Every recorded earthquake near

Earthquakes near Oakland, CA

M 2.5

Latest: 1:18 am PDT on 17 August 2026 · 29 km (18 mi) NE of Oakland, CA

The most recent earthquake of M2.5 or more near Oakland was M 2.5, 29 km (18 mi) NE of Oakland, CA, at 1:18 am PDT on 17 August 2026. 13 people reported feeling it to USGS. 27 smaller earthquakes have been recorded nearby since; the newest is first in the list below.

Within 30 km since 2016: 1,819 earthquakes of M1.5 or more
In the last 12 months: 480
Largest since 2016: M 4.5 on 14 October 2019, 24 km (15 mi) NE of Oakland, CA
Reported felt: 962 of them have felt reports to USGS

USGS · feed checked 13 seconds ago · newest earthquake in our database 18 minutes ago · this page 01:36 UTC

The latest 50

2.0 17 km (11 mi) NNW of Oakland, CA Oct 1, 2026
9:29 am PDT
1.7 25 km (15 mi) E of Oakland, CA Sep 28, 2026
3:06 pm PDT
1.6 24 km (15 mi) E of Oakland, CA Sep 27, 2026
3:48 am PDT
2.3 10 km (6 mi) NNE of Oakland, CA · felt by 2 Sep 26, 2026
10:41 am PDT
2.2 28 km (17 mi) NNE of Oakland, CA · felt by 65 Sep 25, 2026
9:56 pm PDT
2.3 29 km (18 mi) SW of Oakland, CA · felt by 54 Sep 21, 2026
8:24 pm PDT
1.7 28 km (17 mi) NW of Oakland, CA Sep 20, 2026
10:41 pm PDT
1.7 27 km (17 mi) NE of Oakland, CA Sep 20, 2026
5:44 pm PDT
2.1 27 km (16 mi) SW of Oakland, CA · felt by 8 Sep 19, 2026
5:16 pm PDT
1.8 25 km (16 mi) SW of Oakland, CA Sep 17, 2026
2:32 am PDT
2.0 29 km (18 mi) ESE of Oakland, CA Sep 16, 2026
12:15 pm PDT
2.2 29 km (18 mi) ESE of Oakland, CA Sep 16, 2026
7:54 am PDT
1.6 29 km (18 mi) ESE of Oakland, CA Sep 16, 2026
7:53 am PDT
2.4 29 km (18 mi) ESE of Oakland, CA · felt by 3 Sep 15, 2026
1:00 pm PDT
2.1 28 km (18 mi) ESE of Oakland, CA Sep 10, 2026
3:02 pm PDT
2.1 29 km (18 mi) ESE of Oakland, CA · felt by 1 Sep 10, 2026
3:00 pm PDT
2.1 29 km (18 mi) ESE of Oakland, CA Sep 10, 2026
2:27 pm PDT
2.5 6 km (4 mi) ESE of Oakland, CA · felt by 64 Sep 9, 2026
7:52 pm PDT
1.8 27 km (17 mi) E of Oakland, CA Sep 8, 2026
5:44 am PDT
1.6 28 km (17 mi) SE of Oakland, CA Sep 2, 2026
4:21 am PDT
1.6 28 km (17 mi) SW of Oakland, CA Aug 30, 2026
9:38 am PDT
2.0 28 km (18 mi) SW of Oakland, CA · felt by 7 Aug 30, 2026
2:04 am PDT
1.7 28 km (18 mi) SW of Oakland, CA Aug 28, 2026
1:28 pm PDT
2.1 28 km (18 mi) SW of Oakland, CA · felt by 11 Aug 26, 2026
7:13 pm PDT
1.9 16 km (10 mi) NE of Oakland, CA · felt by 1 Aug 26, 2026
1:57 am PDT
1.6 28 km (17 mi) SW of Oakland, CA Aug 22, 2026
11:24 am PDT
2.3 9 km (6 mi) S of Oakland, CA · felt by 8 Aug 21, 2026
4:38 am PDT
2.5 29 km (18 mi) NE of Oakland, CA · felt by 13 Aug 17, 2026
1:18 am PDT
1.6 25 km (16 mi) SE of Oakland, CA Aug 15, 2026
11:11 am PDT
1.6 28 km (17 mi) NE of Oakland, CA Aug 13, 2026
9:15 pm PDT
2.2 12 km (8 mi) ESE of Oakland, CA · felt by 9 Aug 13, 2026
11:34 am PDT
1.6 12 km (8 mi) ESE of Oakland, CA Aug 13, 2026
9:38 am PDT
2.8 12 km (7 mi) ESE of Oakland, CA · felt by 227 Aug 13, 2026
9:07 am PDT
3.8 12 km (7 mi) ESE of Oakland, CA · felt by 7,876 Aug 13, 2026
8:30 am PDT
2.1 13 km (8 mi) ESE of Oakland, CA · felt by 25 Aug 12, 2026
8:26 pm PDT
1.9 24 km (15 mi) NE of Oakland, CA Aug 11, 2026
8:21 pm PDT
2.0 20 km (13 mi) E of Oakland, CA · felt by 2 Aug 8, 2026
3:18 pm PDT
1.8 20 km (12 mi) E of Oakland, CA Aug 8, 2026
4:49 am PDT
1.7 27 km (17 mi) NE of Oakland, CA Aug 4, 2026
2:46 pm PDT
1.5 26 km (16 mi) NW of Oakland, CA Jul 28, 2026
11:34 am PDT
1.9 6 km (4 mi) ESE of Oakland, CA · felt by 1 Jul 26, 2026
1:55 pm PDT
2.0 8 km (5 mi) N of Oakland, CA · felt by 2 Jul 23, 2026
2:20 pm PDT
2.6 13 km (8 mi) ESE of Oakland, CA · felt by 417 Jul 22, 2026
5:52 pm PDT
1.5 28 km (17 mi) SW of Oakland, CA Jul 13, 2026
11:24 am PDT
1.5 29 km (18 mi) SW of Oakland, CA Jul 13, 2026
1:59 am PDT
1.5 29 km (18 mi) SW of Oakland, CA Jul 12, 2026
10:53 pm PDT
1.9 27 km (17 mi) NE of Oakland, CA Jul 12, 2026
10:07 pm PDT
1.8 20 km (12 mi) E of Oakland, CA Jul 11, 2026
7:03 pm PDT
1.9 27 km (16 mi) ENE of Oakland, CA Jul 10, 2026
12:28 am PDT
1.7 29 km (18 mi) SW of Oakland, CA Jul 8, 2026
6:20 am PDT

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

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The white circle is Oakland; 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 Oakland:

7.9 The 1906 San Francisco, California Earthquake · 25 km WSW of Oakland 1906
6.0 The 2014 South Napa, California Earthquake · 46 km N of Oakland 2014
5.8 The 1980 Livermore, California Earthquake · 44 km E of Oakland 1980
5.3 The 1957 San Francisco, California Earthquake · 24 km SW of Oakland 1957
5.1 11 km E of Blackhawk, California · 44 km E of Oakland 1980

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

Nearest mapped faults

Hayward fault, 6 km from its surface trace
Calaveras fault, 22 km from its surface trace
Serra fault, 23 km from its surface trace

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

Nearby towns

Piedmont 4 km · Berkeley 7 km · Orinda 11 km · Kensington 12 km · El Cerrito 13 km · San Leandro 13 km · San Francisco 13 km · East Richmond Heights 16 km

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Earthquakes in California, with the state's activity score

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