Every recorded earthquake near

Earthquakes near Orinda, CA

M 2.5

Latest: 1:18 am PDT on 17 August 2026 · 18 km (11 mi) ENE of Orinda, CA

The most recent earthquake of M2.5 or more near Orinda was M 2.5, 18 km (11 mi) ENE of Orinda, CA, at 1:18 am PDT on 17 August 2026. 13 people reported feeling it to USGS. 21 smaller earthquakes have been recorded nearby since; the newest is first in the list below.

Within 30 km since 2016: 1,764 earthquakes of M1.5 or more
In the last 12 months: 481
Largest since 2016: M 4.5 on 14 October 2019, 13 km (8 mi) ENE of Orinda, CA
Reported felt: 942 of them have felt reports to USGS

USGS · feed checked 23 seconds ago · newest earthquake in our database 7 minutes ago · this page 01:03 UTC

The latest 50

2.0 15 km (9 mi) NW of Orinda, CA Oct 1, 2026
9:29 am PDT
1.7 21 km (13 mi) SE of Orinda, CA Sep 28, 2026
3:06 pm PDT
1.6 20 km (13 mi) SE of Orinda, CA Sep 27, 2026
3:48 am PDT
2.3 4 km (3 mi) WNW of Orinda, CA · felt by 2 Sep 26, 2026
10:41 am PDT
2.2 19 km (12 mi) N of Orinda, CA · felt by 65 Sep 25, 2026
9:56 pm PDT
1.7 15 km (10 mi) NE of Orinda, CA Sep 20, 2026
5:44 pm PDT
2.0 27 km (17 mi) SE of Orinda, CA Sep 16, 2026
12:15 pm PDT
2.2 27 km (17 mi) SE of Orinda, CA Sep 16, 2026
7:54 am PDT
1.6 27 km (17 mi) SE of Orinda, CA Sep 16, 2026
7:53 am PDT
2.4 27 km (17 mi) SE of Orinda, CA · felt by 3 Sep 15, 2026
1:00 pm PDT
2.1 26 km (16 mi) SE of Orinda, CA Sep 10, 2026
3:02 pm PDT
2.1 26 km (16 mi) SE of Orinda, CA · felt by 1 Sep 10, 2026
3:00 pm PDT
2.1 26 km (16 mi) SE of Orinda, CA Sep 10, 2026
2:27 pm PDT
2.5 11 km (7 mi) SSW of Orinda, CA · felt by 64 Sep 9, 2026
7:52 pm PDT
1.6 28 km (17 mi) N of Orinda, CA · felt by 8 Sep 8, 2026
10:57 am PDT
1.8 19 km (12 mi) ESE of Orinda, CA Sep 8, 2026
5:44 am PDT
1.6 30 km (19 mi) SSE of Orinda, CA Sep 2, 2026
4:21 am PDT
1.9 5 km (3 mi) ENE of Orinda, CA · felt by 1 Aug 26, 2026
1:57 am PDT
1.7 27 km (17 mi) N of Orinda, CA · felt by 6 Aug 21, 2026
11:32 am PDT
2.3 18 km (11 mi) SSW of Orinda, CA · felt by 8 Aug 21, 2026
4:38 am PDT
1.7 21 km (13 mi) ENE of Orinda, CA Aug 19, 2026
10:04 am PDT
2.5 18 km (11 mi) ENE of Orinda, CA · felt by 13 Aug 17, 2026
1:18 am PDT
1.6 27 km (17 mi) SSE of Orinda, CA Aug 15, 2026
11:11 am PDT
1.6 17 km (10 mi) NE of Orinda, CA Aug 13, 2026
9:15 pm PDT
2.2 14 km (9 mi) SSE of Orinda, CA · felt by 9 Aug 13, 2026
11:34 am PDT
1.6 14 km (9 mi) SSE of Orinda, CA Aug 13, 2026
9:38 am PDT
2.8 14 km (8 mi) SSE of Orinda, CA · felt by 227 Aug 13, 2026
9:07 am PDT
3.8 14 km (9 mi) S of Orinda, CA · felt by 7,876 Aug 13, 2026
8:30 am PDT
2.1 14 km (9 mi) SSE of Orinda, CA · felt by 25 Aug 12, 2026
8:26 pm PDT
1.8 20 km (13 mi) ENE of Orinda, CA Aug 12, 2026
1:08 pm PDT
1.9 13 km (8 mi) NE of Orinda, CA Aug 11, 2026
8:21 pm PDT
2.0 13 km (8 mi) ESE of Orinda, CA · felt by 2 Aug 8, 2026
3:18 pm PDT
1.8 13 km (8 mi) ESE of Orinda, CA Aug 8, 2026
4:49 am PDT
1.7 15 km (10 mi) NE of Orinda, CA Aug 4, 2026
2:46 pm PDT
1.5 27 km (17 mi) WNW of Orinda, CA Jul 28, 2026
11:34 am PDT
1.9 11 km (7 mi) SSW of Orinda, CA · felt by 1 Jul 26, 2026
1:55 pm PDT
2.0 6 km (4 mi) W of Orinda, CA · felt by 2 Jul 23, 2026
2:20 pm PDT
2.6 15 km (10 mi) S of Orinda, CA · felt by 417 Jul 22, 2026
5:52 pm PDT
1.5 20 km (13 mi) ENE of Orinda, CA Jul 17, 2026
12:27 pm PDT
1.9 16 km (10 mi) NE of Orinda, CA Jul 12, 2026
10:07 pm PDT
1.8 29 km (18 mi) ENE of Orinda, CA Jul 11, 2026
11:58 pm PDT
1.8 13 km (8 mi) ESE of Orinda, CA Jul 11, 2026
7:03 pm PDT
1.9 17 km (10 mi) E of Orinda, CA Jul 10, 2026
12:28 am PDT
2.0 28 km (17 mi) SSE of Orinda, CA · felt by 6 Jul 7, 2026
8:51 am PDT
1.7 20 km (13 mi) ENE of Orinda, CA Jul 2, 2026
12:03 pm PDT
2.4 26 km (16 mi) SSE of Orinda, CA · felt by 42 Jul 2, 2026
7:08 am PDT
1.8 27 km (17 mi) N of Orinda, CA · felt by 3 Jun 29, 2026
11:38 am PDT
1.5 13 km (8 mi) S of Orinda, CA Jun 23, 2026
12:51 pm PDT
1.6 15 km (9 mi) NE of Orinda, CA Jun 22, 2026
1:11 pm PDT
2.1 25 km (15 mi) ESE of Orinda, CA · felt by 2 Jun 18, 2026
3:54 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 Orinda time. Distances are from the town centre. Quakes USGS named after Orinda are listed even when they are further out.

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

Before 2016

The USGS record since 1900 lists 6 earthquakes of M5 or more within 50 km of Orinda; the five largest:

7.9 The 1906 San Francisco, California Earthquake · 35 km WSW of Orinda 1906
6.0 The 2014 South Napa, California Earthquake · 39 km NNW of Orinda 2014
5.8 The 1980 Livermore, California Earthquake · 36 km E of Orinda 1980
5.4 9 km NE of Livermore, California · 44 km ESE of Orinda 1980
5.3 The 1957 San Francisco, California Earthquake · 35 km SW of Orinda 1957

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, 14 km from its surface trace
Concord fault, 17 km from its surface trace

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

Nearby towns

Lafayette 5 km · Piedmont 7 km · Berkeley 8 km · Saranap 9 km · Kensington 10 km · Walnut Creek 11 km · Oakland 11 km · El Cerrito 12 km

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