Every recorded earthquake near
Earthquakes near Martinez, CA
M 2.5
Latest: 1:18 am PDT on 17 August 2026 · 14 km (9 mi) ESE of Martinez, CA
The most recent earthquake of M2.5 or more near Martinez was M 2.5, 14 km (9 mi) ESE of Martinez, CA, at 1:18 am PDT on 17 August 2026. 13 people reported feeling it to USGS. 11 smaller earthquakes have been recorded nearby since; the newest is first in the list below.
- Within 30 km since 2016
- 1,302 earthquakes of M1.5 or more
- In the last 12 months
- 144
- Largest since 2016
- M 4.5 on 14 October 2019, 11 km (7 mi) SE of Martinez, CA
- Reported felt
- 627 of them have felt reports to USGS
USGS · feed checked · newest earthquake in our database · this page
The latest 50
- 2.0 18 km (11 mi) WSW of Martinez, CA
- 2.3 17 km (10 mi) SSW of Martinez, CA · felt by 2
- 2.2 4 km (3 mi) NW of Martinez, CA · felt by 65
- 1.7 10 km (6 mi) SE of Martinez, CA
- 1.9 26 km (16 mi) ESE of Martinez, CA
- 2.5 27 km (17 mi) SSW of Martinez, CA · felt by 64
- 1.6 12 km (8 mi) NNW of Martinez, CA · felt by 8
- 1.8 26 km (16 mi) SE of Martinez, CA
- 1.9 15 km (9 mi) S of Martinez, CA · felt by 1
- 1.7 12 km (8 mi) NNW of Martinez, CA · felt by 6
- 1.7 19 km (12 mi) ESE of Martinez, CA
- 2.5 14 km (9 mi) ESE of Martinez, CA · felt by 13
- 1.6 10 km (6 mi) ESE of Martinez, CA
- 2.2 30 km (18 mi) S of Martinez, CA · felt by 9
- 1.6 29 km (18 mi) S of Martinez, CA
- 2.8 29 km (18 mi) S of Martinez, CA · felt by 227
- 3.8 29 km (18 mi) S of Martinez, CA · felt by 7,876
- 2.1 30 km (19 mi) S of Martinez, CA · felt by 25
- 1.8 19 km (12 mi) SE of Martinez, CA
- 1.9 10 km (6 mi) SE of Martinez, CA
- 2.0 22 km (14 mi) SSE of Martinez, CA · felt by 2
- 1.8 22 km (14 mi) SSE of Martinez, CA
- 1.7 8 km (5 mi) SE of Martinez, CA
- 1.5 28 km (17 mi) W of Martinez, CA
- 1.9 27 km (17 mi) SSW of Martinez, CA · felt by 1
- 2.0 19 km (12 mi) SSW of Martinez, CA · felt by 2
- 1.5 19 km (12 mi) SE of Martinez, CA
- 1.8 29 km (18 mi) NNW of Martinez, CA
- 1.9 9 km (5 mi) ESE of Martinez, CA
- 1.8 22 km (14 mi) E of Martinez, CA
- 1.8 22 km (14 mi) SSE of Martinez, CA
- 1.9 19 km (12 mi) SE of Martinez, CA
- 1.7 19 km (12 mi) SE of Martinez, CA
- 1.8 12 km (7 mi) NNW of Martinez, CA · felt by 3
- 1.5 29 km (18 mi) SSW of Martinez, CA
- 1.6 8 km (5 mi) SE of Martinez, CA
- 1.8 18 km (11 mi) SE of Martinez, CA
- 1.6 12 km (8 mi) SSE of Martinez, CA
- 1.8 13 km (8 mi) NNW of Martinez, CA
- 1.5 10 km (6 mi) ESE of Martinez, CA
- 2.4 10 km (6 mi) SE of Martinez, CA · felt by 1
- 1.8 21 km (13 mi) SSE of Martinez, CA
- 3.6 22 km (14 mi) SSE of Martinez, CA · felt by 1,756
- 1.6 22 km (14 mi) SSE of Martinez, CA
- 1.7 19 km (12 mi) SE of Martinez, CA
- 2.1 21 km (13 mi) SSE of Martinez, CA · felt by 1
- 1.7 21 km (13 mi) SSE of Martinez, CA
- 1.5 21 km (13 mi) SSE of Martinez, CA
- 2.1 21 km (13 mi) SSE of Martinez, CA
- 2.0 21 km (13 mi) SSE of Martinez, CA
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 Martinez time. Distances are from the town centre. Quakes USGS named after Martinez are listed even when they are further out.
On the map
The white circle is Martinez; dots are the 50 most recent earthquakes within 30 km. Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Before 2016
The USGS record since 1900 lists 7 earthquakes of M5 or more within 50 km of Martinez; the five largest:
- 7.9 The 1906 San Francisco, California Earthquake · 47 km SW of Martinez
- 6.0 The 2014 South Napa, California Earthquake · 27 km NW of Martinez
- 5.8 The 1980 Livermore, California Earthquake · 38 km ESE of Martinez
- 5.4 South of Elmira, California · 37 km NNE of Martinez
- 5.4 9 km NE of Livermore, California · 48 km SE of Martinez
USGS ComCat, M5+ from 1900 to 2016. This is the record, not a forecast.
Nearest mapped faults
- Concord fault, 6 km from its surface trace
- Green Valley fault, 12 km from its surface trace
- Greenville fault, 16 km from its surface trace
USGS Quaternary Fault and Fold Database. Near is not the same as on.
Nearby towns
Benicia 4 km · Pacheco 7 km · Crockett 8 km · Concord 10 km · Pleasant Hill 10 km · Rodeo 12 km · Walnut Creek 14 km · Vallejo 14 km
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