Every recorded earthquake near
Earthquakes near Novato, CA
M 2.7
Latest: 3:55 pm PDT on 10 May 2026 · 28 km (17 mi) ESE of Novato, CA
The most recent earthquake of M2.5 or more near Novato was M 2.7, 28 km (17 mi) ESE of Novato, CA, at 3:55 pm PDT on 10 May 2026. 172 people reported feeling it to USGS. 8 smaller earthquakes have been recorded nearby since; the newest is first in the list below.
- Within 30 km since 2016
- 190 earthquakes of M1.5 or more
- In the last 12 months
- 30
- Largest since 2016
- M 4.0 on 14 December 2025, 30 km (18 mi) N of Novato, CA
- Reported felt
- 81 of them have felt reports to USGS
USGS · feed checked · newest earthquake in our database · this page
The latest 50
- 2.4 20 km (12 mi) NW of Novato, CA
- 2.0 28 km (17 mi) SE of Novato, CA
- 2.4 in Novato, CA
- 1.7 15 km (10 mi) SSE of Novato, CA
- 1.7 29 km (18 mi) N of Novato, CA · felt by 1
- 1.5 17 km (11 mi) SE of Novato, CA
- 1.6 24 km (15 mi) ESE of Novato, CA
- 1.7 24 km (15 mi) ESE of Novato, CA
- 2.7 28 km (17 mi) ESE of Novato, CA · felt by 172
- 1.9 28 km (17 mi) ESE of Novato, CA
- 2.5 28 km (17 mi) ESE of Novato, CA · felt by 96
- 1.8 27 km (17 mi) NNE of Novato, CA
- 2.5 14 km (9 mi) E of Novato, CA · felt by 8
- 1.5 17 km (11 mi) SE of Novato, CA
- 2.2 19 km (12 mi) S of Novato, CA · felt by 8
- 1.7 17 km (11 mi) SE of Novato, CA · felt by 2
- 2.5 19 km (12 mi) ESE of Novato, CA · felt by 25
- 1.8 28 km (17 mi) W of Novato, CA · felt by 1
- 1.5 29 km (18 mi) NNW of Novato, CA
- 1.6 27 km (17 mi) N of Novato, CA · felt by 2
- 2.3 29 km (18 mi) N of Novato, CA · felt by 3
- 2.4 29 km (18 mi) N of Novato, CA · felt by 6
- 2.1 28 km (18 mi) N of Novato, CA · felt by 1
- 4.0 30 km (18 mi) N of Novato, CA · felt by 1,174
- 3.5 28 km (18 mi) E of Novato, CA · felt by 2,109
- 1.6 15 km (9 mi) ESE of Novato, CA
- 2.1 22 km (14 mi) SSW of Novato, CA · felt by 1
- 1.6 17 km (11 mi) SE of Novato, CA
- 2.1 28 km (18 mi) E of Novato, CA · felt by 21
- 2.2 18 km (11 mi) NE of Novato, CA
- 1.8 30 km (19 mi) ESE of Novato, CA
- 1.9 11 km (7 mi) E of Novato, CA
- 1.7 17 km (10 mi) N of Novato, CA
- 1.5 29 km (18 mi) E of Novato, CA
- 1.6 17 km (11 mi) SE of Novato, CA
- 3.2 25 km (15 mi) ESE of Novato, CA · felt by 4,363
- 1.9 28 km (17 mi) ESE of Novato, CA
- 2.1 25 km (15 mi) SE of Novato, CA · felt by 2
- 2.4 25 km (15 mi) SE of Novato, CA · felt by 60
- 1.5 25 km (15 mi) SE of Novato, CA · felt by 1
- 1.6 23 km (15 mi) SW of Novato, CA · felt by 1
- 1.5 27 km (16 mi) NW of Novato, CA
- 1.5 26 km (16 mi) SE of Novato, CA · felt by 4
- 1.7 29 km (18 mi) SE of Novato, CA
- 2.2 27 km (17 mi) NW of Novato, CA
- 2.4 22 km (14 mi) ESE of Novato, CA · felt by 2
- 1.6 17 km (11 mi) SE of Novato, CA
- 1.7 12 km (7 mi) E of Novato, CA
- 1.8 12 km (7 mi) ENE of Novato, CA · felt by 1
- 1.5 25 km (15 mi) ENE of Novato, 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 Novato time. Distances are from the town centre. Quakes USGS named after Novato are listed even when they are further out.
On the map
The white circle is Novato; dots are the 50 most recent earthquakes within 30 km. Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Before 2016
The USGS record since 1900 lists 5 earthquakes of M5 or more within 50 km of Novato:
- 7.9 The 1906 San Francisco, California Earthquake · 40 km S of Novato
- 6.0 The 2014 South Napa, California Earthquake · 26 km ENE of Novato
- 5.3 The 1957 San Francisco, California Earthquake · 50 km S of Novato
- 5.3 3 km E of Bloomfield, California · 31 km NW of Novato
- 5.3 Northern California · 33 km NW of Novato
USGS ComCat, M5+ from 1900 to 2016. This is the record, not a forecast.
Nearest mapped faults
- Rodgers Creek fault, 13 km from its surface trace
- Bennett Valley fault, 16 km from its surface trace
- San Andreas fault, 20 km from its surface trace
USGS Quaternary Fault and Fold Database. Near is not the same as on.
Nearby towns
Black Point-Green Point 5 km · Temelec 19 km · Sonoma 23 km · Penngrove 23 km
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