Every recorded earthquake near

Earthquakes near Milpitas, CA

M 2.5

Latest: 3:52 am PDT on 19 September 2026 · 10 km (6 mi) ENE of Milpitas, CA

The most recent earthquake of M2.5 or more near Milpitas was M 2.5, 10 km (6 mi) ENE of Milpitas, CA, at 3:52 am PDT on 19 September 2026. 9 people reported feeling it to USGS. 3 smaller earthquakes have been recorded nearby since; the newest is first in the list below.

Within 30 km since 2016: 1,174 earthquakes of M1.5 or more
In the last 12 months: 98
Largest since 2016: M 5.1 on 25 October 2022, 24 km (15 mi) ESE of Milpitas, CA
Reported felt: 475 of them have felt reports to USGS

USGS · feed checked 26 seconds ago · newest earthquake in our database 5 minutes ago · this page 00:28 UTC

The latest 50

2.1 12 km (8 mi) ENE of Milpitas, CA · felt by 1 Sep 27, 2026
9:49 pm PDT
1.7 28 km (18 mi) NE of Milpitas, CA Sep 25, 2026
2:43 pm PDT
1.5 17 km (11 mi) ESE of Milpitas, CA Sep 21, 2026
5:46 pm PDT
2.5 10 km (6 mi) ENE of Milpitas, CA · felt by 9 Sep 19, 2026
3:52 am PDT
2.6 29 km (18 mi) ESE of Milpitas, CA · felt by 6 Sep 16, 2026
8:07 pm PDT
1.7 30 km (18 mi) W of Milpitas, CA Sep 13, 2026
5:52 pm PDT
1.8 30 km (19 mi) W of Milpitas, CA · felt by 5 Sep 13, 2026
5:45 pm PDT
2.5 30 km (19 mi) W of Milpitas, CA · felt by 179 Sep 13, 2026
5:44 pm PDT
1.9 13 km (8 mi) E of Milpitas, CA Sep 9, 2026
3:54 pm PDT
1.8 8 km (5 mi) ESE of Milpitas, CA Sep 9, 2026
10:51 am PDT
1.5 26 km (16 mi) SE of Milpitas, CA Sep 4, 2026
2:56 pm PDT
1.6 25 km (16 mi) NNW of Milpitas, CA Sep 2, 2026
4:21 am PDT
1.6 13 km (8 mi) NE of Milpitas, CA Aug 27, 2026
1:08 am PDT
1.5 28 km (17 mi) W of Milpitas, CA Aug 18, 2026
11:18 am PDT
1.8 28 km (17 mi) W of Milpitas, CA Aug 18, 2026
10:05 am PDT
1.7 28 km (17 mi) WSW of Milpitas, CA Aug 18, 2026
7:04 am PDT
1.9 28 km (17 mi) W of Milpitas, CA · felt by 1 Aug 18, 2026
2:30 am PDT
1.8 26 km (16 mi) SE of Milpitas, CA Aug 15, 2026
12:35 pm PDT
1.6 28 km (17 mi) NNW of Milpitas, CA Aug 15, 2026
11:11 am PDT
2.1 29 km (18 mi) SE of Milpitas, CA Aug 3, 2026
12:43 pm PDT
2.2 14 km (8 mi) E of Milpitas, CA Jul 28, 2026
3:39 pm PDT
2.0 13 km (8 mi) NE of Milpitas, CA · felt by 1 Jul 8, 2026
9:37 am PDT
2.0 28 km (17 mi) NNW of Milpitas, CA · felt by 6 Jul 7, 2026
8:51 am PDT
2.1 30 km (19 mi) SE of Milpitas, CA · felt by 1 Jul 6, 2026
12:15 pm PDT
2.4 29 km (18 mi) NNW of Milpitas, CA · felt by 42 Jul 2, 2026
7:08 am PDT
1.9 19 km (12 mi) ESE of Milpitas, CA Jun 25, 2026
12:34 pm PDT
1.5 29 km (18 mi) SE of Milpitas, CA Jun 17, 2026
3:39 am PDT
1.5 11 km (7 mi) N of Milpitas, CA Jun 14, 2026
3:35 pm PDT
1.9 28 km (17 mi) WSW of Milpitas, CA Jun 14, 2026
2:35 pm PDT
2.3 29 km (18 mi) SE of Milpitas, CA · felt by 1 Jun 7, 2026
7:43 pm PDT
2.1 18 km (11 mi) NNW of Milpitas, CA · felt by 1 Jun 7, 2026
1:27 pm PDT
1.8 12 km (8 mi) N of Milpitas, CA · felt by 5 Jun 5, 2026
9:37 pm PDT
2.6 12 km (7 mi) N of Milpitas, CA · felt by 8 Jun 4, 2026
7:17 am PDT
1.6 21 km (13 mi) ESE of Milpitas, CA May 31, 2026
8:08 pm PDT
2.6 27 km (17 mi) SE of Milpitas, CA · felt by 49 Apr 26, 2026
3:27 am PDT
1.8 26 km (16 mi) SE of Milpitas, CA Apr 13, 2026
1:25 am PDT
1.7 16 km (10 mi) NNE of Milpitas, CA Apr 11, 2026
9:51 pm PDT
1.6 9 km (6 mi) ENE of Milpitas, CA Apr 3, 2026
12:06 pm PDT
1.6 19 km (12 mi) ESE of Milpitas, CA Apr 2, 2026
6:31 am PDT
2.5 30 km (18 mi) SE of Milpitas, CA · felt by 2 Mar 25, 2026
1:45 pm PDT
1.7 26 km (16 mi) NE of Milpitas, CA · felt by 1 Mar 3, 2026
2:09 pm PST
1.7 16 km (10 mi) ESE of Milpitas, CA Mar 3, 2026
12:25 am PST
1.6 25 km (16 mi) SE of Milpitas, CA Mar 2, 2026
6:53 am PST
2.5 9 km (6 mi) NNE of Milpitas, CA · felt by 32 Feb 24, 2026
2:21 am PST
1.8 27 km (17 mi) NNW of Milpitas, CA · felt by 3 Feb 21, 2026
3:56 am PST
2.2 17 km (10 mi) ESE of Milpitas, CA Feb 20, 2026
9:24 pm PST
1.8 17 km (10 mi) ESE of Milpitas, CA Feb 20, 2026
6:43 pm PST
1.9 17 km (10 mi) ESE of Milpitas, CA Feb 19, 2026
6:32 am PST
1.9 23 km (14 mi) N of Milpitas, CA Feb 11, 2026
6:04 pm PST
2.4 23 km (14 mi) N of Milpitas, CA · felt by 19 Feb 11, 2026
5:53 pm PST

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 Milpitas time. Distances are from the town centre. Quakes USGS named after Milpitas are listed even when they are further out.

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The white circle is Milpitas; dots are the 50 most recent earthquakes within 30 km. Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.

Before 2016

The USGS record since 1900 lists 19 earthquakes of M5 or more within 50 km of Milpitas; the five largest:

6.9 The 1989 Loma Prieta, California Earthquake · 44 km S of Milpitas 1989
6.5 Near Morgan Hill, California · 43 km SE of Milpitas 1911
6.2 Near San Jose, California · 17 km SSE of Milpitas 1903
6.2 The 1984 Morgan Hill, California Earthquake · 24 km ESE of Milpitas 1984
6.1 Near San Jose, California · 27 km SSE of Milpitas 1903

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

Nearest mapped faults

Hayward fault, 3 km from its surface trace
Calaveras fault, 9 km from its surface trace
Monte Vista-Shannon fault, 18 km from its surface trace

USGS Quaternary Fault and Fold Database. Near is not the same as on.

Nearby towns

East Foothills 9 km · San Jose 10 km · Sunnyvale 13 km · Fremont 15 km · Cupertino 16 km · Loyola 19 km · Saratoga 21 km · Los Altos Hills 21 km

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