Every recorded earthquake near

Earthquakes near Matheny, CA

M 2.6

Latest: 10:02 pm PDT on 25 August 2026 · 23 km (14 mi) W of Matheny, CA

The most recent earthquake of M2.5 or more near Matheny was M 2.6, 23 km (14 mi) W of Matheny, CA, at 10:02 pm PDT on 25 August 2026. 1 smaller earthquake has been recorded nearby since; the newest is first in the list below.

Within 30 km since 2016: 32 earthquakes of M1.5 or more
In the last 12 months: 6
Largest since 2016: M 2.9 on 21 August 2026, 27 km (17 mi) W of Matheny, CA
Reported felt: 4 of them have felt reports to USGS

USGS · feed checked 19 seconds ago · newest earthquake in our database 24 minutes ago · this page 02:49 UTC

The latest 32

1.6 28 km (18 mi) SE of Matheny, CA Sep 3, 2026
8:58 am PDT
2.6 23 km (14 mi) W of Matheny, CA Aug 25, 2026
10:02 pm PDT
2.9 27 km (17 mi) W of Matheny, CA Aug 21, 2026
11:37 am PDT
2.8 23 km (14 mi) W of Matheny, CA · felt by 1 Feb 20, 2026
12:15 pm PST
2.4 23 km (15 mi) W of Matheny, CA Feb 16, 2026
5:53 pm PST
1.9 22 km (14 mi) W of Matheny, CA Feb 16, 2026
12:39 pm PST
2.0 24 km (15 mi) SSE of Matheny, CA Jul 7, 2025
11:50 pm PDT
2.4 27 km (17 mi) W of Matheny, CA Jan 11, 2025
6:32 am PST
2.5 24 km (15 mi) W of Matheny, CA Mar 5, 2023
5:19 pm PST
1.9 27 km (17 mi) W of Matheny, CA Dec 6, 2022
11:10 pm PST
2.0 25 km (16 mi) W of Matheny, CA Jun 23, 2022
2:33 am PDT
2.3 29 km (18 mi) WSW of Matheny, CA Mar 28, 2022
5:57 am PDT
2.0 23 km (15 mi) W of Matheny, CA Aug 27, 2021
3:06 pm PDT
1.8 20 km (12 mi) WNW of Matheny, CA Aug 9, 2021
6:21 pm PDT
2.4 29 km (18 mi) WSW of Matheny, CA Jun 15, 2021
9:31 am PDT
2.3 29 km (18 mi) WSW of Matheny, CA Jun 9, 2021
2:18 pm PDT
2.2 28 km (18 mi) WSW of Matheny, CA Jun 6, 2021
4:24 am PDT
2.5 28 km (18 mi) WSW of Matheny, CA · felt by 2 May 28, 2021
8:55 am PDT
2.0 28 km (17 mi) WSW of Matheny, CA May 27, 2021
11:41 pm PDT
2.1 17 km (11 mi) SE of Matheny, CA May 5, 2021
2:23 am PDT
2.4 23 km (14 mi) WNW of Matheny, CA Apr 2, 2020
11:48 pm PDT
2.4 30 km (18 mi) WNW of Matheny, CA May 14, 2019
1:56 am PDT
1.7 19 km (12 mi) S of Matheny, CA Nov 19, 2018
11:46 pm PST
2.1 30 km (19 mi) WSW of Matheny, CA Sep 22, 2017
11:20 pm PDT
2.2 29 km (18 mi) WSW of Matheny, CA Sep 22, 2017
5:50 pm PDT
2.4 29 km (18 mi) WSW of Matheny, CA Sep 20, 2017
6:22 am PDT
1.8 29 km (18 mi) S of Matheny, CA Jun 12, 2017
5:46 pm PDT
2.8 8 km (5 mi) N of Matheny, CA · felt by 3 Jan 8, 2017
7:49 am PST
1.9 23 km (14 mi) S of Matheny, CA Dec 2, 2016
1:39 pm PST
2.4 6 km (4 mi) S of Matheny, CA Sep 25, 2016
5:49 pm PDT
1.8 11 km (7 mi) SE of Matheny, CA Jul 16, 2016
1:44 am PDT
2.7 10 km (6 mi) SSW of Matheny, CA · felt by 66 Jun 10, 2016
11:48 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 Matheny time. Distances are from the town centre. Quakes USGS named after Matheny are listed even when they are further out.

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The white circle is Matheny; dots are the 32 most recent earthquakes within 30 km. Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.

Before 2016

The USGS record since 1900 lists one earthquake of M5 or more within 50 km of Matheny:

5.0 5 km S of Springville, California · 48 km ESE of Matheny 1915

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

Nearby towns

Tulare 4 km · Tipton 13 km · Visalia 19 km · Corcoran 20 km · Home Garden 29 km · Porterville 32 km · Alpaugh 34 km · Armona 36 km

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