Every recorded earthquake near
Earthquakes near Piedmont, CA
M 2.5
Latest: 1:18 am PDT on 17 August 2026 · 25 km (16 mi) NE of Piedmont, CA
The most recent earthquake of M2.5 or more near Piedmont was M 2.5, 25 km (16 mi) NE of Piedmont, 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
- 1,726 earthquakes of M1.5 or more
- In the last 12 months
- 476
- Largest since 2016
- M 4.5 on 14 October 2019, 20 km (12 mi) NE of Piedmont, CA
- Reported felt
- 920 of them have felt reports to USGS
USGS · feed checked · newest earthquake in our database · this page
The latest 50
- 2.0 16 km (10 mi) NNW of Piedmont, CA
- 1.7 22 km (14 mi) ESE of Piedmont, CA
- 1.6 21 km (13 mi) ESE of Piedmont, CA
- 2.3 7 km (4 mi) N of Piedmont, CA · felt by 2
- 2.2 25 km (16 mi) NNE of Piedmont, CA · felt by 65
- 1.7 29 km (18 mi) NW of Piedmont, CA
- 1.7 23 km (14 mi) NE of Piedmont, CA
- 1.8 29 km (18 mi) SW of Piedmont, CA
- 2.0 27 km (17 mi) ESE of Piedmont, CA
- 2.2 27 km (17 mi) ESE of Piedmont, CA
- 1.6 27 km (17 mi) ESE of Piedmont, CA
- 2.4 27 km (17 mi) ESE of Piedmont, CA · felt by 3
- 2.1 26 km (16 mi) ESE of Piedmont, CA
- 2.1 26 km (16 mi) ESE of Piedmont, CA · felt by 1
- 2.1 26 km (16 mi) ESE of Piedmont, CA
- 2.5 5 km (3 mi) SSE of Piedmont, CA · felt by 64
- 1.8 23 km (14 mi) E of Piedmont, CA
- 1.6 27 km (17 mi) SE of Piedmont, CA
- 1.9 12 km (7 mi) NE of Piedmont, CA · felt by 1
- 2.3 11 km (7 mi) SSW of Piedmont, CA · felt by 8
- 1.7 27 km (17 mi) ENE of Piedmont, CA
- 2.5 25 km (16 mi) NE of Piedmont, CA · felt by 13
- 1.6 25 km (15 mi) SE of Piedmont, CA
- 1.6 24 km (15 mi) NE of Piedmont, CA
- 2.2 11 km (7 mi) SE of Piedmont, CA · felt by 9
- 1.6 11 km (7 mi) SE of Piedmont, CA
- 2.8 10 km (6 mi) SE of Piedmont, CA · felt by 227
- 3.8 11 km (7 mi) SE of Piedmont, CA · felt by 7,876
- 2.1 11 km (7 mi) SE of Piedmont, CA · felt by 25
- 1.8 27 km (17 mi) ENE of Piedmont, CA
- 1.9 20 km (12 mi) NE of Piedmont, CA
- 2.0 17 km (10 mi) E of Piedmont, CA · felt by 2
- 1.8 16 km (10 mi) E of Piedmont, CA
- 1.7 23 km (14 mi) NE of Piedmont, CA
- 1.5 26 km (16 mi) NW of Piedmont, CA
- 1.9 5 km (3 mi) SSE of Piedmont, CA · felt by 1
- 2.0 6 km (4 mi) NNW of Piedmont, CA · felt by 2
- 2.6 12 km (7 mi) SE of Piedmont, CA · felt by 417
- 1.5 27 km (17 mi) ENE of Piedmont, CA
- 1.9 23 km (15 mi) NE of Piedmont, CA
- 1.8 16 km (10 mi) E of Piedmont, CA
- 1.9 23 km (14 mi) ENE of Piedmont, CA
- 2.0 25 km (15 mi) SE of Piedmont, CA · felt by 6
- 1.6 26 km (16 mi) SSW of Piedmont, CA
- 1.7 27 km (16 mi) ENE of Piedmont, CA
- 2.4 23 km (14 mi) SE of Piedmont, CA · felt by 42
- 1.5 7 km (4 mi) SSE of Piedmont, CA
- 1.6 22 km (14 mi) NE of Piedmont, CA
- 2.1 26 km (16 mi) ESE of Piedmont, CA · felt by 2
- 1.8 25 km (16 mi) ENE of Piedmont, CA
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 Piedmont time. Distances are from the town centre. Quakes USGS named after Piedmont are listed even when they are further out.
On the map
The white circle is Piedmont; 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 Piedmont; the five largest:
- 7.9 The 1906 San Francisco, California Earthquake · 29 km WSW of Piedmont
- 6.0 The 2014 South Napa, California Earthquake · 44 km N of Piedmont
- 5.8 The 1980 Livermore, California Earthquake · 41 km E of Piedmont
- 5.4 9 km NE of Livermore, California · 47 km E of Piedmont
- 5.3 The 1957 San Francisco, California Earthquake · 28 km SW of Piedmont
USGS ComCat, M5+ from 1900 to 2016. This is the record, not a forecast.
Nearest mapped faults
- Hayward fault, 2 km from its surface trace
- Calaveras fault, 18 km from its surface trace
- Pleasanton fault, 22 km from its surface trace
USGS Quaternary Fault and Fold Database. Near is not the same as on.
Nearby towns
Oakland 4 km · Berkeley 6 km · Orinda 7 km · Kensington 10 km · Lafayette 12 km · El Cerrito 12 km · San Leandro 13 km · East Richmond Heights 15 km
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