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Every recorded earthquake near

Earthquakes near Mountain View, CA

M 2.5

Latest: 3:52 am PDT on 19 September 2026 · 26 km (16 mi) ENE of Mountain View, CA

The most recent earthquake of M2.5 or more near Mountain View was M 2.5, 26 km (16 mi) ENE of Mountain View, CA, at 3:52 am PDT on 19 September 2026. 9 people reported feeling it to USGS. 1 smaller earthquake has been recorded nearby since; the newest is first in the list below.

Within 30 km since 2016
742 earthquakes of M1.5 or more
In the last 12 months
58
Largest since 2016
M 3.9 on 26 December 2017, 30 km (19 mi) E of Mountain View, CA
Reported felt
301 of them have felt reports to USGS

USGS · feed checked · newest earthquake in our database · this page

The latest 50

  1. 2.1 29 km (18 mi) ENE of Mountain View, CA · felt by 1
  2. 2.5 26 km (16 mi) ENE of Mountain View, CA · felt by 9
  3. 1.7 15 km (9 mi) WNW of Mountain View, CA
  4. 1.8 15 km (9 mi) WNW of Mountain View, CA · felt by 5
  5. 2.5 15 km (9 mi) WNW of Mountain View, CA · felt by 179
  6. 1.9 29 km (18 mi) E of Mountain View, CA
  7. 1.8 23 km (15 mi) E of Mountain View, CA
  8. 1.6 27 km (17 mi) N of Mountain View, CA
  9. 1.6 28 km (17 mi) ENE of Mountain View, CA
  10. 1.5 13 km (8 mi) WNW of Mountain View, CA
  11. 1.8 12 km (8 mi) WNW of Mountain View, CA
  12. 1.7 11 km (7 mi) WSW of Mountain View, CA
  13. 1.9 12 km (8 mi) WNW of Mountain View, CA · felt by 1
  14. 1.6 29 km (18 mi) N of Mountain View, CA
  15. 2.2 29 km (18 mi) E of Mountain View, CA
  16. 1.6 15 km (10 mi) W of Mountain View, CA
  17. 2.0 28 km (17 mi) ENE of Mountain View, CA · felt by 1
  18. 2.0 29 km (18 mi) N of Mountain View, CA · felt by 6
  19. 1.5 22 km (14 mi) NE of Mountain View, CA
  20. 1.9 12 km (7 mi) WSW of Mountain View, CA
  21. 2.1 24 km (15 mi) NNE of Mountain View, CA · felt by 1
  22. 1.8 22 km (14 mi) NE of Mountain View, CA · felt by 5
  23. 2.6 23 km (14 mi) NE of Mountain View, CA · felt by 8
  24. 1.6 18 km (11 mi) SSW of Mountain View, CA
  25. 1.7 29 km (18 mi) NE of Mountain View, CA
  26. 1.7 29 km (18 mi) S of Mountain View, CA
  27. 1.6 25 km (16 mi) ENE of Mountain View, CA
  28. 1.6 30 km (19 mi) S of Mountain View, CA
  29. 1.6 29 km (18 mi) S of Mountain View, CA
  30. 1.9 20 km (12 mi) S of Mountain View, CA · felt by 36
  31. 2.5 18 km (11 mi) W of Mountain View, CA · felt by 26
  32. 1.9 18 km (11 mi) W of Mountain View, CA · felt by 2
  33. 2.4 18 km (11 mi) W of Mountain View, CA · felt by 7
  34. 2.5 24 km (15 mi) ENE of Mountain View, CA · felt by 32
  35. 1.8 29 km (18 mi) N of Mountain View, CA · felt by 3
  36. 2.3 26 km (16 mi) E of Mountain View, CA · felt by 16
  37. 2.0 29 km (18 mi) NE of Mountain View, CA
  38. 1.6 29 km (18 mi) NE of Mountain View, CA · felt by 2
  39. 2.1 29 km (18 mi) E of Mountain View, CA · felt by 2
  40. 1.7 12 km (7 mi) WSW of Mountain View, CA
  41. 1.8 27 km (17 mi) ENE of Mountain View, CA · felt by 1
  42. 1.7 28 km (17 mi) E of Mountain View, CA
  43. 1.6 22 km (14 mi) NE of Mountain View, CA
  44. 2.1 29 km (18 mi) E of Mountain View, CA · felt by 1
  45. 2.2 23 km (15 mi) NNE of Mountain View, CA · felt by 20
  46. 2.0 27 km (17 mi) NE of Mountain View, CA
  47. 2.4 15 km (9 mi) WNW of Mountain View, CA · felt by 23
  48. 1.6 15 km (9 mi) WNW of Mountain View, CA
  49. 2.6 15 km (9 mi) WNW of Mountain View, CA · felt by 262
  50. 2.2 15 km (9 mi) WNW of Mountain View, CA · felt by 6

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

On the map

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

Before 2016

The USGS record since 1900 lists 17 earthquakes of M5 or more within 50 km of Mountain View; the five largest:

  1. 6.9 The 1989 Loma Prieta, California Earthquake · 43 km SSE of Mountain View
  2. 6.5 Near Morgan Hill, California · 50 km SE of Mountain View
  3. 6.2 Near San Jose, California · 27 km ESE of Mountain View
  4. 6.2 The 1984 Morgan Hill, California Earthquake · 37 km ESE of Mountain View
  5. 6.1 Near San Jose, California · 33 km SE of Mountain View

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

Nearest mapped faults

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

Nearby towns

Loyola 4 km · Sunnyvale 5 km · Los Altos Hills 5 km · Cupertino 8 km · Portola Valley 13 km · Saratoga 15 km · Woodside 16 km · Milpitas 16 km

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