Every recorded earthquake within 30 km
Earthquakes near Moss Beach, CA
No earthquake was likely felt in Moss Beach in the 24 hours to 3:15 am PST (11:15 UTC). The last one was M 2.7, 12 km (7 mi) NNE, at 5:17 pm PDT on 28 October 2026, estimated intensity III (weak) in town; 526 felt reports to USGS.
M 2.7
Latest: 5:17 pm PDT on 28 October 2026 · 12 km (7 mi) NNE of Moss Beach, CA
The most recent earthquake of M2.5 or more near Moss Beach was M 2.7, 12 km (7 mi) NNE of Moss Beach, CA, at 5:17 pm PDT on 28 October 2026, 7 km deep. 526 people reported feeling it to USGS. The estimated shaking in Moss Beach was intensity III (weak), felt by some people at rest indoors. 1 smaller earthquake has been recorded near Moss Beach since; the newest is first in the list below.
No earthquake of M1.5 or more was recorded within 30 km (19 mi) of Moss Beach in the last 24 hours.
- Last 24 hours
- 0
- Last 7 days
- 0
- Last 30 days
- 5 · an average 30 days here since 2016: 3.1
- Last 12 months
- 91 · largest M 3.0 on 28 November 2025
- Since 2016
- 416 earthquakes of M1.5 or more within 30 km
- Largest since 2016
- M 3.7 on 27 October 2023, 16 km (10 mi) NE of Moss Beach, CA
- Reported felt
- 165 of them have felt reports to USGS
- Nearest mapped fault
- San Gregorio fault, under 1 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
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Earthquake alerts for Moss Beach, CA
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The last 30 days
The latest 50
- 1.5 16 km (10 mi) N of Moss Beach, CA
- 2.7 12 km (7 mi) NNE of Moss Beach, CA · felt by 526
- 1.5 14 km (9 mi) N of Moss Beach, CA
- 1.8 21 km (13 mi) N of Moss Beach, CA
- 1.6 8 km (5 mi) ESE of Moss Beach, CA
- 1.9 26 km (16 mi) ESE of Moss Beach, CA · felt by 1
- 2.3 9 km (6 mi) NNE of Moss Beach, CA · felt by 54
- 2.1 12 km (7 mi) NNE of Moss Beach, CA · felt by 8
- 1.8 13 km (8 mi) NNE of Moss Beach, CA
- 1.7 26 km (16 mi) ESE of Moss Beach, CA
- 1.8 26 km (16 mi) ESE of Moss Beach, CA · felt by 5
- 2.5 26 km (16 mi) ESE of Moss Beach, CA · felt by 179
- 1.6 10 km (6 mi) NNE of Moss Beach, CA
- 2.0 9 km (6 mi) NNE of Moss Beach, CA · felt by 7
- 1.7 9 km (6 mi) NNE of Moss Beach, CA
- 2.1 9 km (6 mi) NNE of Moss Beach, CA · felt by 11
- 1.6 10 km (6 mi) NNE of Moss Beach, CA
- 1.5 29 km (18 mi) ESE of Moss Beach, CA
- 1.8 29 km (18 mi) ESE of Moss Beach, CA
- 1.9 29 km (18 mi) ESE of Moss Beach, CA · felt by 1
- 1.6 27 km (17 mi) SE of Moss Beach, CA
- 1.5 10 km (6 mi) NNE of Moss Beach, CA
- 1.5 9 km (6 mi) NNE of Moss Beach, CA
- 1.5 9 km (5 mi) NNE of Moss Beach, CA
- 1.7 8 km (5 mi) NNE of Moss Beach, CA
- 1.6 16 km (10 mi) NE of Moss Beach, CA
- 1.6 8 km (5 mi) NNE of Moss Beach, CA
- 2.3 9 km (6 mi) NNE of Moss Beach, CA · felt by 19
- 1.9 9 km (6 mi) NNE of Moss Beach, CA
- 1.6 9 km (6 mi) NNE of Moss Beach, CA
- 1.7 9 km (6 mi) NNE of Moss Beach, CA
- 1.7 9 km (5 mi) NNE of Moss Beach, CA
- 1.8 9 km (5 mi) NNE of Moss Beach, CA
- 2.3 9 km (5 mi) NNE of Moss Beach, CA · felt by 14
- 1.5 20 km (12 mi) N of Moss Beach, CA
- 2.6 20 km (12 mi) N of Moss Beach, CA · felt by 99
- 1.9 20 km (12 mi) N of Moss Beach, CA · felt by 2
- 2.9 20 km (12 mi) N of Moss Beach, CA · felt by 1,085
- 1.6 24 km (15 mi) N of Moss Beach, CA
- 1.7 15 km (9 mi) N of Moss Beach, CA
- 2.2 22 km (14 mi) N of Moss Beach, CA · felt by 14
- 1.6 27 km (17 mi) N of Moss Beach, CA
- 1.5 9 km (5 mi) NNE of Moss Beach, CA
- 1.6 8 km (5 mi) NNE of Moss Beach, CA
- 1.7 9 km (5 mi) NNE of Moss Beach, CA
- 1.8 9 km (6 mi) NNE of Moss Beach, CA
- 1.8 9 km (6 mi) NNE of Moss Beach, CA · felt by 1
- 1.6 9 km (6 mi) NNE of Moss Beach, CA
- 1.9 9 km (5 mi) NNE of Moss Beach, CA
- 1.8 8 km (5 mi) NE of Moss Beach, 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 Moss Beach time. Distances are from the town centre. Quakes USGS named after Moss Beach are listed even when they are further out.
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On the map
The white circle is Moss Beach; dots are the 50 most recent earthquakes within 30 km. Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Estimated shaking in Moss Beach
The strongest shaking in Moss Beach from a quake since 2016 is estimated at intensity III (weak), from the M 3.4 on 28 March 2023, 10 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 Moss Beach (est.) |
|---|---|---|---|
| M 3.4 | 10 km | III · Weak · felt by 2,675 | |
| M 3.5 | 15 km | III · Weak · felt by 8,788 | |
| M 3.7 | 16 km | III · Weak · felt by 16,471 | |
| M 3.0 | 15 km | III · Weak · felt by 1,559 | |
| M 2.9 | 12 km | III · Weak · felt by 723 |
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 3 earthquakes of M5 or more within 50 km of Moss Beach:
- 7.9 The 1906 San Francisco, California Earthquake · 25 km N of Moss Beach
- 5.8 7 km NNW of Boulder Creek, California · 50 km SE of Moss Beach
- 5.3 The 1957 San Francisco, California Earthquake · 16 km N of Moss Beach
USGS ComCat, M5+ from 1900 to 2015. This is the record, not a forecast.
Nearest mapped faults
- San Gregorio fault, under 1 km from its surface trace
- San Andreas fault, 10 km from its surface trace
- Serra fault, 12 km from its surface trace
USGS Quaternary Fault and Fold Database. Near is not the same as on.
Nearby towns
Pacifica 10 km · Half Moon Bay 10 km · Millbrae 14 km · Burlingame 14 km · San Bruno 15 km · South San Francisco 17 km · San Mateo 17 km · Daly City 20 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 Moss Beach, 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.