Every recorded earthquake within 30 km
Earthquakes near Marina, CA
No earthquake was likely felt in Marina in the 24 hours to 1:02 am PDT (08:02 UTC). The last one was M 3.9, 57 km (35 mi) ESE, at 3:19 am PDT on 11 August 2026, estimated intensity II (weak) in town; 34 felt reports to USGS.
M 2.6
Latest: 11:14 am PDT on 17 September 2026 · 29 km (18 mi) NE of Marina, CA
The most recent earthquake of M2.5 or more near Marina was M 2.6, 29 km (18 mi) NE of Marina, CA, at 11:14 am PDT on 17 September 2026. The estimated shaking in Marina was intensity II (weak), felt by some people at rest indoors. 3 smaller earthquakes have been recorded near Marina since; the newest is first in the list below.
No earthquake of M1.5 or more was recorded within 30 km (19 mi) of Marina in the last 24 hours.
- Last 24 hours
- 0
- Last 7 days
- 1
- Last 30 days
- 4 · an average 30 days here since 2016: 5.7
- Last 12 months
- 73 · largest M 4.0 on 27 November 2025
- Since 2016
- 753 earthquakes of M1.5 or more within 30 km
- Largest since 2016
- M 4.2 on 16 January 2021, 27 km (17 mi) NE of Marina, CA
- Reported felt
- 290 of them have felt reports to USGS
- Nearest mapped fault
- Monterey Bay- Tularcitos fault, 8 km from its surface trace
USGS · feed checked · newest earthquake in our database · this page · counts are earthquakes of M1.5 or more within 30 km (19 mi) of the town centre; shaking is estimated for the town centre with the intensity equation USGS Did You Feel It? uses
If you felt one
- Was that an earthquake? — checks what was recorded near you in the last hour
- Report what you felt to USGS — reports go to USGS, not to us, and they are what produces the intensity maps
- Expect aftershocks, and be ready to Drop, Cover, and Hold On if you feel one; if you are in a damaged building, go outside and move away from it (Ready.gov, FEMA; what to do during and after an earthquake)
- Near the coast, go inland or to higher ground as soon as strong shaking stops (Ready.gov); official warnings are on Tsunami.gov
- Earthquakes in California — with the state's activity score
QuakeIndex does not issue warnings or forecasts. For earthquake early warning see ShakeAlert and the MyShake app.
The last 30 days
The latest 50
- 1.7 20 km (13 mi) ENE of Marina, CA
- 1.8 20 km (12 mi) NNW of Marina, CA
- 1.7 29 km (18 mi) NNE of Marina, CA
- 2.6 29 km (18 mi) NE of Marina, CA
- 1.8 28 km (18 mi) NE of Marina, CA
- 1.5 27 km (17 mi) NNE of Marina, CA
- 1.5 29 km (18 mi) ENE of Marina, CA
- 1.7 29 km (18 mi) ENE of Marina, CA
- 1.5 29 km (18 mi) ENE of Marina, CA
- 1.7 28 km (17 mi) NE of Marina, CA
- 1.7 30 km (18 mi) NNE of Marina, CA
- 1.6 29 km (18 mi) NE of Marina, CA
- 1.7 20 km (12 mi) ENE of Marina, CA
- 2.2 28 km (17 mi) ENE of Marina, CA
- 1.6 28 km (18 mi) NE of Marina, CA
- 1.8 26 km (16 mi) NE of Marina, CA
- 1.9 27 km (17 mi) NE of Marina, CA
- 2.0 26 km (16 mi) NE of Marina, CA
- 3.0 29 km (18 mi) NNE of Marina, CA · felt by 84
- 3.0 27 km (17 mi) NE of Marina, CA · felt by 75
- 1.6 30 km (18 mi) NNE of Marina, CA
- 2.1 26 km (16 mi) NE of Marina, CA · felt by 2
- 2.1 30 km (19 mi) SSW of Marina, CA · felt by 1
- 2.1 28 km (17 mi) NE of Marina, CA
- 1.7 28 km (17 mi) NE of Marina, CA
- 1.9 26 km (16 mi) NE of Marina, CA
- 2.3 27 km (17 mi) NE of Marina, CA · felt by 2
- 3.0 29 km (18 mi) ENE of Marina, CA · felt by 22
- 1.6 29 km (18 mi) NE of Marina, CA
- 2.3 26 km (16 mi) NE of Marina, CA · felt by 1
- 1.7 29 km (18 mi) NE of Marina, CA
- 1.6 27 km (17 mi) NE of Marina, CA
- 1.8 28 km (18 mi) NE of Marina, CA
- 1.6 27 km (17 mi) NE of Marina, CA
- 2.0 29 km (18 mi) NE of Marina, CA · felt by 5
- 1.8 28 km (18 mi) NE of Marina, CA
- 2.5 26 km (16 mi) NE of Marina, CA · felt by 2
- 2.3 24 km (15 mi) W of Marina, CA · felt by 1
- 2.1 27 km (17 mi) NE of Marina, CA
- 2.5 27 km (17 mi) NE of Marina, CA · felt by 2
- 2.5 27 km (17 mi) NE of Marina, CA
- 1.6 26 km (16 mi) NE of Marina, CA
- 1.7 29 km (18 mi) ENE of Marina, CA
- 2.4 27 km (17 mi) NE of Marina, CA
- 2.7 26 km (16 mi) NE of Marina, CA
- 1.8 19 km (12 mi) ENE of Marina, CA
- 2.0 29 km (18 mi) NE of Marina, CA
- 2.1 30 km (18 mi) ENE of Marina, CA · felt by 2
- 1.6 28 km (18 mi) NE of Marina, CA
- 1.7 19 km (12 mi) ENE of Marina, CA · felt by 2
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 Marina time. Distances are from the town centre. Quakes USGS named after Marina are listed even when they are further out.
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On the map
The white circle is Marina; dots are the 50 most recent earthquakes within 30 km. Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Estimated shaking in Marina
The strongest shaking in Marina from a quake since 2016 is estimated at intensity III (weak), from the M 4.2 on 16 January 2021, 27 km away. Intensity II and III are felt by some people at rest indoors; IV by most people indoors; V and above wakes sleepers and moves objects.
| Magnitude | When | Distance | Shaking in Marina (est.) |
|---|---|---|---|
| M 4.2 | 27 km | III · Weak · felt by 13,081 | |
| M 4.2 | 29 km | III · Weak · felt by 4,076 | |
| M 4.0 | 26 km | III · Weak · felt by 417 | |
| M 4.0 | 27 km | III · Weak · felt by 511 | |
| M 3.7 | 27 km | III · Weak · felt by 53 |
An estimate for the town centre from magnitude, depth and distance, with the intensity equation USGS Did You Feel It? uses (Atkinson & Wald, 2007), on the Modified Mercalli scale. All 5 reach intensity II or more in town, where people at rest start to notice. Ground conditions change it street by street. It describes the past, not a hazard.
Before 2016
The USGS record since 1900 lists 24 earthquakes of M5 or more within 50 km of Marina; the five largest:
- 6.9 The 1989 Loma Prieta, California Earthquake · 40 km N of Marina
- 6.5 Near Morgan Hill, California · 50 km NNE of Marina
- 6.3 22 km S of Davenport, California · 38 km WNW of Marina
- 5.8 Near Watsonville, California · 31 km NNE of Marina
- 5.8 Near Paicines, California · 49 km E of Marina
USGS ComCat, M5+ from 1900 to 2015. This is the record, not a forecast.
Nearest mapped faults
- Monterey Bay- Tularcitos fault, 8 km from its surface trace
- East Monterey Bay fault, 10 km from its surface trace
- Zayante-Vergeles fault, 23 km from its surface trace
USGS Quaternary Fault and Fold Database. Near is not the same as on.
Nearby towns
Salinas 13 km · Prunedale 16 km · Watsonville 25 km · Aromas 27 km · San Juan Bautista 30 km · Interlaken 30 km
Be ready
Earthquakes cannot be predicted, here or anywhere, so the useful step is the one taken beforehand. The advice below is from the agencies responsible for it.
- Ready.gov: earthquakes (FEMA) — what to do before, during and after, including Drop, Cover, and Hold On
- Build a kit (FEMA) — water, food and supplies for several days; our summary
- USGS: preparedness — the hazard behind the advice, from the agency that records every quake on this page
- The Great ShakeOut — the yearly earthquake drill, with material for homes, schools and workplaces
- ShakeAlert covers Marina, CA: alerts reach phones through Wireless Emergency Alerts and the MyShake app, seconds before shaking arrives
- Tsunami.gov (NOAA) — the official tsunami warnings for the coast; a quake page here never stands in for one
- California Earthquake Authority — retrofit grants and the state's not-for-profit earthquake insurance
QuakeIndex does not issue warnings or forecasts. For earthquake early warning see ShakeAlert and the MyShake app.