M 2.5, 27 km (17 mi) S of Los Olivos, CA, at 11:16 pm PST on 8 November 2025. 1 person reported feeling it to USGS. 8 smaller earthquakes have been recorded nearby since; the newest is first in the list below.
- Within 30 km since 2016
- 149 earthquakes of M1.5 or more
- In the last 12 months
- 9
- Largest since 2016
- M 4.1 on 16 May 2017, 30 km (18 mi) SSE of Los Olivos, CA
- Reported felt
- 48 of them have felt reports to USGS
USGS · feed checked · newest earthquake in our database · this page
The latest 50
- 1.5 13 km (8 mi) SSE of Los Olivos, CA
- 2.2 14 km (8 mi) NW of Los Olivos, CA
- 2.3 14 km (8 mi) NW of Los Olivos, CA · felt by 1
- 1.5 17 km (11 mi) W of Los Olivos, CA
- 2.2 9 km (5 mi) NNW of Los Olivos, CA · felt by 1
- 1.8 27 km (17 mi) S of Los Olivos, CA
- 1.5 29 km (18 mi) ESE of Los Olivos, CA
- 1.6 18 km (11 mi) W of Los Olivos, CA
- 2.5 27 km (17 mi) S of Los Olivos, CA · felt by 1
- 1.7 13 km (8 mi) W of Los Olivos, CA
- 2.4 18 km (11 mi) WNW of Los Olivos, CA · felt by 1
- 2.5 27 km (17 mi) W of Los Olivos, CA · felt by 17
- 2.1 10 km (6 mi) E of Los Olivos, CA
- 2.2 11 km (7 mi) E of Los Olivos, CA
- 1.8 14 km (9 mi) W of Los Olivos, CA
- 2.0 27 km (17 mi) NW of Los Olivos, CA
- 2.2 26 km (16 mi) SSE of Los Olivos, CA
- 2.8 27 km (17 mi) SSE of Los Olivos, CA · felt by 12
- 2.1 26 km (16 mi) NW of Los Olivos, CA
- 2.5 18 km (11 mi) WNW of Los Olivos, CA · felt by 7
- 2.2 18 km (11 mi) WNW of Los Olivos, CA
- 1.8 27 km (17 mi) ESE of Los Olivos, CA · felt by 3
- 1.5 24 km (15 mi) WSW of Los Olivos, CA · felt by 1
- 2.0 26 km (16 mi) SSE of Los Olivos, CA
- 1.6 9 km (6 mi) NW of Los Olivos, CA
- 1.8 12 km (8 mi) SSW of Los Olivos, CA
- 1.6 10 km (6 mi) NW of Los Olivos, CA
- 2.3 29 km (18 mi) S of Los Olivos, CA
- 1.6 9 km (6 mi) WNW of Los Olivos, CA
- 1.7 10 km (6 mi) ENE of Los Olivos, CA
- 1.5 7 km (5 mi) NW of Los Olivos, CA
- 2.0 26 km (16 mi) NW of Los Olivos, CA
- 1.5 23 km (14 mi) ENE of Los Olivos, CA
- 1.8 8 km (5 mi) NNW of Los Olivos, CA
- 1.6 10 km (6 mi) NW of Los Olivos, CA
- 1.9 28 km (17 mi) WNW of Los Olivos, CA
- 1.6 22 km (14 mi) NW of Los Olivos, CA
- 1.8 13 km (8 mi) WNW of Los Olivos, CA
- 1.9 26 km (16 mi) W of Los Olivos, CA
- 1.8 23 km (14 mi) ENE of Los Olivos, CA
- 1.7 29 km (18 mi) ESE of Los Olivos, CA
- 2.1 30 km (18 mi) S of Los Olivos, CA · felt by 2
- 1.8 28 km (18 mi) W of Los Olivos, CA
- 2.5 29 km (18 mi) SSE of Los Olivos, CA · felt by 2
- 2.0 26 km (16 mi) WSW of Los Olivos, CA · felt by 5
- 2.0 30 km (19 mi) WNW of Los Olivos, CA · felt by 1
- 2.4 30 km (19 mi) S of Los Olivos, CA · felt by 2
- 1.6 29 km (18 mi) WNW of Los Olivos, CA
- 1.5 29 km (18 mi) WNW of Los Olivos, CA
- 2.3 27 km (17 mi) W of Los Olivos, CA · felt by 3
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 Olivos time. Distances are from the town centre. Quakes USGS named after Los Olivos are listed even when they are further out.
On the map
The white circle is Los Olivos; dots are the 50 most recent earthquakes within 30 km. Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Before 2016
The USGS record since 1900 lists 3 earthquakes of M5 or more within 50 km of Los Olivos:
- 5.8 Near Los Alamos, California · 30 km WNW of Los Olivos
- 5.8 Near Los Alamos, California · 17 km WNW of Los Olivos
- 5.7 Near Los Alamos, California · 11 km SW of Los Olivos
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, 13 km from its surface trace
- Pitas Point fault, 33 km from its surface trace
USGS Quaternary Fault and Fold Database. Near is not the same as on.
Nearby towns
Santa Ynez 7 km · Solvang 8 km · Buellton 9 km · Los Alamos 17 km · Lompoc 32 km · Vandenberg Village 33 km · Isla Vista 37 km · Orcutt 37 km
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