Every recorded earthquake near

Earthquakes near Petaluma, CA

M 2.6

Latest: 9:06 am PDT on 29 September 2026 · 26 km (16 mi) NE of Petaluma, CA

The most recent earthquake of M2.5 or more near Petaluma was M 2.6, 26 km (16 mi) NE of Petaluma, CA, at 9:06 am PDT on 29 September 2026. 49 people reported feeling it to USGS. 3 smaller earthquakes have been recorded nearby since; the newest is first in the list below.

Within 30 km since 2016: 314 earthquakes of M1.5 or more
In the last 12 months: 52
Largest since 2016: M 4.4 on 13 September 2022, 28 km (17 mi) NNW of Petaluma, CA
Reported felt: 156 of them have felt reports to USGS

USGS · feed checked 6 seconds ago · newest earthquake in our database 3 minutes ago · this page 01:38 UTC

The latest 50

2.4 6 km (4 mi) WNW of Petaluma, CA Oct 2, 2026
3:02 pm PDT
1.8 28 km (18 mi) NNW of Petaluma, CA Sep 30, 2026
11:13 pm PDT
2.2 18 km (11 mi) NW of Petaluma, CA Sep 29, 2026
2:47 pm PDT
2.6 26 km (16 mi) NE of Petaluma, CA · felt by 49 Sep 29, 2026
9:06 am PDT
2.2 25 km (16 mi) NE of Petaluma, CA · felt by 3 Sep 27, 2026
3:10 pm PDT
2.4 16 km (10 mi) SSE of Petaluma, CA Sep 26, 2026
6:21 pm PDT
2.2 26 km (16 mi) NE of Petaluma, CA Sep 23, 2026
6:10 am PDT
1.9 23 km (14 mi) N of Petaluma, CA Sep 16, 2026
5:21 am PDT
1.6 23 km (14 mi) N of Petaluma, CA Sep 15, 2026
7:00 pm PDT
2.7 23 km (14 mi) N of Petaluma, CA · felt by 171 Sep 15, 2026
6:40 pm PDT
1.8 22 km (13 mi) N of Petaluma, CA Aug 28, 2026
5:42 pm PDT
1.7 16 km (10 mi) NNE of Petaluma, CA · felt by 1 Aug 12, 2026
2:06 am PDT
2.1 20 km (12 mi) N of Petaluma, CA Aug 9, 2026
3:11 pm PDT
2.2 18 km (11 mi) N of Petaluma, CA · felt by 6 Jun 23, 2026
10:00 pm PDT
1.5 17 km (10 mi) WNW of Petaluma, CA Jun 23, 2026
1:00 pm PDT
1.6 17 km (11 mi) N of Petaluma, CA Jun 21, 2026
11:20 am PDT
2.3 27 km (17 mi) NE of Petaluma, CA · felt by 7 Jun 12, 2026
2:14 pm PDT
2.2 30 km (18 mi) NNW of Petaluma, CA · felt by 40 Jun 3, 2026
8:20 pm PDT
2.1 25 km (16 mi) NE of Petaluma, CA · felt by 6 May 2, 2026
7:02 am PDT
1.8 22 km (14 mi) ENE of Petaluma, CA Apr 16, 2026
10:47 pm PDT
2.3 24 km (15 mi) ENE of Petaluma, CA · felt by 12 Mar 17, 2026
4:03 pm PDT
1.7 19 km (12 mi) N of Petaluma, CA Mar 13, 2026
2:51 am PDT
2.5 26 km (16 mi) SE of Petaluma, CA · felt by 8 Mar 10, 2026
5:42 pm PDT
1.9 26 km (16 mi) N of Petaluma, CA Feb 9, 2026
7:23 am PST
1.8 27 km (17 mi) ENE of Petaluma, CA Jan 28, 2026
10:35 pm PST
1.8 27 km (17 mi) NE of Petaluma, CA · felt by 4 Jan 28, 2026
8:00 pm PST
2.3 21 km (13 mi) N of Petaluma, CA · felt by 41 Jan 21, 2026
6:03 am PST
1.6 18 km (11 mi) N of Petaluma, CA · felt by 1 Dec 28, 2025
12:45 pm PST
1.8 24 km (15 mi) WSW of Petaluma, CA · felt by 1 Dec 26, 2025
9:05 pm PST
1.5 14 km (9 mi) NW of Petaluma, CA Dec 21, 2025
10:46 pm PST
1.6 14 km (9 mi) NNE of Petaluma, CA · felt by 2 Dec 16, 2025
8:15 pm PST
2.3 16 km (10 mi) NNE of Petaluma, CA · felt by 3 Dec 14, 2025
6:03 pm PST
2.4 15 km (10 mi) NNE of Petaluma, CA · felt by 6 Dec 14, 2025
6:01 pm PST
2.1 15 km (9 mi) NNE of Petaluma, CA · felt by 1 Dec 14, 2025
4:07 pm PST
3.3 17 km (10 mi) N of Petaluma, CA · felt by 197 Dec 14, 2025
4:04 pm PST
1.5 17 km (10 mi) N of Petaluma, CA · felt by 19 Dec 14, 2025
3:43 pm PST
3.1 16 km (10 mi) N of Petaluma, CA · felt by 70 Dec 14, 2025
3:38 pm PST
4.0 16 km (10 mi) N of Petaluma, CA · felt by 1,174 Dec 14, 2025
3:30 pm PST
2.4 18 km (11 mi) N of Petaluma, CA · felt by 23 Dec 13, 2025
9:30 am PST
1.9 25 km (16 mi) NE of Petaluma, CA Dec 8, 2025
10:55 am PST
2.6 19 km (11 mi) N of Petaluma, CA · felt by 51 Dec 2, 2025
7:23 pm PST
2.1 25 km (16 mi) NE of Petaluma, CA · felt by 3 Dec 1, 2025
7:07 pm PST
2.9 17 km (11 mi) N of Petaluma, CA · felt by 41 Dec 1, 2025
2:14 am PST
3.1 18 km (11 mi) N of Petaluma, CA · felt by 320 Dec 1, 2025
12:06 am PST
2.9 17 km (11 mi) N of Petaluma, CA · felt by 198 Nov 30, 2025
11:38 pm PST
2.0 17 km (11 mi) N of Petaluma, CA · felt by 19 Nov 30, 2025
11:05 pm PST
1.9 17 km (11 mi) N of Petaluma, CA · felt by 7 Nov 30, 2025
10:59 pm PST
3.3 17 km (11 mi) N of Petaluma, CA · felt by 1,157 Nov 30, 2025
10:56 pm PST
1.7 25 km (16 mi) NE of Petaluma, CA · felt by 1 Nov 27, 2025
10:24 am PST
1.6 27 km (16 mi) SE of Petaluma, CA Nov 6, 2025
2:44 am 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 Petaluma time. Distances are from the town centre. Quakes USGS named after Petaluma are listed even when they are further out.

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

Before 2016

The USGS record since 1900 lists 3 earthquakes of M5 or more within 50 km of Petaluma:

6.0 The 2014 South Napa, California Earthquake · 28 km E of Petaluma 2014
5.3 3 km E of Bloomfield, California · 17 km WNW of Petaluma 1969
5.3 Northern California · 19 km WNW of Petaluma 1969

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

Nearest mapped faults

Rodgers Creek fault, 8 km from its surface trace
Bennett Valley fault, 11 km from its surface trace
San Andreas fault, 24 km from its surface trace

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

Nearby towns

Penngrove 8 km · Temelec 13 km · Rohnert Park 13 km · Black Point-Green Point 17 km · Sonoma 17 km · Kenwood 22 km · Santa Rosa 24 km · Inverness 24 km

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