Every recorded earthquake near

Earthquakes near Occidental, CA

M 2.7

Latest: 6:40 pm PDT on 15 September 2026 · 24 km (15 mi) E of Occidental, CA

The most recent earthquake of M2.5 or more near Occidental was M 2.7, 24 km (15 mi) E of Occidental, CA, at 6:40 pm PDT on 15 September 2026. 171 people reported feeling it to USGS. 7 smaller earthquakes have been recorded nearby since; the newest is first in the list below.

Within 30 km since 2016: 257 earthquakes of M1.5 or more
In the last 12 months: 34
Largest since 2016: M 4.4 on 13 September 2022, 22 km (14 mi) ENE of Occidental, CA
Reported felt: 104 of them have felt reports to USGS

USGS · feed checked 5 seconds ago · newest earthquake in our database 13 minutes ago · this page 02:13 UTC

The latest 50

2.4 28 km (17 mi) SE of Occidental, CA Oct 2, 2026
3:02 pm PDT
1.8 19 km (12 mi) ENE of Occidental, CA Sep 30, 2026
11:13 pm PDT
2.2 16 km (10 mi) SE of Occidental, CA Sep 29, 2026
2:47 pm PDT
2.0 30 km (19 mi) ENE of Occidental, CA · felt by 2 Sep 29, 2026
11:47 am PDT
1.7 29 km (18 mi) NNE of Occidental, CA Sep 24, 2026
1:30 am PDT
1.9 25 km (15 mi) E of Occidental, CA Sep 16, 2026
5:21 am PDT
1.6 25 km (15 mi) E of Occidental, CA Sep 15, 2026
7:00 pm PDT
2.7 24 km (15 mi) E of Occidental, CA · felt by 171 Sep 15, 2026
6:40 pm PDT
3.3 23 km (14 mi) ENE of Occidental, CA · felt by 1,843 Sep 3, 2026
10:33 am PDT
1.8 27 km (17 mi) E of Occidental, CA Aug 28, 2026
5:42 pm PDT
2.1 28 km (18 mi) E of Occidental, CA Aug 9, 2026
3:11 pm PDT
1.7 29 km (18 mi) NE of Occidental, CA Aug 9, 2026
6:47 am PDT
2.2 26 km (16 mi) E of Occidental, CA · felt by 6 Jun 23, 2026
10:00 pm PDT
1.5 17 km (11 mi) SE of Occidental, CA Jun 23, 2026
1:00 pm PDT
1.6 30 km (18 mi) E of Occidental, CA Jun 21, 2026
11:20 am PDT
1.6 29 km (18 mi) ENE of Occidental, CA Jun 10, 2026
6:42 am PDT
1.6 30 km (18 mi) NE of Occidental, CA Jun 9, 2026
11:51 am PDT
2.2 22 km (14 mi) ENE of Occidental, CA · felt by 40 Jun 3, 2026
8:20 pm PDT
1.6 14 km (9 mi) N of Occidental, CA Mar 16, 2026
11:51 pm PDT
1.7 28 km (17 mi) E of Occidental, CA Mar 13, 2026
2:51 am PDT
2.4 22 km (14 mi) NE of Occidental, CA · felt by 62 Mar 7, 2026
1:57 pm PST
1.9 24 km (15 mi) ENE of Occidental, CA Feb 9, 2026
7:23 am PST
2.3 27 km (17 mi) E of Occidental, CA · felt by 41 Jan 21, 2026
6:03 am PST
1.6 29 km (18 mi) E of Occidental, CA · felt by 1 Dec 28, 2025
12:45 pm PST
1.8 30 km (18 mi) S of Occidental, CA · felt by 1 Dec 26, 2025
9:05 pm PST
1.5 21 km (13 mi) ESE of Occidental, CA Dec 21, 2025
10:46 pm PST
2.4 29 km (18 mi) E of Occidental, CA · felt by 23 Dec 13, 2025
9:30 am PST
2.6 29 km (18 mi) E of Occidental, CA · felt by 51 Dec 2, 2025
7:23 pm PST
2.9 30 km (18 mi) E of Occidental, CA · felt by 41 Dec 1, 2025
2:14 am PST
3.1 29 km (18 mi) E of Occidental, CA · felt by 320 Dec 1, 2025
12:06 am PST
2.9 30 km (18 mi) E of Occidental, CA · felt by 198 Nov 30, 2025
11:38 pm PST
1.9 30 km (19 mi) E of Occidental, CA · felt by 7 Nov 30, 2025
10:59 pm PST
3.3 30 km (19 mi) E of Occidental, CA · felt by 1,157 Nov 30, 2025
10:56 pm PST
2.4 8 km (5 mi) WNW of Occidental, CA Oct 24, 2025
5:57 pm PDT
2.1 27 km (17 mi) E of Occidental, CA · felt by 3 Aug 28, 2025
3:05 am PDT
2.0 23 km (14 mi) NE of Occidental, CA Aug 26, 2025
12:18 pm PDT
1.5 17 km (10 mi) SE of Occidental, CA · felt by 1 Aug 8, 2025
1:56 pm PDT
2.0 24 km (15 mi) NE of Occidental, CA · felt by 2 Aug 7, 2025
9:15 am PDT
1.8 27 km (17 mi) ENE of Occidental, CA Jul 25, 2025
7:38 pm PDT
1.6 24 km (15 mi) NE of Occidental, CA Jul 25, 2025
9:38 am PDT
1.9 27 km (17 mi) ENE of Occidental, CA · felt by 2 Jul 24, 2025
11:29 pm PDT
2.2 23 km (14 mi) NE of Occidental, CA · felt by 2 Jul 12, 2025
9:09 am PDT
2.3 17 km (10 mi) ENE of Occidental, CA · felt by 91 Jun 29, 2025
12:00 pm PDT
1.9 17 km (10 mi) ENE of Occidental, CA · felt by 22 Jun 28, 2025
12:36 pm PDT
1.7 28 km (17 mi) NE of Occidental, CA Jun 22, 2025
10:51 am PDT
1.8 25 km (15 mi) NNE of Occidental, CA · felt by 1 Jun 20, 2025
12:54 am PDT
1.5 25 km (15 mi) NE of Occidental, CA May 24, 2025
11:27 am PDT
2.1 27 km (17 mi) NE of Occidental, CA · felt by 1 May 21, 2025
6:45 pm PDT
2.2 25 km (15 mi) NE of Occidental, CA · felt by 2 May 15, 2025
11:37 pm PDT
2.8 25 km (15 mi) E of Occidental, CA · felt by 210 Apr 23, 2025
3:43 pm 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 Occidental time. Distances are from the town centre. Quakes USGS named after Occidental are listed even when they are further out.

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

Before 2016

The USGS record since 1900 lists 2 earthquakes of M5 or more within 50 km of Occidental:

5.3 3 km E of Bloomfield, California · 16 km SE of Occidental 1969
5.3 Northern California · 14 km SE of Occidental 1969

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

Nearest mapped faults

San Andreas fault, 12 km from its surface trace
Rodgers Creek fault, 22 km from its surface trace
Alexander-Redwood Hill fault, 24 km from its surface trace

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

Nearby towns

Guerneville 11 km · Windsor 19 km · Santa Rosa 21 km · Larkfield-Wikiup 21 km · Rohnert Park 23 km · Healdsburg 24 km · Penngrove 27 km · Inverness 35 km

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