Every recorded earthquake within 30 km
Earthquakes near North Richmond, CA
No earthquake was likely felt in North Richmond in the 24 hours to 1:51 am PST (09:51 UTC). The last one was M 1.6, 8 km (5 mi) WNW, at 11:44 am PST on 10 November 2026, estimated intensity II (weak) in town.
M 2.5
Latest: 1:23 am PST on 2 November 2026 · 29 km (18 mi) E of North Richmond, CA
The most recent earthquake of M2.5 or more near North Richmond was M 2.5, 29 km (18 mi) E of North Richmond, CA, at 1:23 am PST on 2 November 2026, 15 km deep. 39 people reported feeling it to USGS. The estimated shaking in North Richmond was intensity II (weak), felt by some people at rest indoors. 4 smaller earthquakes have been recorded near North Richmond since; the newest is first in the list below.
No earthquake of M1.5 or more was recorded within 30 km (19 mi) of North Richmond in the last 24 hours.
- Last 24 hours
- 0
- Last 7 days
- 2
- Last 30 days
- 11 · an average 30 days here since 2016: 6.6
- Last 12 months
- 88 · largest M 3.8 on 13 August 2026
- Since 2016
- 877 earthquakes of M1.5 or more within 30 km
- Largest since 2016
- M 4.5 on 14 October 2019, 27 km (17 mi) E of North Richmond, CA
- Reported felt
- 454 of them have felt reports to USGS
- Nearest mapped fault
- Hayward fault, 14 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 North Richmond, CA
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The last 30 days
The latest 50
- 1.6 8 km (5 mi) WNW of North Richmond, CA
- 2.1 27 km (16 mi) E of North Richmond, CA · felt by 3
- 1.8 26 km (16 mi) E of North Richmond, CA
- 1.8 26 km (16 mi) NE of North Richmond, CA
- 2.5 29 km (18 mi) E of North Richmond, CA · felt by 39
- 1.6 15 km (9 mi) SE of North Richmond, CA
- 2.6 15 km (9 mi) SE of North Richmond, CA · felt by 114
- 2.1 28 km (18 mi) E of North Richmond, CA
- 2.0 26 km (16 mi) NE of North Richmond, CA · felt by 2
- 1.7 26 km (16 mi) SW of North Richmond, CA
- 1.7 27 km (17 mi) E of North Richmond, CA
- 1.7 15 km (9 mi) ESE of North Richmond, CA
- 2.0 5 km (3 mi) E of North Richmond, CA
- 2.4 24 km (15 mi) NW of North Richmond, CA
- 2.3 15 km (9 mi) ESE of North Richmond, CA · felt by 2
- 2.2 20 km (12 mi) ENE of North Richmond, CA · felt by 65
- 1.7 12 km (7 mi) WNW of North Richmond, CA
- 1.7 28 km (18 mi) E of North Richmond, CA
- 2.5 24 km (15 mi) SE of North Richmond, CA · felt by 64
- 1.6 26 km (16 mi) NE of North Richmond, CA · felt by 8
- 1.9 22 km (14 mi) ESE of North Richmond, CA · felt by 1
- 1.7 24 km (15 mi) NE of North Richmond, CA · felt by 6
- 2.3 28 km (17 mi) SSE of North Richmond, CA · felt by 8
- 1.6 29 km (18 mi) E of North Richmond, CA
- 1.6 30 km (19 mi) SE of North Richmond, CA
- 2.8 30 km (18 mi) SE of North Richmond, CA · felt by 227
- 3.8 30 km (18 mi) SE of North Richmond, CA · felt by 7,876
- 1.9 27 km (17 mi) E of North Richmond, CA
- 1.7 27 km (17 mi) E of North Richmond, CA
- 1.5 8 km (5 mi) WNW of North Richmond, CA
- 1.9 24 km (15 mi) SE of North Richmond, CA · felt by 1
- 2.0 14 km (8 mi) SE of North Richmond, CA · felt by 2
- 1.9 28 km (17 mi) E of North Richmond, CA
- 1.8 24 km (15 mi) NE of North Richmond, CA · felt by 3
- 1.5 26 km (16 mi) SSE of North Richmond, CA
- 1.6 27 km (17 mi) E of North Richmond, CA
- 1.6 25 km (16 mi) E of North Richmond, CA
- 1.8 25 km (15 mi) NE of North Richmond, CA
- 1.5 30 km (18 mi) E of North Richmond, CA
- 2.4 28 km (18 mi) E of North Richmond, CA · felt by 1
- 1.6 7 km (4 mi) ESE of North Richmond, CA
- 1.6 10 km (6 mi) NNE of North Richmond, CA
- 1.7 10 km (6 mi) NNE of North Richmond, CA
- 2.7 9 km (5 mi) ENE of North Richmond, CA · felt by 172
- 1.9 15 km (10 mi) SE of North Richmond, CA · felt by 11
- 1.9 9 km (5 mi) ENE of North Richmond, CA
- 2.5 8 km (5 mi) ENE of North Richmond, CA · felt by 96
- 1.6 26 km (16 mi) E of North Richmond, CA
- 1.7 24 km (15 mi) NE of North Richmond, CA
- 1.6 29 km (18 mi) SSW of North Richmond, 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 North Richmond time. Distances are from the town centre. Quakes USGS named after North Richmond are listed even when they are further out.
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On the map
The white circle is North Richmond; dots are the 50 most recent earthquakes within 30 km. Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Estimated shaking in North Richmond
The strongest shaking in North Richmond from a quake since 2016 is estimated at intensity IV (light), from the M 4.3 on 22 September 2025, 15 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 North Richmond (est.) |
|---|---|---|---|
| M 4.3 | 15 km | IV · Light · felt by 31,810 | |
| M 4.4 | 15 km | IV · Light · felt by 31,787 | |
| M 3.6 | 7 km | III · Weak · felt by 9,395 | |
| M 4.5 | 27 km | III · Weak · felt by 45,899 | |
| M 3.7 | 14 km | III · Weak · felt by 4,337 |
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 North Richmond:
- 7.9 The 1906 San Francisco, California Earthquake · 28 km SW of North Richmond
- 6.0 The 2014 South Napa, California Earthquake · 29 km N of North Richmond
- 5.3 The 1957 San Francisco, California Earthquake · 34 km SSW of North Richmond
USGS ComCat, M5+ from 1900 to 2015. This is the record, not a forecast.
Nearest mapped faults
- Hayward fault, 14 km from its surface trace
- Rodgers Creek fault, 22 km from its surface trace
- San Andreas fault, 24 km from its surface trace
USGS Quaternary Fault and Fold Database. Near is not the same as on.
Nearby towns
San Pablo 2 km · Richmond 3 km · El Cerrito 7 km · Pinole 8 km · Hercules 9 km · Berkeley 13 km · San Rafael 14 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 North Richmond, 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.