Every recorded earthquake near
Earthquakes near Newark, CA
M 2.5
Latest: 3:52 am PDT on 19 September 2026 · 22 km (14 mi) ESE of Newark, CA
The most recent earthquake of M2.5 or more near Newark was M 2.5, 22 km (14 mi) ESE of Newark, 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
- 1,388 earthquakes of M1.5 or more
- In the last 12 months
- 421
- Largest since 2016
- M 4.2 on 2 February 2026, 27 km (17 mi) NNE of Newark, CA
- Reported felt
- 703 of them have felt reports to USGS
USGS · feed checked · newest earthquake in our database · this page
The latest 50
- 1.7 26 km (16 mi) N of Newark, CA
- 2.1 25 km (15 mi) ESE of Newark, CA · felt by 1
- 1.6 26 km (16 mi) N of Newark, CA
- 2.5 22 km (14 mi) ESE of Newark, CA · felt by 9
- 2.0 21 km (13 mi) NNE of Newark, CA
- 2.2 21 km (13 mi) NNE of Newark, CA
- 1.6 20 km (13 mi) NNE of Newark, CA
- 2.4 21 km (13 mi) NNE of Newark, CA · felt by 3
- 1.7 21 km (13 mi) WSW of Newark, CA
- 1.8 21 km (13 mi) WSW of Newark, CA · felt by 5
- 2.5 21 km (13 mi) WSW of Newark, CA · felt by 179
- 2.1 21 km (13 mi) NNE of Newark, CA
- 2.1 21 km (13 mi) NNE of Newark, CA · felt by 1
- 2.1 21 km (13 mi) NNE of Newark, CA
- 1.9 28 km (18 mi) ESE of Newark, CA
- 1.8 23 km (15 mi) SE of Newark, CA
- 1.6 11 km (7 mi) N of Newark, CA
- 1.6 20 km (12 mi) E of Newark, CA
- 2.3 29 km (18 mi) NW of Newark, CA · felt by 8
- 1.5 21 km (13 mi) SW of Newark, CA
- 1.8 21 km (13 mi) SW of Newark, CA
- 1.7 26 km (16 mi) SSW of Newark, CA
- 1.9 21 km (13 mi) SW of Newark, CA · felt by 1
- 1.6 13 km (8 mi) N of Newark, CA
- 2.2 26 km (16 mi) NNW of Newark, CA · felt by 9
- 1.6 27 km (17 mi) NNW of Newark, CA
- 2.8 27 km (17 mi) NNW of Newark, CA · felt by 227
- 3.8 27 km (17 mi) NNW of Newark, CA · felt by 7,876
- 2.1 26 km (16 mi) NNW of Newark, CA · felt by 25
- 2.2 29 km (18 mi) ESE of Newark, CA
- 1.6 25 km (16 mi) SW of Newark, CA
- 2.6 25 km (16 mi) NNW of Newark, CA · felt by 417
- 2.0 20 km (12 mi) E of Newark, CA · felt by 1
- 2.0 13 km (8 mi) N of Newark, CA · felt by 6
- 2.4 15 km (9 mi) N of Newark, CA · felt by 42
- 2.1 27 km (17 mi) NNE of Newark, CA · felt by 2
- 1.5 12 km (8 mi) E of Newark, CA
- 1.9 26 km (16 mi) SSW of Newark, CA
- 2.1 8 km (5 mi) NE of Newark, CA · felt by 1
- 1.8 11 km (7 mi) E of Newark, CA · felt by 5
- 2.6 12 km (7 mi) E of Newark, CA · felt by 8
- 1.8 26 km (16 mi) NNW of Newark, CA
- 1.6 25 km (16 mi) NNW of Newark, CA
- 2.0 26 km (16 mi) NNW of Newark, CA · felt by 1
- 1.6 29 km (18 mi) NNE of Newark, CA
- 1.8 22 km (14 mi) NNE of Newark, CA · felt by 1
- 1.7 18 km (11 mi) E of Newark, CA
- 1.8 27 km (17 mi) NE of Newark, CA
- 1.9 28 km (17 mi) NE of Newark, CA · felt by 1
- 1.8 15 km (10 mi) NNW of Newark, 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 Newark time. Distances are from the town centre. Quakes USGS named after Newark are listed even when they are further out.
On the map
The white circle is Newark; dots are the 50 most recent earthquakes within 30 km. Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Before 2016
The USGS record since 1900 lists 16 earthquakes of M5 or more within 50 km of Newark; the five largest:
- 6.2 Near San Jose, California · 33 km SE of Newark
- 6.2 The 1984 Morgan Hill, California Earthquake · 40 km SE of Newark
- 6.1 Near San Jose, California · 42 km SSE of Newark
- 5.8 7 km NNW of Boulder Creek, California · 39 km SSW of Newark
- 5.8 The 1980 Livermore, California Earthquake · 42 km NE of Newark
USGS ComCat, M5+ from 1900 to 2016. This is the record, not a forecast.
Nearest mapped faults
- Hayward fault, 7 km from its surface trace
- Calaveras fault, 13 km from its surface trace
- Monte Vista-Shannon fault, 20 km from its surface trace
USGS Quaternary Fault and Fold Database. Near is not the same as on.
Nearby towns
Fremont 5 km · Union City 8 km · Hayward 16 km · Milpitas 16 km · Fairview 17 km · Sunnyvale 18 km · San Lorenzo 18 km · Castro Valley 19 km
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- Earthquakes in California, with the state's activity score
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