Every recorded earthquake within 30 km
Earthquakes near Menlo Park, CA
No earthquake was likely felt in Menlo Park in the 24 hours to 1:02 am PDT (08:02 UTC). The last one was M 1.9, 6 km (4 mi) WSW, at 4:14 pm PDT on 11 October 2026, estimated intensity II (weak) in town; 1 felt report to USGS.
M 2.6
Latest: 7:17 am PDT on 4 June 2026 · 26 km (16 mi) ENE of Menlo Park, CA
The most recent earthquake of M2.5 or more near Menlo Park was M 2.6, 26 km (16 mi) ENE of Menlo Park, CA, at 7:17 am PDT on 4 June 2026, 9 km deep. 8 people reported feeling it to USGS. The estimated shaking in Menlo Park was intensity II (weak), felt by some people at rest indoors. 25 smaller earthquakes have been recorded near Menlo Park since; the newest is first in the list below.
No earthquake of M1.5 or more was recorded within 30 km (19 mi) of Menlo Park in the last 24 hours.
- Last 24 hours
- 0
- Last 7 days
- 3
- Last 30 days
- 8 · an average 30 days here since 2016: 4.5
- Last 12 months
- 85 · largest M 2.6 on 4 June 2026
- Since 2016
- 593 earthquakes of M1.5 or more within 30 km
- Largest since 2016
- M 3.9 on 28 June 2021, 29 km (18 mi) N of Menlo Park, CA
- Reported felt
- 228 of them have felt reports to USGS
- Nearest mapped fault
- San Andreas fault, 7 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
- 1.9 6 km (4 mi) WSW of Menlo Park, CA · felt by 1
- 1.8 28 km (18 mi) SSW of Menlo Park, CA
- 1.7 11 km (7 mi) SSE of Menlo Park, CA
- 1.6 29 km (18 mi) E of Menlo Park, CA
- 2.3 30 km (19 mi) WNW of Menlo Park, CA · felt by 54
- 1.7 6 km (4 mi) WSW of Menlo Park, CA
- 1.8 6 km (4 mi) WSW of Menlo Park, CA · felt by 5
- 2.5 6 km (4 mi) WSW of Menlo Park, CA · felt by 179
- 1.6 23 km (14 mi) NNE of Menlo Park, CA
- 2.0 30 km (18 mi) WNW of Menlo Park, CA · felt by 7
- 1.5 6 km (4 mi) SW of Menlo Park, CA
- 1.8 6 km (4 mi) SW of Menlo Park, CA
- 1.7 13 km (8 mi) S of Menlo Park, CA
- 1.9 6 km (4 mi) SW of Menlo Park, CA · felt by 1
- 1.6 24 km (15 mi) NNE of Menlo Park, CA
- 1.6 10 km (6 mi) SW of Menlo Park, CA
- 1.5 30 km (18 mi) WNW of Menlo Park, CA
- 2.0 24 km (15 mi) NNE of Menlo Park, CA · felt by 6
- 1.6 25 km (15 mi) NW of Menlo Park, CA
- 2.4 25 km (16 mi) NNE of Menlo Park, CA · felt by 42
- 1.5 26 km (16 mi) ENE of Menlo Park, CA
- 1.9 14 km (8 mi) S of Menlo Park, CA
- 1.6 30 km (19 mi) WNW of Menlo Park, CA
- 2.1 23 km (14 mi) NE of Menlo Park, CA · felt by 1
- 1.8 25 km (16 mi) ENE of Menlo Park, CA · felt by 5
- 2.6 26 km (16 mi) ENE of Menlo Park, CA · felt by 8
- 1.6 25 km (15 mi) S of Menlo Park, CA
- 1.8 25 km (16 mi) NNE of Menlo Park, CA
- 2.2 25 km (16 mi) NNE of Menlo Park, CA · felt by 39
- 1.9 28 km (17 mi) SSE of Menlo Park, CA · felt by 36
- 1.5 30 km (18 mi) WNW of Menlo Park, CA
- 1.6 29 km (18 mi) WNW of Menlo Park, CA
- 1.7 30 km (19 mi) WNW of Menlo Park, CA
- 1.8 30 km (18 mi) WNW of Menlo Park, CA
- 1.8 29 km (18 mi) WNW of Menlo Park, CA · felt by 1
- 1.9 30 km (18 mi) WNW of Menlo Park, CA
- 1.8 28 km (17 mi) WNW of Menlo Park, CA
- 1.9 29 km (18 mi) WNW of Menlo Park, CA
- 2.5 13 km (8 mi) SW of Menlo Park, CA · felt by 26
- 1.9 13 km (8 mi) SW of Menlo Park, CA · felt by 2
- 2.4 13 km (8 mi) SW of Menlo Park, CA · felt by 7
- 2.1 29 km (18 mi) WNW of Menlo Park, CA · felt by 2
- 2.1 24 km (15 mi) NW of Menlo Park, CA · felt by 3
- 1.6 29 km (18 mi) WNW of Menlo Park, CA
- 2.5 30 km (19 mi) E of Menlo Park, CA · felt by 32
- 2.0 29 km (18 mi) WNW of Menlo Park, CA · felt by 5
- 1.8 24 km (15 mi) NNE of Menlo Park, CA · felt by 3
- 2.1 29 km (18 mi) WNW of Menlo Park, CA
- 2.1 29 km (18 mi) WNW of Menlo Park, CA · felt by 7
- 1.8 29 km (18 mi) WNW of Menlo Park, 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 Menlo Park time. Distances are from the town centre. Quakes USGS named after Menlo Park are listed even when they are further out.
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On the map
The white circle is Menlo Park; dots are the 50 most recent earthquakes within 30 km. Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Estimated shaking in Menlo Park
The strongest shaking in Menlo Park from a quake since 2016 is estimated at intensity III (weak), from the M 3.9 on 28 June 2021, 29 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 Menlo Park (est.) |
|---|---|---|---|
| M 3.9 | 29 km | III · Weak · felt by 12,071 | |
| M 3.6 | 24 km | III · Weak · felt by 4,288 | |
| M 3.7 | 25 km | III · Weak · felt by 16,471 | |
| M 2.9 | 11 km | III · Weak | |
| M 2.5 | 6 km | III · Weak · felt by 179 |
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 15 earthquakes of M5 or more within 50 km of Menlo Park; the five largest:
- 7.9 The 1906 San Francisco, California Earthquake · 46 km NW of Menlo Park
- 6.2 Near San Jose, California · 38 km ESE of Menlo Park
- 6.2 The 1984 Morgan Hill, California Earthquake · 47 km ESE of Menlo Park
- 6.1 Near San Jose, California · 44 km SE of Menlo Park
- 5.8 7 km NNW of Boulder Creek, California · 30 km S of Menlo Park
USGS ComCat, M5+ from 1900 to 2015. This is the record, not a forecast.
Nearest mapped faults
- San Andreas fault, 7 km from its surface trace
- Monte Vista-Shannon fault, 8 km from its surface trace
- Hayward fault, 22 km from its surface trace
USGS Quaternary Fault and Fold Database. Near is not the same as on.
Nearby towns
Stanford 4 km · Palo Alto 4 km · East Palo Alto 4 km · Redwood City 6 km · Portola Valley 9 km · San Carlos 9 km · Los Altos 10 km · Belmont 11 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 Menlo Park, 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.