Every recorded earthquake near

Earthquakes near Morgan Hill, CA

M 2.6

Latest: 11:14 am PDT on 17 September 2026 · 27 km (16 mi) S of Morgan Hill, CA

The most recent earthquake of M2.5 or more near Morgan Hill was M 2.6, 27 km (16 mi) S of Morgan Hill, CA, at 11:14 am PDT on 17 September 2026. 3 smaller earthquakes have been recorded nearby since; the newest is first in the list below.

Within 30 km since 2016: 1,331 earthquakes of M1.5 or more
In the last 12 months: 149
Largest since 2016: M 5.1 on 25 October 2022, 20 km (13 mi) N of Morgan Hill, CA
Reported felt: 494 of them have felt reports to USGS

USGS · feed checked 26 seconds ago · newest earthquake in our database 7 minutes ago · this page 01:03 UTC

The latest 50

1.7 22 km (14 mi) S of Morgan Hill, CA Sep 23, 2026
11:37 am PDT
1.5 26 km (16 mi) NNW of Morgan Hill, CA Sep 21, 2026
5:46 pm PDT
1.5 23 km (14 mi) S of Morgan Hill, CA Sep 19, 2026
5:04 pm PDT
2.6 27 km (16 mi) S of Morgan Hill, CA Sep 17, 2026
11:14 am PDT
2.6 23 km (15 mi) NNE of Morgan Hill, CA · felt by 6 Sep 16, 2026
8:07 pm PDT
1.8 26 km (16 mi) S of Morgan Hill, CA Sep 10, 2026
11:05 am PDT
1.5 27 km (17 mi) S of Morgan Hill, CA Sep 10, 2026
1:59 am PDT
2.2 19 km (12 mi) SE of Morgan Hill, CA Sep 7, 2026
9:19 am PDT
2.2 19 km (12 mi) S of Morgan Hill, CA · felt by 1 Sep 5, 2026
7:59 am PDT
1.6 20 km (12 mi) S of Morgan Hill, CA Sep 5, 2026
5:27 am PDT
1.6 19 km (12 mi) S of Morgan Hill, CA Sep 5, 2026
4:36 am PDT
1.5 18 km (11 mi) N of Morgan Hill, CA Sep 4, 2026
2:56 pm PDT
1.8 16 km (10 mi) S of Morgan Hill, CA Aug 23, 2026
6:21 am PDT
1.8 18 km (11 mi) N of Morgan Hill, CA Aug 15, 2026
12:35 pm PDT
2.1 9 km (5 mi) ENE of Morgan Hill, CA · felt by 4 Aug 12, 2026
2:41 pm PDT
1.7 27 km (17 mi) S of Morgan Hill, CA Aug 12, 2026
11:07 am PDT
1.7 22 km (14 mi) S of Morgan Hill, CA Aug 8, 2026
9:02 pm PDT
1.6 26 km (16 mi) S of Morgan Hill, CA Aug 4, 2026
11:04 am PDT
1.7 25 km (16 mi) SE of Morgan Hill, CA Aug 4, 2026
6:15 am PDT
1.8 25 km (15 mi) SE of Morgan Hill, CA Aug 4, 2026
2:13 am PDT
2.1 15 km (9 mi) N of Morgan Hill, CA Aug 3, 2026
12:43 pm PDT
2.3 26 km (16 mi) SE of Morgan Hill, CA Aug 1, 2026
3:54 am PDT
2.9 25 km (16 mi) SE of Morgan Hill, CA · felt by 8 Jul 31, 2026
1:02 pm PDT
2.8 25 km (15 mi) SE of Morgan Hill, CA · felt by 10 Jul 30, 2026
7:04 am PDT
1.9 25 km (15 mi) SE of Morgan Hill, CA Jul 29, 2026
8:23 pm PDT
1.5 27 km (17 mi) SE of Morgan Hill, CA Jul 29, 2026
2:19 pm PDT
1.8 27 km (16 mi) SE of Morgan Hill, CA Jul 27, 2026
1:27 pm PDT
3.0 26 km (16 mi) SE of Morgan Hill, CA · felt by 37 Jul 27, 2026
1:13 am PDT
2.4 25 km (16 mi) SE of Morgan Hill, CA · felt by 1 Jul 26, 2026
4:45 pm PDT
2.1 26 km (16 mi) SE of Morgan Hill, CA Jul 24, 2026
5:03 pm PDT
2.5 26 km (16 mi) SE of Morgan Hill, CA Jul 24, 2026
3:38 pm PDT
1.6 26 km (16 mi) S of Morgan Hill, CA Jul 24, 2026
11:07 am PDT
2.3 14 km (9 mi) N of Morgan Hill, CA · felt by 1 Jul 24, 2026
7:58 am PDT
1.9 28 km (18 mi) S of Morgan Hill, CA Jul 22, 2026
3:23 am PDT
1.6 17 km (10 mi) S of Morgan Hill, CA Jul 21, 2026
11:16 pm PDT
2.1 25 km (16 mi) SE of Morgan Hill, CA · felt by 1 Jul 20, 2026
10:17 pm PDT
1.6 25 km (16 mi) SE of Morgan Hill, CA Jul 20, 2026
10:12 pm PDT
1.7 26 km (16 mi) SE of Morgan Hill, CA Jul 20, 2026
5:43 pm PDT
1.7 25 km (16 mi) SE of Morgan Hill, CA Jul 17, 2026
1:15 pm PDT
2.0 28 km (18 mi) S of Morgan Hill, CA Jul 17, 2026
5:48 am PDT
1.5 26 km (16 mi) SE of Morgan Hill, CA Jul 17, 2026
4:45 am PDT
3.0 22 km (14 mi) S of Morgan Hill, CA · felt by 84 Jul 17, 2026
12:52 am PDT
1.9 25 km (16 mi) SE of Morgan Hill, CA Jul 16, 2026
12:54 pm PDT
1.7 25 km (16 mi) SE of Morgan Hill, CA Jul 14, 2026
10:55 am PDT
2.0 25 km (16 mi) SE of Morgan Hill, CA Jul 14, 2026
4:56 am PDT
2.7 25 km (16 mi) SE of Morgan Hill, CA · felt by 3 Jul 14, 2026
4:11 am PDT
2.1 15 km (9 mi) N of Morgan Hill, CA · felt by 1 Jul 6, 2026
12:15 pm PDT
1.8 26 km (16 mi) SE of Morgan Hill, CA Jul 5, 2026
9:02 am PDT
3.0 28 km (18 mi) S of Morgan Hill, CA · felt by 75 Jul 5, 2026
7:45 am PDT
1.8 26 km (16 mi) SE of Morgan Hill, CA Jul 5, 2026
7:09 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 Morgan Hill time. Distances are from the town centre. Quakes USGS named after Morgan Hill are listed even when they are further out.

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

Before 2016

The USGS record since 1900 lists 29 earthquakes of M5 or more within 50 km of Morgan Hill; the five largest:

6.9 The 1989 Loma Prieta, California Earthquake · 23 km WSW of Morgan Hill 1989
6.5 Near Morgan Hill, California · 3 km SE of Morgan Hill 1911
6.2 Near San Jose, California · 23 km NW of Morgan Hill 1903
6.2 The 1984 Morgan Hill, California Earthquake · 20 km N of Morgan Hill 1984
6.1 Near San Jose, California · 15 km WNW of Morgan Hill 1903

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

Nearest mapped faults

Calaveras fault, 6 km from its surface trace
Monte Vista-Shannon fault, 11 km from its surface trace
Sargent fault, 12 km from its surface trace

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

Nearby towns

San Martin 6 km · Gilroy 16 km · Corralitos 21 km · Interlaken 21 km · Day Valley 21 km · Aptos Hills-Larkin Valley 25 km · Watsonville 26 km · Aromas 27 km

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