Every recorded earthquake near

Earthquakes near Pacific Grove, CA

M 2.9

Latest: 4:46 pm PST on 10 January 2024 · 22 km (14 mi) S of Pacific Grove, CA

The most recent earthquake of M2.5 or more near Pacific Grove was M 2.9, 22 km (14 mi) S of Pacific Grove, CA, at 4:46 pm PST on 10 January 2024. 40 people reported feeling it to USGS. 11 smaller earthquakes have been recorded nearby since; the newest is first in the list below.

Within 30 km since 2016: 51 earthquakes of M1.5 or more
In the last 12 months: 4
Largest since 2016: M 3.2 on 22 September 2021, 19 km (12 mi) N of Pacific Grove, CA
Reported felt: 18 of them have felt reports to USGS

USGS · feed checked 14 seconds ago · newest earthquake in our database 7 minutes ago · this page 01:03 UTC

The latest 50

1.8 25 km (16 mi) N of Pacific Grove, CA Sep 24, 2026
10:54 am PDT
2.1 20 km (12 mi) S of Pacific Grove, CA · felt by 1 Jun 20, 2026
11:29 pm PDT
2.1 21 km (13 mi) S of Pacific Grove, CA Jun 20, 2026
3:43 am PDT
2.3 16 km (10 mi) NW of Pacific Grove, CA · felt by 1 Mar 17, 2026
3:00 am PDT
1.7 29 km (18 mi) WNW of Pacific Grove, CA Sep 5, 2025
12:36 am PDT
1.7 17 km (11 mi) WNW of Pacific Grove, CA Apr 8, 2025
5:33 am PDT
1.7 27 km (17 mi) N of Pacific Grove, CA Mar 8, 2025
4:00 am PST
1.6 26 km (16 mi) N of Pacific Grove, CA Mar 6, 2025
4:38 am PST
2.0 17 km (11 mi) WNW of Pacific Grove, CA Sep 6, 2024
5:22 pm PDT
1.6 14 km (9 mi) SSE of Pacific Grove, CA Aug 15, 2024
12:11 am PDT
1.6 3 km (2 mi) WNW of Pacific Grove, CA Mar 2, 2024
4:16 pm PST
2.9 22 km (14 mi) S of Pacific Grove, CA · felt by 40 Jan 10, 2024
4:46 pm PST
1.6 3 km (2 mi) WNW of Pacific Grove, CA · felt by 1 Dec 12, 2023
5:27 am PST
2.3 12 km (7 mi) W of Pacific Grove, CA Dec 9, 2023
11:39 pm PST
1.5 9 km (6 mi) SSE of Pacific Grove, CA Sep 8, 2023
7:40 am PDT
1.6 28 km (18 mi) NW of Pacific Grove, CA Aug 7, 2023
3:42 am PDT
1.8 6 km (4 mi) NW of Pacific Grove, CA Feb 23, 2023
12:18 am PST
2.0 19 km (12 mi) N of Pacific Grove, CA Sep 2, 2022
9:00 pm PDT
1.6 12 km (7 mi) NW of Pacific Grove, CA · felt by 1 Apr 15, 2022
8:33 am PDT
2.8 19 km (12 mi) N of Pacific Grove, CA · felt by 123 Sep 28, 2021
11:16 pm PDT
1.6 19 km (12 mi) N of Pacific Grove, CA Sep 28, 2021
1:44 pm PDT
3.2 19 km (12 mi) N of Pacific Grove, CA · felt by 500 Sep 22, 2021
2:57 am PDT
2.2 18 km (11 mi) SE of Pacific Grove, CA · felt by 1 Jul 24, 2021
4:51 am PDT
1.9 11 km (7 mi) W of Pacific Grove, CA Apr 24, 2021
1:32 am PDT
2.3 20 km (12 mi) NNE of Pacific Grove, CA · felt by 4 Nov 30, 2020
11:42 pm PST
1.7 16 km (10 mi) S of Pacific Grove, CA Aug 27, 2020
11:50 am PDT
1.8 21 km (13 mi) S of Pacific Grove, CA Aug 17, 2020
8:38 am PDT
2.0 24 km (15 mi) S of Pacific Grove, CA Jun 25, 2020
9:22 am PDT
1.5 4 km (2 mi) SE of Pacific Grove, CA Jun 1, 2020
1:12 am PDT
1.7 4 km (2 mi) SSE of Pacific Grove, CA · felt by 4 May 31, 2020
11:04 am PDT
2.4 23 km (14 mi) S of Pacific Grove, CA · felt by 2 Apr 17, 2020
5:38 pm PDT
1.6 26 km (16 mi) NNE of Pacific Grove, CA Jan 31, 2020
1:03 pm PST
2.0 2 km (1 mi) SW of Pacific Grove, CA Aug 5, 2019
11:29 am PDT
2.4 21 km (13 mi) NW of Pacific Grove, CA Jun 13, 2019
7:11 pm PDT
2.0 6 km (4 mi) W of Pacific Grove, CA Apr 7, 2019
9:24 pm PDT
2.0 15 km (9 mi) NNW of Pacific Grove, CA Mar 2, 2019
7:12 am PST
1.9 22 km (14 mi) S of Pacific Grove, CA · felt by 1 Oct 14, 2018
4:50 pm PDT
1.6 23 km (14 mi) S of Pacific Grove, CA Oct 14, 2018
11:25 am PDT
2.3 22 km (14 mi) SSE of Pacific Grove, CA May 18, 2018
2:55 am PDT
1.7 16 km (10 mi) NW of Pacific Grove, CA May 1, 2018
2:28 am PDT
1.9 27 km (17 mi) S of Pacific Grove, CA Apr 7, 2018
2:38 am PDT
1.7 24 km (15 mi) NW of Pacific Grove, CA Feb 14, 2018
3:16 pm PST
1.6 28 km (17 mi) S of Pacific Grove, CA Aug 31, 2017
7:18 pm PDT
1.5 24 km (15 mi) N of Pacific Grove, CA Jul 26, 2017
2:28 am PDT
1.8 25 km (16 mi) S of Pacific Grove, CA Jun 16, 2017
1:26 am PDT
1.6 30 km (19 mi) N of Pacific Grove, CA · felt by 2 Apr 15, 2017
2:50 am PDT
1.6 in Pacific Grove, CA · felt by 5 Apr 11, 2017
9:27 pm PDT
2.6 24 km (15 mi) NW of Pacific Grove, CA · felt by 6 Jan 13, 2017
10:37 pm PST
2.8 23 km (14 mi) NW of Pacific Grove, CA · felt by 7 Jan 13, 2017
12:14 pm PST
2.8 4 km (3 mi) NNW of Pacific Grove, CA · felt by 197 Jan 12, 2017
5:17 pm PST

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

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

Before 2016

The USGS record since 1900 lists 17 earthquakes of M5 or more within 50 km of Pacific Grove; the five largest:

6.9 The 1989 Loma Prieta, California Earthquake · 47 km N of Pacific Grove 1989
6.3 22 km S of Davenport, California · 33 km NW of Pacific Grove 1926
5.8 Near Watsonville, California · 42 km NNE of Pacific Grove 1910
5.7 Monterey Bay area, California · 26 km NW of Pacific Grove 1910
5.5 7 km SW of Hollister, California · 46 km ENE of Pacific Grove 1939

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

Nearest mapped faults

Monterey Bay- Tularcitos fault, 2 km from its surface trace
San Gregorio fault, 10 km from its surface trace
East Monterey Bay fault, 19 km from its surface trace

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

Nearby towns

Carmel Valley Village 18 km · Salinas 24 km · Prunedale 28 km · Watsonville 35 km · Aromas 39 km · Aptos Hills-Larkin Valley 39 km

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