Every recorded earthquake near

Earthquakes near Pajaro, CA

M 2.6

Latest: 11:14 am PDT on 17 September 2026 · 12 km (7 mi) E of Pajaro, CA

The most recent earthquake of M2.5 or more near Pajaro was M 2.6, 12 km (7 mi) E of Pajaro, CA, at 11:14 am PDT on 17 September 2026. 4 smaller earthquakes have been recorded nearby since; the newest is first in the list below.

Within 30 km since 2016: 1,290 earthquakes of M1.5 or more
In the last 12 months: 147
Largest since 2016: M 4.2 on 16 January 2021, 13 km (8 mi) ESE of Pajaro, CA
Reported felt: 500 of them have felt reports to USGS

USGS · feed checked 5 seconds ago · newest earthquake in our database 18 minutes ago · this page 01:36 UTC

The latest 50

1.7 30 km (19 mi) E of Pajaro, CA Sep 29, 2026
1:55 am PDT
1.8 15 km (9 mi) WSW of Pajaro, CA Sep 24, 2026
10:54 am PDT
1.7 6 km (4 mi) ENE of Pajaro, CA Sep 23, 2026
11:37 am PDT
1.5 9 km (6 mi) ENE of Pajaro, CA Sep 19, 2026
5:04 pm PDT
2.6 12 km (7 mi) E of Pajaro, CA Sep 17, 2026
11:14 am PDT
1.5 30 km (19 mi) E of Pajaro, CA Sep 13, 2026
4:45 pm PDT
1.8 11 km (7 mi) E of Pajaro, CA Sep 10, 2026
11:05 am PDT
1.5 11 km (7 mi) E of Pajaro, CA Sep 10, 2026
1:59 am PDT
2.2 27 km (17 mi) ENE of Pajaro, CA Sep 7, 2026
9:19 am PDT
2.2 13 km (8 mi) ENE of Pajaro, CA · felt by 1 Sep 5, 2026
7:59 am PDT
1.6 12 km (8 mi) ENE of Pajaro, CA Sep 5, 2026
5:27 am PDT
1.6 12 km (8 mi) ENE of Pajaro, CA Sep 5, 2026
4:36 am PDT
1.5 28 km (17 mi) SE of Pajaro, CA Sep 1, 2026
1:39 pm PDT
1.8 13 km (8 mi) NE of Pajaro, CA Aug 23, 2026
6:21 am PDT
1.7 27 km (17 mi) ESE of Pajaro, CA Aug 22, 2026
6:00 am PDT
1.5 27 km (17 mi) ESE of Pajaro, CA Aug 21, 2026
4:06 am PDT
1.7 11 km (7 mi) E of Pajaro, CA Aug 12, 2026
11:07 am PDT
1.7 6 km (4 mi) ENE of Pajaro, CA Aug 8, 2026
9:02 pm PDT
1.6 11 km (7 mi) E of Pajaro, CA Aug 4, 2026
11:04 am PDT
1.7 27 km (17 mi) ENE of Pajaro, CA Aug 4, 2026
6:15 am PDT
1.8 28 km (17 mi) ENE of Pajaro, CA Aug 4, 2026
2:13 am PDT
2.3 28 km (17 mi) ENE of Pajaro, CA Aug 1, 2026
3:54 am PDT
2.9 27 km (17 mi) ENE of Pajaro, CA · felt by 8 Jul 31, 2026
1:02 pm PDT
2.8 27 km (17 mi) ENE of Pajaro, CA · felt by 10 Jul 30, 2026
7:04 am PDT
1.9 27 km (17 mi) ENE of Pajaro, CA Jul 29, 2026
8:23 pm PDT
1.5 28 km (17 mi) ENE of Pajaro, CA Jul 29, 2026
2:19 pm PDT
1.7 22 km (14 mi) SE of Pajaro, CA Jul 29, 2026
12:09 pm PDT
2.2 24 km (15 mi) ESE of Pajaro, CA Jul 28, 2026
6:21 am PDT
1.8 28 km (17 mi) ENE of Pajaro, CA Jul 27, 2026
1:27 pm PDT
3.0 27 km (17 mi) ENE of Pajaro, CA · felt by 37 Jul 27, 2026
1:13 am PDT
2.4 27 km (17 mi) ENE of Pajaro, CA · felt by 1 Jul 26, 2026
4:45 pm PDT
2.1 27 km (17 mi) ENE of Pajaro, CA Jul 24, 2026
5:03 pm PDT
2.5 27 km (17 mi) ENE of Pajaro, CA Jul 24, 2026
3:38 pm PDT
1.6 11 km (7 mi) E of Pajaro, CA Jul 24, 2026
11:07 am PDT
1.8 14 km (9 mi) ESE of Pajaro, CA Jul 24, 2026
6:25 am PDT
1.9 12 km (8 mi) ESE of Pajaro, CA Jul 22, 2026
3:23 am PDT
1.6 13 km (8 mi) NE of Pajaro, CA Jul 21, 2026
11:16 pm PDT
2.1 27 km (17 mi) ENE of Pajaro, CA · felt by 1 Jul 20, 2026
10:17 pm PDT
1.6 27 km (17 mi) ENE of Pajaro, CA Jul 20, 2026
10:12 pm PDT
1.7 28 km (17 mi) ENE of Pajaro, CA Jul 20, 2026
5:43 pm PDT
1.7 27 km (17 mi) ENE of Pajaro, CA Jul 17, 2026
1:15 pm PDT
2.0 11 km (7 mi) ESE of Pajaro, CA Jul 17, 2026
5:48 am PDT
1.5 28 km (17 mi) ENE of Pajaro, CA Jul 17, 2026
4:45 am PDT
3.0 6 km (4 mi) ENE of Pajaro, CA · felt by 84 Jul 17, 2026
12:52 am PDT
1.9 27 km (17 mi) ENE of Pajaro, CA Jul 16, 2026
12:54 pm PDT
1.7 27 km (17 mi) ENE of Pajaro, CA Jul 14, 2026
10:55 am PDT
2.0 27 km (17 mi) ENE of Pajaro, CA Jul 14, 2026
4:56 am PDT
2.7 27 km (17 mi) ENE of Pajaro, CA · felt by 3 Jul 14, 2026
4:11 am PDT
1.8 28 km (17 mi) ENE of Pajaro, CA Jul 5, 2026
9:02 am PDT
3.0 12 km (7 mi) ESE of Pajaro, CA · felt by 75 Jul 5, 2026
7:45 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 Pajaro time. Distances are from the town centre. Quakes USGS named after Pajaro are listed even when they are further out.

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

Before 2016

The USGS record since 1900 lists 33 earthquakes of M5 or more within 50 km of Pajaro; the five largest:

6.9 The 1989 Loma Prieta, California Earthquake · 19 km NW of Pajaro 1989
6.5 Near Morgan Hill, California · 25 km NNE of Pajaro 1911
6.3 22 km S of Davenport, California · 42 km WSW of Pajaro 1926
6.2 Near San Jose, California · 44 km N of Pajaro 1903
6.2 The 1984 Morgan Hill, California Earthquake · 46 km N of Pajaro 1984

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

Nearest mapped faults

Zayante-Vergeles fault, 3 km from its surface trace
San Andreas fault, 12 km from its surface trace
East Monterey Bay fault, 12 km from its surface trace

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

Nearby towns

Watsonville 1 km · Interlaken 5 km · Aromas 10 km · Aptos Hills-Larkin Valley 10 km · Corralitos 11 km · Prunedale 16 km · Day Valley 18 km · Gilroy 20 km

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